A fragrant parcel: new lavender arrived from Chateau de la Gabelle, Provence. Single origin, organically grown on a sunny mountainside 1300ft above sea level… we're dreaming of flower fields and tours around perfumeries in medieval towns… (a neat way to send it, flat like a letter).
school summer holidays have begun, freesia and gypsophila my daughter chose
ballet school continues for another week - these light summer evenings I go to watch the gulls hunting among the waves while she dances