Bronte by surprise
With a late start to the morning, and nothing to rush for, I lounged around until nearly 9:00, applying a deep conditioner to my hair and gathering some laundry to wash. Joe came down to shower as I was finishing up. Going upstairs, I first went to the balcony to gather my air-dried clothing from yesterday. As I was folding it, I heard Elena. "Kahren, you are here?" she asked, coming into the kitchen, cell phone at her ear, and looking cute, as always. "Sara is on the phone. You want to go to Bronte in a half hour?" As I've said: Always be ready! "Sure!" We met Sara and her boyfriend Cesare at the front door, Sara dressed in a cute knit ensemble and boots. We're meeting Cesare for the first time; he lives in Salento (Puglia), and the two are making this long-distance relationship work. As we were driving to Bronte, I watched him gently and lovingly tap her nose or caress her cheek whenever he laughed at something she said. They're cute. I had ...