IT IS THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER here, and all the days are draped in a wonderfully sultry heat. A time for roaming the winding city streets in billowy lilac-coloured chiffon dresses and espadrilles, drinking cava on leafy terraces and picnicking on strawberries and raspberries on the beach in front of the glittery Mediterranean. Here are a few favourite moments of life lately …
Pink Peonies
Early last week, P brought me the most lovely bouquet of pink peonies, all wrapped in cellophane and gold…
Summer Wicker
We’ve just added a selection of chic summer wicker to The Shop, including the Avignon with Vegetable Tanned Leather, the Marbella Wicker Tote (left), and the Sevilla Market Tote, above.
A favourite fountain in the city centre, surrounded by red geraniums.
Mornings at the market for Coconut Strawberry juice and fresh cherries; and a stop by our favourite secret garden, currently covered in a million bougainvillea.
The neighbourhoods all around are filled with sun-dappled terraces for sipping drinks on a bright afternoon, or even a late lunch.
More from the gardens, with marble statues and manicured hedges, palm trees and bougainvillea, and even a fish pond at the back …
Early afternoons at the beach and peonies in a wicker tote (available here).
