Tuscany 2001 - Day 4

Tuesday, 12.6.2001

Another dream. Relatively confusing and extremely worrying - dreaming of a man in my bed who won't leave me. At least there's a woman there too, but she's just sleeping.

The weather improves the situation considerably - it is sunny and already very hot. I spend most of my time in the shade and do the first few lengths in the pool.

Then another nap under cloudy skies and yet a powerful color burst open.

The snack is excellent. Sitting on the terrace with food and drink is an absolutely wonderful pleasure.

This terrace is surrounded on two sides by a rosemary hedge. And the path to this winery leads through vineyards and olive groves, lined with yellow and red flowers along the way.

The animal world is not only intact, but also diverse and alive. The air is absolutely pure and the nights are pitch black - only stars and fireflies.

Somehow it's paradise!

In the evening the risotto is excellent - it is a great advantage to have your favourite chef and his favourite assistant with you.

They are also fair losers in my dice poker triumph (grande served - probably the first in my life). I read half of "The Mysterious Meaning of Life" in bed and fall asleep contentedly sometime after midnight.