It's really too hot to eat inside or outside, but come December - even November - I'm going to be feeling very nostalgic for dining al fresco. Tonight at Pizzeria il Fico - much recommended - with another friend who's on leave too, and also on the point of leaving town: talking about the strangeness of being in limbo, of empty (relatively speaking) email inboxes, and the mixed emotions of a new year starting up around one when one's not going to be much of a part of it. At the end of her first week back teaching, it's only to be anticipated that Alice might not be super-engaged with this topic ...
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