Journal

How a holiday is lived.

The table, the packing list, the arrival.

• A packing list for altitude

  Structure and dark silk. Not a summer bias cut.

• The table

  A Sorrento house for long lunches. The chef arrives; the table does not empty.

• The arrival

  A table, a chef if you want one, water, a closed door.

• Pack for heat

  White stone, a smaller party, silk that survives the car.