A SHORT BUT FULL-ON VACATION 7 July 2010 As they had announced, Clara and Mauro arrived at our farmhouse on Wednesday July 7, in the early afternoon of a sunny and very hot day. The joy of seeing our friends again was so great that the afternoon went by in the blink of an eye, what with hugs, kisses, stories and everything that people linked by a deep friendship and who have not seen each other for a few months need to tell each other, be it frivolous or obvious. But at the center of attention was Aurora, who looked at us all with her big blue eyes and her wily expression, as if to say that, yes, the party concerned her, she was happy to receive all those compliments and have everyone looking at her, but... I'd also rather do my own business for a moment, if you don’t mind! So, at a cert

