The Power of Grandmother Moon
Diane placed two martini glasses into the freezer along with the gin. Mark would be here in about two hours coming from Turin. Diane inherited this house from her grandfather three years ago, located in the small village of Varni. Varni is located near Settimo Vittone at the start of the Aosta Valley, one thousand feet above the valley floor. A village of about three hundred people. Diane’s house was a small house with three cellars on the ground floor that years ago were small barns, now used for storage. An outside stairway led to the next floor, a living room, kitchen, bathroom, and an outdoor balcony off the kitchen. A small spiral stairway led to the third floor and two bedrooms.
It was late August and it was going to be a warm evening. She had the whol
