19While waiting for spring to bloom into its full glory, the weather is still extremely unstable this month. You never know what to expect of a new day. Delicious hours of spring light can alternate with a sudden drop in temperature to menacing lead gray air or the freezing cold bite of the wind. This morning I woke up early but my room was already full of bright, clean light. I opened the window and the embrace of a warm breeze gave me hope for a wonderful day.
From familiar sounds, disconnected and rather muted, I knew the house was lazily waking up, like a cat yawning and slowly stretching its paws not quite sure whether to abandon the delights of his dreams or not.
In the kitchen, the cook was instructing the servants about the meat to be bought at the market and other shopping for t
