
Tomorrow I am leaving for Italy - Tremezzo, by the Lago di Como, in the North. Maybe it's because I had an Italian great-grandmother, but since my very first trip to Italy I fell intensely in love with the country. I just adore it.
Here are some of the things I am packing...
A vintage 1930's man's hat I bought on
Etsy and, also from Etsy, a Japanese eye mask to sleep in the car; the latter was made with an old kimono by
Naomi and its soft silk lining rests soft soft soft against my closed eyelids.

A pile of freshly purchased all-cotton
Petit Bateau T-shirts. This classic brand is worn by French little kids and stylish young women alike. I've been buying the same models for decades! I have to say though that those tees used to last a
lot longer back in the days when they were
Made In France.

Supreme historian Juliet Gardiner's 800-page volume on
The Thirties - the 300 first pages are fascinating so far, especially for someone like me who is obsessed by the 20's and 30's.