Naples, Florida, a town founded in the late 19th century, is an ideal place for a Summer idyll...we have many European visitors in the Summer, including from Germany, Great Britain, and Canada, as well as France, Russia, and South America.
I still remember, when I was very young, how inspired I was by a place called the Idyllwyld House - (not a re-hab, tee hee) it was a very charming and fresh design studio and retail shop located in an old Victorian style house near downtown Winston-Salem. I loved to visit there, and chat with the owner, Bruce Anderson, a talented designer who had relocated to town from San Francisco...
Of course, no Summer idyll would be complete, without what southerners call "libations" -delicious and refreshing cocktails, it's always five o'clock somewhere Ducky...! Above, a sazerac, inspired by the revival of the town of Marseilles as an artistic community (not just sailors and hookers anymore).
Funny, the other morning, I walked over to the beach, and spied a couple wading in, they were most likely European, since the man was wearing a thong (small white thingie) and the woman, had on a thong, with no top! Ooh la la...then I looked the other way, and saw a fully clothed young man, who apparently, had spent the night on the beach- all part of the Summer idyll mood right now...the delicate and smoky mystery of the Summer season-ageless in spirit and timeless in beauty...forever Summer! Enjoy! DF *****
