August is the month that I dedicate to home living, and the beach becomes our second living room. “Home” is such a simple word but can be understood differently. Here’s what it means to me.

August 16 is my favorite day of the year in Vasto. It’s the day of a lovely local tradition, and we’ve created our own (romantic) version for the home.

Walking on the beach in the morning, I remembered a beautiful conversation with Umberto years ago. And important lesson in love.

Would you like to know what has radically increased my sense of calm, peace and happiness over the last five years? It’s very simple and it was not my idea to start with.