Milan, 31 December 2025
I should have got this message out on Christmas day, but my wife and I were up in the mountains of Alto Adige, celebrating Christmas with our grandson, his parents, and our son. But now they have all left, our son to Morocco with his friends, our daughter, partner and our little grandson back home to Los Angeles. So I take this occasion on the last day of the year to wish all my readers far and wide a happy new year!
I took this photo in the village of Rovenna, high up above Lake Como, on a hike my wife and I did a few weeks ago – it captures the modern spirit of the season well, I think.
See you all in 2026!
the heart thrills 