the commonplace chronicles—ep 1

September came and everything changed. The days suddenly felt shorter. The winds blew in rain and blew away the August heat wave. The light looked different. The lazy summer Mediterranean days and wild nights out were tucked away with the beach towels and umbrellas and replaced with a sense of urgency, a need to order our lives before the year’s end. Kids were back in school and a new chapter cracked open on fresh notebook paper and begged for fresh ink.