The Wheel of Summer

The wheel of summer has turned, as August arrives.  Everyone is saying that the fierce heat of the end of July is over.  Not that it lasted long—the days were chilly  all of June and until mid-July.  Global warming?  More like global chaos.  Tuscan summers used to cook.  This morning could be September, all mellow and soft.  Perfect for walking to town over the Roman road, meeting a friend for cappuccino, then climbing uphill to the old residential quarter of Cortona and stopping in at two...