11am, the warmth of a calm day, and a first candle for now. Few cars in the street, opposite neighbours having breakfast on a vast, filled table just behind the balcony door, as if trying to be as close as possible to the still-scarce light under shapeless clouds. Slowly getting dressed. Flipping the calendar, reading a short poem and wishes from a distant abbey visited years ago. (Take something with you from wherever you've been to. It might not hurt.)