Hello and happy midsummer, As we head into summer peak season, I find myself retreating a little more than going out, so my home space here on the island is even more important. I absorbed and lived my great-grandmother's summer sensibility in the house she created for her family and understood that when she said, "Tradition is the lucky part of my life," she meant it.  Some of her traditions were veg from her garden at dinner, slow Sundays on the porch watching her grandchildren play, and the dusk swim before cocktails. All manner of slowing down and being present. Given the intensity of her job, she understood how important that was in her "summer house." Her birthday is August 14th, and summer was her happiest time.