Editor’s Letter
Dear Friends One of my favorite quotes about this season is a well-known musing from Henry James: “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” From the earliest childhood days whiled away along the shores of the coastal area where my family once lived to the most recent hours of solitude spent dreaming and digging in my garden, there is something so enchanting about the possibility to pursue rest and rejuvenation, surrounded by the beauty of nature. This issue pays tribute to a treasured time of year. “La Vie en Roses” on page 53 offers a petal-perfect escape to Grace Rose Farm in Southern California, where a field-to-fragrance experience awaits, and “A Gathering Place” on page 45 invites us to step into…