Here I am, getting all women’s magazine-y, between yesterday’s travelogue and today, I cannot resist posting these photos of our corner of summer bliss. But how better to illustrate why I am happy enough to be an armchair traveler these days. After a few hours of kayaking around the beautiful Norwalk Islands – only minutes from this magical spot under our grape arbor. 
For dinner I grated summer squash and a let it simmer in the skillet in a bath of olive oil and a massive clove of garlic. This I mixed with the garlic scape pesto I’d made earlier in the week and a few cherry tomatoes thrown in for color to coat the pasta. Between bites, we wondered what to do with all these grapes. Any ideas? 