A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.

Anais Nin

When I saw this vignette, it immediately captivated me and transported me to another time and place…maybe one that I had read about in a novel or had travelled to in my imagination.

This was a place I knew…