Update: Tonight Nonno balanced a glass of wine on his head for a full two minutes. The free bar "snacks" were wild boar cutlets in a light tomato sauce and fresh baked bread. Also homemade pate on crostini. Alice has put twinkle lights up around the railing to the terrace. Jonathan and I taught Renata how to play backgammon. The sea is socked in with fog and only the brightest lights from the ships are visible, but it has not yet begun to rain. We did not go to the beach today or read great books or look at famous paintings. I regret nothing.