en route to autignac: day 4

the mediterranean isn’t really a desert but it is very dry. agaves grow in people’s yards, occasionally sending up center shoots the size of trees. in the courtyard of the house we rent, next to the olive tree, near the grill, just outside the garage that used to be a family winemaking cave, there is an aloe plant, that, despite its reputation for healing powers, aims these needle sharp spikes at us at the height of our middles, and has created many more wounds than it has healed.

aloe tips