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Tyresta friends

Fading foliage at Tyresta Gård, 25 km southeast of Stockholm in southern Sweden’s largest old-growth forest.

Magnificent marshes

Autumn afternoon in Sandemar nature reserve, 40 km southeast of Stockholm on the shores of the Baltic Sea.

Atop Cinque Terre

October weekend with Victoria in Monterosso al Mare on the Italian Riviera.

Many thanks to Simona for sharing her beautiful apartment, to Simone for the sleek pesto class, and to Roberto for the polished sunset boat tour.

Lisbon love

Last layover (and obligatory francesinha) in Parque das Nações on the Portuguese capital’s eastern shore.

Casablanca cooldown

North to Morocco’s coastal and contemporary largest city, and a final aerial of Africa’s Alboran coast.

Additional photos by Per Alexander Löök and Roi Pin.

Marrakesh magic

Southwest through the Atlas Mountains to Morocco’s iconic market city.

A million thanks to Abdelouahed for elegant accommodations and divine meals at Riad Abjaou.

Photos by Per Alexander Löök, Roi Pin, and Leon Pritchard.

Fabulous Fez

Oliver and friends visiting Abdel’s family in Morocco’s cultural capital.

Many thanks to Maison Jaafar and especially the Sghiouar family for welcoming our crew so warmly.

Credit to Kenneth Hellem, Per Alexander Löök, Roi Pin, and Leon Pritchard for assiduous photography.

Franklin, 2006–2022

Our boy left life today as giant and gentle as he entered it.

Bouncing back in childhood from at least three death-defying scares, his last decade was a gracious and garrulous retirement — full of languid love for everyone who entered our home, from San Francisco to Austin, New York, Chicago, Connecticut, and finally Stockholm.

A great teacher of how to coast, how to accommodate, how to care. How to anticipate every meal and enjoy the sweet moments after.

What a gift to love you.