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    high need for closure.

    March 1, 2023

    a label that pulls cleanly off the glass jar

    a load of laundry where every sock has a match

    a bag of rice that empties perfectly into the jar

    a finished row of stitches as the doorbell rings

    a final puzzle piece before bedtime

    a chapter that ends as the subway doors open

    a spot in the lunchbox for the last slice of apple

    a squeezed-out toothpaste tube

    a library book drop

    a book deadline

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    my week in objects (mostly).

    February 3, 2023

    1. neighbor-borrowed puzzle.

    2. neighbor-delivered ivy.

    3. me-made tiny toothbrushing timer.

    4. mom-sent kisses.

    5. jasmine!

    other things:

    bonne maman

    summer camp struggle.

    let our household items age gracefully!

    sounds like a cult. (also: preorder!)

    the leash.

    currently reading.

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    my week in objects (mostly).

    January 27, 2023

    1. this jar of broth, and the others.

    2. this punchy project.

    3. this old favorite workhorse, back in heavy rotation.

    4. this overnight treatment.

    5. this kid, and the others, home sick again, and it’s not even february.

    other things:

    a narrative about taking care of ourselves has to evolve into a narrative about taking care of one another.

    my rattling window.

    a respite from trad propaganda.

    unreformed.

    BQE. (related.)

    shoppy shops.

    the monkiest monk of them all.

    Where possible, this post includes affiliate links to online shops. Reading My Tea Leaves might earn a small commission on the goods purchased through those links. 

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  • neighbors.

    James makes soup. It looks anemic, but I do not say so. I submerge spoonfuls of olive oil-soaked parsley. I squeeze in more lemon juice and watch flaky salt melt into the golden marbled…

    January 24, 2023 11 Comments
  • make-believe: rainy winter ramble.

    In an alternate reality I meet gray, rainy winter days with good spirits, sartorial preparedness, and a cup of warm tea to take the chill off. The truth is, I did recently decide to…

    January 19, 2023 3 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. a friend-made linden tincture. 2. fredericka’s spoons. 3. a box for the pile of papers to grade. 4. an old radio in a new spot. 5. a patchwork pillow. other things: kids need…

    January 6, 2023 4 Comments
  • new year’s greetings.

    Time is running out. Conversational seating to disappear on subways. Time to shop. Which owl is the largest owl? Terrible News! [NOT SPAM] Ducks arrive in fantastic feathers. New Request from your Bookkeeper. Your…

    January 3, 2023 18 Comments
  • paperwhites on solistice.

    Three hours and four minutes until sunset and in this minute the sunlight is flooding the back room of our apartment, at least as much as the Christmas tree in the window will allow…

    December 21, 2022 27 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. a bowl of green shoots. 2. lights on rainy days. 3. a friend-found thrifted skirt. 4. this merry orb and the others. 5. clippings in empty pots. other things: a christmas book flood.…

    December 16, 2022 3 Comments
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