my week in objects (mostly).

1. these sweet sheets.

{a gift for new bunks from genius printmakers, lewis.}

2. these well-loved paints.

{and little guy who runs to use them ~5x a day.}

3. this basil.

{for being cheapest, most fragrant, most delicious thing i’ve stuck in a vase all summer.}

4. this beautiful embroidery.

{for getting tucked in a suitcase in damascus and carried here to us.}

5. this little apron.

{and the early morning potion-making.}

other things:

first week of june.

paying attention to the war at home.

melt the guns.

a lifetime of labor.

baffling, even to experts.

amazing when they’re good…

losing language.

pop quiz.

ps. in case you missed it, more musings in the newsletter i sent yesterday.