a book of days

Nov
17
Fence posts covered in moss on a wire fence in rural New Zealand © Leonie Wise

11 . 12

I am not your investment. You cannot buy, or sell, me on the open market. Our island hideaway: tuis, kingfishers,
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Nov
16
11 . 11

11 . 11

Sonder n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated
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Nov
15
11 . 10

11 . 10

Meditations on gratitude: My body has aches and pains. But it still moves when I ask it to. A place
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Nov
14
11 . 9

11 . 9

NZ has a bookstore that is 110 years old this year. How did I not know this until today. Do
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Nov
13
11 . 8

11 . 8

When did we crank our hearts down to f/22, lest the light get in? And other thoughtful words from
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Nov
12
11 . 7

11 . 7

today is a bread day. i’ve got a 20% rye sourdough mother, carefully tended since coming back to new
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Nov
11
11 . 6

11 . 6

sand between my toes from a beach walk before work feels like a tiny act of defiance before making my
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Nov
10
11 . 5

11 . 5

We walk past this restaurant every morning. This was the first time in months that the lights were on and
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Nov
09
11 . 4

11 . 4

Furniture differences between when my parents first moved out of home and now continue to amaze me. Heavy, dark-stained wooden
Nov
07
11 . 3

11 . 3

Morning disco, commuter style: refracted light, pulsing on the ceiling like a laser-light show. Refuse to succumb to heartbreak. Someone