we are finally absorbed into the ritual and rhythm of the christmas break, a week after finishing work for the year. the previous week’s disbursements of hosting, sanding, painting, refreshing the bones of our garden studio, removing unwanted relics & decluttering that space a necessary prefix to our arriving, here. we have transformed the ways […]
saturday morning • bob moses on repeat • the oven cooling after an early morning croissant bake • i discover hilarious and inspiring things that i share with friends and family, howling with laughter so hard i’m crying • i contemplate the immeasurable value of a friendship that has spanned both continental divides and decades […]
(observational notes of exquisitely ordinary moments) something calculable? Happiness (t) = w0+ w1 γt−jCRj+ w2 γt−jEVj+ w3 γt−jRPEj Which all boils down to: Happiness equals reality minus expectations. + can happiness really be distilled down to a simple mathematical equation? lori gottlieb thinks so (I’m not sure I agree). + also on the subject: the geography of happiness […]
(observational notes of exquisitely ordinary moments) something hilarious we went out for dinner tonight to a new place in the city called ghost street. it’s down three short flights of stairs at the end of an alley between two buildings. the entryway is through a bamboo curtain. lighting is subtle, the decor is wooden seats, […]
(observational notes of exquisitely ordinary moments) a moment we get a lot of birds at our place – tui, ruru, kereru, warblers, kingfisher, shining cuckoos and others. and we very often hear kaka screeching overhead but don’t often see them. today was an exception. this one stopped to feast on the berries of a nikau […]