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“ instructions for living a life:
pay attention. be astonished. tell about it. ” — mary oliver.
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✦ illustrations by henriette willebeek le mair.

bookmarks:
petra media.
diary.
listography (old looks)
beauty (perfume)
sports (poledance)
  • feels most herself in the hour between dusk and darkness.
  • presses flowers between book pages, often forgets them.
  • has a smile that is slightly higher at the left side of the lips.
  • considers a long walk to be the answer to most troubles.
  • wastes all the pretty stationery on letters she never sends.
  • has an affinity for locked garden gates and overgrown paths.
  • prefers her books well-annotated and her tea oversteeped.
  • consistently marked by pen smudges on her index fingers.
  • believes a window seat is the proper place for daydreaming.
  • leaves the last chapter of a beloved book forever unread.
  • is utterly incapable of telling a story in chronological order.
  • has a stubborn strand of hair that escapes every hairstyle.
  • smells like a combination of old coffee and mass incense.
jan 1 2026 ∞
feb 25 2026 +