keep a jar of memories on your shelf and open it often to review the moments that shaped you, the people who loved you, the beauty that surrounded you. these are the treasures of the heart and by preserving them you keep the past alive and make the present even more meaningful. ♡

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑗𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦

• the first aurora colouring the skies in rose and lavender tones. the crescent moon hidden just above the trees. a year of jubilee. cold coffee with hints of vanilla. stringing up paper lanterns, fairy lights, and sun-bleached driftwood. the neighbourhood's stray cat napping in a hammock. hunting for secondhand books. the feast of epiphany's house blessing with wet chalk. gardenias forgotten in a bicycle basket, petals curled from the sun. ballet-slippers nail polish. family members sharing stories while peeling tamarillos. a dusky mauve sky melting into indigo.