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• one thin antique-pink satin ribbon, about 40 cm long, folded into a little bundle
• one empty little envelope for bringing home flowers while keeping them pressed
• one tiny notebook with cream-colored pages reserved for pretty words encountered during the day
• one brown fine-tip pen with a little bow tied in the end
• one tiny envelope containing a handwritten note from someone dear
• three crumbs of assorted macarons at the very bottom of my purse
• a little pocket left intentionally empty for whatever lovely thing the day happens to offer
• one small cream cotton handkerchief, edged with narrow antique-pink crochet lace
• in hand, a cream-colored frilly classic umbrella with a wooden handle
• one pale pink coin purse with a tiny brass kiss-lock clasp
• three hairpins tucked into the coin purse, because they otherwise get stolen by fairies
• one spare cream lace hair bow on a metal clip
• one little round compact mirror with golden edges, slightly scratched from being carried everywhere
• one miniature wooden brush with a cream ribbon tied to it
• one small tube of rose-tinted lip balm
• one travel-sized hand cream with a soft powdery scent
• one tiny glass vial of vanilla perfume, enough for perhaps five or six uses
• one small packet of tissues, hidden inside a pretty fabric cover
• four little adhesive bandages, including two for shoe blisters
• one tiny sewing kit containing a needle, two safety pins, a little card wound with cream thread, three mother-of-pearl buttons and one folding pair of embroidery scissors
• three small pieces of pretty letter paper for leaving notes
• one little paper list of things to remember, inevitably containing something already completed
• one tiny book, a pocket collection of poetry or fairy tales
• one little cotton drawstring pouch with one acorn cap, one unusually pretty pebble, and one feather
• one small magnifying glass, for flowers, moss, insects, and other things deserving closer inspection
• one folded reusable cotton shopping bag, cream-colored with handsewn ruffles on the straps
• two individually wrapped tea bags of a favorite tea, for places where the available drink options are disappointing
• three little wrapped sweets, perhaps strawberry drops, violet pastilles, or butter candies
• mints, preferably the sort that come in a pretty reusable tin
• one small biscuit, carefully wrapped in waxed paper, although its survival until afternoon is uncertain
• one miniature teddy bear charm, attached to the purse's inner zipper
• one little brass locket, containing something secretly meaningful