- Those white and orange seashells from North Carolina
- Prescription sunglasses
- The weight of being a PhD student lifted off of me
- Seeing my dissertation printed and hardbound
- Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
- L's cat, Edward
- Hosting people for dinner at our little house
- Filling the bird feeder for Ram
- Always having a bowl of lemons and limes in the kitchen
- Antique tea set from Oma
- Herbal scents
- Live music
- Family heirlooms
- Deep tissue massages
- Swimming with D
- Potential and possibilities
- Barclay Prime, holy cow
- Whiskey King burger
- Coming home to Ram
- Our king bed
- Uncle Val's gin
- A clean home
- Aesop hand soap
- Lucas Cranach the Elder paintings
- Collapsing on the bed after a long day
- Homemade sparkling lemonades
- When my students say something silly
- Creamy mushroom pasta
- Changing into lounge clothes after being out
- Seeing D's growth
- Alison Roman's salads
- Old family recipes
- Setting up the Christmas tree
- Midsomer Murders
- A bowl of lemons on the kitchen island
- Woodwick Fireside candle
- Cross-stitching
- Needlepoint pouches
- Magical realism
- The first warm day of spring
- My new garlic Christmas tree ornament
- D's cackle when he thinks something is so funny
- Decorating for Christmas
- Brothy, warming soups for lunch
- Pine-scented candles
- Homemade hummus
- Furniture browsing
- Opening the windows to let fresh air in
- Only having 2 more lectures left
- My freedom from TOB
- S's success
- Trying new things
- Exercising my mind
- Sad poetry
- Nocturnes
- Pranking my students
- Below Deck
- My Dagne and Dover lunch box
- Clean, air-dried hair
- Food delivery services
- Coconut-braised cabbage
- Jumping on the trampoline with my niece
- Demerara syrup
- Coupe glasses
- Antiquing on Etsy
- Creole red beans
- Fra Filippo Lippi paintings
- S by J.J. Abrams
- Rainy spring days
- Grilled vegetables
- Live music
- Brandy sidecars
- Traveling for the first time in a while
- Chilly spring mornings
- Shotgun houses
- Santa Maria Novella
- Spanish ironwork
- A mini laundry room
- French Quarter of New Orleans
- Duck with crispy skin
- Saturday morning croissants from Artesano
- Little Nadja
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
- Watching the birds at the bird feeder with Ramsey
- Nadja's little chirps that are asking to play
- Smokey liquors like mezcal and scotch
- Blondie brunch
- Food freedom
- Rainy days in Florence
- Learning a new Alexandra Strelisky song
- Finishing a book
- Negronis with a twist of orange
- Our new bathroom
- Dark green subway tile
- Having construction be over
- A's chemo being over
- Nadja sleeping on my chest
- When Ram lets me pet him
- Lavendar lattes
- Little gifts from L
aug 10 2021 ∞
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