A picture story
Ruth Asawa, Tired wire detail, with shadows, MoMA, January 2026
My dear friend Meleia gifted me a magical weekend in New York last weekend to see the Ruth Asawa Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art! (Thank you, darling!!!!)
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I had had the MOST marvelous weekend, and on Monday morning, I didn’t feel like getting back to work at all. I felt like…playing hooky!
I hadn’t thought about playing hooky in a LONG time, but here’s what happened.
I’ve always thought this was one of my best ideas ever.
When my oldest son, Ian, was born, I created an instant family tradition: birthday books!
It turns out that I’ve developed a very simple—and delightful!—system of note-taking.
I recently mentioned to a close friend how much I enjoy using a fountain pen filled with rose-colored ink to record notes throughout the day in a lined, turquoise notebook that is also a pleasure to use.
I was surprised by how eagerly she requested details. Turns out she accumulates paper covered with notes scrawled in such a hurry she can’t necessarily read them and was in the market for an improved approach. 🙂