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Heaven!

A picture story

Lake view surrounded by trees and forested hills

Long Pond, Rome, Maine

The one word that best describes my week lakeside in Maine with my dear friend, Kate: heaven! 

A magical weekend!

A picture story

Ruth Asawa, Tied wire detail, with shadows, MoMA, January 2026

Ruth Asawa, Tied 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!!!!)

90 sweet, funny, kind, and imaginative sign-offs, curated for you

Photo by Sixteen Miles Out

A carefully curated collection of email sign-offs to delight—and use! 

Things that bring joy: A magic inbox trick!

Would you like a quick hack to clear your inbox with remarkable ease?

Here you go!

Things that bring joy: Playing hooky!

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.

Things that bring joy: Birthday books!

Little Acorn, written by Melanie Joyce

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! 

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