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1. this little herb garden.
{and planting it.}
2. this granola.
{and the very special birthday dinner it came from.}
3. this bag of painted cardboard.
{and the very best babysitter who knew to bring it.}
4. this yeast.
{even though i made cinnamon rolls that never deigned to rise.}
5. these rugs.
{all freshly washed.}
other things:
gather around every kitchen table.
related: lower-quality, crappy fabric.
also related: the enemy, the curse.
The Atlantic podcast about the decline of fabric quality was so interesting and easy to follow along. Thank you for sharing! Will be sending to friends too
Re: Phones - I literally just read this before seeing your post: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/ Totally worth the read.