my week in objects (mostly.)
herbs, granola, and cardboard make the week.
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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 clothing issue has been on my mind too. I live in a remote area and pretty much have to order everything online. It’s so hard not to be able to touch the fabrics before buying. I also go back and forth between feeling ok about spending $278 for a dress and then feeling awful about it when I see something similar for $150. I am a minimalist really … I barely shop, so when I do, I want it to count! I would really appreciate a roundup of labels that do a good job both from the ethical and quality standpoints (just in the comments, I mean!).
I love the link round up this week! I’ve been so frustrated with the decline in clothing quality— it’s been particularly noticeable to me the last few years (even with organic or more sustainable brands), although the trend has obviously been going on much longer than that.