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my week in objects (mostly).

mussel shells, fallen apples, brass candlesticks and other things.

Erin Boyle
Sep 1, 2023
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1. mussel shells.

{for always being perfect.}

2. this brass candlestick.

{and the unofficial start of reading-by-candlelight season.}

3. the fallen apples in this driveway.

{marking back-to-school for me since 1992.}

4. this blanket.

{and finally bothering to put in on the bed on the first chilly night of summer.}

5. this flowering mint.

{plus approximately one million pollinators.}

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other things:

the sterile world of infinite choice.

my hobby.

they built their optimism around us.

the practice of taking pleasure in aesthetics.

one-in-every-color capitalism.

you’re not for everyone.

been sleeping on my mom’s flower pillowcases lately. newly tempted by these.

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Cynthia R. Wallace
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Sep 1Liked by Erin Boyle

Love all these. I sewed flower pillowcases last year with ditsy floral cotton from

blackbird fabrics (a Canadian favourite), and there’s something wonderful about a high-impact, low-effort project (and sleeping on flowers).

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Alix
Sep 9·edited Sep 9

I've been reading the House Machine newsletter recently (which I found from Living Small) and thought you might enjoy this piece on acting as a steward of your home: https://www.yourhousemachine.com/p/escaping-the-tyranny-of-home-makeover

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