Hey there,
How are you? We returned from three days of camping Wednesday night, with one night of it in the midst of a tornado warning. Letâs just say we finally admitted itâs time to replace our decade-old, very well-used tent thanks to the downpourâs service of revealing just how many seams are not sealed. As I told the kids, tragedy + time = comedy. Weâre already laughing about it. Overall, it was a delightful respite from the noise and screens and except for the sleeping bit, I kinda wish we were still out there.
On a related note, I love spring and wish it lasted longer.
Lava flows from the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland. #
5 Quick Things âď¸
1. Whatâs FONO? Seth & I unpack the hesitancy many of us have about returning to ânormal.â What does it mean to live in a post-pandemic world? And what good stuff can we take with us from our lockdown lives? Loved this chat.
2. âWhen our class calls are over, I can dance.â I enjoyed these 17 studentsâ thoughts on what theyâve learned during the pandemic.
3. Itâs okay to feel okay. Really.
4. I really loved this piece about the necessity â and the good wastefulness â of beauty. âItâs not my business to assign value to myself or my creations as a writer or a painter. âŚMy task is to live.â
5. And finally, this is such a cool way to think about our stuff.
Currently Reading, Watching, Listening đ§
Zero Waste Home, by Bea Johnson
Quotable đŹ
âThe whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.â
â St. John of Damascus #
From the Community đ
If you signed up for our Spring Book Swap, check your inbox for an email from my assistant, Caroline â sheâs assigned you your person! (Iâm excited to send one of you a book⌠Iâm torn between three book ideas to send you.)
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Question For You to Ponder⌠đ¤
If our days were only 18 hours long, what would you eliminate?
Have a good weekend!
xo, Tsh
p.s. Iâm in a buy-nothing season for Lent, but this, this, and this are on my treat-yoâself list as a reward for finishing my book manuscript in a few weeks (lately Iâve been living in overalls like itâs 1998).
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