5 Quick Things: Summer '25 Edition #1 ☀️
an abbreviated edition of your favorite weekly letter...
I’m currently somewhere along the Rhine River with a group of your fellow readers, so consider this one of your super-special summer editions of 5 Quick Things. More to come next week!

From the essay archives: 60 Screen-Free Summer Activities
From the podcast vault: Working With Our Hands (ep. 165) with
On my summer TBR list: The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty, by Vendela Vida
A solid (new!) Substack newsletter I enjoy: Funny Games We Used to Play, by
One of my go-to recipes: Chicken Fajita Soup
Want to see photos of our current pilgrimage? 👇
Want to write your own Rule of Life?*👇
*Summer’s a great time for this…
Want to know about our pilgrimages in 2026? 👇
May your weekend include a leisurely chat on a porch with a drink in hand — grateful to have you as a reader!
Grace and peace,
-Tsh