Slow Ways ↗
A beautiful project mapping walking routes between towns and cities. It makes the long way feel like the obvious choice.
Links, quotes, and small enthusiasms
Things I like
A low-stakes, high-affection shelf of good things. Updated whenever I find one.
slowways.org
“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
This line by Mary Oliver is a three-part operating system for a decent life.
The yellow of a pencil
Especially when the point is sharp and there is no particular reason to use it.
A kitchen timer with a proper tick
It makes waiting for pasta feel ceremonial. An excellent use of a tiny bell.
Leaving room in the margins
In notebooks, on calendars, in conversations. This is where a lot of the good stuff seems to happen.