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Ever since I asked you for your favorite parts of winter last year, I’ve been much more attentive to the narrow patchwork of sensations that spark joy in this dark season. Below, a choir of winter experiences that I love:
That magical no-smell and no-sound of snow
Ersatz tinsel
A single flame in a dark room
The way you thaw in a radiant wave when you come in from the cold, your nose the last to warm
The sweet heat of cinnamon
An outside glimpse of people gathered around a table inside — the silhouette of family
Choral voices echoing in a Church
The lean hardness of the season, and the way we assuage it with knitwear, and candles, and soup, as though to soften the blow
The feeling of wiggling cold toes in front of a fire after shedding your boots
A white sky auguring snow
The invitation to draw inward
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Sunday shopping poetry…
ARITZIA PUFFER // SKIMS BASE LAYER // LOEWE SCARF (40% OFF!) // BEYOND YOGA LEGGINGS (ON SALE!) // CAROLINA IRVING + DAUGHTERS ESPRESSO CUPS // INUIKI BOOTS // DONSJE BABY VEST AND BOOTS
A great looking puffer coat. Have heard these are incredibly warm. // Pair the coat with your Inuiki boots! (Did anyone else buy a pair?) // I know I’ve yapped a lot about Skims but I absolutely swear by these body-hugging base layers for pairing with wide leg / barrel style jeans. Super flattering / hold you in / great colors / etc. Select colors on sale! // Love all things Donsje — these boots, this vest — for bebes. // This gorgeous Ferragamo bag is on sale. // Thanks to the Magpie who pointed out that my favorite Beyond Yoga leggings are heavily discounted at Anthro right now! // Obsessed with these espresso cups. // An ultra chic Loewe scarf, on sale.
The way an oven full of cookies warms the room.
A cup of hot wine outside on a quiet night.
The magical bustle of the Christmas market.
Babies playing with Christmas trees. We got a live tree in a pot this year and it feels sturdier, more resistant to pawing, and it releases such a lovely fragrance.
Coffee with my toes tucked under a fur blanket on our terrace “nutcracker lounge.” This season, I put a little ground cardamom over mine, and the kids get cups of steamed milk or hot chocolate. There might even be a cheeky breakfast cookie!
The way incense smells at midnight mass, and the cold air walking home afterward. The city lit up but quiet on that walk.