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June 1, 2026
Bread
June 1
First open crumb. Finally.

"Made the sourdough again this morning. The house smelled like something that deserved to be lived in."

June 1bread
Cooking
May 30
Dinner for eight. Barely enough plates.
Table
May 30
The long table, set.
#hosting #linen #candlelight #aperitivo #ceramics
Painting
May 28
An argument with ochre.
May 22, 2026
Furniture
May 22
The chair arrived. Worth every month of waiting.
"The details are not the details. They make the design."
May 22— Charles Eames
Books
May 18
New stack. Old habits.
Paper
May 14
Pulp dried on the mould.

"Spent the afternoon pulling paper. Cotton rag, pressed flowers from the back yard pressed in. The deckle edge keeps its own secret."

May 14handmade paper
Architecture
May 9
Saw this on a walk. Stood there too long.
#brutalism #concrete #void #shadow #threshold
Bread
May 3
Scored before the oven.
April 27, 2026
Hosting
Apr 27
Candles low. Conversation loud.
Painting
Apr 20
What the brush decided.

"Working in oils again after months away. The smell of linseed brings everything back. Painted until 2am."

Apr 20painting
Books
Apr 15
Pages worn at the corners.
Cooking
Apr 11
Mise en place as meditation.
"Cooking is the art of adjustment."
Apr 11— Jacques Pépin
Furniture
Apr 4
Designed to be inhabited.
#furniture #walnut #joinery #patina #studio craft
Architecture
Apr 1
Repetition as rhythm.
March 29, 2026
Cooking
Mar 29
The smell before the taste.

"Found a first edition at the estate sale. Cloth cover, spine cracked perfectly. Someone loved this book before me."

Mar 21books
Interior
Mar 14
The room breathes differently now.
#sourdough #starter #dutch oven #crumb #autolyse
Art
Mar 8
Cast in contradiction.
"Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light."
Mar 3— Le Corbusier