october notes
Greetings from the heart of New York City where I've been assembling all your lovely parcels with care this week, while we await the first of the autumn storms. Amidst unstable weather meteorologically and beyond, I'm so grateful to be able to continue sharing a little bit of beauty with you here. The time of warm baths, hot tea & lit candles has arrived here in the northern hemisphere. I hope you'll find a small moment of rest for yourself in the middle of it all. Sending lots of warmth and care your way!
reading:
poems about asters and tomatoes, and adding this book to my reading list
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listening:
to a new album from Tunde Jegede, as well as Borders Behind by Adnan Joubran + Journey to the Centre of an Egg by Rabih Abou-Khalil, Joachim Kühn & Jarrod Cagwin
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admiring:
this sneak peek of the latest issue of Blumenhaus magazine & the idea of cosmograms
above from top left:
lots of beautiful olive oil soap in stock - thank you for your support of our ongoing soap + solidarity efforts!
took a moment to do a little refresh of the magic cabinet recently, see the full vintage collection here
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a fresh batch of our rose & bergamot bathing salts in our new compostable paper canisters
two gorgeous little solid perfume balm compacts on their way to new homes filled with botanical perfume
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more vintage treasures to elevate your everyday routines to rituals. dab on a little botanical perfume from a midcentury mother-of-pearl vial. strain your tea through a gorgeous vintage strainer. a small meditative pause in the day can make all the difference.
My body needs it— the hot baths, the care, the soft water, the perfume, the warmth. I take on the colors of the flowers, the bloom, the delicacy. It becomes me.
- Anaïs Nin -
The garden beds are full of seedheads as autumn approaches. This year, more than ever, I’ve been feeling called to collect and organize them in an intentional way. I’d love to do even more winter sowing this season with hopes of sharing more native plants with our garden community next year. Below, the seeds of the swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), the rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium), the hairy white oldfield aster and the aromatic aster, alongside the last of the blooms and the ripening rosehips.
Until next time,
more autumn musings
I've always adored September in New York and these past few weeks have graced us with exquisite weather and a bustling energetic shift. Truly a marvel.