READINGLeaving room in the margins
A book does not need to be finished quickly to be useful. Sometimes a single page, read twice, leaves more behind than a chapter passed over in a hurry.
Lately I have been keeping fewer highlights and writing one sentence after closing a book: what stayed with me, and why.
OUTDOORSThe long way home
The same street feels different at different hours. A quieter crossing, a patch of late sunlight, or a tree changing colour can make a familiar route feel newly discovered.
Taking the longer route is sometimes less about distance than about leaving enough room to look around.