Seasonal Living
Winter solitude: the slow indoor season
The first snow of the year fell while I was making tea. I did not notice it for the first few minutes;...
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Seasonal Living
How traditional households shifted food, rest, and rhythm with each turning of the season. Notes for slow modern days.
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Solstice quiet: a longest and shortest night ritual
On the longest night of the year, my mother used to fill the small brass lamp on the windowsill with extra oil....
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The seasonal wardrobe: less, but warmer
My grandmother owned two coats. One was a heavy dark wool, lined in faded silk, which she wore from November to March....
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Seasonal scents at home: from jasmine to woodsmoke
When I think of my grandmother's house in Sousse, I think first of its smell, and the smell changed with the months....
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Autumn warming: when the kitchen turns up its heat
The first chestnut man appeared on the corner of Via Belfiore yesterday evening. I had not seen him since March. He nodded...