writing from somewhere slower
Long-form notes on the small things — silks, mornings, the long way home.
the 2 a.m. kickoff, watched quietly
the world cup starts this week — and the matches reach india after midnight. on the case for watching beautifully.
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the ₹1,499 thing that ended ten years of frizzy hair
a small note on the VIYANSHI mulberry silk pillowcase, and the morning it began to make sense.
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the only bag I carried all summer
on the handwoven raffia basket, the four things that lived inside it, and the long lunches that followed.
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closing the apartment for the night
on a single candle, the kind of light only walnut and beeswax can make, and the small ceremony of putting a day to bed.
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the 175,000-point welcome offer that actually paid for a year of hotels
on the Amex Platinum, the math of Marriott Bonvoy transfers, and why this is the only credit card we currently recommend.
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175k Amex Platinum vs 150k Chase Sapphire Reserve — which welcome offer to take first
both cards are running their largest welcome bonuses in two years. you can only really chase one at a time. here is the honest framework for picking.
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