on the nature of travel and the romance in stamps.

hiya, here i am again.

how are you? 

big plans for the weekend?

in my usual fashion,

i've been daydreaming about travel.

thinking about the little

things we pick up along the way.

and too,
about the small mementos

we send through the post.

the tangible and not.

the letters and stamps and subway tickets.

the train rides

and bus trips and

new-to-you mountain vistas.

the wine and the food and the bottles of beer.

the smell of bread,

fresh to the corner shop,

and equally so, 
the brasserie just down the way.

the things you've saved

and the places you've tucked them away.

a napkin from a restaurant where you thought you fell in love.

a cork from that night, 

you laughed and laughed.

a tag from a dress you couldn't live without.

a pen from the post office

where you dropped a stack of cards.

and the smell of a market when you get there early.

the perfection of a raisin danish,
its custard centre

aside the best cappuccino 
you've had in five years.

and a paper menu 
from a restaurant you'd only dreamt of visiting.

i love the romance in sending notes by mail.

layers of letters, and feelings, and words

all wrapped in crisp white paper.

stuck together with a tiny dot of glue
and a small stamp.

and i love the

the smirk on your face

some weeks after a trip,

when you reach for your keys

and turn up a mint.

and when you recall,

the company you kept,

the champagne you drank,

and the table

you liked so much.

i find pleasure in the littlest things.

the ephemeral nature of travel,

but the staying power of its remembrance.

it's like crackers and cheese,

and cake and champagne,

the two just go together.

come on august,

i'm kind of chomping at the bit here.

happy weekend y'all.

i'll eat a slice of cake on your behalf.

xox, n.

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things friends have sent:

bright rays of sunshine. (via)

and a st. valentine's wish.

love the both.

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[in hg news]

leftover from yesterday:

one, two, three, 

four, five, six.

and a very 

limited number of cloud marshmallows.

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