“your phone doesn’t need to come everywhere with you this month, the internet will still be there when you get back” — I’m not sure if a truer statement has ever been made!
honestly yess yes yes time just gets quicker and quicker and summer goes by so fast doesn't it, feels like if you don't slow down for a second it's somehow already september ☺️ hope yours feels magical 🤍
“water has a lovely way of reminding your body that it doesn’t have to carry everything by itself all the time” - I needed this today.
Writing this from Australia where it’s technically winter but the sun is out today doing exactly what it needs to. That little hit of warmth feels like exactly what you’re describing, the small lovely things we forget to notice until someone points them out.
We are so good at postponing joy until conditions are perfect. The beach drive, the late dinner, the version of ourselves we keep saving for next summer. And then it’s five summers later.
The midsummer meeting is going in my journal this week…mine just happens to be a midwinter one. Halfway through the year feels like exactly the right time to ask yourself how you’re actually doing.
zoe ohhhh is there anythig better than a little bit of sunshine on a winter's day ☺️ but yess, many of us are extremely skilled at postponing joy until x,y or z. we should really win some sort of prize for it! and i love so much that you're doing a midwinter meeting from aus, that feels even more intentional somehow, also sounds super cosy 🤍 i hope you have a lovely july over there
Thank you Hannah!! You are the inspiration for it. Winter blues can be ways to fall into so focussing on the joy is much needed. I hope you have a lovely sunny week and notice all the beautiful flowers blooming 🌷☺️✨
I LOVE Once Upon a River. I read it back in 2023 and it still sticks out as one of my favorite books. I’m always surprised more people aren’t talking about it.
once upon a river is SO good, the way it just holds you in that world the whole time. and same same same, it seems to have gone quite under the radar ☺️ so glad it found you 🤍
It’s so easy to rush through summer with loads of plans and get to the end thinking huh where did it go 🙈 Thankyou for this reminder to slow down and intentionally appreciate the season a little more ✨ although I’m that friend that brings dessert to the party all year round 😂🍫
haha being the friend that brings dessert all year round is honestly a personality trait i deeply respect ☺️ and yes to intentional summer, because it really does disappear if you're not paying attention 🤍
Lovely encouraging post, Hannah - beautiful ideas for us to act upon and enjoy the magic each one create. I for one enjoy swimming in the lake at this time of year.. Meeting friends for a summer dinner tomorrow - Al fresco dining, and July feels the perfect month to do this. Oh, and The Durrels, a personal favourite - superb storytelling and dreamy landscape. Have a beautiful enchanted July - the kind where tealights glow into the night. 💛
al fresco dinner AND lake swimming?? you are living a romanticised july in real time elizabeth, i hope you have the best time ☺️ and yesss the durrells is such a good lil' escape and always has me dreaming of island hopping around greece. hope the tealights are glowing tonight 🤍
What is it about July that really gives “summer dessert”, I was planning on making my first ever fruit tart to bring to the 4th of July party this weekend!
homemade always hits different at a gathering, even if it's out of a box there's something about it that makes people feel genuinely looked after ☺️ thank you for reading 🤍
“your phone doesn’t need to come everywhere with you this month, the internet will still be there when you get back” — I’m not sure if a truer statement has ever been made!
haha thank you kathleen ☺️ genuinely the hardest one for so many of us to do. hoping we both manage it this july 🤍
It's easy to miss how fast time flies. Thank you for this guide, it's so fun, and there are so many great ways to make this summer feel magical 💗
honestly yess yes yes time just gets quicker and quicker and summer goes by so fast doesn't it, feels like if you don't slow down for a second it's somehow already september ☺️ hope yours feels magical 🤍
“water has a lovely way of reminding your body that it doesn’t have to carry everything by itself all the time” - I needed this today.
Writing this from Australia where it’s technically winter but the sun is out today doing exactly what it needs to. That little hit of warmth feels like exactly what you’re describing, the small lovely things we forget to notice until someone points them out.
We are so good at postponing joy until conditions are perfect. The beach drive, the late dinner, the version of ourselves we keep saving for next summer. And then it’s five summers later.
The midsummer meeting is going in my journal this week…mine just happens to be a midwinter one. Halfway through the year feels like exactly the right time to ask yourself how you’re actually doing.
zoe ohhhh is there anythig better than a little bit of sunshine on a winter's day ☺️ but yess, many of us are extremely skilled at postponing joy until x,y or z. we should really win some sort of prize for it! and i love so much that you're doing a midwinter meeting from aus, that feels even more intentional somehow, also sounds super cosy 🤍 i hope you have a lovely july over there
Thank you Hannah!! You are the inspiration for it. Winter blues can be ways to fall into so focussing on the joy is much needed. I hope you have a lovely sunny week and notice all the beautiful flowers blooming 🌷☺️✨
Love these posts so much 🤍 added some of your suggestions to my summer bucket list 🍓🍉
yessss that's exactly what i hoped! hope the bucket list gets ticked off slowly and with snacks ☺️ 🤍
I LOVE Once Upon a River. I read it back in 2023 and it still sticks out as one of my favorite books. I’m always surprised more people aren’t talking about it.
once upon a river is SO good, the way it just holds you in that world the whole time. and same same same, it seems to have gone quite under the radar ☺️ so glad it found you 🤍
It’s so easy to rush through summer with loads of plans and get to the end thinking huh where did it go 🙈 Thankyou for this reminder to slow down and intentionally appreciate the season a little more ✨ although I’m that friend that brings dessert to the party all year round 😂🍫
haha being the friend that brings dessert all year round is honestly a personality trait i deeply respect ☺️ and yes to intentional summer, because it really does disappear if you're not paying attention 🤍
Lovely encouraging post, Hannah - beautiful ideas for us to act upon and enjoy the magic each one create. I for one enjoy swimming in the lake at this time of year.. Meeting friends for a summer dinner tomorrow - Al fresco dining, and July feels the perfect month to do this. Oh, and The Durrels, a personal favourite - superb storytelling and dreamy landscape. Have a beautiful enchanted July - the kind where tealights glow into the night. 💛
al fresco dinner AND lake swimming?? you are living a romanticised july in real time elizabeth, i hope you have the best time ☺️ and yesss the durrells is such a good lil' escape and always has me dreaming of island hopping around greece. hope the tealights are glowing tonight 🤍
What is it about July that really gives “summer dessert”, I was planning on making my first ever fruit tart to bring to the 4th of July party this weekend!
ooooft delish! a homemade fruit tart for a 4th of july party is so very summer dessert coded ☺️ hope it was a triumph 🤍
I love the idea of bringing in desserts to gatherings. It’s so wholesome, even better if it’s made at home. Thank you for this rich list!
homemade always hits different at a gathering, even if it's out of a box there's something about it that makes people feel genuinely looked after ☺️ thank you for reading 🤍
I totally agree!
I loved this!! Thank you for writing ❤️
thank you for reading 🤍 ☺️
This was wonderful. Thank you
thank you for being here 🤍
Love this article, thank you! Midnight Crumbs has become my favorite Substack read <3
this made my morning han!! genuinely, thank you 🤍 so glad you found it
I'm currently reading Slanting Towards the Sea! I haven't heard anyone else talk about it but it's so lovely.
wait yesss someone else!! a friend told me about it last year and i loved it ☺️ so glad you're in it 🤍