Archive - The Daily Respite

Good morning! It’s Monday, and a new week awaits us. As we set out to explore, let’s take it slow and keep an eye out for one another. Sound like a…

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Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I’ve brought us down to the water once again. A motorboat is making its way to the harbor while a lone sailboat bobs its…

Jul 20 •

Good morning! It’s Saturday. Up next in our garden is the echinacea, shown here doing their stretches while the bees blithely roll around in the…

Jul 19 •

July 18 Get-Together: Planting

Hello, my dear Respiteers! Tis Friday and you know what that means. I’ve opened the doors and windows to our imaginary pavilion in Respitopia and would…

Jul 18 •

Good morning! It’s Friday, and the garlic we faithfully planted back in October has survived the winter. Having grown tall and strong, and it’s now…

Jul 18 •

Good morning! It’s Thursday, and I wish to show you the world’s most sincere lavender bundle.

Jul 17 •

Good morning! It’s Wednesday. I’ve always admired people who can step outside, take a quick look around, and confidently tell you exactly what the…

Jul 16 •

Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Ring by ring, row by row, the starflowers are slowly opening their petals to the world. Only they aren’t petals at all…

Jul 15 •

Good morning! It’s Monday. They’re celebrating Bastille Day in France, commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison by an angry mob in 1789…

Jul 14 •

Good morning! It’s Sunday, and I’ve brought you down to our favorite spot that I hereby designate our Thinking Rock. We’ve often stood here, you and I…

Jul 13 •

Good morning! It’s Saturday, and we have a visitor. I found him sleeping off the effects of an all-nighter by the front porch light. He is a blinded…

Jul 12 •

July 11 Get-Together: It's Your Turn

Hello, my dear Respiteers! All week we’ve been celebrating the outliers and renegades and persisters. Now, it’s time to talk about you.

Jul 11 •

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