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Peony season
I grew up in a climate without peonies—our winters were too warm for them to grow.
Jun 10
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Tara Austen Weaver
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Peony season
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What's your source of joy?
I had a startling realization last week: I currently have no reliable source of joy in my life.
Jun 6
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Tara Austen Weaver
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What's your source of joy?
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To brighten the day
During the early lockdown stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, a sweet thing started happening in my neighborhood.
Jun 4
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Tara Austen Weaver
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To brighten the day
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May 2025
Things you find on the back roads
Every trip I find something new and delightful. Like this little installation I found on a residential street I would never have driven down otherwise.
May 26
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Tara Austen Weaver
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Things you find on the back roads
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My favorite bouquet ever
I wrote recently about how I’m working on learning how to receive—at least, I am trying to.
May 19
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Tara Austen Weaver
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My favorite bouquet ever
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Even in the rain
When I first moved to Seattle, I had a lot of what I thought of as “first friend dates.” I was new in town, knew only three people.
May 16
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Tara Austen Weaver
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Tell me 3 good things, with Emily Gaines Demsky
Some years ago, when I was going through a hard time, my friend Emily reached out to tell me how, every evening, she emailed her friends with a list of…
May 13
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Tara Austen Weaver
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Tell me 3 good things, with Emily Gaines Demsky
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Sunday bonus: Keep an eye out
I like to think I’m pretty good at keeping an eye out for the good stuff.
May 11
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Tara Austen Weaver
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Sunday bonus: Keep an eye out
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Be helpable
Some years ago, I became slightly obsessed with this video, by Canadian writer, entrepreneur, and thought-leader Danielle LaPorte. It was ostensibly a…
May 7
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Tara Austen Weaver
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The urgency of spring
I told a friend that I write more or less the same essay every Spring: it’s so fleeting!
May 4
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Tara Austen Weaver
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The urgency of spring
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April 2025
Sunday bonus: what we were looking for
We woke up and got dressed in the dark, filling water bottles, searching for boots and sunscreen.
Apr 27
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Tara Austen Weaver
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Neighboring each other
I’ve never met Pádraig Ó Tuama, but I have such deep affection and gratitude for this Irish poet. If we ever do meet, I am sure I will try to say thank…
Apr 25
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Tara Austen Weaver
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