09/08/2026
August has begun. The city is still hot; summer’s colours are slowly, very slowly, beginning to fade into a more muted palette.
Yesterday was time to harvest the lavender in the garden, an annual ritual that brings me so much joy. It is such a lovely moment to slow down and bind neat little bouquets, which will be hung to dry in the kitchen and living room, filling the flat with their wonderful scent.
While binding the flowers, I found myself thinking about the months ahead, and I couldn’t help but start planning a wee trip to Scotland — perhaps also because I kept looking at the beautiful candleholder made by and , which I found at Quince Bakery a few weeks ago. I am already so excited to return to Glasgow and to discover somewhere new with a little trip to Oban🏴
Speaking of Scotland, if you haven’t read Douglas Stuart ‘s latest novel, John of John, yet, please do. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book this much — the kind that keeps you awake at night, always thinking, “just one more page.”
Set on the Scottish Isle of Harris, it is a wonderful story. I am still a little sad that the book is over, even though I keep thinking fondly of each character I had the pleasure of meeting between those pages.
Happy Sunday, everybody.
