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Edition #203: 34 Pieces of Unsolicited Advice (opens the original)
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Edition #202: The Immense Pleasures of Ordinary Life (opens the original)
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Edition #201: Everything I Bought in Paris, Biarritz, and Berlin (opens the original)
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A Note From the EditorAfter three weeks spent traipsing around a sweltering Paris, putzing around the coastal French Basque region, and biking around the buzzy enclave that is Berlin in the summertime, I have one major takeaway: I am no longer shopping in America. At least insofar as I can help it. This trip wasn’t necessarily intended as a shopping trip—I had a wedding and a surf retreat to attend, all packed for within the confines of a single carry-on bag—but I did have some vague plans to sp
Day 4, 5, and 6: Dancing, Hiking, and the Dreaded Goodbye (opens the original)
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ICYMI, this is the final edition of a pop-up newsletter chronicling a surf retreat in Biarritz, finishing today. Read along with your morning coffee or your evening glass of wine.A midday swim and dancing with the SwedesThe first thought I have when I wake up today is that there are fewer days ahead of us than there are behind us. I’ve been quietly dreading the day this would be the case, for I want this retreat to stretch on indefinitely. I want each morning of my life to start earlier than it
Day 3: My Bad Attitude Turns Good Again (opens the original)
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ICYMI, this is a pop-up newsletter chronicling a surf retreat in Biarritz, running for the next day or so. Have a read with your morning coffee or your evening glass of wine.The quest for cool, and six hours surfing My eyes are heavy when I wake up this morning, and I am reminded of what a delicate flower I am when it comes to sleep. I briefly wonder how I will ever withstand those early days of motherhood, when two to three hour stretches are all that is possible. Last night, for example, I sle
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