the art of noticing | abby rothwell
thoughts, curations, scenes & feeling-evokers, per an eternally-inspired brain
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The Case For Freda Salvador’s Celeste (opens the original)
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Turns out Freda makes a pair of fringey loafers that can climb hills, trees, pool walls and many a doorstep – sans-blisters nor aches-n-pains – all in one day. I thought it my duty to alert the public of this incredibly darling, buttery, suedey miracle that somehow absorbs dew and iced coffee drippings with both ease and some kind of impossible beauty. So that, I shall!Designed in California, handmade in Spain. I’m wearing my true size in color Blush Suede, and am now considering naming a future
Brown (opens the original)
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Brown is the season,Though some may claim ochreBut squint and you’ll catchYellow leaves hath turned over.Brown is the dirt,Mush both soft and firmThat breathes with the weatherHomes the mole, homes the worm.Brown is the apple,Fallen from up on highThat now turns to butterTo sauce, or to pie.Brown is the wood,Steadfast, tall and trueThat holds us togetherAs forests all do.Brown is the belly,Of beings big and smallThat gather their bountiesBecause soon does come fall.</p
yays & nays! (opens the original)
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yay!Napping in a Doen slip skirt<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="456" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OvFD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic
The last summer of Sunday (opens the original)
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12:00It started as an Edison-lit continuation of the porch afternoon, then evening, then night. The majority of us were full of chicken marsala and mini chocolate chip cookie cups with milk inside. We were also post a couple drinks. The padded iron chairs were suspiciously welcoming, most likely knowing they’d only be warmed for a few more days. The homemade picnic bench though, has proven more eager as it is younger and begs for more than one tush (plus a lengthy conversation). We were amidst o
yays & nays: wedding edition (opens the original)
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This summer I got married!!! It was on the lovely, not-too-hot, not-too-breezy, not-at-all-wet, but perfectly tempered and sun-speckled afternoon of August first. To my high school sweetheart.It was a curiosity, turned idea, turned plan that we silently worked towards beginning the summer going into our last year of high school. We kind of always knew we’d be destined for togetherness for complete eternity. [I just had an inkling. Turns out he did too.] (We also simply hoped it into existence. I
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