Hi folks,

As the email title may have tipped you off, the light is fading.

Also, we recently adopted a TINY feral kitten who only lived for a few days and then faded.

After several sleepless nights and vet visits, all we could do was watch her go.

It was a tough lesson in the fallacy of control for two firstborn, control-freaks like me and Kai. But there you go.

I was grateful to get photos back from our pal, A Queer Photog, of a happier evening on the farm. They call their work ‘intimate, joyful, and raw.’ Isn’t life just? Sigh.

Free community classifieds section

If you have something to share - a service, an event, an offering, or maybe even something for sale for the general Western Washington area - you can email me a couple of sentences for an ad’ and a link. I’d love to connect my community with your work!

• Fabled Flora Beeswax Candle Dipping Class at Christianson’s Nursery on Saturday, November 21st, from 2-4 pm.

On a lighter note…Do you still have a bookmarked list of all the fun things you used to peruse on the internet before social media? Well, I certainly do. I took a gander at that list the other day. And while some are no longer active, here are some tried-and-true OG rabbit holes to enjoy the internet again like in the good old days:

• Ben Pentreath’s Inspiration Blog - Ben’s photos of his incredible life in a huge old house in the Orkney Islands plus his travels as an interior designer are so much fun to peruse. He just put out a new book on his last house that I want to pick up. (Have to add that his adorable husband makes the most gorgeous potager gardens. Plus they have corgis.☺️)

• Messy Nessy Chic - This website is such a treat. Articles and photos going back in time for interesting people, design, fashion, far-flung places, abandoned buildings, and so much more. You are welcome.

• Smitten Kitchen - Simple, homey recipes I’ve been using FOREVER. Like the one for Dutch babies. Highly recommend it with duck eggs.

• The Marginalian - Genius Maria Popova’s search for meaning through reading most of the Western canon and connecting the dots for us mere mortals.

• Remember Tumblr? Here is illustrator Phoebe Wahl’s old Tumblr.

Is the world getting uglier? Ezra Klein did this great interview with podcaster Debbie Millman about cultural flattening and the color recession. If you think that new builds and new cars are ugly, this one is for you.

It reminded me to get off Pinterest and look at all the amazing books in my house. Including this one about turn-of-the-century French actress Sarah Bernhardt. What a babe!

Sending you a colorful and non-ugly autumn days,
Emmy and Kai