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Brewing tea on a rainy day, with all the sensory variations of water: rain hitting the ground; the sloshing of passing cars muffled by puddles, so that every road’s a river; the kettle’s rising bubble. Watching cartoons, reading webcomics, reading a book that came out years ago that no one expects an opinion on.

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Hello, Amal! I did the drawing for the Woodnose Sacré contest, and it was you! How would you like to sort out shipping info? You can email me at suzaneraslan[at]gmail[dot]com if that's easiest for you?

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Oh my gosh! Hooray! I’ll email right now!

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Oh my gosh, that last one! There really is something wonderful about telling someone what you're reading and having them leave you alone with the book.

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Oct 20, 2021Liked by Suzan Eraslan

My source of comfort is my rescue dog, Murphy. He came to me in 2020 after my oldest friend and my dachshund, Otto, died 3 weeks apart and Covid came shortly afterward. He is warm, amazingly friendly and as cute as any dog can be! He has introduced me to my neighbors in a way that 30 yesrs of living here didn't do. Love that Murphy!

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I love Murphy quite a bit, too, for taking care of my mom so well over the last 2 years. I can't wait to meet him!

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Oct 20, 2021Liked by Suzan Eraslan

My comfort is a hot bath. Solves all problems. Warms you up. Allows you to have time to think without distractions. Total chill zone. Come out renewed and clean!

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I've really gotta to get into baths, more. I feel that way about showers, because somehow I still feel, in the bath, that I should be reading or DOING something. I need to learn to let that go and just soak.

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Oct 19, 2021Liked by Suzan Eraslan

My comfort is 305 Fitness 😂

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You and me, both, Pat! <3

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Oct 17, 2021Liked by Suzan Eraslan

I'm yet to read the whole post, as I'm currently working, but I had a quick flick through to see what it was about and loved the skirt/dress you are wearing in the picture of the warm autumn picnic. If I can be so nosy, what is it and where did you get it from?

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It's part of a dress, actually! It's by BlackMilk and is called the Woodnotes Maxi Shirt Dress. It's sold out, now, but you might be able to find it second hand on DePop or Poshmark with the name!

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My favorite sources of comfort are: my cat Pembe; eating a whole bunch of sauteed dark leafy greens (which I should do more often, but 70% of the time when I am feeling down, I just need some greens); the guided meditations on the CHANI app; the Bronx Zoo; the live action adaptation of Kakegurui; watching Christine McConnell (either on Netflix or YouTube); music: Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia and Carly Rae Jepsen's E•MO•TION; perfumes: Lune Féline by Atelier des Ors, L'Air Du Desert Marocain by Andy Tauer, Liebe Gustav 14 by Krigler, and pretty much anything with a bunch of amber or oakmoss.

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