KarenNew soft silk pyjama set arrived. The seamstress called when the colour came in, which I appreciated. Standing at the sunny bedroom mirror in it. The kind of set I keep for the right kind of evening 🌹
KarenLate lunch at the sleek wine bar alone with one glass of red. Earned. The stool next to me is empty and the bartender knows my order. Come find me. The afternoon is the slow kind 🍷
KarenLate afternoon at the indie bookshop. Bought three hardcovers. Saved one for the train home and finished a chapter before my stop. The other two are at the apartment. One of them is for you 📚
KarenSunday in the sunny backyard garden with the pruning shears. The roses are finally happy after a slow start to the season. So am I, in the way I only am when there is the chance of you walking through the gate later 🌹
KarenSunday brunch with the girls at the sunlit café. The mimosas keep coming and the conversation is the good kind. The chair next to me is empty. Come find us, you would like the table 🥂
KarenGarden harvest this morning. The tomatoes are finally ripe, the basket is full, the apron has dirt on it. Kneeling in the sunny backyard thinking about the dinner I want to cook for you 🍅
KarenSaturday at the museum in the Hopper exhibit. Spent two hours in the room with the late paintings, the kind you stay in. I want to take you back next weekend and have the conversation in front of one specific piece 🖼️
KarenSunday in the sunny window seat in the cashmere robe. Tea, the Times, the new biography on my lap. The whole afternoon is mine in the slow way I have earned. The cushion next to me is yours 📰
KarenPilates this afternoon in the sunlit studio. The core is the foundation, the kind of thing you know better at thirty than at twenty. Walking out of class glowing. Come meet me at the corner café in twenty 💪
KarenNew fitted cream silk blouse arrived. The colour was the only call. Standing at the sunny apartment mirror in it. I want you to see it before I take it off, which I will not until you have 🤍
KarenLong bath tonight in the fluffy white robe. Wine glass on the rim, the candle the friend gave me lit on the shelf. The water is the right temperature. Get in with me, the second glass is poured 🛁
KarenNew soft cream cashmere sweater. Earned the splurge, the way certain pieces earn themselves the moment they touch your skin. Standing in the sunny doorway in it. Come over and feel it for yourself 🧶
KarenSunday morning espresso at the sunny dining table in the cashmere robe. The Times open in front of me, planning the week the slow way. The second cup is at the place across from me. Come fill it ☕
KarenNew sleek tan leather handbag arrived this afternoon. The one I have been hunting for months. Standing in the sunny apartment doorway holding it. I want to take you somewhere worth carrying it 👜
KarenHosted dinner at home tonight. Six friends around the sunlit table, the fitted cream blouse, the pasta worked the way I hoped. The wine ran out. The chair to my left is the one I save for the right person. It was empty tonight. You arrive when you arrive 🍷
KarenLate dinner at the new Italian place tonight. The chef sent over a small plate the kitchen had been holding. The corner table was the right call. Next time I am taking you with me 🍝
KarenNew espresso machine arrived this morning. The kitchen has a new soul. Standing at the sunny counter pulling the first shot. I want you to be the second person to taste a coffee from it. Come over in the morning ☕
KarenWalked the kids to school this morning and then took the long way home through the sunlit park in the soft trench coat. The walk is the part where I think about you, before the rest of the day starts 🏫
KarenYoga class this morning in the sunny studio in the athletic gear. The flexibility is the gift that keeps giving, in the way you said you noticed last weekend. Come to the class with me Sunday 🧘♀️
KarenWalked through the gallery district at golden hour in the soft trench coat. Saw three new artists I am going to keep thinking about. One of them I want you to come back with me to see. The walk itself was worth the evening 🖼️
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