November 4, 2026 · 5 min
Supper by the water with two blue plates and a cloth
A table for two at the end of the day: what I carry down, and what I leave in the kitchen.
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Set the Table
A short letter every Sunday from my tiled kitchen: one table, the pieces in it and one thing to try.
“The one email I open the day it lands.”
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