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Bubbles is lovely.

“My garden has been so buried all February that my house seemed to be perched on top of a cumulus cloud. I was growing accustomed to living on a cloud-top” (188).

“My leeks standing white and stout like church candles” (183).

I love that image.

I adored The Skaters essay! One of the most profound moments of joy in my life was when I was ice skating one Christmas in downtown Spokane. Even without being a skater, Adrian Bell captures the joy of it so beautifully.