writing
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A Countryside Summer: Savoring the small joys of the season
Summer isn’t just a season, it’s a feeling. It’s in the scent of herbs warmed by the afternoon sun. It’s in the sound of a screen door creaking open. It’s the way time stretches like honey, slow and golden, inviting… Continue reading
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How I Built My Brand Around Beauty, Books, and Simplicity
When I first started creating, I didn’t know I was building a brand. I was simply following what felt good, what felt true. I was baking cakes and writing stories, collecting vintage books, planting herbs in tea tins, and pressing… Continue reading
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Little Luxuries I Let Myself Have (That Make Life Feel Magical)
When you live in the country and spend most days juggling real life, work, parenting, cooking, cleaning, it’s easy to fall into the habit of constantly putting yourself last. I did it for years without even realizing it. I kept… Continue reading
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The Art of Living Unseen: Creating Beauty No One Claps For
Sometimes I wonder how many beautiful things go unnoticed every day. A batch of scones baked in a quiet kitchen while the dog sleeps underfoot.A garden bed weeded by hand with dirt under the fingernails and no one watching.A child’s… Continue reading
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My Favorite Words and Why I Love Them
Some words just feel good. Not because they’re fancy or impressive, but because of how they sound, or how they make me feel when I say them. I collect them like little treasures, tucked into poems, scribbled in the margins… Continue reading
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The Lost Art of Doodling in Margins and Dreaming Mid-Sentence
When I was younger, my notebooks were never just for taking notes. They were filled with curling vines, stars with too many points, crooked houses with little puff chimneys, and tea cups with floating flowers. I doodled in the margins… Continue reading
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The Books I’m Reading This May (and Why I Chose Them)
There’s something about May that makes me want to slow down, to sit outside with a cup of tea, plant something new, and get lost in a book that feels like a deep exhale. This month, I’m leaning into stories… Continue reading
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The Cottagecore Manifesto: A Gentle Invitation to Live Slower, Sweeter Days
In a world that often feels rushed and restless, there’s something quietly powerful about choosing to live slower, simpler, and closer to the earth. That’s the heart behind the Cottagecore Manifesto, a soft reminder that you don’t have to chase… Continue reading
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The Cottagecore Book I Needed—Maybe You Do Too
I didn’t write this book because I had it all figured out.I wrote it because I didn’t. Because I was tired of rushing through life and calling it living.Because I forgot what it felt like to enjoy my days, not… Continue reading
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What I’ve Let Go Of (to Create a Life That Feels Good)
Lately I’ve been thinking about all the things I’ve let go of, not in a dramatic way, but in the quiet, gradual way that happens when you realize you’re tired of carrying what doesn’t belong to you. Somewhere along the… Continue reading
Autumn Rosewood 