Hey #readingcommunity R U up-to-speed with my dark #fiction series on Substack? Ruth is Mandy's oldest friend, but she's NOT an open book ... or a pushover open.substack.com/pub/jacint…

What the sign says.

The ice cream man passed away… and every ice cream truck in the city pulled up like it was a final parade. Rest in peace...

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The dandelion is said to echo all three: sun in its bloom, moon in its seed head, stars in its drifting seeds. A small flower holding a whole sky. ✨🌼🌙⭐️

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My garden robin just had an ‘everything’ bath-watch to the end bc she’s drenched, spiky haired & in need of a towelling down when she flies off. One academic study shows that when we watch footage of ‘cute’* animals it dials down stress levels-my small feathered pal’s bathtime is for your brain. *actual word used in the experiment:

botanical keyboard

“When she awoke again, the pain had significantly subsided. While movement was agony, it was no longer debilitating. She shifted under the sheet to examine the room.” — @SMRevolinski #pirate #adventure medium.com/tantalizing-tales…

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Walking dogs in a beautiful rural setting- if Jane Austin novel was set in #Sweden

In Italy, recovery often starts with rest, sunlight, and real food. In Scandinavia, people still walk outside in freezing weather because fresh air is seen as medicine. In Japan, doctors encourage forest walks to calm the nervous system. In New Zealand, nature time is literally prescribed. The body heals better when it feels connected to nature, not disconnected from it.

"The small things, the simple things, the little joys that come from nowhere... they are the ones that save us." — Haruki Murakami

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the entire point of life is to be kind and weird btw

What unspoiled beauty there is in #Sweden, I love the lakes & woodland,the quaint style of older houses & this #castle was fascinating

I traveled on an old fashioned #tram today and learned how some Swedish families lived & worked almost a century ago Also #runes - fascinated by them! #Stockholm

Stockholm- beautiful architecture & lakes