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{we’ll be on sprout watch over spring break.} the return of this lightweight blanket*. {and faye’s quiet attempts to make her bed each morning.} {for being so compact and so satisfying.} she always does things i find suspicious, and they always turn out delicious… the female body is seen as the atypical body. Reading My Tea Leaves might earn a small commission on the goods purchased through those links.

Before leaving the apartment, I dutifully patched nail holes so that when it was repainted a few weeks later, I knew we’d be starting with a clean slate (or, as clean as a 100-year-old rental apartment ever can be). Inside the closet, I made use of wall space and lined an otherwise empty wall with my collection of scissors and clippers and other small tools that I use regularly. And in my closet, and I’d guess probably yours, sometimes it’s as simple as hammering a few nails. For best results I use a small putty knife*, sand if need be, and paint over with a fresh swipe of paint to match the wall color.

In case you need a tiny project to keep you company on a long train ride this week, or to help you quiet your mind and transition from work to wonder, here’s a tiny woven pouch project from Rose Pearlman. Leave a 3” tail to weave in later, bring the working string down from top notch and through the notch on the opposite end of the cardboard. + You will notice when warping your loom that every other top notch will have a visible wrapped string, and the backside of the cardboard loom will have the alternate wrapped notches. + When you reach the last upper left notch of your cardboard loom, cut 3” of extra string and wrap it through the existing notches so it will not be in your way when weaving.

The leaves outside our apartment windows are showing signs of coming back to life, boasting tiny lime green pom-poms on the ends of spindly branches. Here, a gathering of a few simple and eco-friendly Easter projects I’ve worked on over the past few years. If your to-do list, like mine, is already sufficiently long, trust that none of these are too terribly time-consuming but also that the world will not stop spinning if your eggs go un-dyed or your wheatgrass goes unplanted. In case you do find yourself with the time and inclination, a few Easter and springtime projects to try: Wheatgrass planted in eggs or anywhere.