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holiday letter 2017

Posted on December 21, 2017December 22, 2017 by thirdstoryies

I’m writing this letter in my head as I cut and glue. Earlier today I sat at my desk at work while tuckpointers worked outside my window, grinding mortar out of joints all day long. It felt like an extended visit to the dentist – not a dull background noise, but one that vibrates the…

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gratitude cake

Posted on November 28, 2017 by thirdstoryies

I started this post several months ago, and for some reason I just never finished it. Last week, in a series of serendipitous events, I remembered it, and so now I’m sitting down to finish the first story, and start the second one. The last thing I made for my grandfather was this cake. It was…

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home (christmas) : holiday message 2016

Posted on December 24, 2016January 3, 2017 by thirdstoryies

I had two competing ideas in my head as I moved into this holiday season. The first was centered around the idea of time, and how much of our (free) time has been spent on the design and drawings for our upcoming house project. I had ambitious expectations at the start of the year that…

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