- A cup of chocolate chipotle chai from The Steeping Room
- Milk oolong
- Ti Kwan Yin
- Jasmine Green Princess Tea from Teapunk Teas
- Congou
Category: the best of it
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The Best of It: Teatime Edition
I love it when my tea matches my teaware -
The Best of It: April Highlights Edition
The best birthday dessert - Getting to have a small in-person gathering for my birthday.
- John made a beautiful Japanese meal from scratch, followed by homemade cannoli.
- I finally finished unpacking my apartment!
- Taking Astrid to Yard Bar.
- Being able to attend some online Poetry at Round Top workshops.
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The Best of It: Last Day of National Poetry Month Edition
- “Cream Soda” by Wade Martin
- “How to Write a Poem” by Cindy Huyser
- “What Mothers Withhold” by Elizabeth Kropf
- “There’s a Way the Body Speaks” by Jenny Keto
- “Coronas” by A.R. Rogers
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The Best of It: National Poetry Month Part 3 Edition
- “Love Poem for a Non-Believer” by Sandra Cisneros
- “Mambo Cadillac” by Barbara Hamby
- “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith
- “Wild Turkeys: The Dignity of the Damned” by Brigit Pegeen Kelly
- “If We Were Honest” by Albert Goldbarth
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The Best of It: National Poetry Month Part 2 Edition
- “My Heart” by Frank O’Hara
- “With Lorenzo at the Center of the Universe, El Zocalo, Mexico City” by Sandra Cisneros
- “Grace” by Jake Adam York
- “Say Thank You Say I’m Sorry” by Jericho Brown
- “There Are Two Magics” by Rachel Zucker
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The Best of It: National Poetry Month Edition
- “The Truth the Dead Know” by Anne Sexton
- “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
- “The Best of It” by Kay Ryan (scroll about halfway down the page)
- “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams
- “Steps” by Frank O’Hara
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The Best of It: Spring Has Sprung Edition
Astrid loves car rides - Getting to go to Sea Rim State Park for spring break
- Beach camping
- The fact that we got to go camping at all for the first time in over a year
- I’ve gotten both of my COVID shots
- I’ve been enjoying participating in the March Matness Pilates challenge
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The Best of It: Even Though Texas is Terrible Edition
Welcome to my humble abode - I got my first COVID vaccine!
- My Letterkenny-themed welcome mat.
- That many businesses in Austin are still requiring masks.
- Free Girl Scout cookies.
- Finally having the time and space to cook something from Flavors of Aloha tonight.
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The Best of It: Rabbit, Rabbit Edition
Just a reminder - I’m scheduled to get my first COVID vaccine tomorrow!
- Leftover lasagna for breakfast.
- Living in a place where I can pay my rent online.
- The egg and chorizo torta at the Mexican food trailer up the street
- Homemade kimchi in my fridge
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The Best of It: I Survived the Texas Snowpocalypse Edition
A contemporary reenactment of Lady and the Tramp - That you can (usually) light gas stoves even when the power is out.
- That we had emergency bags filled with water and other supplies.
- The way the neighborhood came together to help each other out.
- Being able to charge my phone off of my portable car jump starter.
- Being able to flush the toilet again.