Weekly love notes
woven from the stories
of everyday life.
Sunday Love Letters
Sunday Love Letters
On Sundays,
I write love letters.
I make myself a warm cup of coffee,
settle into the coziest corner of my couch,
and I think of you, my friend.
Those letters first travel
through my newsletter... and later,
at the end of each month,
I gather them here.
On their little shelf.
The Black Bin Bags
"Mom, mom…
look how we cleaned
our room?"
The Forty
I know a lot of people feel
strange about turning forty…
But I've always felt fifty.
The Antique Frames
Sometimes things find you…
instead of it being the other
way around.
The Pink Paper Heart
A mother's day card
was staring at me.
And I wanted to walk past it.
The Grandmother in a Toy Store
Sometimes I like to
wander into little stores.
Just to browse.
The Chocolate Bar
On the night between
Monday and Tuesday,
my grandma passed away.
The Half-Used Toothpick
I never imagined I'd
hold on to a toothpick.
But here I am.
The Guarded Door
Sometimes movies recognize us.
They hold up a mirror to what
we are living through.
The Madwoman in the Attic
Would it truly
be so bad…
if I really did go mad?
The First Time I Met Grief
There are these moments
that become carved
into us forever.
The Week Without Hazel
This week…
our beloved baby cat Hazel
passed away.
The Library of Annoyances
I used to get annoyed
when my mom would
buy me presents.
The Lingering Light
Last week my grandma
passed away, but this time
grief feels different.
The Way I Once Used to Be
There are days when
I feel that a part of me
has been locked in the past.
The Forgotten Dictaphone
I found my old dictaphone.
The one that I used
back in the day.
The Question Too Big
I love talking about
my mother…
But it’s still tender.
The Month She Kept
Sometimes I wonder
if September became
her final spark of mischief.
The 1000 Days of Longing
It's been 1000 days
since my mom
passed away.
The Hum Beneath the Calm
There's something
about that number
- nineteen -
The Beauty of the Ordinary
Today is Mother's Day
here in Latvia.
A day with many layers.