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Texans, this has been a hell of a week. I know it feels like we are never not either in the middle of or recovering from a weather-related disaster, and on top of the already slow-moving crisis of Covid-19, it feels a bit (to my empathic-overdrive, sometimes melodramatic Enneagram 4 self) like this is just our life now: survival mode. As Rebecca Solint has written of other moments of societal breakdown, "This is an extraordinary time full of vital, transformative movements that could not be foreseen. It's also a nightmarish time. Full engagement requires the ability to percieve both."

So. Take care of yourself first. That is one lovely, responsible action you can take today. And then we can all take care of each other better, and do the societal re-build part. Place your hand on your own chest and feel your heart beating. It might be cornball, but it can be very soothing. You are alive. You are resourceful. You have people in your corner. Local folxs, if you have power, hurray! Stay warm. If you have water in your tap, yay! Boil it, and then drink it without guilt. If you have a pet, go stroke their ears and whisper to them about how good they are. If you don't have a pet, cradle your own face in your hands and tell yourself how good you are. Maybe do that either way.

And then if you feel you can safely extend beyond your immediate circle too, here are some Houston groups working to get basic resources out to our neighbors who need them most:

West Street Recovery
HTX Mutual Aid Coalition
Houston Food Bank

Make one caring + surviving move, check to see if you have energy for a second, and however many you got, let it be enough for today. Love you all.

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Christmas, but make it Texas.

Let's hear it for of , Alecia of and Michelle of for creating the coziest, most vibrant market expetience. We're at it again today at 1711 Rutland in the Heights from 11a-4p! Check out for details and pictures of what's shakin'

This is a sneak peek. Of what Abbey and I worked on all day (fueled by peppermint-heavy hot chocolate, synthesizer-heavy Amy Grant Christmas tracks, and then a mid-afternoon workbench viewing of the 1994 version of Little Women). All in preparation for a very special event this weekend, to which YOU are invited! We're participating in the first , a two-day arts and maker's market and community hang in the cozy, Wes Anderson worthy Boy Scout hall at Rutland and 18th in the Heights, organized by Reed Bussey (manager and buyer for ) and Alecia Gray (of ), two champions of thoughtful, local shopping, and generally rad community organizers. Swipe on over for details, and stay tuned here for more glances at what we'll be selling there this weekend

Some tiny hints here of "classic blue," the newly revealed Pantone color of 2020. Which is rare in the botanical world, as plants don't produce any true blue pigments; blue presenters just "perform a sort of floral trickery," (Tom Oder, MNN) by modifying red anthocyanins. . But get ready. I'm sure we'll be finding and highlighting the few occurances of the colorant contortionists a lot next year.
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