The simple joy

of a toddler's new trick

Jul 08, 2026

Hello! Another Wednesday arrives, another love letter arrives.
Here are a few things I’ve loved this week:

A Picture:

Ava has learned to downward dog, and (mostly due to the applause she receives every time she does it) it’s become a favourite pastime.

A quote:

Something I really hope isn’t AI:

Something I read:

Off Camera

What your children are telling you about your house (and what you can do about it)

I’d love to tell you I grew up dreaming of a slide in my house. The house I actually wanted to live in was Federica’s house in the mountains…

2 months ago · 101 likes · 10 comments · Francesca Mari

I love Francesca’s work, and I particularly loved this article. It makes me want to immediately redesign areas of our house better for play.

Something that made me laugh:

Thank you for reading this week’s love letter! I hope you found something in here that you enjoyed. If there was something that happened in your week that you loved, please share it with me, I would love to hear it. Message me, reply to this email, or comment - whatever you fancy - but please do share, I really would love to hear it. :)

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