tiny newsletter #149: city girl goes home

hello hellooo, 

i'm writing to you from my parent's house in michigan, the same one they've lived in for over 35 yrs. it was sinking for a while (bad foundation) but now it's newly fixed!! they raised the floors 10 inches, i am still amazed / confused that this is possible. so v glad to be back in it. 

also, i've been working in ann arbor nearly everyday this wk, a town more of you should be talking about. next time you're there, consider...

🍴 dinner at spencer. in the mood for a treat? book 1 month ahead for a farm to table menu in a charming wine bar w chatty communal seats. fav bites: persimmon salad, pistachio cake. ask nicely and you can take home an extra slice too. 

🥣 or le dog + pizza bob's. and if you want a deal, you can do no better than soup at le dog (walk up window, it’s soup or nothing, ignore the hot dogs) and a milkshake from pizza bob's (skip the pizza, you’re fine, you just ate soup). 

🛍️ shopping on s 4th. somehow this single block has the city's 3 best stores: literati for books, dear golden for fashion (theeee vintage fair isle sweater hook up), and today clothing for straight-from-japan pants and socks. 

❄️ it's freezing rn (13 degrees) but! ☀️ visit in the summer to tube at argo cascades, wander the peony garden at nichols arboretum, and scope out ceramics at their beloved art fair.

~ bonus section ~ 

🦶 ?? re: recovery shoes 🦶 i come home and what do i learn? my dad's new fav thing are these slip on sneakers he claims help him ~recover~. i am dubious...plz weigh in. 

💌 and that's the tiny letter! thank you for reading, xo aud