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The Daily Respite
A brief moment of thoughtfulness before you step into your day, written by bestselling author Clara Parkes.
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"Written by the wool expert Clara Parkes, this daily short email about something she finds delightful will bring joy to your morning."
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"Don't start your day without it!"
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June 24, 2026
Good morning! It’s Wednesday—and, oh dear, I appear to have offended someone else in the garden. In the interest of fairness, and also because their…
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June 23, 2026
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. After seeing all that praise heaped on the peonies yesterday, the daisies requested a word. Look, they said. They know they…
Jun 23•Clara Parkes
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June 22, 2026
Good morning! It’s Monday. Now that astronomical summer has arrived, the peonies have decided to unclench their guard petals and reveal this year’s crop…
Jun 22•Clara Parkes
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June 21, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Sunday, it’s Father’s Day here in the U.S., and we’ve reached the turning point of the astronomical seasons. Happy…
Jun 21•Clara Parkes
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June 20, 2026
Good morning! It’s Saturday. All this talk about roads reminded me that we haven’t done our section of road yet. We missed the annual roadside cleanup…
Jun 20•Clara Parkes
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June 19 Get-Together: On the Move
Hello, my dear Respiteers! Tis Friday afternoon, and our imaginary pavilion smells faintly of chocolate-chip cookies. This morning we slowed to watch a…
Jun 19•Clara Parkes
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June 19, 2026
Good morning! It’s Friday—and the turtles aren’t the only ones on the move. Yesterday I was on my way back from the post office and was approaching…
Jun 19•Clara Parkes
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June 18, 2026
Good morning! It’s Thursday. Just as the red sails told me summer was here, some invisible signal told our female turtles that it was time to leave…
Jun 18•Clara Parkes
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June 17, 2026
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and our quiet corner of the world is finally starting to replenish its population of summer visitors. The grocery store…
Jun 17•Clara Parkes
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June 16, 2026
Good morning! It’s Tuesday. We’ve bid our poppy farewell and ventured down to the lower garden to see how the current growing season of Chateau Clara is…
Jun 16•Clara Parkes
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June 15, 2026
Good morning! It’s Monday, and our miracle poppy at the edge of the old cellar hole lives on. Just yesterday she unfurled her taffeta skirts and…
Jun 15•Clara Parkes
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June 14, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Sunday, and we’re still in the epic go-kart of my childhood. There’s just enough electricity left in those old, imaginary…
Jun 14•Clara Parkes
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June 13, 2026
Good morning! It’s Saturday. On this day in 1895, French engineer Émile Levassor was first to cross the finish line in the world’s first automobile…
Jun 13•Clara Parkes
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June 12 Get-Together: Micro acts of self-care
Hello, my friends! This morning I showed you my apricot jam, a gift to my future wintertime self. I know we’ve talked a bit about gifts to our future…
Jun 12•Clara Parkes
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The Daily Respite
A brief moment of thoughtfulness before you step into your day, written by bestselling author Clara Parkes.