"Inspired by the Danish idea of lykke—lasting happiness—we’ve created a space that feels like a cozy cabin in the woods, where every item tells a story and every visit feels like home.”
This is the state we find ourselves in now: a liminal state, where, in the absence of certainty in our present and future lives, we look for what we can count on for stability outside of ourselves.
Within minutes, I saw a bright orange flash in my left eye. There, maybe 20 feet away, deep in the ferns, the wavy scalloped shelves of chicken of the woods blazed in the morning sun.
A pair of moss octopi have appeared in the shaded alley downtown, and the artist Aurélien de St André has made it a habit to be present on Saturday mornings for those who want to learn more.
