Travel2 min read
Three days in Lisbon without a plan
No reservations, no list of sights, just a good pair of shoes and a city built on seven hills. Here's what happened when I let Lisbon set the pace.
Waldron Journal
Notes on design, travel, food, and living a little slower
Essays and field notes from Nora Lindqvist, published every other week.
Design2 min readThe quiet power of white space
Food & Drink2 min readThe case for a Sunday soup
Ideas2 min readNotes on doing fewer things
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Choosing a typeface you'll still like in five years
Trendy fonts age fast. A practical guide to picking type that stays readable, flexible, and quietly beautiful long after the moment passes.
Slow trains through the Scottish Highlands
Lochs, glens, and a flask of tea. A week of slow rail travel across the Highlands, from Glasgow to the edge of the Atlantic.
Learning to make bread, badly, then better
Twelve flat loaves, one surprisingly good one, and everything I learned in between. A beginner's honest account of learning to bake bread.
Why I stopped chasing productivity apps
Seven to-do apps, four note-taking systems, and one paper notebook later, here's why the simplest tools finally stuck.
A plant for every windowsill
North, south, east, or west, every window has a plant that will love it. A simple guide to matching houseplants to the light you actually have.
What a good chair taught me about design
I saved for months to buy one well-made chair. Years later, it's still teaching me what good design really means.
Home2 min read
Small apartment, big light
My apartment is 480 square feet, and it's the brightest home I've ever lived in. Here's how a few simple choices made a small space feel open.
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Five subjects, written about slowly.
- DesignObjects, typography, and rooms that work well and age gracefully.3 posts
- TravelSlow trips, good walks, and notes from places worth lingering in.3 posts
- Food & DrinkSimple cooking, weekend baking, and the small rituals around a good cup.3 posts
- IdeasEssays on attention, habits, and doing fewer things with more care.3 posts
- HomeSmall spaces, natural light, and the plants and pieces that make a place feel lived in.2 posts
Hello, I'm Nora
I write about the small, deliberate choices that make everyday life feel better: rooms with good light, meals worth slowing down for, and places best seen on foot.
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Notes on doing fewer things
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