August 10th, 2025 — Lee’s birthday, the day after my aunt’s wedding, we are blissfully exhausted, the kind of tired that makes presence feel like a memory. In the village playground, Roshi appoints herself our art director, guiding us onto a balance beam, telling us where to stand, what to do, and we keep laughing, as if laughter itself is what she is looking to create. HBD my love @leemarymanning 💝