Ruthie was right. People would forget, very quickly, and that… that was probably the worst of it

Ruthie’s words rumbled in Deena’s ears as the stillness of night just sat.

You’re so perfect.

Look at your feed.

So perfect.

The hotel room lights were dimmed, her kids were fast asleep. She kicked Nechama’s shoes into the closet, dumped used towels in a corner.

So perfect. Look at your feed.

She didn’t want to, but Ruthie’s word were a command, and — sinking into an armchair under the glow of a lamp — her fingers obeyed. She tapped the code on her phone, opened Instagram.

Nuts & Basil

Food blogger

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Connecting special meals with special moments

She’d gotten 467 new followers, 2,203 comments, but she didn’t dare go there. She didn’t want to think what kind of comments her show had invited, she just wanted to delete everything, every last memory of the evening.

Instead, she scrolled far down, through weeks and months and years of posts, tapping on random images and reading.

Lazy mornings call for serious breakfasting. I gave myself a little love with this insanely delicious white chocolate croissant from

@lebonpatisserie. And of course, what’s breakfast without coffee? This pumpkin spice affogato really is the way to do it.