DOMINIC RUSSELL

⠀He had made peace with the quiet company of memory, for what endured was seldom proved to be what one had tried hardest to hold onto.

[DOMINIC RUSSELL @SACREDIRGE]

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ THERE IS GRACE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ IN WHAT SURVIVES
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[DOMINIC RUSSELL @SACREDIRGE]

@TamagoPost D, 1980.
I don’t think I’d change anything. Not because my life has been without hardship, but because every joy I’ve known has arrived by way of the path that brought me here. I think I’d rather carry the difficult chapters than risk losing the people they eventually led me to.

[CAROLINE RUSSELL-MILLER. @dulcisletum]

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「 field notes, 30/06/2026 」
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[DOMINIC RUSSELL @SACREDIRGE]

@veramoine (…) a potter’s wheel, I suspect my first mug would end up looking every bit as charmingly lopsided as yours.

[DOMINIC RUSSELL @SACREDIRGE]

@veramoine I have a feeling your mother doesn’t see an ugly mug at all, only a gift her child made with her own hands. No, I’ve never had the pleasure of trying pottery myself. My talents seem better suited to restoring old furniture than shaping clay. Though if I ever sit at (…)

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@tojoyofours I imagine being told to become a family overnight isn’t quite as simple as it sounds. May I ask what that experience taught you about family, now that you can look back on it? As for my own home, I was lucky enough. It taught me that family isn’t just something we’re told to be.

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@shirinazaray I count myself fortunate. Looking back, I think they gave me something far more valuable than privilege as they gave me a home I always wanted to return to. I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to give my daughter that same feeling.

[MARSHELINE RUSSELL. @VernerabIe]

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📍 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗮, 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 | 7:54 PM (UTC+2)

Made it home! Family’s here, favourite pastries on the table, and the happiest Mr. Dune awaited at the door with his tails wiggling. I don’t think I could’ve asked for a better welcome. ✨️ #𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗰𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵
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@shirinazaray I’m sorry that something beyond your control created distance between you and your siblings. Family has a way of carrying both our happiest memories and our deepest disappointments, often at the same time. I imagine it must have changed the way you looked at your family.

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@tutursemu (…) worth preserving are rarely the newest. I’m curious, when you say your family always came first, what did that look like in everyday life?

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@tutursemu Your home sounds much like the sort I believe every child deserves. As for history and craftsmanship, it wasn’t one particular moment so much as a lifetime of small ones. Old buildings, museums, antique books, conversations with artisans, they all taught me that the things (…)

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@shirinazaray but by steadiness. If you don’t mind me asking, how did your relationship with your younger sister change once your stepfamily became part of your lives?

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@shirinazaray Thank you for sharing that, Shirin. A home can remain filled with love, even after the person who gave it so much of its warmth is gone. I imagine that was no small burden to carry, especially as the eldest. Your answer reminded me of my own home. It wasn’t defined by perfection,

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@vcracity (…) responsibility was never separated from kindness. My parents expected much of me, but never at the expense of kindness or being present for one another. I suppose that’s where I learned that no responsibility is more meaningful than caring for the people you love.

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@vcracity You spoke of becoming a wife and a mother as though they belong to another chapter of your life. If you’re comfortable sharing, what led you to think of them as “what-ifs” rather than possibilities?

As for my own home, I was fortunate to grow up in a home where (…)

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@monincursive I think there is. I grew up in a home where family always came before achievement. So when I say I’m a father first, it isn’t because my profession matters any less. It’s because, at the end of the day, no title has ever meant more to me than hearing my daughter call me “Papa.”

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@veramoine Your mother sounds like a remarkable woman. And pottery is a beautiful craft. I’ve always admired crafts that require both patience and care. Do you still remember the very first piece you made?

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@Vortreign Not strange at all, I don’t think. Homes have a way of holding both warmth and difficulty at once. Which part of it do you remember most fondly?

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𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗔 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧, 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗭𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗

Picking up my daughter from the airport after four months away at university. Sometimes the best part of summer is simply having her home again. Bienvenue chez toi, petit chou.
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[MARSHELINE RUSSELL. @VernerabIe]

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📍 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 2:38 PM (UTC+1)

Heading home today! It’s comforting to know family’s waiting on the other side of the flight. Can’t wait to see them, have dinner together again, and forget about deadlines for a little while. #𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗰𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵
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[DOMINIC RUSSELL @SACREDIRGE]

@VernerabIe ㅤ
𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗟
: I’m afraid Marie would be personally offended if you came home to an empty table.
: Bon voyage, petit astre.
: I’ll see you at arrivals.
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[DOMINIC RUSSELL @SACREDIRGE]

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𝗶𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 || Petite Étoile ✦

: Marsh, what time does your flight arrive in Geneva? I’d like to be there before you land.
: Do let me know if there’s anything you’ve been missing while you’ve been away.
: I’ll make sure it’s waiting for you at home.

( @VernerabIe )
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