Tuesday, September 29
Keep in touch
People whose keep-in-touch reminder is ready.
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Claire
Monthly Last contact July 16, 2026
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Memory
Pastry chef and owner of a six-seat bakery in Lyon. She starts work before sunrise and insists that every recipe should include a note about the weather.
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Contact In person
Stopped by the bakery for her engagement anniversary. She sent me home with madeleines.
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Memory
Claire is engaged to Mathieu, a bicycle frame builder. They are renovating a yellow townhouse one room at a time and disagree about whether the kitchen needs green or blue tiles.
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Elliot
Monthly Last contact July 22, 2026
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Ceramic artist working from a shared studio in Bristol. Elliot makes practical tableware with uneven edges because he likes evidence that a human made it.
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Contact In person
Visited the studio sale. Elliot gave me the bowl with the crooked handle.
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Memory
He lives above the studio with his boyfriend Kieran and a retired racing greyhound named Fig. Fig is terrified of the pottery wheel.
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Anna
Monthly Last contact July 25, 2026
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Ask whether she chose a stand mixer.
Send Elise the bakery recommendation.
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Mechanical engineer at a wind-turbine company in Gothenburg. She moved to Sweden four years ago because she has always preferred cold mornings to Florida's heat.
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Contact Video call
Anna showed me the first croissant batch that actually had distinct layers.
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Memory
Married to Elise for two years. Anna is a careful planner, a terrible liar at surprise parties, and the person to call when a household appliance makes a worrying noise.
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Sofía
Monthly Last contact August 03, 2026
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Ask whether the shared herb garden was approved.
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Pediatric nurse at a public hospital. She is calm in emergencies, keeps cartoon stickers in every pocket, and has a gift for explaining frightening things plainly.
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Contact Text message
She sent a picture of the basil finally surviving the heat.
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Memory
She grew up between Valencia and Bogotá and still spends Sunday mornings making arepas with her mother over video call.
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Leila Haddad
Monthly Last contact August 09, 2026
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Community garden coordinator in Marseille. She helps apartment buildings grow food in tiny spaces and knows exactly which plants survive a neglected balcony.
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Contact In person
Helped paint the garden gate. Leila brought mint tea and a basket of tomatoes.
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Memory
Leila is engaged to Samir, an elementary-school teacher. Their wedding will be small, sunny, and apparently full of homemade pickles.
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Priya
Monthly Last contact August 15, 2026
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Ask which wedding invitation they chose.
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Climate data scientist studying urban heat islands. She works remotely from Bengaluru and spends too much time explaining why one unusually cool day does not disprove climate change.
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Contact Video call
Priya showed me the tomato plants and the spreadsheet tracking each leaf.
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Memory
Priya is close to her younger brother Arjun and sends him a voice note every Friday. She is engaged to Meera, and they are planning a small wedding near the coast.
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Coming up
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From your notebook
Things you wrote down on this day in earlier years. You can turn this off in Settings.
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Anna
1 year ago
MemoryAnna finished her first winter swim in the Gothenburg archipelago and celebrated with a cardamom bun the size of her hand.
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Sofía
1 year ago
Contact Video callTalked about the herb garden and her mother's latest advice.
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Claire
1 year ago
Contact In personSent a photo of the morning bake.
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Marcus Chen
2 years ago
Contact In personHelped Marcus and Theo carry Mina's new bed up three flights of stairs, then ate noodles on the floor.