update 2.0 for tea-room and train-stop (*where things got a bit crowded*):

guests waiting for their train can now draw on the walls. ദ്ദി ˃ ᵕ ˂ ) anything goes! really! as long as it's safe for work (i'll have to paint over anything else ( ⸝⸝･̆⤚･̆⸝⸝) just so you know). 

there's a small garden now too, for wandering. train-stop has become where the webring drops people off (most of them, anyway). boards announce the coming train and list nearby events. two ad panels stand there as well - they help fund ( ꈍᴗꈍ) this whole update. 

at tea-room i've left out cups and a pot for people to pour and sip on their own. the balcony opens now onto the meadow, where creatures move through their days. guests are welcome to add their own creature to the meadow.  one per person, to keep it manageable.. and there's a pond beside the meadow that reflects a different poem with every visit.

and if you've known me long enough, you probably know i love windows (like a lot of people do). in my childhood bedroom, the window sat low, level with my bed, so during afternoon naps i'd stick one hand out. i don't know why i did that. maybe to feel the cool air. or just to know the world was still out there. anyway, i built a new space called [weathered-memos](https://moonlit.exposed/weathered-memos/), which mimics my bedroom window. through it, you can tell if it's raining or sunny where i am, whether it's day or night, what the moon looks like right now, and what memories that view holds for me.

෴⚘₊˚෴෴𖥧𖤣𖥧෴˚₊𖥧𓋼෴෴𖤣𓍊𖥧෴˚⋆.𓇗⋆˚෴‧₊˚𓆑

i didn't set up email notifications for the guestbooks, so visiting feels like opening a gift to me. new comments. new drawings on the walls. the meadow has eight little friends now (and so many bugs). but what makes me happiest is noticing people's presence in watching the teacups empty and fill again. for me, this has become one of the most intimate practices i've found on the internet lately.

i hope these updates offer something pleasant to your visits. i hope they help us reach each other better, despite all the time and distance between.