place the sachet inside any small wooden vessel near the door — a saucer, a bowl, the lid of an old tin. set the keys on top of it every night, even when about to leave again, even when the ritual feels foolish. seven nights will train the hand. the keys will not, after that, be missing — only mislaid in the same place. the cure is the vessel, not the sachet; replace the herbs once a season.
ingredients
- one small wooden vessel
- a sachet of lavender and dried orange peel
- the same place, used nightly
- the long count from key to bowl
- permission to put down whatever the hand carries
if the keys go missing while the vessel is in use, look first in the kitchen and then in the pockets of the coat last worn.
see the key, the door, the threshold; for the broader complaint, the forgetfulness shelf.