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06:41 AM

The market at six a.m.

Bread is still warm on the counter. Write this down before it becomes yesterday.

#morning#bread shared
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# A slow morning

Coffee was **hot**.

> write it down

A slow morning

Coffee was hot.

write it down

02

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Kitchen Table shared
  • 06:41The market at six a.m.
  • 03:12The 3 a.m. page private
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03

Database RLS

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Postgres RLS policySQL
CREATE POLICY "entries_shared"
ON entries FOR SELECT USING (
author_id = auth.uid()
OR (is_shared AND member_of(group_id))
);

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#sourdough#3am#market-list#letter-to-dad#first-frost#slow-sunday#night-train#deadline-eve#phone-call-with-mom#quarantine-garden#rain-day#small-win

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