Associates, hiya. Welcome to a different Sunday.
We’re within the thick of August, and I’ll inform you – my backyard is trying slightly wild. The flowers are spent, the tomatoes have sprawled into chaos, the zinnias are blooming sideways at this level. The weeds? Nonetheless extremely motivated, dangit. It’s all slightly crispy, and admittedly, a little bit of a mirror for my present mind-set.
However! I’ve realized a lot dwelling with this backyard over the previous 4 seasons. I’ve realized that black-eyed Susans and milkweed are tenacious, even after a snowy winter. That the Texas sage can survive on a whisper of rain and nonetheless present up in full purple bloom. And even when issues appear to be a multitude, there’s development occurring underneath the floor.
Inside, I’ve began winter seeds – largely collards, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli, and I’m longing for a winter backyard. Hope is half of gardening.
This week’s hyperlinks supply slightly perception and encouragement. We’re speaking about growing old, working with what we’ve (and love), and the obvious life-giving energy of connection. I hope you discover one thing in them that speaks to precisely the place you might be. All of it counts, even the messy bits. (Particularly the messy bits? Working idea.)
• I’ve been interested by what makes a kitchen really feel good these days – not simply fairly, not simply practical, however actually lived in. Ina Garten (our ceaselessly Auntie Contessa) nailed it in a latest piece about how she solely shows dishes and trays she truly makes use of and loves. It’s not about good styling, it’s about cabinets that really feel such as you. Like Ina says, “Your kitchen feels alive.” That is your permission slip to drag out the great plates, gentle slightly lamp within the nook, and make your kitchen really feel like the center of the house once more. How To Enhance a Kitchen That You’ll Love Working In (Substack)
• I made a decision I would like a Counter Cake this previous week so I made this easy Lemon Curd Crumb Cake with leftover lemon curd I had stashed behind the freezer for too lengthy and stored the cake on a cake stand on the kitchen counter with a knife standing by. I’ll inform ya – nice makes use of of free will! (Pleasure the Baker)
• You already know I like a phrase from the clever, particularly from huge sisters a number of a long time forward of me. This piece from Leanne Ely is the sort of beneficiant, candid truth-telling that had me nodding at each paragraph. If I Had been 50 Once more, Right here’s Precisely What I’d Do Completely different is about clearing emotional muddle, lifting heavy issues, and at last honoring your individual needs—not 5 years from now, not after all the things else is dealt with, however now. It’s a pep discuss we deserve. (Substack)
• Do you might have a buddy who you hate going out to eat with as a result of they’re so choosy and demanding of the service workers? Meee toooo. However I can’t say I’m in the best as a result of I’ll bend over backwards NOT to disturb the waitstaff and that may’t be the best way both. This Asking For a Pal piece about dinner with a complainer is fascinating. I suppose some friendships actually do want a “go/no-go” listing. (Self)
• I usually solely purchase make-up underneath duress and this week I’m happy to report I purchased this Huda Magnificence Blush in Latte. It’s very generously pigmented and I take advantage of it as a bronzer and hybrid, including it to my cheeks, brow, and even over the bridge of my nostril. This goes over a tinted sunscreen and underneath a fast brush of pressed powder. Quite simple for an on a regular basis routine. (Huda Magnificence)
• Connection is all the things, pals! The One High quality Most Tremendous Agers Share (New York Instances)
• This week on Substack I point out that I’m drained and floundering however hey, or not it’s like that typically! Listed here are 9 of My Present Temper-Boosters and Life-Savers (Substack)
• The 4 cans of tuna on my kitchen counter are destined for the Tuna Soften I’ve been craving all week. (The Kitchn)
• Again to College Dinners are again in rotation! This listing is exhaustive and Jessica can actually work a sheet pan/ one-pot/ dinner on the desk fast scenario. (How Candy Eats)
• My buddy Erika’s New York Metropolis Condominium Cafe is on one other stage! We should always all be making dwelling cafes this fall. Take word. (Instagram)
• If I may return in time, I’d have had rather more persistence as my mother was educating me how one can sew as a teen as a result of I so want that was in my skillset now. It’s definitely not too late! A number of years in the past mother and I made a skirt, and he or she confirmed me how one can thread my very primary Singer stitching machine and stitch in considerably of a straight line. The thought of thrift flipping sounds enjoyable! I must name in mother for an additional lesson. (TikTok)
Have a candy Sunday, pals!
xo Pleasure
