Have a Lovely Weekend.
What are you up to this weekend? (Also, how cute are baby puffins?) Toby is watching the Yankees game tonight, and Anton and I are going to sit on the stoop and eat popsicles. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web…
How do you know your partner is the one? With Freddie, here are five random moments where I’ve wondered. I’d LOVE to hear your answers. (Paywalled because it’s so personal, but the last few have been free for all)
Oooh, a lemon yogurt anything cake.
Gap’s summer collection is great, like this bright striped shirt and romantic dress.
How a family of five makes their 750-square-foot New York City apartment work, including a triple bunk bed.
The best advice on how to be happy, including “start a weird ritual.” (NYTimes gift link)
My Mother’s Day wishlist: chocolate caviar and the tiniest star bracelet.
This little beach shop is cool.
Are you watching The Four Seasons starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell? The Netflix comedy follows three couples on vacation together.
Can we make advertising fun again?
Do or don’t: a cream cheese and olive sandwich.
An interview with the inimitable Cole Escola. “My most-used emojis are: Knife.”
Why public opinion still matters even more than it did before. “With these polls, we see what we should expect: that Trump has wildly over-interpreted his mandate to the extent he had one and is driving an immense backlash. The opposers are the majority, in some polls approaching 60% of the population. When people realize this, opposers become more likely to speak out, to take stands, to have confidence that they may in fact be on the winning side.”
True, haha.
Plus, three reader comments…
Says Alana on do you have a house salad? “My trick for a delicious salad is to top it with broken salt-and-vinegar chips. Kettle chips work best, in my opinion. Guests love it — it makes a simple salad feel like an indulgent restaurant salad. My favorite version includes romaine, Castelvetrano olives, tons of fresh dill, and a dijon vinaigrette.”
Says Kate on two friendship tips: “My mother-in-law says ‘If you talk with someone every day, there is so much to say. If you only talk infrequently, it can be harder.’”
Says LKB on a dinner party dessert: “I just came to say how much I appreciate this picture of you: big smile and — gasp — wrinkles in the sides of your cheeks. After 44 years of frequent big toothy grins, I have those same vertical lines on my cheeks, and I’m so self-conscious about them. Often I see air-brushed images of older women, but few examples of mid-40s faces for real. Thank you for unabashedly showing an image of yourself with these smile lines. I consider you a model of how to be a confident mother and woman, and I need that role model.”
(Puffins on Skomer Island By Helen Rushbrook/Stocksy.)
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96 commentsMy best friend, Gail, told me she ate a cream cheese and olive sandwich almost every day for lunch as a young schoolgirl. Her favourite as a child in Brooklyn. My Mum used to make pinwheel sandwiches for tea parties mixing Philadelphia cream cheese and green olives with pimento into a spread. Yummy!!!
I came home from the first date with my husband feeling vaguely terrified because I could already picture the home, the marriage, the dogs, the babies that would follow. But maybe the most pivotal confirmation for me was the resolution side of two bigger fights we had while dating. The first was at that three month mark when you’re like, okay are we in this or has it just been a nice stretch of dates? And it turned out that yes, we were both in this. The other fight was shortly before we got engaged, and it was really about discovering how we were going to make shared decisions on emotionally charged topics. But the actual content was about whose last name a child should get. And a few years later, I’m holding our baby while he naps — our baby with the hyphenated last name we realized was important to us thanks to that fight!
Jo and team – I just wanted to say that my favorite part of the weekend is waking up early on saturday, pouring coffee, and reading the ‘have a lovely weekend posts’ while the house is still quiet. The comments have always been the absolute best and really highlight the community you’ve created. I think it is true for so many of us that this ritual of reading these posts slowly to savor them is a highlight of the week. I’ve noticed lately that the comments don’t get approved until monday and so there seems to be less engagement. Is there any way (without you all working all weekend) to change the moderation so that the comments are approved a bit more quickly? I just miss the dialogue so much!
Hi! We always push comments live over the weekends except the last two weekends becuase Alex has been out of town and Joanna has had her hands full :) But we are so glad that we and our incredible readers are a highlight of your weekend routine! xoxo
I’ve noticed the lag generally too, so now I wonder if there’s something else happening? Do I need to clear a browser cache? It’s more than the last few weekends
I’ve noticed this too, and was missing being able to read the comments on the weekend rather than on mondays. It’s been this way for at least a month – not just the last two weekends.
I would 100 percent eat that olive sandwich, but a long time ago I had a version of that but with the addition of pecans. It was heaven and now I have a craving lol.
Yo, that sounds soooooo gooood
A childhood friend’s Mom made olive and cream cheese sandwiches after school and I remember thinking it was so chic. Haven’t had one in years. I think adding smoked lox would make it delish. I’m looking forward to seeing our son this week-end and attending Alvin Ailey. Breakfast in Bed at the ocean. Packed for rain or shine. Laufey (Catbird) performs a duet with Barbara Streisand on Babs new album. A lovely Mom’s day to all who celebrate and/or celebrate their fav moms! 🌺
We made cream cheese and olive sandwiches yesterday for lunch. Half block soft cream cheese. Some chopped Costco Spanish green olives with pimentos, a bit of shredded sharp cheddar. Spread on toasted homemade sourdough with some mayo. I mixed the cream cheese with the olives and cheese so nothing would fall out. Perfection!!
The comment about why public opinion still matters is heartening—and also gutting. It feels too late. As an AmeriCorps casualty…it’s hard to not be bitter and hopeless. These programs can’t just snap back when people finally wake up.
Alison—thank you for your service. What a loss for you and for the country.
Fun fact: baby puffins are called pufflings :-)
When I was a kid my mom would put cream cheese and olives on her burgers! I thought it was the weirdest combo ever!
At two months, I hadn’t FELT it yet, but I knew he was the KIND of person I wanted to fall in love with, so I did so a month later because he felt so safe. And now we’ve been married for a year and a half and he’s my absolute best friend that I didn’t know I needed. We spend every minute together for the most part and every day is filled with laughter and noodles. At 40, we’re both glad we are late bloomers and that we have our heads on straight. No matter what happens, we trust each other to be kind and loving. And GET A PRENUP YOU GUYS!!!! Lol.
Thank you for sharing Jac. I’m 36, single, and appreciate hearing stories of late bloomers <3 Thank you, more please!
“…every day is full of laughter and noodles.” I LOVE IT.
My husband and I are also late bloomers…. I am 43 and he is 52 and we are 7 months into marriage (a first for both of us). We are having the best time enjoying marriage and cherish all the wisdom and life experiences that got us here. Just wanted to add that we got a pre-nup and the experience almost killed our relationship. It was so intense to negotiate what is essentially your divorce before you are ever even married. Took a lot of newly-developing communication skills and patience to survive and I had to have a couple therapy sessions so I didn’t feel the thing and the experience weighing on me constantly. So beware…yes a pre-nup can be wise but so can having a really good couples counselor at the start to help you walk through the process. I could not find anyone I knew personally who had a pre-nup when I desperately needed some perspective.
Bonnie! That is so true! It was hard to find a lawyer and to emotionally navigate a prenup. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT TOPIC FOR A POST!
Jac, yes I would be super interested in a post on this! And how people navigate pre nups.
I have been re-reading comments to find a chai recipe someone posted in the comments recently. I think it was more milk than water. I can’t remember the post now. Please direct me to it if anyone remembers, thank you!
https://cupofjo.com/2025/04/09/karak-chai-zayna-issa/ Was it on this post?
2 tea bags in 1/2 c water, 1 cup warm milk, 1 tsp maple syrup Was it this? I screen shotted and have been making, it’s perfect.
Nicola, yes, I think it was that post but I am yet to find the comment. I need to read more closely. Thank you!
Sasha, I think that was it! Thank you! Do you put everything in a pot and bring to a boil?
I just made this referenced recipe over the weekend but it was with Earl Gray instead of Chai, so a London Fog. It was so delish and I’m going make it regularly now. Same ingredients exactly as Sasha posted except I had to use Stevia. Rolling boil for the water and steeped the 2 tea bags for 5 minutes in a big mug. I warmed and frothed (optional) the milk & sweetener separately. Then combined the two. It was my reasoning that the water and milk were separate because to get the milk boiling hot for ideal tea steeping temp, it would burn. But that’s just me.
Thank you, Jeanne! And thank you to the original poster who shared the recipe. I can’t wait to try it.
Hi COJ fam, need some recipe advice. Recently tried the Smitten Kitchen best brownies recipe, but found them not chocolatey enough (use amount as stated). Anyone try using more chocolate or high percentage chocolate (like 90%)? Or anyone have a similar recipe they like that is nice and chocolately?
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/143667/brookes-best-bombshell-brownies/ The only recipe I use. Yes it’s a lot of sugar. They are brownies! Lol. Best I’ve made. Absolutely very extremely chocolate. I often add some instant espresso powder.
hi! I adore Smitten’s Favorite Brownies (haven’t made the ones you mention). It uses melted unsweetened chocolate. I usually add about two tablespoons of cocoa just because. Just yesterday unsweetened chocolate was on sale and I bought 5 bars specifically with that brownie in mind :-). https://smittenkitchen.com/2012/08/my-favorite-brownies/
King Arthur Flour fudge brownies, https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/fudge-brownies-recipe, or the deep-dark fudgy brownies: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/deep-dark-fudgy-brownies-recipe
Wrinkles?? Everyone’s mouth folds like that when they’re smiling…those “vertical lines” are…a smile! I’m sure this comment was meant to be kind, but it also broke my heart. Let’s please never hold back a smile because we think the upward turn of our face when expressing joy = “wrinkles”
Chiming in :) I think there is no reason to fear your own face :) Also, it would be super weird if lines, wrinkles, uneven skin bla bla bla would not show up in your life because….well, we are living and if we are lucky, getting older. So JOY to your FACE, however it shows up in your life!
Hi Sarah :). LKB wasn’t referring to the nasolabial groove that everyone has although I see your confusion; the photo linked about which LKB left her comment is the incorrect one; she’s talking about this post and smile: https://cupofjo.com/2025/04/23/the-best-dinner-party-dessert/. Also, I agree w/ LKB, this grin and wonderful vertical lines make me so happy <3 xoxo.
You’re right! The linked photo was the wrong one — here’s the right one, sorry for the confusion! https://cupofjo.com/2025/04/23/the-best-dinner-party-dessert/
Not me zooming in trying to find the invisible lines originally linked! Echoing appreciation for sharing real faces. Thank you! Lines and wrinkles are beautiful!
Fourteen years ago, my now-husband sat across from me at a coffee shop and held my hands. We had just met, yet it felt like I had known him for eternity. It took every ounce of willpower to not blurt out “I love you” right then and there… I managed to hold out until our second date LOL, where he shred that he felt the same.
Ahhhhh Sophie. This warmed my heart! For a split second I almost thought I had ghostwritten this and forgot. My husband and I also had our first date in a coffee shop – though it was 12 years ago now. So sweet.
I am wondering if anyone has any experience or memoir recommendations on living away from home. When I was in my early 20s I moved away from Toronto where I was raised. I now live in Vancouver, which is a city my partner and I love so much. We are avid hikers and skiiers and this city makes it so easy to tap into that. As I approach getting married and starting a family though, I ache for my family back home. I think about my brother starting to have kids of his own and my aging parents, and it feels so hard to think I am missing out on all that. Has anyone navigated something similar? What did you decide in the end? Appreciate the insights from this beautiful and thoughtful community.
I would love to read more about this topic and other reader’s insights. My partner is not from my home state and doesn’t have interest in moving there and together we have values that doesn’t necessarily align with home but oh how I want to be home with my family and close friends! We’ve lived in four states together and none of them have felt like home!
A little different in terms of what stage of life you’re at – but Ruth Reichel’s tender at the bone has a stint where she goes to boarding school. And Lisa Donovan’s Lady of Perpetual Hunger tracks her move to Nashville to start a career.
Also Priyanka Matteo’s book Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones talks about her family moving all over the world and about the concept of home and family a lot – it was also just beautiful!
Hi Leah, we went through that and eventually moved home. It’s been great. I love that my kids get regular exposure to their grandparents and cousins. There are things to appreciate in every place we’ve lived and while we’re not committed to staying here forever, at least for now it feels like home. I would say, if you love where you are and have both the finances and the work flexibility to visit home often, that might be a great compromise. Praying wisdom for you and your family.
Via happenstance, I have based my career in a city where neither my partner or I have close family and depending on your family dynamics, it can be hard. I wish I could be a more consistently present for my nieces and nephews, that we could be more on top of my in-laws health and what a gift it would be to drop my son at grandma’s house on Sunday AM. BUT the city we live in allows up to pursue a lifestyle that makes us happy on a day to day and week to week basis: great flight connectivity (to family and the rest of the world), access to skiing, hiking and camping, great restaurants, opportunities for civic engagement, not to mention well paying and interesting jobs. would moving across the country actually result in you seeing your brother regularly? How would a longer commute impact your lifestyle? How does moving closer to your family impact your partners’ family? My advice would be to balance what you can control (your actual day to day life) and hopefully set yourself up with the flexibiity (financing or otherwise) to swoop in if required.
I wish I had some wonderful resource to offer, but I can say I’ve been there and it’s so tricky. In my 20s, I moved from Alberta to NYC and fell in love with it. I just adored my time there, I had an amazing job and a fantastic group of friends. But at the same time, my brother was having his first child back home. My grandparents were elderly and sick. My then-bf was still based in AB though he was so supportive of continuing to do long-distance or explore opportunities for him to move. In the end, I was so sad to leave my life in Brooklyn but I just knew in my core that it was time for me to be back in AB. I still miss that chapter of my life sometimes, but now I cannot imagine missing those last months of my grandparents’ lives, seeing my niece and nephew grow up, and creating a life surrounded by family with my now-husband. It’s not an easy decision but I have no regrets. Lastly, one thing that really helped me in the process — my one dear friend in NY would reassure me that if I moved back to Canada and regretted it, I could always turn around and come back. She even assured me I could come live with her. I knew my job would take me back. I didn’t officially close my bank account there for a year after I moved lol. It was just my way of mentally reassuring myself that the decision didn’t have to be permanent, so it took some of the pressure off. I know you’ll find the right decision for you, sending you love and peace as you navigate it. xx
I think it really depends on your parents’ personalities, your relationship with them and your family culture. I’ve heard wonderful things. I’ve also read comments from those who moved back from far away and found that their parents were into their own freedom now (nothing wrong with that!) and really didn’t see the grandkids that much more than before. We live 15 min from my inlaws and my mil really only sees the kids on special dates. We love her but she’s honestly a “birthday grandma”. I have also have a few friends with critical or negative leaning parents and despite living in the same city, none of the teen grandchildren care to visit without being prodded. I’m definitely not trying to pop your balloon. It’s such a huge change for you that I just want to make sure you’re not romanticizing it.
I grew up 3k miles from my grandparents. With two parents that worked full time, My mom & dad would often send me to my grandparents (Georgia, Kentucky) or an aunt/uncle for a few weeks during the summer, visiting at the beginning and the end of those periods as their work / vacation schedules permitted. That time during the summer was incredibly valuable in building a relationship with my extended family and probably more effectively than if my parents had been there the whole time. Offering this up as an option as you brainstorm future — I love where I grew up (California), so appreciative that my parents made the sacrifices to raise me in a place with aligned values, community, and incredible natural beauty. Through their efforts & creativity I don’t feel like that upbringing had to come at the cost of relationships with my extended family.
I think Janelle from cup of Jo has a post about this too. I read the comments here and wanted to share, I had a gramma I ended up feeling super close to. It was a joy to have grown up near her. She was my dad’s mom and while my relationship with my dad was difficult and kind of mean on his end, my gramma just beamed love at me and my cousins all the time. And we just got each other. She’d never had daughters and doted on her grand-girls, not really in a sappy way but with wit and stories and letting us make her watered down gin and tonics, etc. her tales of a hot air balloon ride by herself, or hating embroidery, or an encounter with a tourist, or once meeting Harper Lee. I’d be…a different person without having absorbed so much of her love. I think it was especially meaningful in high school and college when she was always just a drive away (even a long-ish two hour drive).
Blown away by these comments- thanks to each and every one of you for taking the time to respond. Lots to think through here, but each of these perspectives (and book suggestions) are so valuable to consider. Thank you thank you.
Oh my dad used to make cream cheese and olive sandwiches on the regular. Whenever I need comfort food, I make one. I love them so much. I love him so much.
Yes to what LKB said… and just wanted to say how much I have appreciated seeing real older women on this blog over the years. It really is important to see women who aren’t airbrushed and who have smile lines. It’s so refreshing and helps create a healthy normal. Thank you! 💕.
That sounds like a perfect weekend—baby puffins and popsicles? Yes, please! 😄 While you’re relaxing, check out this Morning Joe segment—lots of sharp takes on the latest headlines: Morning Joe 4/23/25
How do you know they’re the one? You don’t know. You hope and pray and wish with your whole heart that they’re the one. You practice the beautiful wisdom of Peter Ustinov’s quote on love being the tender act of forgiveness again and again. You make them the one. Rooting for you,Jo, and all the love in the world ❤️
Agree. You decide every day they are the one.
I think looking back that the thing about him that made him The One was it felt so different than any other guy- I wasn’t hit with a thunderbolt- I wasn’t crushing…it felt so strangely “right.” And i said to myself I can’t believe it’s this guy – but it’s this guy all right! Hard to explain- anyone else have that experience? Still that guy 33 years later- and I just adore him more every day.
I stumbled on the secret to a happy life by accident and it’s this: live within walking distance of as many friends/ family/ friendly acquaintances as possible. It makes casual hangs, favours, and spontaneity easy. And if you leave your house, no matter your mood, no matter the state of the world, odds are good you’ll see a friendly, supportive face. ps. baby puffins are called pufflings. Isn’t that the cutest?!
Where do you live that this is possible!? This is my dream!
That is my dream as well! With covid & remote work many friends relocated to lower COL areas where they could afford to buy homes, I’m happy for their new lives but really miss the closeness & impromptu hangouts.
I’m in Eastern Canada (think: Maritimes, not Quebec) in a low COL area that has seen a wfh population bump. Sometimes I wish I lived in a big city but the trade offs are worth it.
I’ve worked hard to build community where I live and now can’t leave the house without running into someone or someones. So nice to have so many friendly faces! I’d love a post about building community hyper locally. One of my favorite and most unexpected things has been…The condos where I live didn’t have trick or treaters. It was a chicken or the egg thing with on one having candy because no one came. So, I put out the call for those who were interested and put together a trick-or-trail trail map! It is so fun to have the kids running around in costumes and meeting neighbors through them.
Loving the topic of when you know someone is right. I’m generally a head case but with love and people it’s all in my body. Touch can be magnetic attraction or violently nauseating. It’s inescapable!
A baby puffin is called Puffling! Super cute. Also tv rec for parents of little – Puffin Rock. So chill and cute and narrated by Chris O’Dowd! What’s not to love.
These puffins!
Loved the Laura Fenton/Tyler Moore article–and not just because I’m always so nosy about seeing other people’s places. This is the time of year when I’m opening windows and pulling out my warm-weather stuff and thinking “Oh, I really need a new…” And you know what? I really don’t There are folks doing a lot more with a lot less.
Ok, I popped into Russ and daughters last fall and bought the chocolate caviar on a whim. My verdict is that the chocolate caviar is meh, but the tin still makes me so happy. I keep it in my purse filled with mints.
Hi Anne, this is only very vaguely connected to your topic, but I discovered the Russ & daughters logo a couple of years ago and basically fell in love with it. If I will ever visit NYC again, I want to get a bagel there, simply for semi-nostalgic logo-reasons :) PS: Would also totally buy the caviar because of the tin!
Charlotte, I’m a NYer living “abroad” (another state) and when my baby was born, my friends from home pooled together and sent me a huge box of goodies from Russ & daughters, probably through Goldbelly? And it came with a very sweet mug and a few other logo items. So, you could always gift yourself a R&D goodie box!!
Re LKB’s lovely comment. For whatever reason I’ve often had friends that are a bit older. Right now, it’s a wonderful group of outdoor loving adventurous women who love dogs and to hike and camp. Who take good care of them selves so we can all keep adventuring. Who aren’t interested in cosmetic enhancements or looking younger. Who don’t do diet talk. Mostly in their 60s, I’m 52. One of the best things is seeing their faces and thinking, i know which kid left those forehead lines lol. And i know which grand kids are engraving those smile lines. And i know exactly how those brown spots ended up on their chest (80s tanning with baby oil, baby). I love them so much. I’m seeing my near future, and I’m so at peace with it. I’m so grateful to have this pack of older sisters to guide me and show me this phase of life is really the best yet. The wrinkles mean we’ve earned our place here.
The BEST house salad addition: the leftover bits at the bottom of the Norwegian Rye Crisps bags from Trader Joe’s. So buttery, so crispy, so…addictive!
Yes to advertising being fun again! Make me use my brain a bit. We’re in a small two bedroom rowhouse and it felt so satisfyingly brilliant to swap our two boys into the primary room. We parents didn’t need much space and now each kid can have their own desk, toy area, and floor play.
I knew my husband was the one for many reasons. And the one that confirmed it was when he picked me up from the airport. He didn’t know which of the 4 flights I was on that morning. He worked late the night before and camped out st the arrivals to meet me. To add to this I was flying home after looking after my dad following cancer surgery. The surgery was a success. When I walked through the sliding doors to see him standing there. My heart soared. 23 years 2 kids 2 dogs and lots of living later he is still my one❤️
I recently heard this advice for friendships: show up & stick around. Plain & simple.
So wonderful to see a picture of Skomer on Cup of Jo! My family comes from that part of the world and it’s the most magical place, you cross to the island on a small boat and are then benignly marooned until the return crossing, roaming and watching the wildlife. In a crossover with the brilliant post on friendship this week, the last time I was there was with an old and very treasured friend and it was SUCH a wonderful day. Nothing like no distractions except puffins for facilitating a proper catch up! We’ve both had children since and so a repeat visit is probably a while away, but the memories are ones to savour.
I usually save the Friday Cup of Jo to read on Monday to start my week off right but I’ve been very blue for a few days and needed it today and I’m so glad I came here.. 1) I checked the links from around the web and yes, I do wish that we could make advertising fun again. Advertising is terrible. On Social Media: 100% based on data and so lazy. Everywhere else: built around a celebrity and formulaic. So lame. Or it’s a pharmaceutical ad which should be banned. I fear that I’m in “back in my day’ territory. And that’s what I came here to say but then I read the other comments and 2) HOW DID I NOT KNOW THERE’S AN NY TIMES PODAST ABOUT ANIMALS? Well now I do. Thank you Laura.
I just returned from the UK and I am all about tea sandwiches. The flavors, the precise depth of filling vs. bread. I’m going to perfect my olive and cream cheese now!
My husband introduced me to the original Four Seasons movie when we were dating and we still watch it together at least once a year. We are loving the remake!
Off topic, because you did not ask for this, but I find it so enjoyable & silly :) If you want to see grown-ups play really cool weird games and get creative, go watch TASKMASTER. This season you can enjoy: Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin It’s on Channel4 UK (and on the official Taskmaster YouTube channel). It simply makes me giggle so hard, pure joy! https://www.youtube.com/@Taskmaster. PS: The humour and language – I assign this to it being a UK TV show is – hefty. Goodbye & have a soft weekend :) Also, if this is too weird for you, there is a Waitrose podcast called DISH. A lovely moderator and a Michelin star chef interview a known person whilst eating a delicious dish. For those who do not like eating noises: I do not have the impression that you hear anything. It is a kind, funny 30mins happening (either as a podcast; you can also watch it on youtube, if you want moving pics: https://www.youtube.com/@dishpodcast
Taskmaster and everyone on the show is DELIGHTFUL. I was truly sad when we’d run out of episodes.
I would like to get into Taskmaster, but I really don’t understand it! I lived in the UK for 8 years and like many of the cultural/comedic/media sensibilities, as well as the participants/contestants. But I don’t really get it – I feel like i’m missing the parameters and rules of the tasks and criteria of judging. Maybe it’s not meant to have that level of rigidity and chaos is just the answer?
Such a good collection of links! I love the living small interview. So often with small spaces, we see meticulously designed small living – beautiful and functional, but expensive! The photos show that they’ve taken the space they had and made it work for them. The interview shows that their mindset not only makes their lifestyle successful, but *adds to* their happiness. My husband and I lived in an RV for a year and it was so satisfying to have a place for everything. We don’t have kids and we were traveling through warm weather – so didn’t need seasons of clothes, too much outdoor equipment or an extensive set of tools, which makes it much easier – and I long to have that simplicity again. But I also love having a house where we can do house projects and garden and pursue hobbies and build relationships :) Different seasons of life… I want to experience them all!
Joanna! The bracelet you linked is a collab with Laufey and if you haven’t listened to her music, you must! It’s so dreamy!
I took cream cheese and olive sandwiches in my lunch to school all the time. Also my mom’s eggplant parm and meatball sandwiches. I was the kid with the stinkiest locker lol!
Those sound like incredible sandwiches! We read this book when I was a kid with a stinky sandwich and I still think about it often lol: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-sandwich_ian-wallace/427205/?srsltid=AfmBOoo6SvsBfKaAsEpu-g0CPumgx6AlyM-QGhsxVUhvcQRnf8UYIoXR#edition=28914732&idiq=46365559
There is a NYT podcast called “Animals” that is just lovely and the second episode is about the puffin babies on and island of Iceland that get lots of help when they get confused by lights and end up stranded. They have audio of furious baby puffins and it’s ADORABLE.
Ali Ward’s podcast “Ologies” also has a great episode on puffins with the delightful @_jill_taylor, a puffin scientist and Newfoundland ambassador. She’s a gem!
The olive and cream cheese sandwich made me smile, such a throwback to childhood and frankly any sandwich on smooshy white bread. And if you want to elevate the filling…a teaspoon of mayo or miracle whip and a squirt of horseradish. Pure comfort food.
These are fighting words. Mayo is SO not an improvement to the cream cheese and olive classic.
That sandwich looks amazing, but I would definitely go for sourdough or rye instead if plain white. I totally plan on watching The Four Seasons; I believe it’s a remake of the film with Alan Alda and Carol Burnett, which I loved. Tonight we told our six year old son we are having a baby. We gave him ultrasound photos and a “big bro” t shirt, and watching him puzzle it our and the light of recognition in his eyes made our weekend.
Oh my gosh what an exciting announcement!!
Pretty sure I’ve never used the knife emoji before- maybe I should start?! Great advice from NYT article -definitely taking note:)
That friendship tip is so true! With my closest friends…..there is NEVER enough time to talk about all we want to talk about. On a random note, does anyone remember that Cup of Jo grief cartoon about grief being like butter? First heavy and hard, and eventually integrated into life like butter in a croissant? Please tell me I’m not crazy. I’d love to send to some friends lately who have lost their mom.
https://cupofjo.com/2022/07/29/grief-comic-ruth-chan/
https://cupofjo.com/2022/07/29/grief-comic-ruth-chan/
I think it’s by Ruth Chan (ohtruth on Instagram, although it may be easier to Google her + grief croissant than scroll to find it in her feed!).
https://cupofjo.com/2022/07/29/grief-comic-ruth-chan/ here you go. my best to your friends.
Thank you all! Now I see the “search”! Very handy. I appreciate your help.