This month, I’ve been recognizing cool braids throughout Brooklyn. Right here’s my pal Alison sporting a double-braid ponytail at our neighborhood café. “It took two seconds, price nothing, and obtained a ton of compliments,” she advised me. So stylish and straightforward!
Do (or would) you burp your own home? Mainly, it’s a German method referred to as lüften the place you open all of your home windows every day to air out your rooms, irrespective of the climate. My English dad does the identical factor, and stated Angelina about elevating youngsters in Sweden: “Even within the thick of winter, many Swedish mother and father put their youngsters, bundled up of their strollers, outdoors to nap…. In case you’re sick, your physician will say, open the window.”
Final night time, I went to see the brand new Guggenheim present, and, with 12-year-old Anton as my stylist, I made a decision to put on a black lace high with purple lipstick. Right here’s the shirt I’m sporting, plus three extra fairly ones: gathered, collar, and quick sleeve. (Hey to cute Anton drumming at the back of these images!)
Now that I’m head chef (lol) for our little crew, I’m at all times on the lookout for straightforward recipes that also have plenty of taste. I got here throughout French Cooking for Two by Michèle Roberts at an area bookstore, and we’ve been making an attempt her extremely easy dishes — like, chickpeas with spinach; lentil soup; and baked pears. She additionally presents cultural tidbits — for instance, in a recipe for scrambled eggs with mushrooms, she notes, “In France, you wouldn’t be supplied this for breakfast however for supper.”
What have you ever been into these days? What glimmers are you noticing? I’d love to listen to. xoxo
P.S. Extra enjoyable issues, and what humorous books have you ever loved these days?
(Linsey Laidlaw’s condo tour photograph by Alpha Smoot, styled by Kate Jordan, for Cup of Jo.)
