Kate Millbank, Lily Kopel, The Red Leather Diary, and more on Monday Musings. 

Monday Musings No.182

Good morning friends, happy Monday to you! I hope that you had a lovely weekend. The weather here was beautiful, at least 10-12 degrees below normal and it was heaven.

I read a comment recently on a friends’ blog and it bothered me. The person wrote that she was happy that the blogger did not have ads on their page and that it was nice to read a blog from someone that did not care about money. I am paraphrasing but that was a gist of the comment.

So I wanted to address this for anyone that wonders why bloggers work so hard on their posts and have them messed up by ads, myself included.

Blogging is not free, unless you are on Blogger platform, and then you do not own your site or anything you write.

Blogging costs a lot of money, you need a platform, a domain name, a host, a template, a tech person when you have problems, a camera, classes, and the list goes on. That is just for “little blogs.”

For larger blogs the costs are way higher and there is a lot more involved. Jennifer Conley of A Well Styled Life wrote a great post about the costs of her blog and frankly I was shocked at what her costs were a year.

All of that is to say, we earn money blogging a few ways, affiliate links from which we earn pennies on the dollar, ads or sponsored posts or brand deals. I have chosen to place ads on my blog, I am sorry if they offend you, they offend me too but they do pay for this “free blog.” As for affiliate links, I only share things I own, read, wear or would actually purchase.

I don’t write this blog for money, it’s not my job. I write it because I love the community of people that read it. That said, I don’t want it to cost me money to write it every month.

Ok, rant over. Tell me about your weekend? What did you do?

On to +5 Things!

1.Read~The Red Leather Diary

Rescued from a Dumpster on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a discarded diary brings to life the glamorous, forgotten world of an extraordinary young woman . . .

Opening the tarnished brass lock of a red leather diary found in the basement of a New York City apartment building, New York Times writer Lily Koppel embarked on a journey into the past. Compelled by the hopes and heartaches captured in the pages, Koppel set out to find the diary’s owner, a 90-year old woman named Florence. Eventually reunited with her diary, Florence ventured back to the girl she once was, rediscovering a lost self that burned with artistic fervor.

Joining intimate interviews with original diary entries, The Red Leather Diary is an evocative and entrancing work that recreates the romance and glitter, sophistication and promise, of 1930s New York, bringing to life the true story of a precocious young woman who dared to follow her dreams.

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If you have already read these books or missed something I have featured before on the blog check out My Bookshop on Amazon. 

2.Watched & Learned About Kate Millbank

Come inside the studio of print and pattern maker Kate Millbank who works predominantly in the medium of lino printing.

You can learn more about Kate on her website. 

3. LINKS: READ+WATCH+LISTEN

Robin Muir’s eighteenth-century country house in the South Downs

New Research Shows Eggs Don’t Raise Your Cholesterol—But Here’s What Does

Are the worlds most beautiful islands in danger?

Emotional Intelligence Is…

4 Tasty Ways to Preserve Peaches

Threads of Time and Taste: The Art of Dressing in Pierre Frey

Why “No Pain, No Gain” Is Hurting Your Fitness—and What to Do Instead

Goodbye, Carrie Bradshaw: ‘And Just Like That’ Ending After Season 3 on HBO Max

Katharine Graham: The Washington Post

4. SHOPPING BREAK~

Last night it was cool enough for a sweater! I can’t get too excited because the hot weather will come back but I can dream of Fall and all of the days ahead I will be wearing my cosy, sweater outfits. This week I paired an ivory roll next sweater with jeans, my all time favorite loafers and a cross body bag,

Outfit Details Below~Click the Photos

This casual Fall outfit is great for back to school, game day, a day running errands or just working from home.

5. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THIS WEEKEND

This weekend Kim, Juliet and I were back for Weekend Meanderings! I shared interior designers Jordan Kamelleri, Traci White, Casa Collective, Reflections on Aging, fabulous dresses from Juliet and more on Weekend Meanderings. 

THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

Have a great day friends, thank you for spending part of your day with me I hope that you enjoyed Monday Musings.

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On My Radar~Fall