Weekend Meanderings No. 98

Girl Scout Cookies, Casa Fornasetti, Vanessa Perdriau, and more on Weekend Meanderings.

Weekend Meanderings

Good Saturday morning friends. It’s time for Weekend Meanderings with Kim and Juliet. Join us as we share all of the things that piqued our interests and caught our eye this week.

It was 77 yesterday and the signs of spring are everywhere. A few or our Lenten Roses bloomed, the daffodils are starting to pop up and there are tiny buds on my hydrangeas. Spring is less than 25 days away but I don’t think this is the end of winter weather. Last year this very same weekend we had an ice storm and then a dusting of snow. Truth be told, I am not ready for Spring or Summer for that matter, I’m still hibernating.

Have you enjoyed the Olympics? The skating, skiing, the bobsled, the luge and the women’s hockey and some of my favorites. Actually there wasn’t really any sport I did not enjoy, even the newest Olympic sport of skimo. It’s hard to believe the games are almost over and the closing ceremony is on Sunday.

Ok, let’s meander.

Girl Scout cookies

Were you a Girl Scout, I was and I am going to be honest, going door to door selling cookies was not my favorite activity. Pim, a 5 year old from Pennsylvania has been going viral on Tik Tok and Instagram and so for has sold over 100,000 boxes of cookies. That’s a national record for single season sales. She is well on the way to breaking Katie Frances’ lifetime sales record of 180,000 boxes!

Did you know that there are now 9 varieties of Girl Scout cookies? I didn’t, in fact there are some that I’ve never heard of, Adventurefuls® and Lemonades® are two. When I was a Girl Scout I think there were 4 flavors of cookies, Thin Mints and Trefoils were my favorites. Speaking of Thin Mint, do you like to eat them at room temperature or frozen?

This year there is a new cookie, The Exploremores™! According to the Girl Scouts this cookie is inspired by Rocky Road ice cream with chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond crème. Sounds interesting but I think I may stick to my old favorites.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a Girl Scout in the family  you can now shop on line.

Tell me, what is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie flavor.

Home Interiors

Casa Fornasetti

The World of Interiors presents Visitors’ Book with Barnaba Fornasetti in Milan, Italy. The artistic director of Fornasetti, the internationally known design firm founded by his father, Piero Fornasetti, takes us on a tour of  his amazing estate. 

Are you a fan of the work of Fornasetti?

Homeworthy~Francesca Rowan-Plowden

Take a tour of the Sussex home of Francesca Rowan-Plowden — interior designer, TV presenter, and The Traitors star. It is cozy, comfortable, collected and filled with personality.

Movies

Movies to watch or to put on your calendar of upcoming releases.

Diamonds

 Writer/director Ferzan Özpetek’s DIAMONDS gathers 18 of his country’s greatest actresses for an absorbing, humorous, and touching tribute to the majesty of the movie costume, tracing a 1970s Roman fashion house run by two sisters as they seek to fulfill a challenging order from an Oscar-winning designer client.

I am looking forward to watching this movie, it looks fascinating. But so far the only place that you can stream or rent it is here. 

The Life That We Have

What would you do if death felt just steps away? For Rob Shaver,  having lived through multiple stage 4 cancer recurrences in the past two decades,  mortality has felt ever-present. “The Life We Have” follows his journey, a daily running streak — three years and counting — and a spirit that has kept him going through his latest terminal cancer diagnosis.

The Widows Last

The Widows Last is an Irish short drama directed by Vanessa Perdriau, set in 1847 during the third year of The Great Hunger. A destitute widow must make a choice between the life of her son or helping a wounded English soldier.

Read more about Vanessa Perdriau and the film. 

LINKS TO READ+WATCH+LISTEN

Yes, strawberries have bugs. Here’s how to clean them. 

Society Needs A Doctor’s Prescription For Nature

Everything you need to know about skimo, the sport making its debut at the Winter Olympics

When Coyotes Threatened Livestock on Central Texas Ranches, the Solution Was to Unlock an Ancient Ability in Dogs

6 Chefs on Why Burgers Taste Better at Restaurants—Now We’ll Never Make Them the Same Way Again

Even before AI they were trying to trick us

9 Simple Exercises Will Improve Your Balance in Just a Few Minutes

This form of mental exercise may cut dementia risk for decades

How to cook the perfect bacon

In Case You Missed It

This week I shared a personal essay on Intentional Living After 50: What It Really Looks Like.

I joined Sheri Silver this week for our monthly series, Sweet Treats for Your Sweet Tooth, I shared this scrumptious Triple Citrus Bread and Sheri shared Cinnamon Roll Cake.

Last but not least, Friday Favorites! Books, recipes, interesting articles for you to read, an eyelet dress outfit for Spring and lots more.

And this better than takeout Chicken Fried Rice.

UNTIL NEXT TIME

I hope that you enjoyed weekend meanderings. If you like the post please share and don’t forget to follow along on Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly Twitter) or Pinterest.

Before you go, tell me the best thing that you did, made, ate or read this week. 

Don’t forget to visit Kim and Juliet.

Make Mine a Spritzer

Northern California Style

Have a wonderful day friends, enjoy your weekend.

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