Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more.
Friday Favorites No. 646
Good morning friends, happy Friday Favorites to you. How was your week? I am so excited because yesterday I became a great aunt! My niece had a little boy and luckily my sister made it from NC to IL to be there for the birth. He is a little cutie and I cannot wait to meet him in person.
It’s been another hot one here and I am starting to count the days to Fall. What about you? Are you a Fall fan or a summer lover?
After a busy two weeks this weekend we have no plans. The only thing I want to do is read and stay inside because it’s going to be hot! What are your plans for the weekend?
Ok, enough about me, I have lots other share so let’s get to it.
FOOD
Cheesy chicken quesadillas and easy and delicious lunch or dinner.
Panzanella salad is s traditional Italian salad made with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, mozzarella cheese, bread and basil with vinaigrette. This is great salad to make a a hot summer day!
Chicken and orzo soup, it’s not just for cold days but any day. Pin this so that you have it when you want to make an easy and delicious dinner.
A moist and easy Italian Lemon Ricotta Loaf Cake Recipe that is perfect for summer and that your family will love.
LINKS TO READ+WATCH+LISTEN
How the cult of self-discipline got out of control
5 Supplements You Shouldn’t Take to Prevent Cancer
It’s the end of the internet as we know it.
The best buttery cracker according to The Kitchn.
Jane Austen fans mark 250 years since the writer’s birth with a wave of parties
Why your microbiome may matter more than DNA for your lifelong health
You’re Not Imagining It. Health Misinformation Is Everywhere
Why AI isn’t going to make art.
BOOKS~ ON MY LIST AND MY BEDSIDE TABLE
The Woman Who Painted the Seasons
Katie from Preppy Empty Nester suggested this book and I really enjoyed it.
All Lee Krasner ever wanted was to be an artist. Passionate and determined, she pursued her dream. By her twenties she was Hans Hofmann’s best student, and a vanguard of America’s first art movement, along with de Kooning, Kline and Pollock. But for most of the twentieth century, art was a man’s world, and even her peers failed her. Another obstacle for Lee was her marriage to Jackson Pollock, whose star shone so brightly, it cast a shadow over everything around it, eventually self-destructing.
The Woman Who Painted The Seasons is a vivid recreation of the tragedies and triumphs of Lee’s life, including her determination to be recognized for her art and her passion to ensure Jackson Pollock achieve the success he deserved.
The Satisfaction Cafe
Joan’s life is a series of unexpected events: she never thought she would live in California, nor did she expect her first marriage to implode—especially as quickly and spectacularly as it did. She definitely did not expect to fall in love with an older, wealthy American man and become his fourth wife and mother to his youngest children.
Joan and her children grow older, and one day she makes a drastic change: she opens the Satisfaction Café, a place where customers can find connection through conversation. With humor and grace, Joan creates a space for meaningful relationships and constructs a lasting legacy.
Vivid, comic, and profoundly moving, The Satisfaction Café is a novel about found family,the joy and loneliness that come with age, andhow we can seek satisfaction at any stage oflife. This is a novel of tremendous pleasures:sentences that teem with rich observations,wonderful plotting, and, in Joan, a protagonistfor the ages.
The Garden Plot
Dallas girl Pru’s always dreamed of living in England — a country of lush green gardens, endless drizzle and ruggedly handsome groundskeepers.
She moves to London on a whim, to find that no one in the city wants to hire her. Except for wealthy Vernona Wilson, who’s quite desperate to be rid of her unsightly old potting shed.
Pru dusts off her spade and gets to work, under the watchful eye of a snooping neighbor. She expects to dig up dirt. But nothing like this.
An ancient Roman mosaic and a bludgeoned body. Whose secrets has she stumbled on, buried in the soil?
Dishy Detective Christopher Pearse is on the case. But Pru can’t wait for him to piece it all together.
Not when there’s a brutal killer out there who thinks she’s already dug much too deep . . .
MORE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
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SHOPPING~OUTFIT OF THE DAY
Yes, it is still hot but I am dreaming of cooler days where I can layer my outfits. This classic look reminds me of back to school season. Hot enough for shorts but needing a sweatshirt at night.
Pair your linen shorts and shirt with a sweatshirt or a sweater, your favorite tennis shoes and a tote. I have worn outfits similar to this my whole life and in fact wore these ver same tennis shoes in high school. It is a comfortable and cosy look.
Outfit Details Below~Click the Photos
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UNTIL TOMORROW
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On My Radar~Early Fall
Hi Elizabeth,
Congratulations on becoming a great auntie. An exciting time in your life and families.
Have a nice and mellow relaxing weekend.
THANK YOU Katherine! He is so sweet and we are so excited for my niece. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend.
Enjoy your posts. New babies are the best. We have enjoyed Niçoise salad lately with steel head trout instead of the tuna. This fish is so much more moist than salmon. We really like itl
I have started reading The Mandeville Secret. I think it is going to be good. It is a sequel to A Time to Change which I thought was a good read.
Kay, thank you! That is kind of you to say.
Your salad sounds like something my husband would love. I myself do not eat seafood.
I enjoyed the Mandeville Secret. My favorite book lately was The Blue which I shared on Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend.
xo