Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more.
Good morning friends! How was your week?
It’s been busy here and is about to get busier. We have friend here for the weekend and family arriving Wednesday for Thanksgiving weekend.
The countdown is on, the holiday season is upon us. I realized this morning that we had not even finalized out menu for dinner, we will have to nail that down today and get busy.
Will you be traveling or hosting Thanksgiving? If you find yourself traveling, especially flying, pack your patience and travel safe.
Ok, more about Thanksgiving later, let’s get to Friday Favorites.
Friday Favorites No. 559
Food~Recipes to Try
Soupy White Beans and Mushrooms are an easy and delicious meal on a cold day.
Looking for an appetizer that could also be a meal the day before Thanksgiving? How about an easy charcuterie board?
Bookmark this leftover turkey pizza!
Speaking of easy, why not make a basket of pumpkin scones for your holiday guests?
LINKS TO READ+WATCH+LISTEN
Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
Inside the Strange, Secretive Rise of the ‘Overemployed’
The 24 Best Places to go in 2024
How Princess Dianas Death transformed the Royal Family
Cardiologists on 20 Simple, Successful Steps to a Healthy Heart
I Spent My Childhood as a Guinea Pig for Science. It Was … Great?
The Best Shows and Movies to Stream to Help You Appreciate Your Family This Thanksgiving
You Can Now Delete Threads Without Losing Your Instagram
How to Use Price Alerts to Find the Best Flight Deals
Sale of Mary Tyler Moore’s Jewels at Sotheby’s
Yes, you can get gravy through security.
8 Healthy Foods That Naturally Boost Collagen
The Leonid Meteor Shower Is Coming This Weekend
BOOKS
Here are a few of the books on my Kindle and next to my bed.
The Cabin At the End of the Train
From a chance meeting with a remarkable old man by the name of “Carl,” a mysterious WWII veteran who shows up on the train at just the right time, The Cabin at the End of the Train provides 12 priceless lessons about purpose, life, and the importance of perspectives.
The Cabin at the end of the train will provide you with:
- A better understanding of life’s challenges and proper perspective for tackling them
- Practical yet powerful methods of motivation, encouragement, and resolve for those struggling
- A fresh and insightful perspective on how people can change their view of the world, find strength, and move beyond their problems
- “Sometimes the things we run from are the very things we should be moving towards”
- “Your eyes are the window through which the soul sees the world”
- “You will feel afraid and unqualified”
- “You will be pulled in all directions”
- “Sometimes all we need is a little perspective”
- “Don’t wait to be discovered”
- “You’ve got to believe it in!”
- “Faith without action is dead; action activates miracles”
- “When your feet are planted on solid ground, the sky is the limit.”
- “When your heart breaks for those less fortunate than you, you can be entrusted with diamonds”
- “Life is happening with or without you”
- “Allow yourself to be moved emotionally”
A Faraway Smell of Lemon (.99 on Kindle)
Rachel Joyce, internationally bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect, delivers an unforgettable Christmas story of moving on from lost love, now available exclusively as an e-short.
It’s Christmas Eve, and Binny has only five hours to decorate her house and fix a proper dinner. Dropping her children off at school, she runs into town to do some last-minute shopping, yet her mind and heart are wholly elsewhere. Fighting off the sting of recent heartbreak, Binny stumbles into a small store, and in striking up conversation with the saleswoman she is suddenly overcome with memories of old friends, family, loves that have come and gone. And in this tiny shop, in the unlikely company of a complete stranger, Binny discovers a surprising sense of peace.
The Passage
Does the past hold the key to her future?
Returning to work after a terrible personal tragedy, location scout Neve Ashley visits historic Everly Manor. Touring the elegant Tudor mansion, she’s delighted by the vivid tapestries and intricately carved features, and is intrigued by the local legend of Lord Hugo Everly, who vanished without a trace over three-hundred years ago. Neve thinks nothing more of the story until, exploring the ancient church crypt, she discovers a mysterious passageway. Stone steps climb up to a heavy wooden door, hesitantly, she pushes it open…
Suddenly, Neve is in 1685 and directly in the path of Hugo’s galloping horse. But unable to explain how she has arrived here, Neve is seized as a spy by an angry and terrifying Hugo. She is taken away from the passage, and her only hope of returning home…
Trapped, and separated from all she knows, Neve needs to figure out an escape. It’s clear Hugo doesn’t trust her, but as they travel together across the English countryside, Neve starts to understand the plot he’s caught up in, and a powerful bond grows between them. When Hugo’s enemies strike, Neve makes a desperate choice to save Hugo’s life, but revealing her secret might risk more than her heart is willing to give…
Cool Dogs Cool Homes: Living in Style with your Pooch would make a great Christmas gift for your design and dog loving family and friends.
More Books
If you have already read these books or missed something I have featured before on the blog check out My Bookshop on Amazon. Don’t forget to check out my Christmas books for kids, reading a book together is a great way to make memories this season with your grands and your children.
Books for Kids
FASHION AND DECOR FINDS & SALES
Outfit of the Day
Add a little or a lot of sparkle to your holly outfit. The flower patterned black skirt is paired with a bright fuchsia pink sweater with sparkly buttons. It’s paired with a pair of festive sling backs and a sequence bag. Spritz on a little perfume and you are good to go.
Outfit details: skirt//sweater//shoes//earrings//perfume//bag.
Holiday Finds~Sales and Great Deals
If you like Nambe, this cocktails shaker is $49.00 at TJMAXX! Save yourself $75!
Love this soap and lotion, it smells just like Christmas. And this Morris & Co make-up bag.
These cute gloves are a great stocking stuffer! So is this cashmere pair.
UNTIL TOMORROW
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Don’t forget to stop by tomorrow for Weekend Meanderings with Kim and Juliet. Have a wonderful weekend.
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One of my favorite things on Fridays is going down the bunny hole of all you shared. Adding pumpkin scones to serve as our family bakes together on Wednesday! Happy Thanksgiving, sweet friend!
My kids love that book The Mitten!!! Have a happy weekend Elizabeth and Happy Thanksgiving
The Mitten is such a sweet book. I hope that you have a wonderful holiday Nicole. Enjoy your sweet kids!
Have a wonderful weekend.