A weekend update, A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons, Dior and I, Fall sweaters and so much more on Monday Musings. 

MONDAY MUSINGS

Good morning friends. How was your weekend?

Ours was busy and a lot of fun. We spent much of the weekend with family both in person and on FaceTime. Saturday we went through old family photos and and boxes and reminisced about days gone by.

Sunday everyone got together to watch the Chiefs play Minneapolis. We made 2 kinds of chili, lots of appetizers and I made a German chocolate cake. I could have skipped the cake, not because it wasn’t good but because the frosting is my favorite part. I could have eaten the entire pot of frosting. Anyone else a frosting lover?

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, do you have the day off? I have a bunch of stuff to catch up on so that is my plan for the day.

Next up +5 things.

+5 THINGS

1.READ~A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons

A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons

Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh is determined to blaze a new trail at the University College London, but with her colleagues’ beliefs about women’s academic inabilities and not-so-subtle hints that her deceased father’s reputation paved her way into the botany department, she feels stymied at every turn.

When she attends a dinner party for the school, she expects to engage in conversations about the university’s large expedition to the Amazon. What she doesn’t expect is for Mrs. Henry, one of the professors’ wives, to drop to the floor, poisoned by an unknown toxin.

Dr. Maxwell, Saffron’s mentor, is the main suspect and evidence quickly mounts. Joined by fellow researcher–and potential romantic interest–Alexander Ashton, Saffron uses her knowledge of botany as she explores steamy greenhouses, dark gardens, and deadly poisons to clear Maxwell’s name.

Will she be able to uncover the truth, or will her investigation land her on the murderer’s list, in this entertaining examination of society’s expectations?

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2. WATCHED~Dior and I

In honor of the recent Paris fashion week. Dior and I.

3.WEEKEND LINKS: READ+WATCH+LISTEN

The Interiors That Made Nancy Meyers a Design Icon

The Best Stress-Fighting Foods You Can Eat, According to Doctors

A Fresh Harvest of Fall Cookbooks

Best Winter Vacation Ideas for 2024: 24 Trip Ideas from Antigua to Zimbabwe

The 21 Best Trader Joe’s Fall Products for 2023, According to Employees

Best Winter Vacation Ideas for 2024: 24 Trip Ideas from Antigua to Zimbabwe

Taylor Lorenz on the Future of Fashion Influencers

25 Ways to Get Rid of Bloating as Fast as Possible, Straight from Pros

The 23 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023

12 Flavourful, Crunchy Veggie Snacks Dietitians Love to Up Your Fibre Intake

Fall Travel, From A to B Through Z

10 Things Successful Women Do Before 9AM

How to Be “Not That Fancy,” According to Reba McEntire

I Spent Months Trying to Feel Happier. Here’s What Worked (& What Very Much Didn’t)

18 Documentaries So Good You Won’t Sleep Until You Finish Them

4. SHOPPING BREAK

OUTFIT OF THE WEEK

Here are the outfit details: blue skirt//shirt//sweater vest//boots//bag//bracelet

Amazon Prime Days

Are you shopping Prime Days. I have my eye on the Dyson airwrap, this face cream and make-up primer and a few books to add to my stack.  If you want to be your own barista, we own this machine and it make perfect espressos, cappuccinos, steamed milk and lots more coffee house drinks. It would make a fabulous gift for Christmas.

5. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT~WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

Did you check out weekend meanderings on Saturday? I joined Juliet and Kim for our weekly series of all of the things that piqued our interest this week. I shared Shelia Bridges for Williams Sonoma, Shannon Ables, H&M holiday decor head start and lots more on weekend meanderings.

Don’t forget to check out the post if you missed it and then hop over to see what Kim and Juliet shared!

THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

I hope that you enjoyed Monday Musings and found something to read, watch or even add to your cart.

What book are you currently reading? Have you baked any delicious Fall recipes? I would love to hear about it so please share.

Have a great day friends, thank you for spending part of it with me.

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