Monday Musings No. 66

Monday Musings No. 66, a weekend update + 5 Things: what I read, watched, and discovered this weekend and more.

Monday Musings

Good morning musings friends. Whew it has been a busy but fun weekend! Friday my husband logged into the company computer for the last time and at 3:00 after a virtual farewell party said goodbye to a company he has worked for over 20 years. He is officially retired from that career and looking forward to the adventures ahead.

We spent the weekend celebrating with friends, on Friday a friend/coworker flew in for dinner drinks and lots of laughs. Saturday morning the same, excepts coffee instead of cocktails. In the evening we celebrated again with our friends here at a small party, we are blessed to have made such wonderful friends in the short time we have lived here in NC.

Sunday we were supposed to go to the harness races but to be honest we were too tired. The plan was to take it easy but the beautiful weather and sun called us outside to work. We spent 6 hours working outside, planting containers, cleaning beds, laying mulch and soaking up the sun. A tiring but fruitful end to the weekend.

Ok, onto +5 things!

1.Read

I LOVED this book!

The Seamstress of Sardinia

In 1900 Sardinia, a young woman’s remarkable talent with a needle earns her a position as a seamstress with a wealthy family. Inside this privileged world far different from her own humble beginnings, the skilled sewer quietly takes measurements, sketches designs, mends hems—and in the silence, hears whispered secrets and stories of all those around her.

Through the watchful young seamstress’s eyes, this small Italian city and its residents emerge in all their vitality, vanity, and fragility—flawed yet congenial people who are not quite what they pretend to be. There is the Marchesa Esther, who rides horses and studies mechanics and ancient Greek; Miss Lily Rose, a spirited American journalist who commissions a special corset—with pockets to hide more than just her flaws; the Provera sisters with their expensive Parisian fashions that belie their financial hardships; and Assuntina, the wild child. There are men, young, old, and in between; love affairs and broken hearts; and even a murder (or was it suicide?). And at the center, watching and waiting is the seamstress herself, an intelligent, ambitious girl with a tender heart and her own impossible dream.

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2.Watched

Quintessentially British (watch it here)

3.Weekend Links

Tour Serena & Lily’s Roslyn Design Shop

A Navy SEAL Shows Lifelong Success Comes Down to Embracing the 1-Second Decision

You’d Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don’t You?

You Should Pour Boiling Water on Your Chicken Thighs

Why Americans Care About Work So Much

Here’s Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Saving Rainwater

This Is the Quickest Way to Get Rid of Your Lawn (and Yes, You Should Do It Now)

10 Favorite Kitchens from Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

14 Rules for Being You Today

Listening to Priyanka Chopra Jonas

4.Finds

Outfit of the Day

pants//sweater//shoes//bag//earrings//t-shirt//perfume

5. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT~WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

Saturday I joined Juliet and Kim for weekend meanderings I shared Daffodils, free vintage art sources, and more on today’s weekend meanderings.

You can find all of the  weekend meanderings posts here if you missed any or are looking for something that was previously featured.

THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

I hope that you enjoyed Monday Musings and that you found something to enjoy. Have a great day!

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