Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more.
FRIDAY FAVORITES NO. 639
Good morning friends! Did you have a nice week? Aside from the torrential rains yesterday it’s been a beautiful week. I know that I have said this before but the weather has been so lovely this spring. There is nothing like a cool breeze wafting through your doors and windows. I love to get up before anyone else and sit on the porch with a cup of cocoa listening to the birds and enjoying the cool air.
This weekend is my niece’s graduation. My mom and step-dad are coming to town today and we have a week of fun planned, a party, the pool, a barbecue, shopping, spa day and lots more.
What about you, what are your weekend plans?
I have lots to share this week so let’s get to it.
FOOD
Chicken Shawarma Meatball Sandwich, spice-packed meatballs, with tangy slaw in a soft bun. I cannot wait to make these.
Greek Orzo with tomatoes, feta, olives, and basil is a delicious quick and easy dish that comes together in under 30 minutes, using only one pan.
Crispy chicken, creamy burrata and marinated tomatoes the perfect summer dinner.
It’s cherry season! Why not make these roasted cherry crumb bars?
LINKS TO READ+WATCH+LISTEN
She’s 11 years old. She’s about to graduate from college. And she’s just getting started
30 Things I Learned at European Cooking School
What Is Creatine, and What Can This Supplement Do (and Not Do) for My Health?
This City Was Just Ranked the Happiest in the United States
No 69-Year-Old Looks Like Kris Jenner IRL. Not Even Kris Jenner.
36 of the Most Influential Female Artists Throughout History
Can Tracking Make My Sleep Worse? The Quiet Torment of Sleep Tech.
Gen Z Parents Don’t Like Reading to Their Kids – and Educators Are Worried! YIKES!
Your Dishwashing Style Says a Lot About Who You Are
BOOKS~ ON MY LIST AND MY BEDSIDE TABLE
London’s Number One Dog-Walking Agency
Aside from the odd biter or growler, the occasional bolter and the one dog who didn’t want to walk, the canines were the easy part. They were a muddy, messy joy in all shapes, sizes and breeds, from greedy Labradors to pampered pugs and everything in between. It was the owners who were the real challenge, a giddy mix of the over-protective, the clueless, the eccentrics and the perfectionists. There is no rule book on how to navigate the obsessions of the London dog owner. A degree in human psychology would have been far preferable to any sort of animal qualification. Not that I had either…
In 2006, Kate MacDougall was working a safe but dull job at the venerable auction house Sotheby’s in London. After a clumsy accident nearly destroyed a precious piece of art, she quit Sotheby’s and set up her own dog-walking company. Kate knew little about dogs and nothing about business, and no one thought being a professional dog walker was a good use of her university degree. Nevertheless, Kate embarked upon an entirely new and very much improvised career walking some of the city’s many pampered pooches, branding her company “London’s Number One Dog Walking Agency.”
The Unlikely Life of Maisie Meadows
When Maisie Meadows finds herself single and jobless on New Year’s Day, she resolves that this will be the year she focuses on bringing her scattered family back together. Romance is all very well, but it’s the people you grew up with that matter the most.
But a new job working at an auction house puts her in the path of Theo, a gorgeous but unattainable man who she can’t help but be distracted by. As their bond begins to grow, Maisie finds herself struggling to fulfil the promise she made to herself – but the universe has other ideas, and it’s not long before the Meadows family are thrown back together in the most unlikely of circumstances…
Oxford, England. After a decade abroad, Martha Thornhill has returned home to the city whose ancient institutions have long defined her family. But the ghosts she had thought to be at rest seem to have been waiting for her to return. When an anonymous letter is delivered to the Clarendon English Dictionary, where Martha is a newly hired senior editor, it’s rapidly clear that this is not the usual lexicographical enquiry. Instead, the coded letter hints at secrets and lies linked to a particular year.
The date can mean only one the summer Martha’s brilliant older sister Charlie went missing.
When more letters arrive, Martha and her team pull apart the complex clues within them, and soon, the mystery becomes ever more insistent and troubling. Because it seems Charlie had been keeping a powerful secret, and someone may be trying to lead the lexicographers towards the truth that will unravel the mystery of her disappearance. But other forces are no less desperate to keep their secrets well and truly buried, and Martha and her team must crack the codes before it’s too late.
MORE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
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SHOPPING~OUTFIT OF THE DAY
Isn’t this t-shirt pretty? I love the block print look. It pairs with shorts, pants, jeans or even a skirt.
Outfit Details~Click the Photos Below
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UNTIL TOMORROW
I hope you enjoyed the recipes, links and books I discovered this week on Friday Favorites. Have you read any good books this week? Listened to an interesting podcast or made something delicious? If so please share!
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