How is your summer season going to this point? Proper now Anton’s touring together with his dad, and I miss him a lot! It’s a tough a part of being divorced, however I’m attempting to work on it like a muscle and lean into different issues. So! This previous weekend, Toby, Freddie, and I drove upstate to go to buddies. When Freddie got here to choose us up, he made us giggle with this signal.
Right here’s the view from their porch! So cool to have a pool within the entrance yard.
Our buddy Jimmy made linguine with clam sauce (NYTimes reward hyperlink) for dinner — “However I used contemporary shucked clams, not canned,” he instructed me, “They’ve a greater style and really feel.” — together with Alison Roman’s spicy breadcrumbs, or “savory sprinkles” as his youngsters known as them. Soooo scrumptious and lemony.
Afterward, we performed Ono 99 (a really enjoyable, rousing recreation that’s simple to be taught), and I beloved these expressions when these two realized they have been going to lose.
Bear in mind Sharon?
We additionally went to a close-by cheese store with the funniest little indicators. This one made me giggle: “Glorious gouda of unknown windfall and undetermined age. Purchased from our Belgian cheese man, who offered no supporting documentation and isn’t answering his emails. Most likely Dutch, possibly Belgian.”
Lastly, my fantastic buddy simply received surgical procedure and requested for fast humorous podcasts whereas recovering. I remembered this outdated round-up — what would you add to the record?
Hope your summer season goes properly, though after all it doesn’t must be! As Zora Neale Hurston wrote, “There are years that ask questions and years that reply.” What have you ever been as much as? Right here for all of it, and sending love, as all the time. xoxo
P.S. A couple of extra pick-me-ups:
* enjoyable break-up recommendation from Gemma
* scrumptious boxed brownies and funky $40 sandals you’ll be able to hike in
* asking long-time buddies to hang around (made me giggle)
* sneaking potato chips into recipes and assembly the neighbors
* the distinction between motels and Airbnbs, hahaha
(VW bug Citroen 2CV picture by Grace Cady. Thanks, Julia Okay.!)
