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Let It Be The Weekend

March 21, 2013 by Joy the Baker 73 Comments

let it be the weekend

I didn’t want to have to be the one to tell you this, but March has almost come to a close.  You know what’s next?  We’re going to steamroll through April, freak out through May, scream through summer, then Christmas music starts.

It’s scary.  Time is an unstoppable beast… unless you’re sleeping (but even then).

I think we should make time work for us this weekend.  I think we should try to stretch every hour and every minute to its deepest point of relaxation.  A time massage?  Is that possible?

Maybe it’s a good weekend to get nice and cozy with a few of your favorite things… unless you’re like, a bridesmaid in your best friend’s wedding… in which case, NO COZY FOR YOU!

Here are some of my favorite weekend cozy essentials.  Maybe some of these elements will inspire you to make some hot coffee, pull out the pretty stationary, flip through a new but forgotten cookbook, and just maybe… take a few moments to daydream.  Also… there better be brunch.  On the real, on the reg.

I’m revisiting The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook.  It’s from famed Seattle restaurant dude, Tom Douglas.  There’s a recipe for Hot Buttered Rum Apple Pie that has my name aaaallll over it.

I’m so smitten by this stationery from Minted.  It feels so special to write notes on personalized stationary.  I love this watercolor look.  And this sweet monogrammed situation makes me feel fancy.

Also… am I the only dork that’s totally into stamping their handwritten letters with monogrammed wax!?  Lettered stamps and sealing wax make letter writing sooo worth it!

Sometimes I receive gifts that I deem ‘too good to use’.  Take this pretty turquoise journal.  It’s leather-bound and utterly lovely.  I’ve got it in my brain that no words I put together are good enough for its pages.  That’s ridiculous.  I’m taking pen to paper this weekend!

Have you read the book One Hundred Demons?  If you’re a thinking and feeling woman in the world, I think you should read it.  It’s a cartoon narrative (yea, I said that) about love and growth, awkward times and forgiveness.  Lynda Barry lays it all out there.

Have some strawberries this weekend!  In California they’re starting to get good.

Speaking of strawberries.  I’m testing recipes for the second Joy the Baker Cookbook (it’s happening), and I’m going to nail a recipe for Strawberry Mascarpone Ice Cream if it kills me (which it probably won’t).

Lastly, let there be brunch.  This Creme Fraiche Quiche was, and continues to be, THE BUSINESS!

I love you most sincerely.  Enjoy your weekend time!

xo joy

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  1. Mackenzie

    April 9, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    one hundred demons is the BOMB! as is that anthro journal. been waiting for months for it to not be nearly 30 bucks. setting my goals high.

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  2. Susie

    April 3, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    Awww….the stationaries are all so cute! I used to collect them but I never wanted to use them =) I just stare at them or smell them and it makes me happy.

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  3. Aimee Mulligan

    March 25, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    I am late to the party, but get it done Joy! Your stationary is fabulous and I am envious of your journal. I have already made a big batch of strawberry jam. Yum!!

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  4. Bee @ deux dilettantes

    March 25, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    I’m from Seattle and love the Dahlia Bakery, their shop in Belltown is so pretty and one of my favorite breakfast spots. Have you ever tried their maple eclairs? They’re fantastic! Have fun revisiting the book!

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  5. Not Only Sugar

    March 25, 2013 at 4:04 am

    This mix is so lovely…

    Not Only Sugar

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  6. Chineka @ Savor the Baking

    March 24, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    That is such a beautiful journal and cookbooks are always a good read for me. Pretty stationery is always nice to write on and hear what the person you are sending it to thought of it.

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  7. Abby

    March 24, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    Yeah, the time runs faster and faster though we are not on a race. We better enjoy every moment. But some times I hope I could stop the clock ticking and stay in that moment. And I like to try your creme-fraiche-quiche, look very delicious :)

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  8. Lori

    March 24, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    Love, love, love this idea. Wish I had read it before Sunday night…. Thinking I’ll take a relaxing “weekend” one weeknight this week :)

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