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Let It Be Sunday!

April 24, 2016 by Joy the Baker 28 Comments

Let It Be Sunday!

Hello friends!  Welcome to Sunday and hallelujah / glory be! 

I’ve been venturing out for walks in my new neighborhood which, as silly as it sounds, takes a few dashes of courage and an open heart… and jeepers it’s magic!  It doesn’t hurt that the city is sparkling with Spring and sunshine, there’s jazz in the air (literally), and kittens asleep on porches.  

I hope this time of year finds you also blooming with courage and finding grace in the transitions that life always throws our way. 

This week on the Internet went something like this:  

•  Isn’t it absolutely incredible that we’ve lived on the same Earth at the same time as unicorns like Prince?  Really.  Mourning Prince and David Bowie showing there’s no right way to be a man. 

•  This is some DEEP bright-siding:  How The Apocalypse Will Bring Out The Best In People 

•  When I was in college, which… gosh, it doesn’t even feel like thaaaat long ago… we took our notes with pen and spiral notebook.  There was a computer lab on the top floor of the library where people would put their name on a list and wait their turn to sign into their AOL accounts.  It turns out that taking notes pen and paper style is actually better for your brain than typing furiously on a laptop.  Since we can’t write as fast as we type, our brains have to process what is important information.  Aka:  Put your laptops away.

•  We gotta stop hurting our home or mine is going to be under water in a few tens of years.   How Earth Has Upped The Stakes

•  Less gossip and more sleep.  No alcohol No coffee for 15 months.  This is what happened.   But really, you had me at ‘I poop like a king’.  

•  As we’re living through (and somewhat taking for grated) these glorious younger years in life, some of us swiping through dating apps, detailing awkward dates and weird hangups to our friends… what we’re looking for is the kind of  love that is so big, deep and strong that it glues two hearts together as we age into and away from ourselves.  That’s a thing that Tinder won’t tell you. See this:  Late December 

•  This is very honest and hard and beautiful.  I’m thinking about you and your sister, Jessie.  With love.  WHY? 

•  Everyone freaked out about Sia at Coachella with good reason.  She’s an artist, actual. 

•  Jon made Falafel Waffles with Mediterranean Slaw because he’s really good at turning foods into other foods.  See also:  Cuban Sandwich Egg Rolls. 

•  We really want you to look beyond the French Quarter.  How to discover the artistic side of New Orleans.  

•  It’s music festival season and I’m headed to Jazz Fest here in New Orleans this afternoon.  Here’s The 7 People You See At Jazz Fest.  I’ve seen a lot of festival fashion girls so far this weekend.  Apparently no one is wearing bras anymore, just so you know.  I am.  These things are nearing 35.    

•  The Best Grocery Store In America Is Rouses In New Orleans.  Yea… you heard right Berkeley Bowl.  We don’t even have 19 kinda of quinoa.  

•  Tiny Strawberry and Cream Scones because strawberries are here and we always need an excuse for cream.

•  Itty Bitty Kitty Necklace.  It’s not like we need it, it’s just that we want it.  

•  Last week I blasted you with cookbook inspiration but here’s the fiction I’m reading, a suggestion from Kerry Diamond of Cherry Bombe Magazine:  The Queen of the Night.  So far SO GOOD! 

It was really hard for me not to talk about Survivor… next week.  Sorry / not.  

Let’s go chase the sun and the music.

xo Joy

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  1. Anna McCarthy

    April 24, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    Girl! Unless I’m hallucinating I’m pretty sure I just saw you at Jazzfest! Enjoy this gorgeous day!!!!!

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    • joythebaker

      April 25, 2016 at 2:49 pm

      that was me!

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  2. Liz

    April 24, 2016 at 1:41 pm

    Love your pictures of New Orleans. And the scones look so yummy. I stopped watching Survivor several seasons ago and now you are making me regret not watching this season !

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  3. Jolie

    April 24, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    OMG Joy, HOW GOOD IS SURVIVOR THIS SEASON!??? I am so so so itchy for the next installment. I’d probably give up coffee and alcohol if I could binge the whole shebang in one sitting!

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  4. Karen

    April 24, 2016 at 9:49 am

    Love the comment about not wearing bras. I have to agree with you.

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  5. Nadia

    April 24, 2016 at 9:42 am

    Love your Sunday posts! Finished all the reading so now off to bake some scones.

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  6. Candice

    April 24, 2016 at 9:03 am

    But Survivor last week…how could you not? #buhbyescott.

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  7. Annaliese

    April 24, 2016 at 8:58 am

    Love the first picture of Tron cat, napping on the porch :)

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  8. JD

    April 24, 2016 at 8:40 am

    Things to make you go Hmmmmmmmmmm.
    Things that evoke bitter sweet memories.
    Things that make you laugh out loud ….. those characters don’t just show up for the Music Fests, they are part and parcel of what makes NOLA a daily delight for locals and visitors alike.
    Then throw in a few mouth-watering recipes and my Sunday is off to a flying start.
    Thanks Joy, for once again bringing a rich tapestry of articles for our perusal.
    Have a great Sunday

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  9. Devon Taylor

    April 24, 2016 at 7:16 am

    I always smile while reading your posts. I especially love the hodgepodge posts – it makes me feel like someone else’s brain works similar to mine and you write the way I talk.

    Reply
  10. Caroline

    April 24, 2016 at 7:08 am

    Thanks for the reminder on courage and grace during transition. As someone who is likely embarking on a move and new job, this felt comforting to read.

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    • Jessica

      April 25, 2016 at 2:20 am

      I so agree. I needed this reminder and I just wanted to leave a note to let you know how big a difference this one sentence has made. Thank you thank you.

      Reply
  11. Kelly

    April 24, 2016 at 6:55 am

    Good morning, Joy! I’m not sure that I’ve ever commented, but I just wanted to let you know I really enjoy your Sunday posts. I look forward to it, even if I am typically reading it at 6am when the cat decides Sunday isn’t for sleeping in. :)

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  12. adykay2014

    April 24, 2016 at 6:03 am

    Actually, the act of writing notes can help commit information to memory. (Typing on a laptop does not.)

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  13. Judy Swords

    April 24, 2016 at 6:00 am

    Gosh, I miss Rouses. Love your blog. My daughter spent several years in Nola, and I look forward to reading and close my eyes and miss it all over again. It gets in your blood, even when you hate it. And thanks for the link re note taking, nice when scientists prove something mama has been trying to tell the kids for years.

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  14. Karen

    April 24, 2016 at 5:24 am

    I love your Sunday posts. Also, the milk chocolate cookies and cream cookies are BOMB. That’s all.

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  15. Rena

    April 24, 2016 at 2:43 am

    Thanks for sharing again what you found in the Internet. Especially the text “Put your laptops ways” makes me think …
    xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
    Giveaway: You can win € 100! But He would Spend € 100
    http://www.dressedwithsoul.com

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