You know what you can do in New Orleans? You can walk down the street, walking a dog that is not yours, drinking a beer in a koozie, wearing purple pants, at sunset, like a civilized human being, amen. These days, more than I’ve ever felt like I really live in New Orleans. Mostly because my neighborhood is the real real New Orleans deal (no tourist busses drive through), my neighbor called me ‘baby’ in her slow southern drawl, and we acknowledged our shared humanity as she encouraged a jogger running down the street like he was running a marathon for one. She definitely wanted him to take his shirt off… ‘so our men can feel like men’ she said. I was ambivalent about that part. He laughed and seemed to run a little faster.
So. What’s next? A lazy Sunday where I make nachos for myself? Yep. Exactly right. Hit the nail right on the head.
I hope you and yours are mellowed into the weekend and feeling all sorts of fine.
The Internet according to the Internet:
• Seeing Double / A World Without Mirror. ‘In the modern imagination, the mirror has been placed at the center of what defines us as a species, and what defines us as individuals.’ What do we even really look like / could whatever that is definitely include the flower crown filter on Snapchat, thanks.
• I really enjoyed this article in Vice: The Unhealthy Truth Behind “Wellness” and “Clean Eating”. I’m never not going to eat cake and also.. white sugar is not a drug- just eat less of it if you’re stressing it and chiillll out (my advice, which is pretty good if you ask me which you didn’t). When we’re talking about ‘wellness’, what happens if we separate pleasure from nutrition (besides thigh-gap)?
• I have a very strong fascination with Mt. Everest so this is exactly up my alley: The most successful female Everest climber of all time is a housekeeper in Hartford, Connecticut.
• Here’s a little bit of weird reality, ‘driving Uber’ is the new ‘waiting tables’… except there’s more moving of drugs. Which… if I think back to my days of waiting tables… nevermind.
• Why Isn’t America Shopping? It is because we’re looking for experiences to Instagram ooorrr are we just at home waiting for our Urban Outfitters pizza delivery?
• A charming and bizarre weekend read. Harlem Knight Fight Suit and tie by day. Suit of armor by night. I love people. (Sometimes I hate people… but I love people.)
• These cookies look absolutely irresistible and we should all make them as close to immediately as possible: French Salted Butter Cookies.
• Tron is an only (cat) child and he’s getting some new toys in the mail this week from Purrfect Play Catnip Toys. I said cat-child. Cry for help, periodpointblank.
• The very best coffee in New Orleans: Cherry Espresso Bar.
• This is my summer shoe: a classic Converse, but slightly more slip on.
• My favorite new-to-me app these days is Hyperlapse from Instagram. It makes time-lapse videos so simply! It’s really incredible what we can do now.
• Food I’m looking forward to sooner rather than later: Beer Battered Onion Rings with Buttermilk Ranch Dipping Sauce (and I’m not even sorry).
• Have you seen the new The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit cards!? They’re beautiful. The art, the words, the spirit of this company is big with echoes.
Have a really glorious day!
xo Joy
Anne
I love your Sunday posts – and laughed loudly as I saw the French salted butter cookies link. Found that recipe Friday night and determined it was my Sunday afternoon guilty pleasure. Great minds….!
Stacy
Those cookies came across my Tumblr this weekend! Did you see his post on making your own cultured butter?
Robyn
I want to move to New Orleans!!!
JD
Great line up
Always enjoy seeing what’s new on Sundays and of course the recipes
Have a great rest of your day
perfectingdeliciousness
just got the butter for those “French Salted Butter Cookies”!! thank you David! Now just have to get the aluminum free baking powder. love your Sunday posts, Joy, Thank you!!
Melissa
about to honeymoon (and try so hard to convince my soon to be hubby that we need to live in new orleans for at least some part of our life), and i was curious which area of new orleans you’ve moved to! he’s all about authenticity, and we try to shy away from tourist attractions in most cities we visit. sorry if you’ve already mentioned this before!
joythebaker
i live in the Bywater area. happy honeymoon!
dessertfortwo
Happy Sunday, sweet friend! Love this link up (like always!)
Dani H
Cats are cat-children, or as they prefer to be called “Divine Ruler of All the World” (at least your world.)
Have a lovely Sunday, Joy.
joythebaker
You are so correct!
freckledme
I call them my “kits” aka, kitty-kids. (They call me “stop kissing us”.)
Natalia
Happy Sunday!!! Love reading your Sunday love notes ????
Kristie
I refer to my cats as my kids, always. Never shy away from the cat crazies! Embrace it and forget the haters! :)
Julie
Loved the Vice article. After watching Netflix’s Cooked, I completely stopped believing in the whole gluten-free diet (of which I was ready doubtful) and realized it was merely stress that was at the root of my gut issues and probably a lot of other people’s. I think the greater cause for concern is all the unnatural preservatives that are put into store bought bread to increase shelf-life. Corporations want us to believe it’s gluten, but there are greater evils if you ask me.
Sarah
Unless you have Celiac disease, which is very real.
Kate
Check out EverestNoFilter on snapchat if you haven’t already. So stinking cool.
joythebaker
oh my gosh THANK YOU!
camellia's cottage
Oh you grabbed me with the first line! love New Orleans! and love your blog!
Nancy K
HAppy Sunday, Joy! Thanks so much for introducing me to PerfectPlay cat toys. I checked out the website and already have my eye on a few thing for my cats as well as the cat kids of good friends. The wool dust bunnies look perfect!
joythebaker
fantastic!
findingmykd
I just read this the other day and can’t help but thinking the conversation needs to be reframed and talked about by people who aren’t selling something.
Mary Ann
Thank you for this article.
wellwellgirls
your dog is very cute! x
jess x | https://wellwellgirls.blogspot.tw/
Charles
Sounds like you’ve found “the life”…….