This list of weekend reads was supposed to come your way on Sunday. That didn’t happen and I have a slight sunburn on my shoulders… such are the hazards (and joys) of summer living. I played hooky. We’re all allowed every once in a while, right?
This week I took a solo roadtrip to Ponce De Leon, Florida where they have the most temperate, mossy, magical fresh water spring. Brisk. Very brisk. Fresh. Very fresh. It was a sweet summer trip, especially I’ve got some summer bucket listing to live this fine month of August.
I hope you are living well. Let’s not take ourselves too seriously until after Labor Day, ok?
Here are some ready for the week:
• An incredible long read: A Terrifying Journey Through The World’s Most Dangerous Jungle. Imagine if this is what it took for you to find a safe and fulfilling life.
• Forgiveness. Compassion. Understanding. The Ballad of Rocky Rontal.
• Do Your Friends Really Like You? I mean… probably no. Ok? I know. I already know. Important: “Friends are people you take the time to understand and allow to understand you”.
• Longtime Cookbook Collaborator Makes Her Solo Debut. Julia Turshen is one of the most thoughtful recipe writers and I’m very excited for her book Small Victories.
• Flying with shrieking children? Give your neighbors a goody bag. I see parents on planes and they’re always on high alert, ready to hush the slightest sound and soothe any sorts of ants in the pants with an iPad. It seems like hard hard work. Maybe the childless passengers should hand out goody bags to the parents. I mean… a screaming baby is just expressing exactly how we all feel on an airplane. Who can blame them?
• How To Make Bakery Bread At Home. It takes some doing but it’s worth the effort and adds a whole new appreciation for very well made bread.
• New Orleans loves a monument. Pokemon Go monument.
• We’re looking chic and effortless and summery. I think this is sweet: LOFT Dot Flounce Dress.
• Come on down this rabbit hole with me. We’re learning to dance on YouTube with Fitness Marshall, ok? We’re gonna look spazzy and that’s half the fun.
• Adrianna from A Cozy Kitchen made a coloring book for us! A Cozy Coloring Book. Also… she made the most gorgeous Italian Pistachio Cake with Roasted Plum Frosting.
• I’m part of a London Instagram Weekend Workshop with Belleannee and friends this September 16-18th! There are only a few spots open so if you’re interested hop on it!
That’s all for today. Carry on with it.
xo Joy
dessertfortwo
So much YES to the parenting stuff. So hard. <3
sara
YASS! Give goody bags to parents. I’ve been there and it IS EXHAUSTING. Thanks for noticing our struggles to keep our small screaming children from disrupting an otherwise horrible experience :)
Lyn Price
Hi Joy, I love your “Let It Be Sunday” posts. I was reading this today and it’s not Sunday but thought of you and the stories you put here. Thanks. https://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160728-the-ice-cream-truck-jingles-summer-spell
Vix
Freaking love Caleb’s dance videos. Thanks for sharing them with your audience!
Jenna
I definitely agree about that whole babies on planes thing. I am a childless lady myself, but whenever a parent apologizes for their crying baby I try to emphatically reassure them that it’s totally okay. That’s what ear plugs and headphones are for…
…also, if I were a baby and my ears were popping and the pressure in my head was building and I didn’t know what was happening, I’d be crying, too.
(I might have moments where I want to cry on planes as an adult…)
Aimee
Joy- Did you see any alligators? Where there is water there is usually an alligator (I used to live in FL). The water looks so clear– so makes for an easy getaway :) Thanks as always for the inspo.
joythebaker
Good grief no… ha!
lainecidlowski
I love the Fitness Marshall, so so so much sass.
Martha in KS
I wondered where you were on Sunday – I always look forward to your posts. But you’re forgiven. Being a “yeast-killer” I no longer try to bake bread. And I’ve found wonderful artisan loaves at Sprouts for less than $3. So why bother?
Courtney
I just love the Let It Be days. Keep ’em coming Joy!
Adrianna from A Cozy Kitchen
Thank you, friend! I love your Sunday links. I actually came on Sunday bc I needed something to read so I love seeing it on a Tuesday (perfect for procrastination). xoxo
adriennekatzkennedy
I am echoing the sentiments of other Londoners here (hi guys!) by expressing both my delight to have one of my favourite bloggers (and one of the first blogs I ever followed, nearly six years ago now) in my city, and sadness that I am too short on the cash money to attend your cool looking workshop. I am secretly hoping to serendipitously run into you on the tube/coffee shop/pub or some such so I will keep my fingers crossed!
Laura
Did you make your own pancakes at the Sugar Mill at Ponce De Leon?? Growing up, my dad used to take me there on special occasions and we’d kayak, wade in the springs, and make pancakes at the table :) :) :)
Pamela
Good lord that is a long time to wait for one loaf of bread. It does look pretty amazing though!
ellen king
Love the Fitness Narshal reccomendation…major rabbit hole.
Jdbakr
Great to see “Let it be Sunday” show up (for all the right reasons!) on Tuesday! Your posts are always entertaining and thought provoking. Thank you.
searedandshameless
Gosh that trip sounds magical. i always love reading these posts. Keeps me a little more connected ^_^
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Emily M.
That NYT article on airplane goody bags makes my blood boil. Seriously. I am past the shrieking baby/toddler stage with my kids, but during those years we were expats and did a ton of airplane travel and people were sometimes awesome and sometimes incredibly awful. I get it. Screaming kids are annoying. But parents are (most of the time) doing their best, and there are plenty of other really annoying humans on airplanes. Should they start handing out goody bags too? Compassion, people. It goes a long way.
Shannah
I agree – I’m still in the baby/toddler phase with mine, and I already feel scrutinized and dreaded enough. It’s enough that people look at kids on planes with unguarded disdain, but to think that these same people also expect goody bags from me? No. I will do everything in my power to keep them quiet for your sake and mine, but I don’t owe you a specially curated apology bag for traveling with my family. I was on the other side once too and I might have even agreed with this article at one point, but it’s so incredibly out of touch. You know what also goes toward facilitating goodwill? Treating kids and their parents like welcome fellow passengers when you see them, not something that needs to be apologized for. Also, realistically, it would probably help the kids actually be quieter if you brought a bag of diversions for them, not the other way around.
ellen
That article must have been written by one of those entitled milleniels we keep hearing about. I am flying this week with a newborn and a three year old. I plan on packing books, toys, and a lot of snacks. Guess what I won’t be bringing?
Ramona
Thanks for the Fitness Marshall link. It was all Tuesday all the time here, until I smiled, laughed and kitchen danced my way through one of the videos. Now, I’m feeling all I bring it on Tuesday, I’m ready!
Elisa
OMG LOL Yay fitness marshal and ty for the recipe for the gf angelfood!
Jessica Rose
Ohh so you’re coming to Londeeee!!! ;)
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Angela | The Awkward Blog
I’m so excited you are coming to London! I can’t afford the workshop fee but I’ll just be over here casually stalking your trip on social media ;)
francetaste
I love your reading links. Though I see we read a lot of the same stuff (NYT, anyone?). You still dig up things I didn’t know about, like that amazing jungle story.
That dress is adorable. I love Loft and their Julie/Marissa sizing. I saw so many women in dresses at the Carcassonne market on Saturday. It would have been easier to count the ones not in summery, loose dresses. Mostly florals, some graphics, a few solids. When it’s hot, dresses are the best thing to wear.
Josephine
Great post – love the picture.
/J
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Lottie Gibbons
Lovely picture! Love this post, very relaxing and ‘chilled’ ( I hate that word!) x
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Joy Wilson Serena
That is such a beautiful park! I was there last week also.
Victoria Sponge Pease Pudding
Wow, how exciting that you are returning to London next month! I hope you have a wonderful time, sadly I can’t afford the class but it looks wonderful. Drink all the gin and eat all the fish and chips Joy! x
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Roos
Gorgeous picture!! #Holidayvibe :)
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