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Let It Be Sunday, 234!

August 11, 2019 by Joy the Baker 13 Comments

Hello dears! 

How are you today?  It’s ok if you don’t know the answer yet.  

I’m in San Francisco for a petit weekend hosting a Bakehouse-style workshop with my friends at Farmgirl Flowers.  There’s been more cake than any other weekend in recent history (which really is saying a lot).  I’m trying to sneak in as much sushi and as many tacos as I can, bless up.  Being back out west is a sweet reminder of  both mountains and cool breezes so thanks, California for having me back for a bit. 

This week has been heavy with reminders of who we are as a country right now. It feels like we’re in a spiral of violence and inhumanity that’s becoming normalized and it’s scary and unacceptable, really.   

The links this week are offered below. Thank you for stopping here as part of your Sunday. I appreciate you and I sincerely wish you well today. 

•  “The carnage of yesterday is today—and it seems never ending.” A Lynch Mob of One (The Atlantic) 

•  A waste, a corruption, a distortion:  Toni Morrison talks white supremacy. (YouTube) (Thank you for this reminder and link Ann Friedman)

•  “You’ve never heard of her, but somewhere in America, a top-secret investigator known as the Savant is infiltrating online hate groups to take down the most violent men in the country.”  Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens? (Cosmopolitan) 

•  I hope for a lot of things. One of them is that there are pictures of be dancing to remember me with when I’m dead and gone.  There have been many well-earned important words written about Toni Morrison this week and these pictures and images are some of the most joyful:  Toni Morrison Dancing. (The New York Times) 

•  Always catching flights, no feelings.  JK, I’m catching feelings too. But I’m also tryna hustle and get this work done, ya know? How To Actually Get Work Done On A Plane (The Points Guy) 

•  It is absolutely not too late for a summer road trip to find the best sandwich in your state: America’s Best Sandwiches. (Tasting Table) 

•  This I’ve been working pie recipes for the fall (which honestly is pretty difficult to do in New Orleans in August) and this Cranberry Chiffon Pie has caught my eye.  Look for some old school pies coming your way when the temperatures drop.  (Saveur) 

•  This weekend in San Francisco has been ideal.  Nothin can beat this California breeze and this hardworking California-to-you flower company: Farmgirl Flowers.

•  Summer always feels infinite until August sneaks up the heaviest heat that threatens to send us melted into autumn.  But summer is not over yet!  Let’s enjoy these dog days! How are you doing with your Summer Bucket List? 

•  What I’m listening to: Tank and the Bangas. (Spotify)

•  I love this in-shower hair cream for nights I go to bed with wet hair: Perfect Hair Day In-Shower Styler. (Livingproof) 

•  The BakeAway is coming up Labor Day weekend!  

•  I’m working on my fall reading list. What are you loving or looking forward to? 

I hope you enjoy this Sunday. 

My love to you. 

xo Joy

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  1. Samantha

    August 31, 2019 at 6:45 am

    Great post!

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  2. Emily S.

    August 12, 2019 at 2:01 pm

    I have a really fun book recommendation.

    It’s called One More Croissant for the Road, by Felicity Cloake. She is a food writer for the Guardian. It’s all about a bicycle journey around France to find the best regional foods all over the country. It was SO good! It was only printed in the UK, but it is on Amazon, and has very high ratings at GoodReads.

    Check it out!
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40492267-one-more-croissant-for-the-road

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  3. Elizabeth

    August 12, 2019 at 6:40 am

    Reading List ideas: Homegoing, Educated, The Huntress, All the Colors We Will See, The Sun Does Shine. Happy reading!

    Reply
  4. Cassandra

    August 11, 2019 at 5:43 pm

    Both of Sally Rooney’s novels are page-turning dynamos! Hope you’re eating good pastries in SF!

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  5. raychel

    August 11, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    I’ve been reading all of Tana French’s novels this summer and I bet they’d be even better to read in the fall! A good murder mystery is perfect for the spookiest time of year.

    Reply
  6. Rob

    August 11, 2019 at 1:06 pm

    I’m a guy that loves your ‘Let It Be Sunday’ posts, but still a guy. :-)

    Reply
  7. SC Gal

    August 11, 2019 at 11:56 am

    Thank you Joy,
    It has been a rough couple of weeks and your Sunday column always manages to remind me that we’re all in this thing together.

    Reply
  8. Nicole Schwartz

    August 11, 2019 at 10:50 am

    Sorry we missed you in SF. Glad you are having all the fun. I wanted to recommend Educated by Tara Westover. It is amazing.

    Reply
  9. Prissy

    August 11, 2019 at 10:33 am

    Bay area weather is gorgeous. I love our new house, although I’ve got oven issues and won’t be doing any serious stuff for a couple more months.
    Alas, the house is perfect but the kitchen is a gut job. The zen here won’t be complete until the heart is restored. Must have been a “heater” who lived here, not an eater. The oven is so small I can’t fit a full-size cookie sheet into it.
    Great post, thoughtful as always. Thank you, Joy!

    Reply
  10. lynn

    August 11, 2019 at 9:53 am

    I actually wrote my entire feature film script in two flights two Thanksgivings ago!!! But that was rare, if there’s a TV or wifi I’m useless on a plane (my last flight back from NYC I just watched the Kardashians while scrolling through Instagram for 5 hours).

    Reply
  11. Lauren

    August 11, 2019 at 9:51 am

    I”m intrigued by this Living Proof product! Would you mind sharing your hair type?

    Reply
  12. Mark Williams

    August 11, 2019 at 9:19 am

    I am making a Lemon Sour Cream pie this morning. I have a question. Does adding more Lemon zest or Lemon juice give it the lemon tartness?

    Reply
  13. Lindsay

    August 11, 2019 at 8:38 am

    Rec for your fall reading list if you didn’t get to it this summer — Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes — sort of a romcom but with both heart and intelligence.

    Reply

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