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Friday Finds: Relationship tips, expressions of Blackness, Wes Anderson, and more!

Friends, we got a good six inches of snow on Tuesday and I delighted in it! It was an opportunity to romp with the dog (does your pup get the snow sillies, too?), take a lot of photos, and enjoy a whole new world outside our windows. My newly-acquired winter layers are keeping me perfectly cozy, and, while I wasn’t expecting it to start quite this early, I’m ready to embrace winter (why fight it, right?). Did you play outside at all this week?

 
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  • We’re all bears now.

  • 10 sustainable lighting options and nine sustainable rugs

  • I’ve been following @accidentallywesanderson since almost the beginning, and I’m excited to see that they have released a book!

  • Is your kitchen organized?

  • We are privileged to have a hot tub in our side yard, and I’ve been looking for the perfect pair of bathrobes to keep us cozy on winter dashes back to the house after a relaxing soak under the stars. Current requirements: long enough to cover our legs (I’m 6’ tall!), absorbent material that doesn’t take forever to dry, oversized so it’s easy to close against snowy nights! Maybe something like this? Or do you have any recommendations for me?

  • Essay: Finding My Own Expressions of Blackness

  • As a person who lives with a disability, I think you should read this post

  • I’ve alway had a soft spot for zinnias

  • A wintery photo series that feels a bit Wes Anderson-y, no?

  • “The New York Public Library’s librarians and curators have selected 20 books that might serve as an introduction to a rich and diverse heritage of fiction, nonfiction, history, poetry, memoir, and more by and about Indigenous peoples in the United States”

  • So many sweet relationship tips in the comments. Are you a Bodega Santa?

  • We don’t have them often, but a campfire always feels special. And this would elevate them a bit!

I hope you have an enjoyable weekend. We’re going to watch another not-so-scary movie, I’ll probably do some meal prep for the upcoming week, and maybe we’ll even tackle some projects around the house. I’m also engrossed in the Neapolitan Novels series, which a friend recently gifted to me, and have made a lot of time lately to curl up with my kindle. Have you read them? If you’re looking for other books to check out, I recommend Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (perfectly spooky!) and The Library Book by Susan Orlean (fascinating!). And I’d love to know what books you’d recommend to me!

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