Have a Fun Weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? We spent the most magical week at my grandmother Milly’s house in England, and we’re packing up to head home. We’ll resume posting on Monday, but meanwhile, here are a few links from around the web. Hope you have a good one…

Daytime fireworks.

Roxane Gay on x’s and o’s.

Have you seen the trailer for Eighth Grade? It looks great.

“Cruises are so uncool they are cool.” (NYT)

An upgraded potato chip dip.

Where your personalities go while you’re having sex, haha.

Laughed at these book titles.

An easy dress for work.

This sunny Los Angeles studio apartment has a dome in the middle of it.

Would you pack a rotisserie chicken for the beach?

And, most important: “My whole heart is there.” (NYT)

If you’re in a place to donate, RAICES, KIND and the ACLU are all great organizations that are working hard to reunite families that have been separated at the border.

Lots of love. xo

(Photo by Sarah Jampel.)

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Cassie

July 14, 2018 6:57 am

Hey, just wanted to quickly say: thank you so much for starting to label your NYT articles. I know that I could buy it (and eventually will), clear the cache in Safari, etc. but I really do appreciate the heads up so that I can choose my allotted articles carefully. Appreciate you guys! xo

Jenna

July 9, 2018 4:29 pm

My own community has been a welcoming resettlement city for refugees for quite some time- a fact that the entire city is quite proud and protectful of. Last week, in an act of random, horrific violence, a man stabbed 9 individuals at a birthday party- 6 of which were children, and all of which were refugees that had come to Boise seeking safety. Our community has been reeling from this horrific attack, and one of the things we are trying to remember as a community is how each family is going to need long term medical and mental health support. The same is going to be the case (on a larger scale) for each of these families that have been seperated. I am constantly amazed at the compassion this blog cultivates- please sustain this compassion so that our newest and most vulnerable Americans feel love and support not just now, in the crisis, but also in the future.

Sasha F

Reply to Jenna

July 9, 2018 8:16 pm

Jenna, thanks so much for sharing. That sounds absolutely horrific. Wishing your community peace and light – for taking on the empathetic welcome to begin with, but especially during this awful time. :( <3

Sylvia

July 9, 2018 3:56 pm

I have a hard time accepting that you linked that articel about cruises. They are one of biggest cruelties to the world climate and noise pollution for ocean life.

But the personalities drwaing is extra funny as the ‘my whole heart is there’ is extra sad.

Sasha L

Reply to Sylvia

July 10, 2018 6:01 pm

Agreed on cruises. Just saw on the amazing show “somebody feed Phil” that cruises are ruining Venice ?

There’s gotta be a better way to relax on vacation that isn’t harmful to the environment, ocean life, locals and other vacationers.

Joanna Goddard

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Reply to Sylvia

July 10, 2018 6:41 pm

i hear you. these are great points, thank you. i personally would HATE taking a cruise, and i thought it was interesting to hear the author’s viewpoint. but i hadn’t thought about the environmental factors, which of course are enormous. thank you xoxo

sadie

July 9, 2018 1:52 pm

What is that spread on that tomato toast?? It looks scrummy and i need to make and eat it.

Julia

July 9, 2018 1:01 pm

I wanted to echo what other commenters have said and thank you for continuing to post about the family separation crisis. You do a beautiful job of sharing both the light and the dark parts of being a woman in the world today, and I don’t think we talk enough about the importance of that balance. We need to be able to talk about fashion and trauma in the same space to feel like we can both confront and survive the darkness. Thank you for this space. It keeps me, and I think a lot of other women, feel connected and sane in this uncertain time.

Heidi

July 9, 2018 9:51 am

I learned a different way than Roxane Gay… The x is the hug, it’s a pair of crossed arms, and the o is the kiss because your lips form an o when you kiss!

Joanna Goddard

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Reply to Heidi

July 9, 2018 10:15 am

that’s so cute, heidi!

Denise

Reply to Heidi

July 9, 2018 12:48 pm

This is how I know x and o too.

julie

July 9, 2018 3:41 am

I’ve been reading your blog since before you got married… sometimes i don’t read it for months and one day i have to see what is going on, so glad you are still around!! i moved to England a year ago and this year for my birthday I plan to go to Cornwall for the first time. I have read all your England posts, looks beautiful, can’t wait! Any must sees?

Joanna Goddard

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Reply to julie

July 9, 2018 10:16 am

thank you so much for your sweet note, julie! how exciting that you’re heading to cornwall. it’s funny, i’ve been there dozens of times, but we always stay in/around my grandmother’s tiny fishing village and don’t drive anywhere else. so i’m not the best person to give advice about exploring. however! st ives is supposed to be GORGEOUS, and there are lots of beautiful hotels and cliff walks and beaches all around. xoxoxo

jeannie

July 7, 2018 11:15 pm

“My Whole Heart is There” totally slayed me. How are these mothers and children surviving the agony of being torn apart? This is inhumane. We have to stongly object

RLT

July 7, 2018 1:45 pm

“My whole heart is here.” Truly heart-wrenching.

I am a conservative. I say that because I want my progressive friends and neighbors to know that one can be a conservative and NOT support the current administration and this horrifying, evil family separation policy.

I spent yesterday outside enjoying the beautiful weather with my three children. I cannot fathom being separated from them. My heart aches for this mother and her children and for the other families. Praying for God’s mercy and swift grace in bringing these families back together.

Thank you for sharing this!

Reply to RLT

July 9, 2018 12:12 pm

I am a conservative in a red state and I feel the same way. I couldn’t bear to post a happy Fourth message on FB of my sweet daughter because I am so ashamed and disappointed in my country and its leadership for this and other failings.

Angela

Reply to RLT

July 11, 2018 9:31 pm

I would echo this as well: I’m a conservative who is saddened, disgusted, and embarrassed by the current administration. I didnt support it from the beginning and certainly I do not now. I thank you, RLT, for making this distinction.

Cynthia

July 7, 2018 10:06 am

This is a national disgrace and one of our biggest issues to resolve. I am embarrassed and appalled to be represented by my own government. I have contacted my representatives, but I live in Kansas… (enough said). They say they are against separating families; but as usual, Congress is muddling along before actually doing something.
How else can we find ways to help?

Kim

July 7, 2018 8:08 am

Thank you for posting the links for places to donate. I have been meaning to do this. Just gave to RAICES. Have a good weekend.

Chiara

July 6, 2018 8:15 pm

What is that under the tomato on that toast? I’m intrigued and the original photo doesn’t have a description either!

Lucia Lee

Reply to Chiara

July 8, 2018 9:31 pm

My guess would be hummus!

Pml

July 6, 2018 7:46 pm

Oh my…Eighth Grade! Taking my soon-to-be eighth grade daughter (who is quiet at school and a bit of a loner) to see this. It is so hard, as a parent, to watch your child go through this phase of life, especially when they feel lonely and insignificant and left out.

mollcoll

Reply to Pml

July 11, 2018 2:27 pm

My heart aches for your daughter. I have 2 younger girls – but put them in the main characters’ shoes. Heartbreaking. I hope your daughter has a great 8th Grade year!

Becky

July 6, 2018 5:48 pm

I’m laughing at the term swamp booty. I needed that laugh!

Lucia Lee

Reply to Becky

July 8, 2018 9:34 pm

Same for me with Where Your Personalities Go While You’re Having Sex!

Katie Herklotz

July 6, 2018 5:13 pm

Thank you for posting the last article! Sharing widely.

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