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Everything I’ve been reading on Hamnet
I went to see Hamnet last week with some mama friends and I’ve been thinking and reading about it ever since. The new film from Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, it’s a beautiful and brilliant adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2000 book of the same name, which I also loved. Trailer below, if you haven’t seen it Continue reading
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Delightful distractions #1: How to make homemade natural scented candles
Starting a new mini series sharing some fun things to do, read and watch this winter, kicking off with this DIY candle how-to, first published in our DIY series for Irish Country Magazine. First things first: I am not buying that this is the ideal time to be hyper productive or creative. Things are, once again, strange Continue reading
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Link love: January
A few bits that have caught my eyes and ears over the past few weeks. Listening to Semisonic’s Dan Wilson discussing Closing Time on Song Exploder led me down a delightful internet rabbit hole that included this brilliant compilation of advice – ostensibly aimed at songwriters, but there are so many gems there that could be Continue reading
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Link love
“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement.” – Mary Oliver (1935-2019) Tearing up over this lovely post on Mary Oliver, which includes a rare recording of her reading Wild Geese. The Story of Marvel’s first Queer Latina Super Hero: Gorgeous, inspiring, heart-warming TED video (via Swiss Continue reading
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A Surprise Birthday Picnic in Belem
(I feel like I’m going to gush so much about this lovely experience that I should point out that this post is in no way sponsored and that nothing was comp-ed). For Ben’s birthday this year, I thought it would be fun to try and find something we could all do as a (very new) family. I Continue reading