Happy Friday 10/9/20
Happy Friday! How was your week? We had the best fall weather this week and took full advantage with a trip to Mount St. Helens. Brooks, our middle child, requested a trip to the volcano for his 5th birthday after watching a documentary on it. I was tickled by his request and all too happy to oblige. It’s well worth a visit if you’re able!
Also of note, our chickens started laying (two are laying in the garden under a tomato plant but the rest are laying in the coop), our fall kale starts are growing, and our Dahlias just won’t quit (see pic below). Wishing you a good weekend!
Our Farmhouse bedroom
More from the week…
Parenting was never meant to be this isolating. “What this criticism fails to grasp is that throughout basically all of human history, parents have never, ever raised children in isolated nuclear units the way they have been doing for much of 2020, with little to no hands-on family or community support.” (nytimes)
Just in time for Halloween…the old houses of ‘Hocus Pocus’. (hookedonhouses)
A look into how Amber Lewis picks paint colors. Taking notes! (apple)
Absolutely obsessed with the Devol kitchen in this Swedish vacation house! (ourfoodstories.com)
An interview with designer, Brigette Romanek. Love her work! (studiomcgee)
5 tips for extending the life of cut flowers.
Barefoot in quarantine. How pretty is Ina Garten's garden?! (thecut)
Speaking of cooks…Andrea Bemis’s second cookbook, Local Dirt, comes out next week and I can’t wait. Her first cookbook is one of my all-time favorites! (amazon affiliate, indiebound)
A beautiful old home for $6,500 in Syracuse, New York. Yes, you read that right…$6,500 😱 (@cheapoldhouses)
Our fall playlist is out! You can listen below or at this link. (Spotify)
Garrett and I want to send one of you a fall flower bouquet! Go enter the giveaway on Instagram by telling us if you prefer the Torana or the Raveena bouquet. Giveaway closes on Saturday evening so hurry over there! We were lucky enough to receive both bouquets as part of our campaign with UrbanStems and we want to share the love. Good luck! ps UrbanStems is offering our readers 15% off + free shipping with code GRIT15 this month. (@thegritandpolish, urbanstems)
Have a good weekend!
