Have a Great Weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? We’re having a family picnic at Central Park tomorrow, and I’m looking forward to seeing The Lobster with a friend. It looks so weird and good! Hope you have a relaxing one, and here are a few links from around the web…

You can now rent Julia Child’s Provence cottage on Airbnb.

Frog and Toad and the self.

Cannot WAIT to read Tig Notaro’s book.

Don’t be late, haha.

How to cook with a child.

Teared up at this dad’s story of taking a trip alone.

This dress is really beautiful in person.

Yes! Love these same-sex weddings cards: men and women.

Photographing the real Barack Obama.

Productivity is really about what you don’t do. (Worth reading.)

The one-inch way to make your home look more welcoming.

We’re obsessed with this cover up in our office. It makes skin glow.

The simplest pasta that you won’t forget.

(Photo by Stella Blackmon.)

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Sasha

June 7, 2016 6:04pm 6:04 pm

I’m trying the mushroom pasta this week, yum! Two favorite, eat, you-don’t-need-a-recipe pasta ideas. One, barely saute chopped garlic and pepper flakes in some olive oil, add lemon juice and salt, toss with hot pasta and lots of parm. Two, chop fresh tomatoes (the garden!!), olive oil, salt, pepper, minced or chopped garlic and either chopped fresh basil and serve with fresh mozz, OR lime juice, cilantro, chili powder, cumin and chevre. Toss with hot buttered pasta. Easy!

Tricia

June 7, 2016 5:35pm 5:35 pm

In Search of Lost Me…AMAZING! What a beautiful display of fatherhood. And his reference to Newark…hilarious and absolutely dead on!

Shannon

June 7, 2016 2:06pm 2:06 pm

Love the Obama photographs. I will miss him in office.

Kim Bowers

June 6, 2016 1:40pm 1:40 pm

Hi Joanna!

Long time reader, first time poster (I think!).

I loved the simple pasta dinner…I made it yesterday and it was seriously delicious. I’ve gotten in a wonderfully bad habit of making fresh pasta on Sundays and this was the best sauce I’ve tried yet – thank you!

Also, I read Paul’s book over the past couple of days and let me just say, wow. His clear voice, intellect and beautiful writing style made for a book that stays with you long after Lucy’s lovely epilogue. I have pretty much recommended it to everyone I see; even strangers in the book store.

Joanna Goddard(@joanna)

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Reply to Kim Bowers

June 6, 2016 1:42pm 1:42 pm

thank you so much, kim. that is really really nice of you to say.

June 6, 2016 9:53am 9:53 am

The photos of president Obama were moving and wonderful. Thank you for sharing them.

Marie

June 6, 2016 4:01am 4:01 am

Hi Joanna!

I have been a reader for seven(!) years now. Favorite morning ritual! You write the best blog.

Next week Im moving to Athens to work as an intern at the embassy for six months. So excited to move to Greece, however I am super wtf-confused about what to wear. HOW does one dress for an office environment in 100+ degrees? Hopefully AC, but anyways. :)

Was just wondering if you could write a post about summer office wear? I always love your style posts. Some blogs are way to conservative when suggesting office wear (I still want to look like myself please), while others get crazy fashionista ambitious.

Crossing my fingers and toes. Have a great summer!! :D

Candice

June 5, 2016 3:15pm 3:15 pm

Ahhh, I still have the Frog and Toad books that we read to our son, now to his son. Sweet memories .

Eliot

June 5, 2016 2:20pm 2:20 pm

I’m so glad you’re going to see The Lobster! I’ll admit that when I left the film I was rather shaken up but I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind for days. The heart-stopping ending allows you to see the film as either hopeful or bleak…I think it depends on your own experiences in love. It undoubtedly speaks to the current societal pressure to couple up by a certain age or be seen as sort of sub-human. As a late 20s woman who refuses to get married simply to make others feel comfortable with my life choices (and also has graduate school at the top of her priority list), I deeply feel the judging eyes of friends, family, and even strangers to pick a man, settle down, and be “normal.” The Lobster is beautifully shot, impeccably acted, hilarious, and one of the most disturbing movies I’ve ever seen. If you can bear it, avoid covering your eyes at the end…

The pictures of President Obama are incredible. Thank you for sharing!

Kate

Reply to Eliot

June 6, 2016 10:54am 10:54 am

I had such a difference experience of this movie. I really enjoyed the first half in the hotel, but found the second so dark and unnecessarily violent. Though to it’s credit, it was unlike any movie I’d seen before. We were also the only people in the cinema (Prince Charles, London), which made the whole thing seem a little stranger!

Anna

June 5, 2016 12:15pm 12:15 pm

The photographs of President Obama straight-up made me cry! Beautiful imagery.

yael steren

June 5, 2016 9:10am 9:10 am

Hope you had a great time at the show!!! Yesterday I took it easy and enjoyed the beautiful weather! Today I am shopping for a client!!! xx yael

http://www.yaelsteren.com/blog/

catalina

June 5, 2016 5:24am 5:24 am

I wish we had a president as charismatic and smart and funny as Obama. What an awesome man! I’d love to own one of those pictures!!
Thanks for posting them!

Lauren Weathersby

June 5, 2016 12:35am 12:35 am

Hi! I was curious, what did you think of The Lobster? I saw it Friday night, and it was not quite what I expected. Very creative, no doubt about it.

June 4, 2016 11:30pm 11:30 pm

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Caylie

June 4, 2016 7:13pm 7:13 pm

Loved the thoughts on cooking with a child! Thanks for sharing!

xoxo
Caylie

https://soulpaletteblog.wordpress.com

Becky

June 4, 2016 6:02pm 6:02 pm

Every week, these are SO. Good. Thanks for the great work. Xo

Sophie

June 4, 2016 5:17pm 5:17 pm

Just thought I would warn you that The Lobster is actually really gruesome – the trailer makes it look like a comedy but it really isn’t, it’s very disturbing, I actually left well before the end because it was so dark. I would recommend you read some of the violence ratings etc before you go to it because if you’re at all sensitive it’s not a nice way to spend an evening.

shopgirl

Reply to Sophie

June 6, 2016 9:22am 9:22 am

I agree very much, I also left before the end. Some scenes are very brutal, the one with the battered dog…. still can not think of it, I did not see any satire in this …. not for sensitive souls.

Kate

Reply to Sophie

June 6, 2016 10:56am 10:56 am

Agree about the scene with the dog… so unnecessarily cruel and disturbing!

Sarah

Reply to Sophie

June 6, 2016 3:21pm 3:21 pm

My sister called me to warn me not to see The Lobster because she was so upset about how graphically violent it was! It definitely wasn’t mentioned in any of the reviews, which I think is a shame for people who thought they were going to see a quirky art movie not expecting to see such upsetting visual images. It seems like we are expected to be so desensitized to everything now. I feel like graphic sexual content always gets a warning but apparently our culture still feels that’s worse than blood and gore!

Laura

June 4, 2016 4:54pm 4:54 pm

I’d be interested to know your thoughts about The Lobster – I had to stop watching it. I love independent films, with challenging or interesting story lines, but this film had such a bizarre mix of lightness of touch yet sinister undertones that it unnerved me. Let me know what you think!

shopgirl

Reply to Laura

June 6, 2016 9:10am 9:10 am

For me one of the few movies where I had to leave the cinema in the middle of play (I remember only The Green Mile).
It was cruel, disturbing, depressing and to me not even a little funny. Could not watch till the end …

Terri

June 4, 2016 2:49pm 2:49 pm

This is my favorite “weekend around the web” post you have ever posted and I have been following a long time. I loved every link.

Sylvia

June 4, 2016 12:28pm 12:28 pm

A picnic in Central Park!
This summer I’m going to travel to NY with friends and family… It could be a great idea to do a picnic. I hope you can write a post about this.

Enjoy it!

Michelle

June 4, 2016 11:01am 11:01 am

Hi Jo!

Love this site and read it daily. Would you consider doing a post on chic clothes that aren’t technically for nursing, but could facilitate it if needed? Would love to know which clothes on everlane, Aritzia, Madwell etc. I could buy. Would need to be tested by someone I suppose, as it is hard to tell online. I have read your posts on breastfeeding clothes (Ie. boob design) but I’m looking for more options that would allow me to dress like my old self and can be worn when no longer nursing.

Thanks!
Michelle

Jill

June 4, 2016 9:33am 9:33 am

I love that photo by Stella! It has such a warm intimate feel.

Stella Blackmon(@stella)

Reply to Jill

June 4, 2016 2:38pm 2:38 pm

Ah, thank you so much, Jill! You made my day!

Stella xx

Reply to Jill

June 4, 2016 11:28pm 11:28 pm

I know – it’s making me want to plan my next trip to NYC! Great pic!

RitaTocta

June 4, 2016 6:27am 6:27 am

I most appreciate your links. Like commenters above, it moved me to see Obama’s pictures. But the caption on the little boy’s pictures is strange to me and something I can’t fully understand in American culture and that for a long time was kind of a joke around Europe “the most powerful man in the world”. Maybe a little too much? Maybe the most powerful man in America and even that, we are not sure.

Laura C

June 4, 2016 4:13am 4:13 am

The Obama photos are really moving. And thank you for the productivity advice!

Erin @ Her Heartland Soul

June 3, 2016 10:55pm 10:55 pm

Lovely links! Happy Friday!

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