Have a Good Weekend.

Jo- I feel like you would appreciate knowing the British version of FMK is called Cliff, Shag or Marry (push off a cliff, shag once or marry forever)

I think they mean lunchable.

Thank you for posting the Slack conversation. Made me laugh out loud. I definitely imagined sex in the marriage option and I read the entire slack chat rooting for the people proving this point that never once crossed my kind before a few minutes ago!

I have been noticing that Humans of NY has been especially poignant and wonderful lately. (What a fun job it must be to work there!)
My husband and I especially love snack plates for dinner in the summer when it’s too stinkin’ hot to cook.
Thanks for the Nisolo discount- I may splurge on the mules.
And what i think about that FKM game is that I just really don’t like it at all and never find it funny, no matter how much I try to be a good sport about it. Too degrading and disrespectful, and I just can’t bring myself to talk about other human beings like that.

I’m so interested to know how Millie and Lulu are doing during this pandemic. Has Millie sewed 1000 more pillows? How is their marmalade stash? Would love an update. Hoping they are both staying well. xoxoxo

This blog makes me happy cry like every other day and it is the best thing ever. Thank you.

I agree that snack plates are a good idea, but this Bon Appetit article offers some questionable quarantine upgrades. When I see the words “low-key” in the title, I don’t expect to be linked to a page that suggests “frizzled curry leaves”, “sumac, Tajin, or Aleppo-style peppers” and “piquillo peppers and, when she has it, leftover cold milanesa.” While I’m sure these are readily available for some people, I don’t have the ability to go wandering around looking for ingredients that I haven’t had before, nor do I have the money to order them for delivery. But perhaps this article wasn’t written for someone like me.

The very last purchase I made– before the coronavirus cut my work trip to America short and sent me home to New Zealand– was a gorgeous pair of Nisolo mules. I haven’t had an occasion to wear them in public because all I wear now is slippers or sneakers. But when the world starts up again, I am really looking forward to putting together my first “work outfit” that will definitely include these stunning shoes!

Joanna
Firstly, thank you for this amazing space you provide for us. I have been reading since before Toby was born.
I am writing to request you to post anything from your aunt Lulu. Maybe a outfits of the week post or even a write up on her rituals that we have not explored yet.
I have her Beauty Uniform printed and read it whenever I need a pick me up. Love you and your family (immediate and extended).

The grandmother was so sweet, but I felt like her son was being condescending, like a game I’d set up for my toddler! Anyone else?

Lane’s comment made me realise I’d love to see a post about what you’re supposed to do with your nails. File? Trim? Foreign words to me :)

One of my aunts works in an old people care facility and they also have iPads now to let the people skype with their relatives. When one lady with Alzheimer’s had her skype session with her son, she looked at the screen, and remarked: “Oh, he looks just like my son!” Then she took the iPad in her hands, and after a short moment, added: “But he feels different to the touch!”

Lane and her husband painting their nails is one of the sweetest things I’ve read. I used to pain my son’s nails until som cranky parent commented something nasty to him. To help him get over that, my husband started painting his nails. He is a part time farmer and drives tractors but cries with big tears at att Disney film, even on the 3rd re-watch. We have’t painted each other’s nails in a while and this was a sweet reminder.

Have a good week-end every one. It is so strange that I need the week-ends even more… We do “apéritif dinatoire” a lot, it’s a drink with snacks, like drinks that turn into dinner but you don’t need to set the table or cook. So last night: red wine, raw carrots and cucumber, bread with vegetable spreadings, pizza leftovers.

I just want to thank you so much for bringing joy and a little consistency in this very unpredictable time :) your friday posts have been such a comfort to me.

Snack plate is what I have been doing for my kids (8 &9) for lunch. It’s the only thing saving my sanity and cutting down on the 10,000 dishes we seem to be using every day. I put a snack plate together for them around 11 when I have a break from my work Zooms and they can eat it whenever they get hungry in between their distance learning assignments. Our new favorite combo is Boursin cheese and the rosemary raisin crackers from TJ’s.

OH MY GOSH, I’VE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER LANE! Congratulations on your husband and your manicures! Love, Lane

I am as conservative as you get and I don’t care if men paint their nails. I encourage the couple to take some time during this downtime to get to know their neighbors, maybe they are assuming things about them that aren’t true. Just a thought, always think positively of others unless you know otherwise.

The snack plates remind me of lunches my husband and I would have in college. We got married before senior year, and to make packing lunch to eat on campus feel more special, we would have “Bread, Cheese and Fruit” inspired by what I was learning about French culture (I minored in the language). We’d have an artisan bread and tear it apart as we ate it, a wedge of some delicious cheese, and grapes or apple slices or what have you. Our friends were actually jealous! That was 15 years ago. I feel like we need to reinstate Bread, Cheese and Fruit during quarantine.

I’d love recommendations for comfy shorts for quarantine summer. Nice enough that I can wear them outside next summer, but soft enough to wear inside this summer.

Ahhh, I do so love a good FMK game. My friends and I would play it for hours! I never, ever thought of the whole sex part of marriage, rather that the “marry” choice was like a friendly, nice person you could spend time with. Too funny.

Also, love the grandmother. So touching.

Thanks for all the great links. I like the idea of a snack platter at supper. Thanks for the reminder, I haven’t done this in ages, yet it’s such a lovely was to enjoy an easy meal. :)

FMK – we typically play with only the very worst options. Which means, K is easy. Then you have to decide between the 2 left, who is the one you can stand the most to marry, including having to have sexy time with, every once in a while.

When I was painting my nails the other night I was wondering if people who normally can’t paint their nails for social reasons now have the freedom to do so. Thank you for sharing this!

That apartment is very cool, but the bed makes it look like he’s a serial killer who just covers over the bodies.

I have a problem with lumpy bed covers.