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May 20, 2026 ● Joanna Goddard

Do You Wear Linen in the Summer?

This past weekend, Brooklyn hit 90 degrees. Omg, I forgot how hot it is when it's hot! This summer, for evening walks and park hangs, I'd love to channel Marianne (above) and pull on breezy linen. Here are six pretty pieces...

Six pretty pieces.

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When I first heard about "red fruit soup," it sounded — well, made up. Like one of those things you "eat" at a tea party with a three-year-old. It's a lovely idea, but you can't just make a big bowl of berry soup with cream on top...can you?

How am I just hearing about this?!

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Do You Wear Linen in the Summer?

This past weekend, Brooklyn hit 90 degrees. Omg, I forgot how hot it is when it's hot! This summer, for evening walks and park hangs, I'd love to channel Marianne (above) and pull on breezy linen. Here are six pretty pieces...

Six pretty pieces.

49 COMMENTS

Food

Red Fruit Soup (!)

When I first heard about "red fruit soup," it sounded — well, made up. Like one of those things you "eat" at a tea party with a three-year-old. It's a lovely idea, but you can't just make a big bowl of berry soup with cream on top...can you?

How am I just hearing about this?!

46 COMMENTS

Design

What TV Shows Are You Watching These Days?

What TV shows are you watching? After a TV drought that felt like forever, I turned on The Other Bennet Sister and got caught off guard...

The Other Bennet Sister surprised me.

204 COMMENTS

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This past weekend, Brooklyn hit 90 degrees. Omg, I forgot how hot it is when it's hot! This summer, for evening walks and park hangs, I'd love to channel Marianne (above) and pull on breezy linen. Here are six pretty pieces... Six pretty pieces.

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This past weekend, Brooklyn hit 90 degrees. Omg, I forgot how hot it is when it's hot! This summer, for evening walks and park hangs, I'd love to channel Marianne (above) and pull on breezy linen. Here are six pretty pieces...

Six pretty pieces.

When I first heard about "red fruit soup," it sounded — well, made up. Like one of those things you "eat" at a tea party with a three-year-old. It's a lovely idea, but you can't just make a big bowl of berry soup with cream on top...can you?

How am I just hearing about this?!

What TV shows are you watching? After a TV drought that felt like forever, I turned on The Other Bennet Sister and got caught off guard...

The Other Bennet Sister surprised me.