Pals, hello! Welcome to a different fantastic Sunday. We’re lucky, certainly.
This week, I’m thrilled at hand the mic to a brand new voice in our Sunday lineup, although chances are high, you already know her. This week’s submit is written by my pal, the extremely gifted photographer behind the weblog, and my favourite Aquarius: Karlee Sisler Flores.
Karlee is likely one of the funniest, most grounded, wildly artistic individuals I do know. Her eye for magnificence is unmatched, and the truth that she’s so low-key about it ought to truthfully be unlawful. She has a method of seeing issues clearly, feeling deeply, and making you snicker whilst you’re checking out the mess of all of it. I treasure our 15-minute voice notes about—effectively—all the pieces: work, love, grief, gardening, God, petty beefs, huge desires. All of it.
I hope you’ll give her a heat welcome to our little Sunday assembly right here. And if you happen to’d prefer to get to know her higher (you do), discover her on IG, learn her essay on marriage recommendation, observe her Substack, or take a pilgrimage to her FloSo Soiled Soda truck in Salem, Oregon.
Let’s get into it.
xo,
Pleasure
I do know we’ve met earlier than, however this looks like a correct introduction. I’ve at all times been there although—behind the digicam. A couple of occasions, I’ve popped into visitor posts to yell at you in regards to the sanctity of a summer season tomato sandwich or how good low-cost ramen may be. However there’s one thing totally different a couple of Sunday submit.
It says, “Take a look at the place my thoughts wanders and the locations my thumb scrolls.” It’s a candid glimpse into what I discover attention-grabbing and, hopefully, you’ll too. I’ve liked this format because it was known as Let it Be Sunday—sneaking curated peeks into how Pleasure sees her world.
What a present it’s, I feel, to be let into another person’s perspective—particularly when it’s totally different from our personal. You’ll discover my POV is wealthy in making the unimportant really feel essential. My pursuits are huge and possibly complicated to any onlooker. Solely in my head can I see the through-line of what catches my eye. I’ll attempt to stroll you thru them as finest I can, so we aren’t scratching our heads on the inevitable whiplash.
So right here we go—take my hand, and let’s cannonball into my very first Sunday Put up.
• The third and ultimate season of The Summer time I Turned Fairly has kicked off this week. Primarily based on a novel by the YA queen herself, Jenny Han, this guide wrecked me. Being a #teamjeremiah woman, I used to be on the shedding finish of the love triangle. However why is the trop so good at drawing us in? Elle wrote in regards to the historical fable of the love triangle. (Amazon, Elle)
• Because the proud proprietor of an unused Bachelor of Arts in Historical past, I’m always studying new views on historic characters. The BBC wrote about Queen Elizabeth I and her refusal to get married. Seemingly, even after falling in love together with her childhood finest pal, Dudley. She stayed in her bedchamber for days after her refusal. She remains to be often known as the Virgin Queen who by no means married. Not for the profitable political technique behind it. (BBC)
• As a patented, lifelong, dwelling grown Oregonian, Delilah, the nationally syndicated radio present host from the 90’s, is one among our best treasures. I keep in mind listening to her within the backseat of my mother and father’ automobile, falling asleep to her soothing voice. Fortunately TikTok is making nostalgic movies to a few of her clips and I’m falling asleep to it as a grown grownup once more. After her future, she quietly retired again in her dwelling of Reedsport, OR and acquired a small radio station. This final Could she closed its doorways. Right here’s an article from Radio Information about her ultimate sign-off. (TikTok, RadioWorld)
• I’m discovering there are years once I don’t age in any respect, and nights the place it seems like I’ve accomplished a full presidential time period. Thirty-nine has taught me to speculate deeply in a retinol remedy I truly like. As at all times, Dr. Dennis Gross has saved the day. (Dr Dennis Gross)
• Nothing beats a summer season salad, and Pinch of Yum dropped a crispy smashed potato salad and I intend to make it some level this week. (Instagram, Pinch of Yum)
• Everybody has that one summer season recipe they maintain going again to. And Pleasure’s Tomato Pie with Blue Cheese Biscuits is that for me. I prefer to prepare dinner down the tomatoes a bit with the onions and reduce the biscuits into sq., in order that they nearly cowl the entire dish. Too-many-tomatoes-in-the-garden-who? (Pleasure the Baker)
• In case you’re trying to up your summer season baking, nothing works higher than frangipane. I really like this recipe from King Arthur Baking. Use it on the base of your peach pie, smothered inside a croissant, thrown in a blueberry kalash. (King Arthur Baking, Southern Fatty)
• As a gardener, I want to introduce you to the No Until Methodology, or typically known as no-dig gardening. Charles Dowding has been doing it for years and his backyard is, as at all times, dwelling to my anthropomorphic desires. (Clarles Dowding)
• July is across the time I begin to crave a sharply chilly fall morning. It’s formally a Code Orange at HomeGoods, TJ max and so on. and I’ve already purchased a ghost doormat, pumpkin mugs, and a Halloween throw pillow. (TikTok)
