By LC: Fifty-Seven
“You can control what you think, you can control how you think, and therefore you can control who you are.” – eileen gu what i’m reading Physical – I’m at an impasse of Jane Eyre or Vanity Fair. I haven’t read the former since college and I’m not ready to leave the Bronte sister’s world […]
By LC: Fifty-Six
“He is more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” – emily bronte, wuthering heights what i’m reading Physical – Finishing up Wuthering Heights. I’ve loved reading this ahead of the movie and particularly appreciated the detailed introduction that comes with the Penguin Classics version. I’m […]
By LC: Fifty-Five
“If you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people’s pain, you are a human being.” – leo tolstoy what i’m reading Physical – Finished The Picture of Dorian Gray and can’t tell you how badly I hate that we missed seeing Sarah Snook in the Broadway adaptation earlier last year. Now starting […]
By LC: Fifty-Four
“I am rooted, but I flow.” – virginia woolf, the waves what i’m reading Physical – Finishing up The Picture of Dorian Gray and just got a paperback of Wuthering Heights to mark up so I’m ready for Margot and Jacob come February. I have this hardcover one in my clothbound collection, which if you […]
By LC: Fifty-Three
“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.” – oscar wilde what i’m reading I’ve come to find I’m odd in the way I like to read physical copies of […]
By LC: Fifty-Two
“Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.” – lewis carroll, alice in wonderland what i’m reading How My Neighbor Stole Christmas has been cracking me up. The dialogue is ridiculous and humorous and I’m loving the storyline for the holidays. Haven’t hit any open door scenes yet, but […]
By LC: Fifty-One
“I have always loved everything about you. Even what I didn’t understand.” – albert camus what i’m reading One Day In December has been on my list for quite some time. This feels like the perfect week for it. Just finished Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal while on our trip. The second half has a […]
By LC: Fifty
“How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.” – sigmund freud what i’m reading Finishing up The Secret History. Always a fall favorite. Just picked up a copy of Frankenstein to add to my classics collection because the movie gutted me. Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal is my romance read of the […]
By LC: Forty-Nine
“Give me fresh flowers and old love.” – kavya Dixit Goals for the week Rein in the summer treats Mix up the work outfits Finish Copenhagen travel guide Favorite Finds Utterly obsessed with this photo of my grandparents. Watched We Were Liars on Prime Video and was actually blown away. This felt like a rare […]
By LC: Forty-Eight
“We were together. I forget the rest.” – Walt Whitman Goals for the week Bake our belated anniversary cake Finish Releasing 10 Favorite Finds Our brother’s wedding was this weekend and somehow through two days of outdoor events and my refusal to use bug-spray, I didn’t get a single bite. Completely unusual for me as […]
By LC: Forty-Seven
“I’ll tell you how the sun rose – A ribbon at a time…” – Emily Dickinson Goals for the week Play with a few new recipes – Caesar wrap? Physical books over reading on my phone Figure out a summer-humidity-is-killing-me updo other than a ponytail Favorite Finds Stumbled across the online shop Monet’s Library and fell hard. […]
By LC: Forty-Six
“I love you, like I love the moon; In all phases, and absence.” – Persephone Goals for the week Get organized for the summer Get a better handle on weekly meal prep Schedule alterations Favorite Finds Picked up a few new to me Hill House dress styles – Charlotte and the Ribbon Charlotte. Loving the […]