❤️❤️❤️❤️ Though styled as a memoir, But You Did Not Come Back is more of a love letter from a young girl to her father, remembering the last time they saw each other at Auschwitz-Birkenau. At 15, Loridan-Ivens and her father were captured in France by the Nazis, and taken to the concentration camps. The…

So, this picture does not do justice to how steep this hill is, but believe me, it’s steep. I have made this my personal Everest for the summer. By the end of the summer, I intend to be able to climb this hill on my walk WITHOUT huffing and puffing at the top. Today is…

Alright, you guys, she has done it AGAIN! Rachel Hollis has written another book that speaks to my soul. Her follow up to Girl, Wash Your Face – Girl, Stop Apologizing – is freaking “money”, as my brother would say. I am all fired up and excited and as soon as I get my flipping…

❤️❤️❤️ Mary Beard’s 115 page manifesto is a well-researched and clever reminder that Western women have been publicly shushed since Classical periods of Greece and Rome. With an acerbic wit, Beard reaches back to the epic poems and plays (i.e. Lysistrata and Agamemnon) and deftly compares them to our current treatment of women in power…

My gratitude is overflowing this week! My suddenly-grown Girl is on her very first girls trip with her Auntie. No mama, no daddy, no brother, just everything she wants to do. Auntie Danielle took her to her version of heaven yesterday – the Lip Lab by @bitebeauty – where she got to design her own…

Another day closer to the end of this man’s radiation!! Can I get a HELL YEAH??? The meds are making him feel awful, but that means they are doing their job, and killing the invading cancer. 9 more treatments and he is on to the next stage of his treatment plan!! In other news, I…

Happy Thursday – just a reminder that you are important and the world needs more of your unique gifts and talents. . Posted @withrepost • @sugarandcloth I had high hopes of a very cute mother-daughter photo in front of the quote because it’s definitely one to raise kiddos on, but Gwen was prioritizing her sleep…

Today, New Zealand taught the world what an appropriate and timely reaction to a massacre is as the sale of automatic weapons and magazines was banned. “New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Wednesday that the country would ban the sale of all assault rifles and semi-automatic guns, less than a week after a shooter…

On a beautiful sunny day like today, there is nothing I would like more than a quick trip to Seattle for a slice of Dahlia Bakery’s Triple Coconut Cream Pie! I am a sucker for teensy bakeries, or cafes, or bookstore, or…. basically any place that is as cute as this. Have you been to…

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