In the serene landscape of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Lancaster County offers a fascinating glimpse into the traditional world of the Amish. This pastoral region, with its rolling farmland, covered bridges and horse-drawn buggies, seems lost in time – a place where a simpler way of life still thrives. On a recent getaway to Lancaster, […]
My husband just bought a garden gnome for our front yard. The gravity of this aesthetic decision cannot be overstated. I grew up in a snobby New England town that looked like the love child between Norman Rockwell and a boat shoe — streets packed with hulking colonials wearing wraparound porches and tire swings swung over […]
There are many reasons why I’m a fan of Katherine Lewin’s new book, Big Night, about dinner parties large and small: the loud, infectious, can-do spirit, laid out in primary colors. The intentional way she goes about believing that anything can be a big night. And the recipes, of course, crowdpleasers, all of them — […]
What do you pack for trips? We are heading to England this Friday, and I am so excited to squeeze my cousins’ babies and add them to the height wall! Here’s what I’ll be packing in my carry-on, and I’d love to hear your list… 1. “Always pack something red,” says my fashion friend Susan. […]
Almost a decade ago, I shared my friend Sharon’s theory… “Every adult has an age of child that they’re especially good with,” she said — and I still think about this all the time. My friend Gemma loves holding newborn babies, whereas I always feel a wave of depression remembering those tough early days. I […]
Our friend Catherine Newman (of cold swimming and teenage boys and house tour fame) has a new novel out called Sandwich and just to be sure I don’t bury the lead here, I couldn’t love it more, can’t stop talking about it, can’t stop texting full paragraphs to my friends saying, “Right!!???” The novel is […]
What are you up to this weekend? Anton graduated from fifth grade today, and I cried! I’m usually relatively stoic at these things, but when all the kids started singing, “Lean on Me,” none of us stood a chance. Hope you have a good one — take gentle care — and here are a few links […]
Are you playing the game? By the amazing Grace Farris. P.S. Pregnancy pillow and types of walks.… Read more The post Perimenopause: The Board Game appeared first on Cup of Jo. Source link
My friend Adam Roberts — a cookbook author with a funny food newsletter — always reminds me of a Disney prince. He’s charming with a huge smile, and he’ll play your favorite song on the piano. Adam lives with his equally lovely filmmaker husband, Craig Johnson, in a cabin-like house in Brooklyn. Here’s a look inside… […]
So, here’s the strange thing about trends… “Trends are funny,” a reader named Hali wrote on five fun things. “The slouchy bag thing is a hard pass for me — they remind me of weird ’90s shopping malls. But watch: in three months, they’ll wiggle their way into various carts I’ve compiled across the Internet […]