On Sunday I’m going to a picnic in Brooklyn Bridge Park. One of my friends is moving very soon to go to grad school, so she wanted to gather all of us one last time before she goes. I’m sad that she’s moving away, but happy for since she’s pursuing her goals.
If you’re like me and you’re subscribed to tons of shopping emails, you know that pretty much every store is having a sale right now (ok, that’s an exaggeration, but a lot of stores are). Money’s a little tight so I’m trying not to do any shopping, but how cute is this Zara dress? I need a new pair of black sandals and I like these strappy H&M sandals that mimic the straps on the dress.
I have been terrible at cooking at home for the last few months, but I like the look of this pasta salad and it would be an easy enough dish to make for a picnic. When the weather is nice I really enjoy reading outdoors. I like to bring a book to a picnic for that downtime after you’ve just stuffed your face and you’re too full to move around. I’ve been hearing lots of good buzz about The Vacationers by Emma Straub and well done to the book designers because the cover just screams ‘summer reading.’
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I may be back on Monday with a new haircut? We’ll see!
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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I picked that up in the Zara sale, but didn’t end up buying it! Huge regret.
Saskia / girlinbrogues.com
Ah, so close! Maybe it’s still there? :)
I JUST read something in theSkimm (daily current events newsletter) about this book! I’ve been trying to figure out what to read next…maybe I’ll go for that one!
Yes, I saw it in theSkimm on Friday too and I’ve been seeing it everywhere lately! I want to read it too, but it probably won’t be for a while since I’m in the middle of two books now. Let me know what you think if you do read it!
that is such a cute dress and it is SO hard not to shop!
Chic on the Cheap
I’m pretty sure I’m going to cave this week and shop the 4th of July sales!
oo have fun at the picnic! this pasta dish looks perfectly summery. and the dress, pwetty!
Katrina Sophia Blog
Thank you Katrina Sophia! I did have fun and I ended up taking a cake instead of salad (woops!), but I did wear a summery dress :)