After the heat wave a couple of weeks ago, we had a pre-fall day where the temperature dipped into the 60s. Although I had to do a double take when I saw the weather widget on my phone, I’m not going to lie- it was a welcome break from the oppressive humidity. I love the summertime, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t be excited for fall too!
You see, sweaters are my favorite and I love when it’s cool enough to wear them. A good chunk of my closet is taken up by sweaters, of both the pullover and cardigan varieties. I’ve even had the urge to knit something lately, which hasn’t happened in a long time. I love something simple like this gray and white colorblocked sweater or this cute cropped peace and love sweater. Also, how great is the sweater in the picture above? I love the colors and the texture, and hello- stripes!
![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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Yes! I’m already quite anxious for cooler weather! Sweaters are just so warm and comfortable.
YES. So much yes. Summer is a lot of fun and it’s got this wonderfully liberating feeling to it, but I’m already kind of over scrounging around for the lightest-weight clothes in my closet because it’s too darn hot for anything else, you know? That one fall-like day was amazing, I threw open all the windows right away and I even wore a scarf! It was awesome. ;)
I’ll admit, that sweater is pretty cute, but we spend a far larger portion of the year wearing them than our summer clothes, so I’m not quite ready to start wishing for sweater weather.
I’ll take being cold over being hot, ANY DAY.
I love the way you wear sweaters, but I’m sometimes at a loss for how to wear them myself.
i love the beginning of fall where you can wear light sweaters but still have your feet out! Fall is my FAVE overall!
GIRL, we’ve had nothing but sweater weather in SF, it’s kind of insane!! I’m jealous.
I’m SO ready for sweater weather!