4 Enjoyable Issues | Cup of Jo

This month, I’ve been recognizing cool braids throughout Brooklyn. Right here’s my buddy Alison sporting a double-braid ponytail at our neighborhood café. “It took two seconds, price nothing, and obtained a ton of compliments,” she informed me. So stylish and simple!

Do (or would) you burp your own home? Mainly, it’s a German method known as lüften the place you open all of your home windows every day to air out your rooms, regardless of the climate. My English dad does the identical factor, and mentioned Angelina about elevating youngsters in Sweden: “Even within the thick of winter, many Swedish mother and father put their youngsters, bundled up of their strollers, exterior to nap…. Should you’re sick, your physician will say, open the window.”

Final night time, I went to see the brand new Guggenheim present, and, with 12-year-old Anton as my stylist, I made a decision to put on a black lace prime with crimson lipstick. Right here’s the shirt I’m sporting, plus three extra fairly ones: gathered, collar, and quick sleeve. (Howdy to cute Anton drumming at the back of these photographs!)

Now that I’m head chef (lol) for our little crew, I’m at all times on the lookout for simple recipes that also have a lot of taste. I got here throughout French Cooking for Two by Michèle Roberts at an area bookstore, and we’ve been attempting her extremely easy dishes — like, chickpeas with spinach; lentil soup; and baked pears. She additionally presents cultural tidbits — for instance, in a recipe for scrambled eggs with mushrooms, she notes, “In France, you wouldn’t be supplied this for breakfast however for supper.”

What have you ever been into these days? What glimmers are you noticing? I’d love to listen to. xoxo

P.S. Extra enjoyable issues, and what humorous books have you ever loved these days?

(Linsey Laidlaw’s condo tour picture by Alpha Smoot, styled by Kate Jordan, for Cup of Jo.)