My Favourite Articles This Week
If you love period films and series, I think you’ll REALLY like this site– it’s got them all, organized by genre, era, and more!
How to break the negative feedback loop that can make us act mean.
How ‘Body doubling” (AKAÂ an accountability buddy) can help you get more done.
Awaken your senses- how to bring your body back to life.
My Favourite Pins This Week
For a crowd-pleasing and really easy dinner, might I suggest these baked chicken tacos? You cook the contents, assemble them all in their crunch taco shells in an ovenproof dish, cheese all over it, and boom- you’ve hmde something that probably everyone is going to love! This also feels like a great dish for when having friends over. You can check out the easy recipe here.
Perfect to bring to a picnic or a barbecue, These pecan pie squares are delicious but not as big a dessert commitment as a slice of pecan pie. I mean, they are definitely pecan pie, but in square form, we can pretend, right? Right. Glad we agree. Find the recipe right over here.
If you love lilacs the way I love lilacs (I am OBSESSED) then we are in lilac season and time for lilac recipes! This lilac lemonade recipe is a great for a hot weekend, and has major spring vibes. Please it’s super easy to make. Check it out here, and enjoy a cool glass of spring.
I adore these farmhouse style knitted dish towels from Purl Soho- what a great summer knitting project, to make a little collection of these. They also seem like they would be great housewarming gifts, don’t you think? Find the free knitting pattern here.
A cute destashing project- this charming cactus coin pouch! Crochet this cutie up (would be a fun ‘just because’ friend gift, too!) and have a sweet place for coins, keys, whatever you need to keep separate in your purse. So many colour possibilities, too! Find the free pattern here.
Have a lovely weekend, friends! The warm weather has finally returned to Toronto, and I am HERE for it. I’m ramping up in preparation for Knit City in Montreal for the May long weekend- and I hope I’ll see you there!
xo Julie
Well, the dish cloth and the pouch – both so cute! I wonder about the lilac lemonade, have you tried it? Thanks for the ideas! Have a great weekend
I have! I really like floral elements in flavours- for example, I like to add a splash of orange flower water to my green tea. And I remember once getting a tea in england that was rose flavored (probably rose water) and I loved it) that’s not going to be for everyone, but even a bit of floral element tends to be really nice, if you like floral elements in a drink! I have a recipe for a lilac cake that even has the flowers baked in.
I’ll be at Knit City on Friday! I have a class in the afternoon, and then I’ll be at the knit night event. Maybe we’ll see each other!
Lovely post! Thank you for the Farmhouse Dish Towel link – those look so practical, and a great gift idea! I think I’m going to try playing around with some Kinua Organic Cottons, mixing solids with multis in stripes – FUN! https://www.fabulousyarn.com/kinua-worsted-organic-cotton.shtml