I started a YouTube channel (!!?)

Also in here: couscous salad, crochet dresses, and A'ja Wilson

Jun 11, 2025

Hello my dears! And a warm welcome to our new readers.

Guess what? I did something I never thought I’d do: I started a YouTube channel. It’s my new place to paint and chat. Once I reach fifty subscribers I can even livestream. Next thing you know I’ll be dispatching newsletters from the moon!

this required no less than four tripods and one emotional support person

progress! i want her to look kind of pearly in the end

today’s bouquet

Do you have a gift for dad? Some easy ones here, here, and here.
Cracking up and seriously studying this post on brown butter peach bars (“my favorite food is crust” killed me) and a minty couscous salad.
If you’re picky about clean ingredients, the Yuka app is extremely handy (and free). Scan a food or cosmetic product’s barcode and the app deciphers the label for you and rates it based on the ingredients. (via Becca)
A fun look at Richard Scarry’s artwork.
Someone please snatch this rare book!
Taking notes on this Santa Barbara home tour.
A wedding in the Berkshires. That veil, swoon.
How to West Texas.
Favorite link this week: if you have a little girl, show her this and then this. (Nate, who’s a creative director, pointed out some VERY fun facts about these spots — I’ll share them in the comments!)
My sister sent me this Good Hang clip and I laugh harder every time I watch it.
‘Twill be a summer of flower pounding with my sons!
Way more interesting than the zodiac.
Can’t stop telling everyone about these excellent waffle cookies.

ad break 🌸

This spring, Lucy’s friend from school moved onto our street, which coincided perfectly with taking the training wheels off her bike. Every single day, she asks if she can ride her bike to her friend’s house, and before she leaves, we agree on a time she needs to be home.

When the FlikFlak team from Swatch asked me if they could gift Lucy a watch, we happily accepted. All Lu needs is a simple, analog watch. She’s too young for a device, but she’s old enough to travel down the block independently.