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Going to enjoy a lazy Friday night since I have a pretty packed weekend of work and family things. What are weekend plans?
Reading: An Ode to 90s Kids Birthdays by Samantha Matt
Watching: The Mid-2000s CBS sitcom Life in Pieces
Listening: I’m currently listening to Rochelle Jordan’s newest album, Through the Wall
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Have been feeling slightly under the weather for the past few days so I’m really looking forward to the end of the work day, picking up some chicken noodle soups and saltines, taking a hot bath with Dr. Teal’s lavender chamomile bath salts, maybe indulge in a little online shopping and calling it an early night.
For when you want to spend an hour or two in a bubble bath.
Booking an extended weekend getaway at this breathtaking Southern sanctuary.
On the hunt for a red dress for fall.
What’s on your travel bucket list for the upcoming year? Having grown up in Southern California, I’m a little embarrassed to admit I haven’t spent that much time north of Los Angeles. Driving the one along the coast to San Francisco to visit my brother has been one of my favorite trips in the last ten years. Next year, I’d love to see more of the Northern California coast line and one place I really want to visit is the Santa Cruz area.
If you haven’t added the Channel Islands’ Painted Cave to the top of your list for whenever you visit California, do so now. Even though I’ve never been, the Channel Islands have a special place in my heart. Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell was one of my favorite books growing up, I cannot tell you how many times I’ve read that book. It’s also the home of my husband’s indigenous roots. The Channel Islands’ Painted Cave is one of the largest sea caves on the planet. Very few people have ventured all the way into the grotto’s deepest chamber. So if your interested, excursions of the cave are available through Channel Islands Expeditions.
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Then the flowers became very wild
because it was early September
and they had nothing to lose
they tossed their olors every
which way over the garden wall
splattering the lawn showing their
wild orange red rain-disheveled faces
into my windows without shame.
-Grace Paley
Monthly recommendations on what to read, watch and listen too.
Read: Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein
A spin on the classic Parent Trap plot, I absolutely loved this book. A coming of age novel set at an idyllic lake in Maine where half sisters Vivian and Lucy have to grapple with coming to terms about each other’s existence, the death of their father and the person he was to each of them while also finding themselves and what they mean to each other.
Watch: Campfire Tales
A horror anthology film I just stumbled across and liked way more than I thought I would. Starring James Marsden, Amy Smart, Ron Livingston, Cristina Taylor, Campfire Tales is very much a blend of Are You Afraid of the Dark meets Urban Legends from the 90s. A blend of a few classic urban legends and others I’m not as familiar with. Calling all millennials, this movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. A few honorable mentions include Gilda, the 1946 film noir starring Rita Hayworth. a four star movie in my opinion and in the classic 80s, Return of the Living Dead. Both movies are streaming on Tubi.
Listen: The Box Podcast
Remember the horror fiction podcasts that came out between 2015-2018? There so many excellent series - The Black Tapes, The White Vault, The Bridge, Darkest Night, Archive 81, Magnus Archives and The Box. I’m feeling a little nostalgic to visit those stories again. I started the The Box when it first came out almost ten years ago but never finished it. Unfortunately, The entire catalog of episodes is missing on both, Apple and Spotify (and most other podcast streaming services). If you’re looking for the full archive, here’s a link to Reddit.
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