September Life
A must-read, fancy Euro Zillow, chilly gardens, new novels, and more!
This week’s newsletter is a super-sized Freak My Week that includes an essay I’m demanding my friends read, new novels I’m about to read, fancy Euro Zillow, the complicated beauty of indigo, exploring the post-individualist age, my cool-season garden spreadsheet (with links!), what to scroll when you’re not scrolling, and more.
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Hi,
Not a lot to report for September, because I’ve been inside for pretty much the whole month (I’m 85% back to myself!). But being inside means I have a really good roundup of things to read, dissect, and rabbit hole for you.
Get to it.
See you in a couple weeks.
Love,
Jessica
The Things That Freaked My Week
Some things I’m currently into…
Pause via Granta
I sent this to just about every woman I know who is forty (or almost there) and hope you do, too. It’s dark and raw and then hopeful and beautiful, just like the “pause” we’ll all go through. It’s a good reminder that it’s all normal, even though it feels like the least normal thing. Thanks Heather, for sending.
Strange Plants
I’ve loved Zio Baritaux’s work since her collaboration with Stephen Eichhorn (the print they did together has made many moves and hung in every house we’ve had). And now I’m obsessed with her Substack, Strange Plants. It’s art, food, culture, new discoveries, and obviously, strange nature-y things.
Three novels I’m reading next:
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