Happy Friday 6/27/25

Happy Friday! Any exciting weekend plans? We’re driving down the coast of Oregon and California on a big family road trip. 2700 miles of togetherness, car games, camping, and road side attractions. Should make for some core family memories…the good kind, I hope ;) Wishing you a lovely weekend!

via, photo: Dean Hearne

Some links from the week…

A beautiful home in London that took inspiration from the house's previous owner, the author William Hale White, and his friend William Morris.

Pro tip for family travel: always have these in your bag. Whether waiting at a restaurant or bored in a tent, they keep everyone in the family entertained.

6 Habits that could be taking years off your life. What a good reminder that living longer isn’t just about genetics or physical fitness.

The only shorts I really needed to pack.

Four years ago Garrett made me a garden bed cover for a raised bed at the Farmhouse. It really is one of my favorite things ever. So many people have asked where to buy one, and I’ve always had to say “sorry, Garrett made it”. BUT…I finally found some covers that are similar and I shared them this week.

My sister made this dinner recently and it was SO good (and SO easy!).

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes cabinet color is so fun!

Anyone else craving a ‘90s summer for their kids?! They really were the best! “We rode our bikes everywhere. We walked around the neighborhood until we found another kid our age who wanted to play (or “hang out”, if we were a little older). If we were really lucky, our parents might drop us off at the mall…”

A girlfriend just turned 40 and I got her the decade’s essentials: entertainment, sugar, and good skin care ;)

Excited to read this book on vacation!

Have a good one!

xx

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