Friday Favorites (18)

Friday Favorites – a series where I share all my favorites from home decor, to clothing, to books & movies and more.

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My apologies for my absence on the blog and on social media this week. The boys have April school vacation this week so we’re having so much fun together at home. I’ll share some of what we’ve been up to in this post.

Favorite Day Trip

Luke took Tuesday off and we drove down to Provincetown. You may remember our day trip there 4 years ago, click here. We enjoyed lunch at The Canteen which has seating outside right on the beach. I LOVE their crispy brussels sprouts. If you live to far away I found their recipe for them online here.

We love going in all the shops and galleries but many galleries aren’t open quite yet. We love the used book shop and candy store on Commercial Street. John found lots of Agatha Christie books and another horror book to add to his collection. The puzzle shop is also so much fun.

My favorite thing to do is walk around the historic district. I LOVE all the homes. Here’s a glimpse of what we saw:

Love the shutters on the above home, they remind me of the Buxton Blue ones on our home. Wouldn’t that porch be lovely in the summer?

LOVE the black adirondacks framing the front door on this home:

This is perfection:

I always think this converted firehouse is so cute:

I adore this color combination:

Everyone was wearing masks down there and it felt very safe. One day we’d love to spend a bit longer in P-town so we can see more!

Favorite Books

I just finished reading Stephen King’s On Writing and absolutely loved it. It’s part memoir, part writing manual. He shares so much about his life and his craft.

If you’re looking for a suspenseful read, I just finished The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley which I LOVED. This one kept me guessing right up to the end. I also read one of her other books last year – The Guest List.

Favorite Online Classes

I’m enjoying online classes with Skillshare. I’m a brand ambassador and for this month their offering 40% off annual membership. You can click the button in my side bar or here to get the offer.

For me spending time painting watecolor in our sunroom is mediative. I did the mushroom and fern studies as part of Rosalie Haizlett’s class.

For my fern I decided to experiment with micron pen.

Other teachers I really enjoy are Ohn Mar Win (in fact I’m doing a live class with her on Monday), Zaneena Nabeel, and Trupti Karjinni. Skillshare has so many classes, not just watercolor, they include illustration, photography, marketing, music, business etc.

Favorite Films

We’ve been watching lots of films – some silly and some serious.

We loved The Trial of the Chicago 7. For some reason, I’d never learned about this in school, but it seemed relevant to watch the boys so soon after The Capital Riots. The film is so well written and acted.

Thunder Force is silly and good fun. There were many bits we laughed all the way through.

The Hunt for the Wilderpeople this isn’t a new film but we didn’t know about it when it first came out. It’s heart-warming and at times sad – the story of Ricky Baker. Sam Neill is wonderful and we love Taika Waititi. We also loved his film JoJo Rabbit.

Favorite Cozy Clothes

I keep reaching for cozy sweatshirts. I just bought this one and this one. The leopard one was on sale but I think they’re doing a 50% off sale on everything in the shop.

Well, I think that covers all our current favorites. Now, it’s your turn! Would love to hear what your current favorites are. What are you watching and reading?