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Hi hi! I hope you had the best week. This week, I could not put down my friend Mimi Montgomery’s new book, Murder Bites. I was laughing out LOUD—like actually cackling. It’s a quirky small-town murder mystery that’s a perfect mix of smart and unhinged in the best way. If you need a delicious pick-me-up and true pleasure read in the form of a detective story, this one’s for you!!
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Also, if you’re local to the Washington, D.C. area, come hang out with us at Dog Daze on September 16th for this Books + Barks event hosted by Axios DC and Wonderland Books where I’ll be chatting with Mimi. Before you ask, yes, Dog Daze is a dog social club, so bring your adorable pups too! Dogs, beer, and book people…the perfect event exists.
In today's post, you'll find snaps from my recent trip, plus a miscellaneous grab bag of delights I've been loving this week (including my favorite Dolly Parton tributes). Hope you have the best weekend. —Alisha
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DOWNTIME DELIGHTS
Four good finds
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This memoir about trash (but also sooo much more) written by a garbageman in Montreal. The perfect thing to scratch my “nonfiction but not too heavy” itch.
Good basics from AYR: these jeans (my favorite, plus it comes in a shorter inseam), this silk shirt (have and love; great color for fellow olive skin tones), and I’m really digging this new machine-washable silk shirt as a potential for fall.
Today in unhinged but cute finds: this whimsical pillow (now sold out :() from Oeuf. For the kids’ room or mine, who’s to say??
A doormat made from lobster rope, which I first spotted at our rental home last week. Thus ends my hunt for a 100% weatherproof mat that won’t get mildewy and gross. (A clear sign of being in your thirties: recommending doormats.)