MM: Marvelous Mondays, July 9

Another edition of…

Last night’s sunset, in Sunnyside.

What I did this weekend.

More good things:  

♥  Scenes of summer that take you there.

♥  A beautiful video, An Ode to Summer from Kinfolk.

♥  I really like this swimsuit, a bit reminiscent of a by-gone era.

♥  This is on my wish list of places to go glamping someday.  (Can you believe the location?!)

♥  Have you had fun lately?  Reasons why you should be having fun (& watching Netflix, as Alice points out, does not count).

♥  I just discovered this band & think their music is exactly what the doctor ordered.  I really love the energy, rhythm, & overall positive vibe of the song & video, don’t you?

♥  Do you mother with “soft hands”?

♥  Is veganism a luxury?  A thoughtful article (as always), by Gena of Chosing Raw.

♥  Vegan meals with an Indian flare– a piece about a cookbook author & mom of 2, from NPR.

♥  Inspiring proof that a little activism can go a long way in changing how women’s bodies are portrayed in the media.

♥  I’ve recently become a convert of braiding.  My hair is thick & unruly, so it takes 1/2 an hour or more to tame the beast, which, with all the swimming we do, is not worth it during the summer.  So I’ve turned to braiding my hair, which is a quick, rather painless way to get my hair out of the way & it doesn’t look too bad, either. And, I like this braid.

♥  A pretty video tutorial of how to do the crown braid (I’ve been doing this on Mali’s hair lately) & create beautiful wavy “rag” curls, from She Let’s Her Hair Down.

♥  Has organic food gone the way of Big Food?  An interesting article on the issue of mass production of organic food, from the NY Times.

♥  Do you have a checklist of things you do when you’re feeling depressed?

And,

Some summer recipes to pin:
blueberry quinoa crumble,
no-sugar sweet something, &
an inventive recipe for your peaches.

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Does it feel like summer to you?  What have you been doing to create a fun & memorable summer?  I’d love to hear about it.


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