Smacksy Sunday Links

Redefine what a perfect Thanksgiving looks like.

Sarah Jessica Parker's Year of Judging the Booker Prize.

On Thanksgiving, the chaos is the point.

Birdwatching and what makes for a meaningful life.

Some kind of heaven.

She moved from NYC to a small town in Italy.

The Northern Lights.

Some good ornaments.

And a dog eating an ear of corn.

Happy Sunday

Smacksy Sunday Links

 How to quit doomscrolling.

A way to help our neighbor who is serving those who have lost SNAP benefits.

An interview with author Lily King. Her new novel, Heart the Lover, is gorgeous.

Be on purpose: a simple daily practice. 

Stop romanticizing the past.

A conversation with Rick Rubin.

She won a cottage in Ireland.

Look for the good.

The happiest homes do these five things.

Frugal fall meal plans.

A Thanksgiving checklist.

Ten castles you can stay in.

Sir Anthony Hopkins reads an excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

The annual posting of the recipe for "Mademoiselle Magic Stuffing."

All these cozy bedrooms.

And a busy birdbath.

Happy Sunday

Smacksy Sunday Links

I'm doing Samhain just a couple of days late.

The acceptable face of need.

Find help.

How to find beauty when hope is hard to locate.

Girl, you need a hobby.

The internet archive. Big fan. 

Re-setting after the time change.

A list of things to quit. 

Ann Patchett announces her new novel.

A pretty flat.

Polarbear livestreams.

And a panda eating a pumpkin.

Sunday Links

Smacksy Sunday Links

Becoming a word magpie.

The types of rest you might be missing.

This is your body on no sleep.

Get out of the house.

The Birthday Paradox.

Classic simple things.

Birdwatching is having a moment.

I, a French jewel thief, refuse to rob the Louvre before mid-morning.

Eating apples.

A poem.

Hozier's favorite books.

Recipes from gravestones.

These waterfalls.

And this dog's adoption party.

Sunday Links

Smacksy Sunday Links

 They're small but mighty.

That thing you've always wanted to do.

Susan Orlean about creativity.

I've been lied to about retirement.

20 ways to enjoy winter.

Farewell D'Angelo.

The surprising power of Diane Keaton's emotional transparency.

Diane Keaton's singular style.

And she made collage.

How to have an analog fall.

Hell hath no fury like a coffee drinker in 2025.

Where writers write.

The hidden personality clues in every Only Murders in the Building apartment.

Things no one tells you about decluttering.

These photos are real.

The art of grid journaling.

Simplify your life immediately.

And this wildlife crossing over a highway in Utah. Thanks to my pal Nancy Davis Kho for sharing the video.

Happy Sunday,

Smacksy Sunday Links

Awkward situations.

The empty nest event horizon.

What you can do.

Reading Rainbow is back and with the perfect host.

Nothing Much Happens.

Fascinating bookshelf lights.

The cutter, the sewer, and the grommet queen.

Should I read this book?

These bookmark selections.

And this cockatoo and her friend.

Happy Sunday

Smacksy Sunday Links

Farewell Jane.

Five more things I want to tell my white friends.

Rituals that carry us through the dark.

Who decides what goes on bookstore shelves.

The Longevity Pantry.

The 90/90 Decluttering Rule.

Funny 'cause it's true Wendi Aarons in the New Yorker.

Bisa Butler's gorgeous quilt art.

And baby owls.

Happy Sunday