We’re looking forward to apple picking in Connecticut with my mother-in-law. It smells so good in the apple orchards! On Sunday, our friends Andy and Topi are hosting a Diwali dinner. It will be great to seeing our friends and eat delicious food.
I hope that you have a terrific weekend! If you are headed to a Halloween party, have fun.
I recently read a conversation between Ocean Vuong, a writer, and Björk, a musician. They connect over many things, such as the loss of their mothers, their work as artists, and being in the public eye. I am currently reading a book of Vuong’s poetry and appreciated the following excerpt from the conversation, in which Vuong is talking about Björk’s music and ties it to reading poetry.
“…I’ve always had a connection to music. And what I really love about your music is that one experiences it very much like weather – you go in and the weather comes on. And I think that’s what I feel like when I listen to a lot of music, but especially your music, because I don’t feel like I’m charged with having to pin down a meaning. I have a significant emotional response to it simply by being in it in the same way I’m inside a storm or a windstorm.
And I tell people who struggle with poetry that’s how you should experience poetry too, the way you experience weather. You shouldn’t go into it saying, ‘What is the code? What is the meaning? How do I solve this riddle?’ It’s not a riddle, it’s an atmosphere. And I think that the more I talk to you, the more I feel that you’re a weather-maker as well as a hope-keeper. I think that’s ultimately what we do – we create atmospheres people can embody.”
- On Death, Music and Motherhood: Björk & Ocean Vuong in Conversation — An interesting conversation between two artists, who are so supportive of each other. The excerpt above is from this article. (AnOther)
- Time is a Mother — Ocean Vuong’s latest book of poetry. My son gave this to me and I am enjoying it very much. (Bookshop.org)
- No dig gardening: The 7 layers of a no dig garden explained — I’d always thought that turning over the garden soil was an important part of the process. This article is making me reconsider. (Country Living)
- Olivia Wilde solves salad dressing mystery with a Nora Ephron recipe — Salad dressing – the stuff of myths. (The Washington Post)
- These are My Favorite Cookbooks of Fall 2022 — I’m always on the lookout for good cookbooks, so Joy’s recent reviews caught my eye. (Joy the Baker)
- Roasted Pumpkin Panzanella — This recipe makes a flavorful one-dish meal that is perfect for fall. (Sea Salt and Sailor Stripes)
- The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model with a Mastectomy Scar — It sounds like Kelly is using her experience to help other women. (InStyle)
About the photo: A hydrangea-adorned skeleton relaxing in a local front yard.