5 things for the weekend 25.21

paris recommendations, literary pick-me-up, carpool karaoke, offline inspiration, you got the rhythm

Do you ever look through the photos on your camera roll and think “Wow, my life is pretty good!”. That’s what happened to me as I was scrolling to find a photo to include in this week’s letter.

I’ve been taking lots more photos recently, notably because I’m more inspired when the weather is good, and I’m out doing more, and I couldn’t help but notice the variety of things that’ve caught my eye recently.

Some are really simple, like the tiny shoots on my passion flower plant that growing back. Others are more “notable”, like the exquisite dessert I had with my birthday lunch. But invariably they all make me smile and feel grateful.

Try it!

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5 Things

1. Are you heading to Paris this year, or planning a future Paris trip? Then you should read this set of stellar recommendations that are not the usual tourist fare. (via

Franchement

)

2. Need a literary pick me up? Try any of these eight reads, all of which I have read and can highly recommend. (via

Karen Rodriguez

)

3. This Carpool Karaoke with Michael Sheen and Matthew Rhys totally lifted my spirits this week.

4. I’m also co-signing this list of ways to get inspired off the internet. I see a cosy afternoon with coffee table books ahead of me! (via

Marissa

)

5. Think you ain’t got rhythm? I promise you do! It’s truly innate in humans and this TedX talk shows you how.

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News from the Callaloo Collective

• If you’ve joined for the Caribbean Literature Book Club, look out for a message next week with the line up for the rest of the year!

• Have you started reading Yellowface yet? Our meeting will be on Sunday June 1st

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I am:

Reading: How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

Making: Outline Tee

Learning: intarsia knitting

Hearing: my son composing music

Cooking: spicy gochujang beef bowls

Planting: dahlias

Growing: Strawberries

What are you doING?

“The month of May was come, when every lust heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit”
― Sir Thomas Malory

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