5 things I'm thinking about this week
Alison Pegg
I love a good home cooked meal. Especially one that brings back memories to reminisce about, about times that were celebrated, whether every day, or for special occasions.
Almost as good as a home cooked meal is a meal at a restaurant that’s a regular part of life. You know the place I’m talking about. It’s usually locally owned, not too far away, and small enough to feel like home away from home.
For Mother’s Day we treated Mom to one of those places for our family, Figlio. It was delicious as usual, but a little bittersweet, we confirmed their closing date is approaching this August.
While they do have another location that we can visit, losing our OG spot is a bit melancholy. I guess we’ll just have to visit a few more times before the doors close for good.
Anyways, here are five things I’m thinking about this week.
Our Place Midi Bowls: maybe it’s because I’ve got italian on the brain (and in my stomach), or maybe its because I got duped by another Instagram ad, but these bowls from Our Place caught my eye this week. They look like the perfect size for my rice bowls, or a nice bowl of pasta, and I love the charcoal colour as a break from my normal white dinnerware. I’ll have to keep watch for their epic Black Friday sale later this year.
Dyson Air Strait: speaking of Instagram ads, Dyson flew all the influencers to New York this week to unveil their hair straightener without plates. This is the first Dyson hair product I’ve legitimately been interested in, I’m curious how hair holds up long term being dried this way. But if it can straighten and dry my head of thick hair in under 10 minutes, it might be something that I need to try. (I still love my ghd one though).
Annika Inez Glassy Foldover Earrings: I write about jewelry a lot in this space, but I love how a different pair or earrings can change the vibe of any neutral outfit. Silver, gold and pearls make up the majority of my collection, so when something minimal that isn’t one of those mediums catches my eye, I get super pumped. These glass hoops did exactly that, I love their small and conservative shape, done in an unexpected medium that makes them oh, so cool. Love.
Birkenstock Boston Clogs Eva in White: this might be the most impractical, practical item I’ve ever laid eyes on. I love my taupe boston clogs. If I could wear them to the office, I would. But I might be willing to move on from them for this pair in crisp, perfect white. Oh. Em. Gee. They are gorgeous. And I would get them dirty in 0.5 seconds. But they are this minimalists dream (along with the black) and I just need to have them.
Amtrak Cascades Train: lately I’ve been dreaming about beautiful changes of scenery, places to go, near or far, to escape every day city life. Train travel is something that’s always intrigued me, not the subways that I know and love, but long haul routes full of cascading views. This Amtrak route from Portland to Vancouver sounds phenomenal, the views in the Pacific Northwest can’t be beat.