What are you up to this week? The boys and I are in England visiting our family, and our other editors are mostly out of the office, as well.… Read more

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What are you up to this weekend? We are arriving in England to visit our aunts, uncles, and cousins. I’m excited for freezing ocean water and endless cups of tea.… Read more

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Any romance novels you’ve loved recently? By the wonderful Grace Farris.

P.S. My ideal little free library and three steamy romance novels.… Read more

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Remember Owobu Ijewere, the stylish stranger Joanna met on a neighborhood walk this past spring? She’s a 27-year-old graphic designer, who rents a 330-square-foot studio in Park Slope, Brooklyn.… Read more

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During my parenting career, I’ve ushered my children through back-to-school season 12
times. That’s 12 nervous bedtime cuddles, 12 first-day-of-school breakfasts, and 12
squeezy hand-holds on the walk to school.… Read more

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“This week, while visiting friends, we started talking about funny idioms, as one does. In the U.S., if a friend does something ridiculous, you might joke, ‘He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.’… Read more

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