May Diet

a great cookbook, reading recommendations, napping pillow, day pajamas, the films of a legendary Hollywood duo etc.

Here is my monthly “diet” of things that have either occupied my thoughts, moved me in some way or just felt special enough to share; what I was reading, watching, eating, wearing, shopping for, and visual research that shaped my month for paid subscribers (thank you!)

I’m sitting at the kitchen table and the green puffs outside on the branches have turned into a canopy of full blown leaves, which I love. I’m listening to this playlist that my husband made for late spring. On the table in a creamy yellow pitcher (Nicola Fasano) are a bunch of yellow tulips. I’m wearing one of Giovanna Flores’ creations, a collage of a button down shirt - the bottom layer a creamy yellow that matches the aforementioned pitcher, the middle layer is blue printed leaves, and the top, classic blue stripes with a collar that loves to be turned up. It came packaged so exquisitely in a clear plastic box and tucked beside it was a tiny baby t shirt! Sunflower yellow with soft little flaps in fuzzy blues and lavender sprout from the collar. My friend and I joked that Giovanna dresses both Chloe Sevigny (and at time of sending Ayo Edibiri and Greta Lee!) and now Lucy:

flaps and curls

thrilling to receive this in the mail!

May uniform - Giovanna’s shirt worn with a blue Molly Goddard skirt bought a few years ago. This red cap of my husband’s that I mentioned in my last letter has surprisingly become my most worn accessory.

Future baby fit - The striped pants are from La Manotte, which was recently featured in the Financial Times! Bravo Louise! I ordered these pants last summer but i think we can squeeze a few more wears out of them. Also mentioned in the feature was Sol Kidswear which has recently come on my radar. Lots of fun stuff here.

Another yellow item that caught my eye recently was Iko Iko’s Mulberry Silk ‘Napping Pillow’ in either sunflower or lemon yellow. I generally hate to nap but perhaps with something like this I could give it a try. The website copy is so poetic! “Inspired by my grandmother’s silk pillow she used for afternoon power naps. A small pillow that is a day’s accent. Soft to the cheek, easy for dreams.” In case you missed it, designer of Iko Iko, Kristin Dickson-Okuda, shared what was on her nightstand in last September’s letter.

silk napping pillows in Sunflower and Lemon, photo from the Iko Iko website

My current idea of a power nap: on the first hot day, a double espresso and a gelato (lemon sour cream and hazelnut) from Soma.

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Eating:

First, something to make with all of the spring onions at the farmer’s market is this recipe from Rachel Roddy, which my husband made for dinner the other night and it was so delicious.

I have also been LOVING this new cookbook and have been using it almost daily. It turned me on to my new favourite flavour combination for a breakfast drizzle, tahini whisked with a bit of maple syrup, cinnamon and sea salt (sorry, Love Toast):