August 30st, guys! IT TOTALLY COUNTS. 😂
Here is my August Spotify playlist.
If you caught my June and July playlists, the gist is that I pick a few songs from each playlist, and write about their significance. The catch is that I can’t write for longer than the songs’ lengths. (For example, if I’m writing about the song “California Stars,” I have only 4 minutes and 59 seconds to write and then I have to stop.)
Listen: There’s a pandemic. This is creativity for me.
Emma’s Dress / Emma’s Shoes / Lucy’s Dress / Lucy’s Shoes (Use code “KELLY20” to take 20 percent off your order now through 8/31!)
One of my absolute favorite children’s brands is Janie and Jack. (Use code “KELLY20” to take 20 percent off your order now through 8/31!) Their collections are preppy and downright adorable, and the quality is so fantastic that everything I’ve ever purchased from the company for Emma has been saved for Lucy. I know I talk about this all the time, but before I became a mother, I’m not sure I saw the value in buying high-quality children’s clothing. Now, though, it’s one of my best (very simple) mom hacks. Buy quality (and one or two sizes up) and it’ll last a long time–even longer if there’s a sibling to pass it down to!–thus saving me time and money as well. It also reduces consumption and clutter because we own less!
For example, the sweater dress that Emma’s wearing in these photos? It’s a size six, which means we’ll likely get three years’ wear out of it, and then another three years’ wear out of it when it’s passed down to Lucy. Similarly, I went for a larger size with Lucy’s dress so that she’ll be able to wear it next summer as well. The best.
Btw: Here’s a Tiny Emma twirling in a Janie and Jack Ric Rac dress, struttin’ her stuff in Janie and Jack herringbone leggings, pretending to be a country girl in Janie and Jack riding boots, and dancing in a fluttery dress. The Larkins are long-term customers!
Dudley Stephens “Park Slope” Fleece in Navy / Emma’s Dudley Fleece / Corduroy Skinny Jeans (Newer here. And these drawstring pants are the same color!) / Softest Leather Boots / Sunglasses / Bitsy the Bunny / Emma’s Mary Janes / Beaufort Jacket (Also available via here) / Bitsy the Bunny
I worked my tail off this week to stay ahead, and I’m very excited about shutting my computer down for a while. :) Implementing a lifestyle change–for me, at least–takes a long time, but I’m so glad that we no longer run around like chickens with their heads cut off. What a ghastly but fitting expression!
Jack Rogers Comfort Sandals c/o (Shop the entire Comfort Collection here. I also love the Leopard, the Cork and the Slide versions.) / Same Tiered Knit Maxi Dress (Here with lace at the bottom. Similar here.) / Kids’ Jack Rogers (Emma’s are rare toddler Jacks that are sadly no longer carried. But they’re called the “Little Miss Lauren,” and I’m just a psychopath and ordered several sizes for the girls because I sensed they were being phased out.) / Emma’s Dress & Lucy’s Dress / Play Mat / Stroller / Scooter
It’s happened, guys.
Jack Rogers launched a comfort collection, and they’re available for pre-order.
Living Room Details / New Rug Details / Jeans (On sale. Also love these!)
And here are the next 10 things that came to mind at midnight because I kept writing. 😉
I write these posts every once in a while, usually late at night when I can’t sleep. So here are the first 10 things that came to mind at midnight!
Dudley Stephens Somerset Sweatshirt (Dropping at 10 a.m. EDT!) and Lucy’s Dudley (She’s wearing a size 2T) c/o / Birkenstocks (And look into Waterproof Birkenstocks — Size down. I wear a true 7.5 but take a 37 in Birks. Also available here, here, here and here.) / Old Madewell Jeans (This is my all-time favorite cut of Madewell jeans, though! SO WORTH EVERY PENNY. Also consider J.Crew’s Gingham Jeans, Red Gingham Pants, and Navy Gingham Pants.) / Lucy’s Shorts
Exciting news: Dudley Stephens is dropping a restock of its popular Somerset Sweatshirt this morning at 10 a.m. ETD!
Chef Mitch here!
A couple of years ago, shortly after making these pretzels, Kelly and I caught the stomach flu from extended family. (Every Larkin was down for the count. It was rough.) And since pretzels had been the last thing we’d eaten before that whole debacle, we swore them off. Forever!
But it’s been a few years and I think we’ve (finally) recovered emotionally. And this whole end of the world thing has motivated me to dust off the old pretzel recipe, fall off the wagon and untie my self-imposed pretzel knots… because with this recipe, the pretzels come as easy as the clichés. Today, I intend to prove that pretzels are not a “mall-only food,” and if you have the gumption, you’ll be over-indulging yourself and your family in no time.
Mitch here!
This is a bit of a different post today, but I was recently captivated by Farhad Manjoo’s incredible opinion piece in The Times imagining Manhattan with no cars. Cars suck up all the space in cities, and the thought of a car-less New York or Chicago gets me so excited.
Now that most school districts have an idea as to what the beginning of the school year will look like, teachers also have an idea as to what they may need to be successful–whether it’s PPE, socially distant or remote learning tools, or the usual school supplies.
