Four Fun Things | Cup of Jo

My bff and magnificence icon Georgie was sporting sparkly jellies the opposite day, and it obtained me questioning: what footwear will you be sporting this summer time? I’ve worn these all winter, however I’m undecided what my sandal plan is. Inform me your ideas!

The opposite day, our buddies Rob and Kath invited us over and made creamy white chicken chili. Toppings included rice, bitter cream, cheddar cheese, scallions, avocado, lime, and crushed-up tortilla chips. (Is there something crushed-up chips don’t make higher?) “This soup is sweet for a cocktail party as a result of it’s not fussy to make,” Rob informed me. I’m pondering of constructing spherical two this weekend.

My buddies have raved about these slip shorts for years (our contributor Kelsey wore them in her week of outfits) for stopping thigh chafe and wicking away sweat. The shorts, in fact, are nice for figuring out, operating errands, or layering below a sweatshirt for that Princess Diana look. However I’m planning to put on them below summer time clothes so I can really feel blissfully free on adventures, versus sitting uncomfortably at picnics or attempting to maintain my knees collectively on bike rides. The cargo version has pockets (!), however on scorching days, I’ll be pulling on their cooling pair.

Lastly, how beautiful is that this youngsters’s bed room in Alexandra Tolstoy’s English cottage? My children could be thrilled to squish right into a room with in a single day company. This a part of the interview — about conserving a home trying the identical — was very candy, too: “I rehung two footage the opposite day and my youngsters had been aghast,” she laughs. “Each image, each little bit, has stayed as a replacement over time. I spotted what some extent of stability it was for them.”

What small issues have you ever been having fun with currently?

P.S. More fun things, and an ice-cream sandwich taste test.

(Photograph of Alexandra Tolstoy’s cottage by Dean Hearne for Home & Backyard UK.)