Smacksy Sunday Links

 

Thankfulness year round.

Being okay with things as they are.

Making pomanders with Rajiv and Mikey.

A December bucket list.

Handmade candle gifts.

Ways to be kind to your body during the holidays.

100 "Must read" books of 2024.

This garden.

And all the dogs.

Happy Sunday.

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The poetry pharmacy.

Being kind.

Our friend Nate Dimeo wrote a beautiful book, The Memory Palace, based on his longtime podcast.

Ways to show love besides gifts this season.

The joy of taking care of my life.

Things that belong on your holiday Yes list.

Interview with National Book Award Winner Percival Everett.

Ann Patchett on annotating her novel Bel Canto.

Life permission slips.

Re-thinking gift giving.

Notre Dame prepares to re-open.

Mademoiselle Magic Stuffing.

And this bear.

Happy Sunday.

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Dance pioneer Judith Jamison.

Gratitude, reflection and decolonizing Thanksgiving.

On being grateful for the good things in your life.

Sam Baker on getting older.

Choose your life.

Habits to reverse your biological age.

Take care of yourself over the holidays.

Trade your empty nest for an open door.

No one ever said you must wear tight pants.

A complete guide to hosting Thanksgiving. 

Thoughts on healthy eating.

A lovely little film, The Big Wait.

And anteaters. 

Happy Sunday.

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He's a lighthouse keeper. 

We have nothing to fear from despair.

Time for pottering.

Making it cozy with Rajiv Surendra.

How to use a dopamine menu to get through this season.

The relief of creating order.

Knowing when enough is enough.

In tumultuous times, readers turn to "healing fiction.'

Esquire's best book of fall. 

Growing food instead of lawns.

And a snowy owl.

Happy Sunday

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 Are we too impatient to be intelligent?

Tips to help you reset after the time change.

Waiting for the election.

Overcoming the fear of aging.

The mini guide to cozy weekends.

Japanese baseball players return to play at Manzanar.

This is 68: Karen Sawyer McElmurray

Look for the good.

Sunrise and sunset.

Ada Limón goes to outer space.

Slow down.

Secret Service code names of 10 first ladies.

Books celebrating Diné (Navajo) authors and stories.

What Paris would look like if you could see all the stars.

What do a "pinch" or a "dash" really mean? 

And polar bear cubs.

Happy Sunday

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When you "get" a city.

Halloween in Paris.

How to take things one day at a time.

What happens when you walk or run daily without tech.

Facts about centenarians.

Things you'll regret decluttering from your life.

The art of Barbara Chase-Riboud.

Hidden libraries around the world.

And cows watch a dog play fetch.

Happy Week

Sunday Links

(Ted is the best throw pillow)

I rewired my brain in six weeks. 

How fast does information from your brain travel in miles per hour?

Things that are not your responsibility.

She meditated every day for 8 weeks, here's how it went.

Witch hunts and the printing press.

Small press books you should be reading this fall.

Make your pumpkin spice latte gut healthy.

And twin baby cows.

Happy Sunday

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Health benefits of awe. 

Human beings are imperfect creatures.

Change your mindset about aging.

How to build endurance.

The simple 90/90 decluttering rule.

Put your phone down and get back in the habit of reading books.

My favorite show is back in just a few weeks.

Creating a Halloween costume you'll wear again.

Eating salvation.

Best comfort food.

And a baby bunny.

Happy Sunday.

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11 Essential Maggie Smith performances.

The practice of letting go.

Help hurricane and flood victims.

Signs your sentimental items are weighing you down.

Minimalist habits to achieve financial freedom.

All the fall movies to stream.

This Cotswold cottage.

I worried.

And mice in a jack o'lantern.

Happy Sunday

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Confirm your voter registration status.

The joy of being a beginner.

Turning towards a task. 

Start a mindfulness micropractice.

Why the sky looks bluer in the fall.

Ways to slow down for fall.

The lost desert libraries of Chinguetti.

Quiet novels.

This poem.

And a backpacking holiday cat.

Happy Week

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Teddy at the Beach photo Eric Tsang

How to celebrate the fall equinox.

Build a village.

When is it okay not to finish a book?

Transform overwhelm into a creative energy.

What does space smell like?

The not so lost world of the Parisian salon.

7 Types of rest.

It took 70 years to find my inner artist.

Making space.

AP photographer finds beauty at the Paralympics.

This Cape Cod beach cabin.

It's TJs pumpkin time.

And, of course, Moo Deng.

Happy Sunday

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Taos Pueblo

For anxiety or the Sunday night scaries.

Use the novelty effect to slow down time.

Creating a spiritual practice without religion.

The art of apple trolling.

Stop pushing through.

Can we stop hating on the PTA?

Try savoring.

How memorizing poetry can expand your life.

Meg Ryan your fall.

Recipes for comfort.

Irving Penn: Smal Trades

And this peacock spider.

Happy Week

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My bookshelf, myself.

Creating a dopamine menu.

Lüften.

I am probably snooping on your books.

100 Tiny life tricks.

Newhart and Rickles.  (Thanks Scott Moe)

Small Takes with Whitney Leigh Morris.

They bought an abandoned farm in Italy.

And seals.

Happy Sunday

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 Time moves faster at higher altitudes.

What not to worry about: Kinders and Littles Edition.

Ways to beat the end of summer blues.

Very basic money basics.

Italians feasting at the beach.

The romance and ruins of lost civilizations. 

And a moose plays with wind chimes.

Happy Sunday

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 Points north.

What inspired me to open a bookshop in Italy.

About underwear and the passage of time.

Thoughts on Fridgescaping from my delightful friend Molly. 

A short guide to dealing with discouragement.

If Tim Walz is America's dad, these are America's other family members.

The 1 in 10 out decluttering rule. It's exactly what it sounds like.

How to roll clothes for packing.

Small fireworks.

And a quokka eating a leaf.

Happy Sunday

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Why awe matters.

Living a simple life is not a step backward.

The best way to take care of yourself during a big life transition.

Sitcoms led me to believe I'd be eating a lot of takeout pizza when I grew up.

She kept track of every item that entered her home for a month.

And a puppy and ducklings.

Happy Sunday

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After days lost at sea, they needed a pastrami sandwich.

The Dress.

Joy is more than a feeling.

Olympic photos.

Fearing happiness and unlocking joy.

How a closet clean out can change your life.

The 6 -1 grocery shopping method.

This English country cottage.

And a tortoise and his baby goat.

Happy Sunday

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 No you can't beat an Olympic table tennis player.

Why we're required to find beauty.

Simone Biles.

Tangled vines and poison leaves.

Cutting screen time.

You are freed by limits.

Passaggiata.

Declutter digital photos.

This free grocery store in SF.

Classic poetry with Johnathan Roumie

Meeting a book butler.

The long list for the 2024 Booker Prize.

And baby sheep.

Happy Sunday

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 Photo of Bob from my time machine

Sand with everything.

The ancient and very naked Olympics.

Embrace the glorious mess of everyday life.

Jon Fosse's Nobel lecture.

Cultivate a minimalist mindset.

Single-tasking.

Sunday morning music.

The bookcase.

A micro-homestead.

The best birthday cake.

And baby goats.

Happy Sunday

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20 Books for Disability Pride Month and all year long.

Compassion is key to our survival.

Public libraries saved my life.

How to know something is good before it exists.

Take care.

Clear signs you're an introvert.

France built a replica of Paris.

Cloud spotting for beginners.

Take a walk.

Yes, please pasta recipe.

And these shuffling bears.

Happy Sunday.

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Teddy in the inflatable recovery watermelon collar

 Cleaning out my underwear drawer.

Sunday rest.

The rise of 50+ adventure seeking women.

Things to do when it's too hot outside.

The age of dips.

When it's hot out, eat like a toddler.

What your ice cream order says about you.

Decoding Carmy's bookshelves on The bear.

Get rid of mosquito bites over night.

These kitchens.

A 200 year-old lotus seed blooms.

And bears playing with teddy bears.

Happy Sunday

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 I love this idea.

She's 87.

Care packages aren't just for kids.

A reminder.

No Buy July.

Inside the beat hotel of Paris.

The Guest House,

A list of historical fiction.

This island home.

Best drone photos.

And these rays.

Happy Sunday.

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Ted's Summer Cut

Keep your cool.

The daily habits of happiness experts.

Don't make these mistakes.

Fight the weariness.

Make something with your hands, even if it's hideous.

Do nothing.

How to read poetry, for beginners.

Star cities on earth.

And this baby gorilla.

Happy Sunday.

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Martha and squad. Photo by the Dog Guru

Imagine it's your last year - what would you do differently?

Goodbye to the greatest baseball player who ever lived.

5 Ways to give up the idea of a perfect life.

Donald Sutherland and Kate Bush.

Katherine May on the Summer Solstice.

Dining rooms are disappearing from American homes.

Regret less.

On self worth.

Getting rid of sentimental items.

Victorian people at the beach.

Would love to visit this shop.

And this piglet and her dog.

Happy Sunday.

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 RIP Francoise Hardy, her talent, her chic.

Why is creativity easier to come by in the air?

Prioritizing life's greatest pursuits.

Stop worrying about work on vacation.

Responding instead of reacting.

Take the perfect nap.

How to simplify anything.

It's not inside you trying to get out, it's outside you trying to get in.

This photographer.

And cats and domino.

Happy Sunday.

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Strategies for a minimalist and productive day.

Our mistaken ideas about what makes us happy.

Heavy things to put down and leave behind.

Why you should meet your literary heroes.

How my mental health diagnosis helped me heal.

The golden rules of solo travel.

Things to reduce in your home to save you time.

Practical advice for cooking as caregiving.

Less than a table, more than a blanket.

Summer food.

Julia Morgan Cameron the spectacular Victorian photographer.

A brief compendium of curiosity shops.

Stimulating facts about coffee.

And Poppy the prairie dog.

Happy Sunday

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The Japanese Goodbye

Book Tour: At home with Amor Towles.

The Sunday Reset.

Ditch sunshine guilt.

Living an honest life.

6 Wild swimming spots in California.

Love the women of Knuckle Bump Farm.

Fly on the wall.

Easy ways to make paper flowers.

And holding hands with otters. 

Happy Sunday

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 Photo Bob Rosenberg

If you want to belong, find a third place.

Morning routine.

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning.

How to actually be kinder to yourself.

For a happier life.

The self storage situation.

These seven reminders.

A mindful walking practice.

The power of a quiet life.

The myth of the fairytale wardrobe.

Love a good Etsy shop.

Make your groceries last longer.

And a duckling in a flower hat.

Happy Sunday.

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 I want to live like Alice Munro.

Don't assume that old friend doesn't want to hear from you.

Permission to delight in a guilt-free lazy weekend.

A compassionate guide to decluttering sentimental items,

50 Best mental health tips.

Some good old fashioned life hacks.

There's no meal better (or longer) than an Italian Sunday lunch.

Chaos gardening.

Let's spend a weekend at this house in Maine.

And this meerkat.

Happy Sunday.

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Deciphering your kid's "mom" texts.

Ross Gay on tending joy and practicing delight.

Prescribing art for mental health.

The possibility of slowing down.

We want to smell like trees.

Declutter your spending.

Don't do these things.

Get some sleep.

This urban garden.

And we all feel you, Penguin Mom.

Happy US Mother's Day Sunday.

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The chaos and abundance of spring.

Why we should all be doing more work.

A battle for attention.

Delightful reviews of new Trader Joe's products.

Free things to do when you want to get offline.

Turns out, all my gardens are chaos gardens.

So much good photography.

And bird cams.

Happy Sunday

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Imagine it's your last year.

How to offer a genuine apology.

Quinta Brunson can do any type of television.

Why money is so emotional.

When the earth started to sing.

Rules for a frugal life.

Breaking phone dependence.

The moment that ruins our focus.

Essential tips for cleaning out the garage.

Mata Hari.

No such thing as waste.

The best bistros in Paris.

Beautiful libraries.

Cookbooks worth reading cover to cover.

And ducklings.

Happy Sunday.

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This is water from David Foster Wallace.

Writer math.

The focus of a monk.

Why uncertainty is good for us.

Setting anti-goals.

The world of picture books come to life.

All of this party food, please.

Ultimate carry-on of airplane snacks. (But not the tuna. Come on.)

And the binturong.

Happy Sunday.

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Blackbird singing in the dead of night.

How to spring clean your mind.

Don't remove your home's graffiti.

Amanda Gorman is using poetry to create social change.

How to live well.

The Nancy Meyers character you are based on your zodiac sign.

What to do with your used eclipse glasses.

Sticks and the people who love them.

A guide to the cave villages.

And owl and owlettes livecam.

Sunday Links.

Goodbye Sweet Levi

Today we said farewell to our sweet Levi who had been battling a large and awful mass in his abdomen for some time now. A veterinarian came to the house today to help set him free on his great journey. 

Before he came to live with us, in one of his previous placements from the dog rescue, Levi lived for a short time in an assisted living. He did not end up being the right fit there ultimately, but the residents loved him. In the evenings, the folks who wanted a visit from Levi would leave their doors open so he could wander in. Levi kept to the first floor, never venturing up the stairs. He was afraid of stairs.

One morning, Levi was not in his bed in the lobby. They searched for him in the dining room and the music room and all of the first floor resident apartments. They worried that perhaps he had somehow gotten out. Even though he never climbed the stairs, they eventually went looking for him on the second floor. Still, no sign of him.

Later that morning, he was finally found on the third floor. He was curled up sleeping at the foot of the bed of a woman who they soon discovered, had died overnight. She didn't pass alone. Levi had been at her side.

I wish you all could have met him. He was such a good boy.

Smacksy Sunday Links

Easter 1965

The strange history of the Easter Bunny.

I remember you.

The great American novels.

Effortless things.

She spent her life hunting for lost wallpaper.

The effect of sound frequencies on matter.

An English country house.

Glazed carrots.

And Easter bunny babies in a basket.

Happy Easter Sunday.

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Not everything has to be a soufflé

When subtracting can add more.

Some new spring books.

Cross things off your needle list.

Break dependence on the phone.

Move interrupted.

The Prince of Saint Germain.

Three word horoscope.

And a tiny pony.

Happy Sunday

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Spring in the backyard

How to grow old like Isabella Rossellini.

Give up on happiness -go hard at wonder.

How are strangers part of your life?

The great joy of returning to your childhood hobbies.

A higher dose of morning light.

She makes meal planning easy.

If he likes the way you thing, you can borrow his private island for free.

Cake flowers.

Books for characters.

Meals that will make you excited for leftovers.

And Cheesecake the capybara,

Happy Sunday.

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To the mothers.

Signs minimalism is for you. 

One hard email.

Definitely trying this recipe.

Cleaning apps are a thing.

This East Sussex garden. 

Bookshelves full of books are finally a trend.

And this giraffe. 

Happy Sunday.

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Nature rewards patience and stillness. 

Life is becoming more and more of what you are.

Rest if you must, but don't quit.

Celebrate the remarkable value of one day.

99 Unique compliments.

Reminders about tiny things for your wellbeing.

Let go of these things for better sleep.

Live stream cameras all over the world.

40 Ingredients forever.

Spring cleaning checklist.

Drinking out of a certain mug.

Dear March - Come in -

A forgotten ode to the little Paris shopfront.

And Scottish Highland cows.

Happy Sunday.

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International practices that encourage comfort and connection.

How to use a joy list.

The trick of life.

Why Americans suddenly stopped hanging out.

A secondhand expert.

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Rajiv about practice.

Judging a book by its cover.

Love a good pantry list.

And jellyfish.

Sunday Links.

Sunday Links

Her Spot

The art of discovery in an algorithmic age.

Good Trade editor's beloved books by black authors.

How to stop catastrophizing. 

Make Sunday your favorite day of the week.

Jump in the lake.

Plant-based easy.

And this capybara and her foster puppies.

Happy Sunday.

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There were female gladiators in ancient Rome.

W. Kamau Bell about Tracy Chapman.

A leading memory researcher explains how to make precious moments last.

Things minimalists do.

Eminem's boxes of notes.

Get your s*#t together.

How to turn anything into soup.

And Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Happy Sunday.

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 The Winterkeeper.

How to be a good friend even if you're busy.

Advice from the dying about how to live.

I'm a fan of the reverse to-do list.

Hourly comic day.

The climate grannies.

Be more present.

And peacocks.

Happy Sunday.

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 Age makes the miracles easier to see.

The world's most socially connected place.

Your happiness comes down to this.

Become quiet so you can listen.

Decluttering with one simple question.

18 Famous authors' houses.

Johnny Cash's grandson.

This gorgeous poem.

8 Bright facts about citrus.

Parchment paper.

And tiny flying rainbows.

Happy Sunday

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Cultivating stokedness.

Januarys.

The benefits of reading books.

Simple ways to gain an extra hour a day.

January's secret - it's the best month.

Inexpensive self-care ideas.

TreeFM.

Questions to simplify your life.

Hollywood Hills home tour.

Rajiv on walking in public.

This Paris flat.

Built in the clouds villages frozen in time.

Gardens around the world.

Record holder for fastest time to drink a cup of coffee.

And raccoons playing with bubbles.

Happy Sunday.