saturday loves #13

sharing posts and recommendations!

Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well 😊

If you are new to this space, welcome! Saturday Loves is a series here on The Lovely Road where I will share other writers' Substack newsletters that I recently read and enjoyed and give them a creative "shout-out" as well as sharing what I have been interested in on a personal level outside of Substack.

In my offline world...

What I've been doing:

I've been trying a few new recipes. Sometimes it has been a bit too hot to bake but this was one recipe I had to try. Four words: Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins. My girls really enjoyed these, and I absolutely plan on making them again.

What I've been reading:

I just adore Audrey Hepburn and spent some time this summer watching films of hers that I hadn't seen before as well as reading this book from my local library. Audrey Hepburn in Paris is gorgeous, the photos of her too marvelous for words. Absolutely stunning photographs of Audrey in Paris as well as behind the scenes photos and backstories of her movies that she filmed there. The book also talks about her lovely relationship with the designer Givenchy who styled Audrey for most of her films in her career.

I adored this book, and I am not the only one: I had to wait over two months to read this book as the queue for it at my local library was quite long. Loved, loved, loved it! Also, for those who are interested in the films I watched this summer, they were Love in the Afternoon and Charade. Gorgeous Paris escapism!

What I have been listening to/watching:

I have been watching the latest season of Grantchester which just ended here stateside this past Sunday. Not sure when it will air in the UK but friends, it was so good! No spoilers, don't worry, but if you are a fan of this show, this season was brilliant. You will not be disappointed!

What I've been writing:

My most recent posts in case you missed them:

living a life that is true to you

the space between the breaths

i can't stay the same

we're seven months into 2024, how are we all doing?

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Now without further ado, onto the Substack loves ❤

Here is what I have enjoyed reading the past few weeks:

I Will Be a Better Mother Tomorrow by

Lauren Barber

Reflections on a Simple Past by

David Barton

A Better Way to Respond to Anger by

Wild Arisings by Sandra Pawula

When Ya Just Don't Know by

Diamond-Michael Scott

Pruning, Growing by

Monique Mulligan

Please share below in the comments any posts that you have read this week, that really just stayed with you, and you'd like to recommend!