This month, I’ve been recognizing cool braids throughout Brooklyn. Right here’s my pal Alison sporting a double-braid ponytail at our neighborhood café. “It took two seconds, value nothing, and received a ton of compliments,” she advised me. So stylish and straightforward!

Do (or would) you burp your home? Principally, it’s a German method referred to as lüften the place you open all of your home windows every day to air out your rooms, regardless of the climate. My English dad does the identical factor, and mentioned Angelina about elevating youngsters in Sweden: “Even within the thick of winter, many Swedish mother and father put their youngsters, bundled up of their strollers, exterior to nap…. For those who’re sick, your physician will say, open the window.”

Final night time, I went to see the brand new Guggenheim present, and, with 12-year-old Anton as my stylist, I made a decision to put on a black lace high with crimson lipstick. Right here’s the shirt I’m sporting, plus three extra fairly ones: gathered, collar, and quick sleeve. (Good day to cute Anton drumming at the back of these images!)

Now that I’m head chef (lol) for our little crew, I’m all the time in search of simple recipes that also have plenty of taste. I got here throughout French Cooking for Two by Michèle Roberts at an area bookstore, and we’ve been attempting her extremely easy dishes — like, chickpeas with spinach; lentil soup; and baked pears. She additionally provides cultural tidbits — for instance, in a recipe for scrambled eggs with mushrooms, she notes, “In France, you wouldn’t be supplied this for breakfast however for supper.”

What have you ever been into currently? What glimmers are you noticing? I’d love to listen to. xoxo

P.S. Extra enjoyable issues, and what humorous books have you ever loved currently?

(Linsey Laidlaw’s condo tour photograph by Alpha Smoot, styled by Kate Jordan, for Cup of Jo.)