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Sunday Scroll #96
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Sunday Scroll #96

Friendship truths, dreamy gardens, and creating hotel-level vibes at home

Jun 29, 2025
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Sunday Scroll #96
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Happy Sunday! How are you today? My heart is feeling full—all my babies are back under one roof. My face hurts from grinning as I’ve listened to the boys’ camp adventures (and maybe gasped a time or two). Listening to stories from camp is my absolute favorite, because it brings home for me how much my kids grow in these weeks away. Holding on and letting them go: it’s all bittersweet, isn’t it?

I need to go wash off all the red clay Walter’s been getting on my shorts (why do I wear white shorts when this dog always finds mud outside then jumps right into my lap!?). And while I do, I’m going to scroll. Here’s some good stuff I found this week.

  1. 30 things women over 40 want you to know. This is great advice, no matter what your age is.

  2. What I learned about friendship after publishing a book about friendship. I really appreciate Laura’s vulnerability here. She’s been leading the charge on real, authentic friendship for a long time.

  3. How to nurture a personal library. Calling all book nerds! This is the most in-depth look at curating a personal library that I’ve ever seen. And when I say curating, I mean it—this feels like the literary equivalent of planting a garden. You’ll see what I mean.

  4. How dreamy is Barbara Kingsolver’s Appalachian garden? Speaking of gardens, you know what I love about summer? Seeing everyone who loves to garden bring the most gorgeous plants and flowers into the world. Author Barbara Kingsolver is great at creating beauty on the page and outside her door.

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