New & Notable Mentions 5/6/23
This week on New & Notable Mentions 5/6/23…
Mother’s Day Ideas
Simple Ideas for a Floral Inspired Mother’s Day Table
Magnolia Dresser Makeover
Tea Towel Art
Creeping Thyme Information: Tips For Growing Creeping Thyme Plants
How to Start an Indoor Herb Garden from Seeds
An Endless Harvest: The Art of Succession Planting
Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
Mexican Salad with Lime Dressing
Chicken Teriyaki Pineapple Bowl for One
RumChata Root Beer Cocktail
What Technology Can Make Living Alone Less Scary for Seniors?
You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jewels.
The book begins with one woman’s personal, particular heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist even in many progressive homes.
With the spirit of self-inquiry and empathy she’s known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on secrets, anger, forgiveness, and narrative itself. The power of these pieces is cumulative: page after page, they build into a larger interrogation of family, work, and patriarchy.
You Could Make This Place Beautiful, like the work of Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, and Gina Frangello, is an unflinching look at what it means to live and write our own lives. It is a story about a mother’s fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman’s love and regard for herself.
Above all, this memoir is an argument for possibility. With a poet’s attention to language and an innovative approach to the genre, Smith reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new. Something beautiful.
The Complicated Relationship Between Stress and Nutrition for Women Over 50
The Family Cabin
There’s a young woman tied up in the basement of our cabin.
It was supposed to be a fun weekend at our family cabin. I was going to surprise my husband, Mike, with a small get together for his 40th birthday.
Something is wrong though. Mike isn’t himself lately. He goes out often, and by himself, leaving me and our young son. Our happy marriage is fading away and I don’t know why.
This weekend is just what’s needed to cheer him up. It’s what we need for us.
When I get to the cabin and set up, I hear sounds coming from the basement. That’s when I see her. A young woman tied up and scared.
She cries out for me to help her. Before I can, Mike comes to the cabin early.
Who is she? Why is she here?
What has my husband done?
3 Designers On What They Love Most About Their Own Homes
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Love all these decorating links…wow, that dresser is gorgeous. I’m going to send to my mom, as she does furniture makeovers, too. The chicken enchiladas look really yummy. I like the slightly different take on them with the lime marinade. Pinned the recipe for future use. I’m just finishing up Maggie Smith’s memoir that you featured. It’s a really good read; she’s a fantastic writer.
Oops don’t know what I did, lol
Another new and notable post I have enjoyed, thank you!
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P.s. sorry about the goof post 😉
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Lots to enjoy here! I really like that magnolia dresser and already put the Maggie Smith book on reserve at my library. I too thought of the great actress from Downton Abby! Lol!
Lots of interesting articles and info in this post, Brenda. I have to come back to it to partake of as much as I’d like. Thanks for your research!
Wow, that magnolia dresser is beautiful. I’d love to have a featured piece like that!
I have to laugh… when I saw the memoir from Maggie Smith, my mind immediately went to the actress who played in Downton Abbey and Harry Potter, lol! I actually had to Google the name and saw there’s an actress and a poet with these same name. The cabin book sounds scary but intriguing, lol! Any chance you can read it and do a book review for us? You found some interesting articles this week. I’m curious to know how much protien I should be getting.
Another fabulous New and Notable post, Brenda. Thank you for working so hard to share so much.
I love the Thomas Moore quote at the end of your post!
Have a fabulous day.
Jarret Yoshida – wowsers! That’s the kind of series I would love to see on TV, restoring a 160 year old Boston brownstone and taking care of 40 stray cats that were living in the dilapidated place. So impressive, the dedication, care and love he and his partner put into the building and the lessons caring for the cats taught him.
Always a good post! I may try a new enchilada recipe:-) The article/book about Succession Planting interests me. Thank you. I want to be better at having a succession planted garden (my beds are flowers not vegetables) from early spring through late fall! Maggie Smith’s memoir looks like a good read to me.
The family cabin sounds like a good thriller. Love all these notables. Happy Weekend.