Tuesday Toss Up #13
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This week in Tuesday Toss Up #13…
Decorating & DIYs:
A rustic Easter candle arrangement.
Cozy corner dining nook ideas.
Inside a dreamy Falsterbo beach villa.
Gardening & House Plants:
Herbal guide to lemon balm: Grow, harvest, and use a lemon balm plant. (One of my favorite herbs!)
Container gardening design: How to create a lush planter in 7 easy steps.
Food Tips & Recipes:
Strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry galette recipe.
The nutritionist’s smoothie formula.
Entertainment:
Last week, I watched Reprisal with Bruce Willis on Prime Video. The movie is about a Cincinnati father (Frank Grillo) who survives a brutal armed robbery. Then, he teams up with his ex-cop neighbor (Bruce Willis) to track down the ruthless killer and avenge the assault.
Described by Netflix as its first English-language medical procedural, Pulse takes place at a Level 1 Trauma Center in Miami. The facility is already busy enough, but the series begins just as a deadly hurricane hits the city. During the chaos, Dr. Danny Simms (Willa Fitzgerald) is promoted to chief resident, a role she does not want — and one previously held by Dr. Xander Phillips (Colin Woodell), with whom Danny has a secret past.
Books:
Available April 1, John Kenney’s third novel, I See You’ve Called in Dead, begins with Bud Stanley, a 40-something obituary writer, killing himself off. Well, figuratively. After a particularly disastrous blind date, he drunkenly posts his obit to the website where he works. His brush with (fake) death sets him on a quest to attend the funerals of strangers in hopes of discovering what makes life truly worth living.
Notes To John, available to purchase on April 22, offers an intimate look into the psyche of the late Joan Didion, who died in 2021 at 87. The posthumous release consists of the diaries Didion kept when she first began seeing a psychiatrist in November 1999. Her post-therapy session notes span several months of analysis and are addressed to her late husband, John Gregory Dunne, who died in 2003.
The book addresses delicate personal issues, including alcoholism, depression, anxiety, guilt, and her complicated relationship with her daughter, Quintana, whose death and the grief that followed were the focus of her 2011 memoir, Blue Nights.
If you’ve never seen Rainman with Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, it’s on Prime Video. Rainman is about overcoming societal barriers to understanding and acceptance of individuals with autism. It highlights the importance of empathy and the potential for connection and growth when stepping outside our comfort zones and engaging with different people. The film, introduced in 1988, also subtly explores themes of family, trust, and the complexities of human relationships.
Randomness:
17 comfortable office chairs that are perfect for working from home.
Ros Byam Shaw on the unexpected joy of downsizing.
How to apply and remove peel-and-stick wallpaper the right way.
I hope you enjoyed Tuesday Toss Up #13, where I find weekly links I think you might enjoy.
What type of cover is on the seat of your sofa? Where did you purchase it?
The link for the container gardening was very helpful. I like their basic premise for filling a container: thriller, filler, spiller. Easy to remember!
I’m a Joan Didion fan so was excited to hear there’s a new book about her. Looked at my library online and they have it in. (I’ve found that libraries get new books in earlier than when they’re released to the public.) So I put myself on the waiting list for this book.
Love that first photo with Simon on the couch. He’s such a beautiful little house panther.