{"id":5172,"date":"2026-08-07T20:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:51:21","slug":"have-a-relaxing-weekend-cup-of-jo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5172","title":{"rendered":"Have a Relaxing Weekend. | Cup of Jo"},"content":{"rendered":"


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What are you up to this weekend? We are arriving in England<\/a> to visit our aunts, uncles, and cousins. I\u2019m excited for freezing ocean water and endless cups of tea. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n

What a gorgeous London house<\/a>. That cloud wallpaper!<\/p>\n

The trailer for The Invite<\/a> didn\u2019t grab me at first, but I keep hearing rave reviews. Have you seen the movie?<\/p>\n

The easiest dress<\/a> for warm evenings. Also love this one<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Summer pasta with zucchini and corn<\/a>. (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n

Brown sneakers are everywhere this fall. I\u2019d love to wear these<\/a> and these<\/a> on long walks. (Plus, don\u2019t miss out on their big sale<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

How incredible are Vogue\u2019s Old-Masters-style photos<\/a> of Daisy Edgar-Jones?<\/p>\n

A moving essay on one woman\u2019s experience of being adopted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bowen Yang will star in Oh, Mary!<\/em><\/a> this fall. Says director Sam Pinkleton: \u201cI\u202fthink Bowen\u2019s Mary will be particularly intense. Bowen\u2019s Mary might be a real viper. She will be very strong.\u201d (NYMag)<\/p>\n

The only moisturizer<\/a> these days that keeps my skin from feeling dry.<\/p>\n

Modern stained glass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Three stay-at-home moms share their back-to-work stories<\/a>. \u201cThere are so many ways to create a fulfilling life.\u201d (Big Salad)<\/p>\n

Hahahahaha<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n

Says Sasha in Montana on my greatest packing tip<\/a>: \u201cMy best packing strategy? Accepting that I am in fact the EXACT SAME SASHA, no matter where I go in the world. I will not, in fact, become super glamorous with makeup and jewelry and cute shoes and a nice outfit for sightseeing. Nor will I dress up for a fancy dinner date that we won\u2019t actually go on. Just like at home, we\u2019ll go hiking. We\u2019ll grab tacos from a truck. We\u2019ll go to bed early. I can, in fact, just wear what I wear at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Says C.K. on what\u2019s the best (non-physical) compliment you\u2019ve ever received?<\/a> \u201cTwo delightful tweens came over for dinner and commented enthusiastically about the candle I had burning in the bathroom. They loved the scent so much that we gave them the candle. Then they said, with full sincerity, \u2018If your personality were a candle, it would be this candle.\u2019 I have never recovered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Says Emma on four fun things<\/a>: \u201cMy freshman year of college, there was a girl in my dance group who I was slowly getting to know, but it felt like we hadn\u2019t quite sealed the deal on the friendship yet. In the midst of a very busy show weekend, I turned to her in the dressing room and said, \u2018Do you wanna be best friends?\u2019 And she said \u2018Yes!\u2019 The older girls all gaped at us, saying, \u2018That\u2019s the cutest thing ever! Why don\u2019t we do that anymore?\u2019 To this day, she\u2019s my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Photo by Filip Mishevski\/Unsplash.)<\/p>\n

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