Have a loving weekend. | Jo’s Cup

What are you doing this week end? We’re going to our friends’ Hanukkah gathering tonight – chag sameach to those who celebrate! – and then take it easy. Anton was sick this week, and he’s still quiet and drawling, which is such a contrast to his usual behavior. Maybe some hamster cuddles will do. Enjoy reading, and here are some links from the web…

Today’s Big Salad number introduce our daughter Stella Blackmon’s 12 favorite things, including travel shoes, an ice-breaking party snack, and the most romantic movie scene that relies on eye contact. Hope you enjoy!

I also set up a gift guide with my favorite NYC jewelry stores, including this pretty bracelet And the ring I saw it everywhere in Paris.

Oh my God, A while reading to party.

Advocate restaurant pajamashaha.

Is this the stinkiest cheese in the world? “The aroma of the cabbage,” Mr. Stone insisted, is “not present in the taste…I didn’t know we could get such a rich smell…I remember walking into the store and being thought, “Oh my God, we hit him,” and other people recoiled in horror. And I’m like, Well, that’s what washed crust should look like.’ » (NYTimes gift link)

Why wouldn’t a man want to be bald? (NYMag)

Every teenager I know asks this holiday gift.

Extreme sledding in Switzerland brings a mixture of joy and fear. (NYTimes giveaway link)

Want a chopped salad after a cookie exchange this week.

What beautiful drawing of bread (printed here).

And the most important, I’m going to make five calls to urge representatives to support de-escalation in Israel and Gaza. Here’s exactly how to do it, and it is simple and critical. I send love to everyone who is suffering right now and hope for peace for all.

Plus, three reader comments:

Said Sisu Garcia on are you mysteriously attracted to bows right now: “The key to wearing bows without them looking too childish is for them to be soft. A casual bow is simply chic (CLAIRE IT’S FRENCH!). I’m also an avid scrunchie wearer, and an oversized scrunchie gives the same vibe.

Said Anne on Anton has a pet: “We had a hazel hamster who pushed his water bottle out of its holder so he could insert himself into it. She would be stuck there, hanging by her armpits until we got her out. Ha!”

Said Beth on gift guide #9: hard to buy for: “My friend is taking the day off next week to take her elderly former neighbor who now lives in an assisted living facility to see a children’s dance performance over the holidays as a Christmas present – I really want to melt in tears even thinking about it.”

Have a good time and stay safe and warm. XOXO

(Photo of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong1952. Drawing of bread via Edith on Kottke.)

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