Watermelon Pool, Odyssey Dressing

Some recent pleasures:

The other day I was at a two-year-old’s birthday and the cake was beyond beautiful, made by my friend Jiva. It was a sheet cake, covered in silver leaf, framed with sunflower petals lightly dusted in edible glitter, with a big sunflower smack dab in the middle. It tasted like a fresh donut and was so delicious I had a second piece. Carrying our squares over to the splash pad I was reminded of my visit to Maharaja Sweets in Jackson Heights and the sparkling cases of silver sweets. Later, Jiva texted me that this type of sweet had inspired her cake - what a good idea! A children’s birthday gift suggestion, which I’ve brought to two recently, including this one, is the Pustefix Bubble Bear (which promises no mess!).

I quite literally ran to an 11am showing of The Odyssey last Friday with my husband (the first time we’ve been back to the movies together since Lucy was born, it was great). Though I didn’t wear it to the screening, I’ve been wearing this Vejas ensemble all month (my outfit of choice when it’s too hot for clothes). After the viewing I realized it was very on theme and I’d been accidentally dressing for The Odyssey all along:

On a recent beach trip, instead of pre-slicing, I grabbed the half watermelon that was in our fridge and three spoons and threw that in the cooler alongside infinite berries. So fun, especially for a toddler. She used the empty watermelon as a cup and drank the remaining juice. Earlier this month I bought Watermelon Pool by Bonsoir Lune to read to my daughter, which I learned about through Spiral Books. It’s a hot summer’s day and a giant watermelon splits open and becomes a refreshing pool for all to enjoy. Next I want to find a copy of The Giant Jam Sandwich. I love children’s books about oversized food.

On a weird orange day where Toronto had air quality warnings and the sun was covered with smoke, I stayed inside and rewatched Female Perversions, which was bizarre enough for the day’s mood and remains a favourite for wardrobe inspiration.

As a bonus for paid subscribers, here are the summer accessories (other than ice cream cones) and beauty products that I’ve been loving lately: a makeup primer, a glow stick, sunglasses shopping, a hat that folds into any bag or pocket, summer bags, etc.