Hi friend.
Each Friday afternoon I publish a short simple post called The Friday Recliner that hooks you up with a good read or two .
All of those good reads are linked up right here for easy access.
The articles and posts come from a variety of authors and publications and make for good weekend or “anytime you have a cuppa and a spare moment” reading.
They find their way into the Friday Recliner because they provide a little something fresh and friendly and un rushed for your soul.
They are sorted newest to oldest and the list is updated each week. Just click on the title to read.
You can find out more about the Friday Recliner right here
August 2020
My Mini Fridge Taught Me How to Cook
On the shoulders of our parents — the cooks, nannies and gardeners — we’ve traveled far.
We Quit Our Jobs to Build a Cabin—Everything Went Wrong
3 Life-Changing Lessons My Plants Have Taught Me Recently
My Hacked-Together Outdoor Living Space Helped Expand My 425-Square-Foot Studio Apartment (For $0)
July 2020
13 Great Reader Comments on Rituals
50+ People On What “Home” Means to Them in 2020
A Grandmother Offered Poetry and a Tween Found His Voice
There’s French Toast, And Then There’s Gooma’s French Toast
Sewing, gardening and complete home makeovers: 21 women share their isolation DIY projects.
All You Stole and All I Gained
June 2020
Radical Lives and White Picket Fences
Tiny Love Stories from The New York Times
Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate. Only Love Can Do That
12 Great Reader Comments on Friendship
When the Rest of My Home is Chaos, a Clear Kitchen Table Helps Me Feel Calm—Here’s Why
How I Found Nature (or Rather, How Nature Found Me)
May 2020
TEACHER EVALUATION FORM FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2020
Micro Life Upgrade: Have a Candle-Lit Dinner Every Single Night
Katie Saros One Room Challenge
Babies and Gardens and Marriage and Garden Zones
Have You Heard From Anyone Surprising Lately
April 2020
What Weird Things Do You Do to Feel Better?
The Couple with a Grocery Store Love Story
French Onion Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Sometimes the Bravest Thing You Can Choose To Do Is Not Be Brave by Nikki F Thompson
What Do You Cook When Your Homesick
Getting All Up in Beauty’s Face by The Nester
A Beautiful Good Friday Message from Ann Voskamp
For those of us not finding staying at home “a walk in the park”
March 2020
Abercrombie and the Art of Fitting In
How to Host a Dinner Party When You Just Don’t Feel Like Cooking
5 Quick Ways to Show Love Today (and Any Day)
Don’t Kill The Grass Beneath Your Feet
February 2020
Five Things Happy People Have In Their Kitchens
The Kind Gesture that Helps Elizabeth Gilbert Find the Light On Her Worst Days
The Birthday Experiment That Changed Everything – A Cup of Jo
Apparently I’m Too Fat to Ski ~ The Cut
Just Wear The Lipstick ~ The Lazy Genius Collective
January 2020
11 Reader Comments on Kindness ~ A Cup of Jo
Leave Your Headphones At Home ~ Man Repeller
December 2019
One Thing I Always Do At Family Gatherings
I’m Dreaming Of A Light Christmas
A Life That Receives Is A Life of Surrender by Marion Vischer
November 2019
Exclusive Excerpt: Anne Lamott’s ‘Almost Everything: Notes on Hope’
This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad
Some Advise on Dancing from Elizabeth Gilbert
October 2019
How To Make Your Apartment Look Ten Times Better in Ten Minutes Or Less
September 2019
Choosing Your Absence from Something You Love: 5 Things I’m Learning
The Grace of Unanticipated Routines
Storytelling: How to Build a Legacy
August 2019
4 Ways Embracing Hygge All Year Round Has Changed My Life
Create an Outdoor Space that Knows Its Own Mind
July 2019
Me, Myself and Lord Byron by Julietta Jameson. An Excerpt
Take A Vacation by Kyra Joy Craig
June 2019
There’s French Toast, And Then There’s Gooma’s French Toast
Sewing, gardening and complete home makeovers: 21 women share their isolation DIY projects.
All You Stole and All I Gained
June 2020
Radical Lives and White Picket Fences
Tiny Love Stories from The New York Times
Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate. Only Love Can Do That
12 Great Reader Comments on Friendship
When the Rest of My Home is Chaos, a Clear Kitchen Table Helps Me Feel Calm—Here’s Why
How I Found Nature (or Rather, How Nature Found Me)
May 2020
TEACHER EVALUATION FORM FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2020
Micro Life Upgrade: Have a Candle-Lit Dinner Every Single Night
Katie Saros One Room Challenge
Babies and Gardens and Marriage and Garden Zones
Have You Heard From Anyone Surprising Lately
April 2020
What Weird Things Do You Do to Feel Better?
The Couple with a Grocery Store Love Story
French Onion Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Sometimes the Bravest Thing You Can Choose To Do Is Not Be Brave by Nikki F Thompson
What Do You Cook When Your Homesick
Getting All Up in Beauty’s Face by The Nester
A Beautiful Good Friday Message from Ann Voskamp
For those of us not finding staying at home “a walk in the park”
March 2020
Abercrombie and the Art of Fitting In
How to Host a Dinner Party When You Just Don’t Feel Like Cooking
5 Quick Ways to Show Love Today (and Any Day)
Don’t Kill The Grass Beneath Your Feet
February 2020
Five Things Happy People Have In Their Kitchens
The Kind Gesture that Helps Elizabeth Gilbert Find the Light On Her Worst Days
The Birthday Experiment That Changed Everything – A Cup of Jo
Apparently I’m Too Fat to Ski ~ The Cut
Just Wear The Lipstick ~ The Lazy Genius Collective
January 2020
11 Reader Comments on Kindness ~ A Cup of Jo
Leave Your Headphones At Home ~ Man Repeller
December 2019
One Thing I Always Do At Family Gatherings
I’m Dreaming Of A Light Christmas
A Life That Receives Is A Life of Surrender by Marion Vischer
November 2019
Exclusive Excerpt: Anne Lamott’s ‘Almost Everything: Notes on Hope’
This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad
Some Advise on Dancing from Elizabeth Gilbert
October 2019
How To Make Your Apartment Look Ten Times Better in Ten Minutes Or Less
September 2019
Choosing Your Absence from Something You Love: 5 Things I’m Learning
The Grace of Unanticipated Routines
Storytelling: How to Build a Legacy
August 2019
4 Ways Embracing Hygge All Year Round Has Changed My Life
Create an Outdoor Space that Knows Its Own Mind
July 2019
Me, Myself and Lord Byron by Julietta Jameson. An Excerpt
Take A Vacation by Kyra Joy Craig
June 2019
