Weekend Reads v. 19.5.2025
A summer pact on a Monday night.
It’s the week before Memorial Day, and so I officially declare give-yourself-a-pass season has begun! I shall go first and give myself a pass for posting your Weekend Reads on a Monday (night). My reason is simple: I was out of town this weekend, and typing this post in the car made me a little dizzy. Hence your list of links landing in your inbox tonight.
Over the weekend, I went shopping for an older piece of furniture that could serve as a dresser. The vintage shops brought back so many memories.
A stack of brightly colored dishes reminded me of how much I used to love Fiesta-ware in high school. Anchor Hocking bowls brought back memories of dishes my grandmother had. Ashtrays and handkerchiefs called to mind days when restaurants had smoking sections and men wiped their brow with a thin handkerchief pulled from their jacket pocket.
The afternoon spent antiquing set the stage for what would turn into a reflective weekend. After loading the car up with a mid-century buf…
