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We had another blissfully lazy weekend at the beach, taking the two-week mark to an entirely new level. Unless you count the ocean as a proper shower. I'm blaming it on the out-of-control heat, which fogged up my camera lens and forced me to drink chocolate milkshakes.
I finally got around to reading The Bell Jar. I adore Sylvia Plath's voice and dark humor, but overall I found it depressing, knowing the tragic outcome of her life. Now I'm reading The History of Love by Nicole Krauss which makes me laugh out loud and miss my grandparents. I knew anyone married to Jonathan Safran Foer was bound to be amazing.
Mostly, I'm enjoying this invaluable time with my family. I think of it as our month of "free time," because there is no pressure or even thought to be productive. My sister and I can sit on our bed for three hours straight, playing with photobooth and making up accents, without even noticing the time passing. It's pretty much perfect.
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The History of Love is AMAZING!
You definitely live a charmed life! Enjoy every moment!
Oh, I love both of those books :) After reading The Bell Jar, I read every Sylvia Plath biography I could get my hands on. Such a sad lady.
ahh! the history of love sounds so good!
The Bell Jar depressed me too - it's just so sad.
I'm so jealous of your being able to enjoy the sun where it's meant to be enjoyed - outside on the beach! I'm currently in an office looking at the sun through a window...pretty rubbish really!
the bell jar is one of my favorites, although i too get sad when i think of her life. have you read "epilogue" by anne roiphe? i read that right after history of love. it was beautiful.
I would definitely be happy there!!
I always feel like I'm in some sort of little fairy tale land when I visit your blog. You have a way of presenting things so simply and beautifully.
You will LOVE The History of Love! It's so beautifully quirky in the way it's written, I found myself circling and underlining all these wonderful little phrases :)
i haven't read The Bell Jar in years, but I love Plath's poetry. I actually just bought myself a new copy so i could read it again. I did not know about History of Love, but I am totally reading it because I love Jonathan Safran Foer.
how amazing. trips like that are seriously the best.
Your pictures are so gorgeous Olivia.
And I agree, I read The Bell Jar last summer and thought it was terribly depressing. I will have to check out A history of Love.
I LOVE family time. I can't wait, I get mine at the beginning of September. I love not feeling any pressure to get things done! Priceless.
dreamy, dreamy dreamy dreamy. looks like a magical world over there and the kind of summer that haunts your heart. maybe my sister and i should plan a get-away for a month in a beach house....i crave that mysterious timeless sister vibe that sweeps in and sweeps everything else out. talk about the history of love, that is it right there.
yeah, i read the bell jar in high school and the line that stands out in my memory is a happy one, "i took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. i am, i am, i am." not sure if i'm quoting it perfectly, but it gives me a good feeling. i think i have shaped my consciousness to (usually) only remember good things. lucky for me? or naive? not sure.
anyway keep dreaming and dillydallying sister and i am grateful to you for sharing your beautiful life.
well it doesn't look like your eating habits are affecting you one bit, you look FANTASTIC and that top is so cute. Happy Monday:)
You make me desperate for the beach! We usually only go for a week, but I am starting to consider begging my parents for a month next time! Love all your beach posts, and loved following your European travels!
I've been dying to read "A History of Love" because she's married to Foer! I love him and I know that I would love anyone married to him :) I'm so glad you're having a beautiful summer, dear! xo
I'd love to be there!
this all sounds so, so amazing!
mmmm, it sounds amazing! i think the whole world needs a month of "free time" at a beach house! :)
Ahhhhhhh.
I miss the beach! Y'all get SO tan!
Sunrise and Sunset is my kind of thing.
wow, I'm relaxed just reading this post! I wish my whole summer could be like that :)
Will put the History of Love on my reading list...enjoy each moment with your family, Olivia! I just spent the weekend with mine too! xxoo :)
gorgeous photos as usual! i read the bell jar a few years ago and i remember being in creepily similar circumstances to the narrator (not the depressing ones). i really enjoyed it but yes, it is quite a downer!
ahh, thanks for the warning on The Bell Jar; I was thinking about reading it soon. I'll start preparing myself now :)
Mara + Kimberly - we haven't finalized any plans, but I'm hoping it works out that way! Maybe we will have a big party and you all can come! xoxo
The History of Love IS fantastic. I'm on to A Separate Peace right now because I've got to teach it - so far, so wonderful!
Happy summer!
look how tan you are!
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