Near and Far, Closer Together
Our title this week is thanks to the heeeeavenly Donna Lewis! Taking us out on this fine day in lockdown. We have so much this week, from a green smoothie/risotto recipe by a curly-haired goat farmer, to a fun game for nights in, two podcasts for long walks, very cool posters for kid or adult rooms and a real estate website you will be addicted to from here on out. Hold onto your hats.
EAT
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Vermont Curry Blocks! A soothing, easy mid-week meal option. Just add water and simmer with some sliced carrot, onion, potato and peas if you want, then pour it over rice, Japanese pickles and a perfect crumbed chicken breast you prepared earlier.
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Cavolo Nero Risotto by @telltalefood. Come for the risotto with its zingy garlic, lemon oil. Stay for the mop-headed, dreamy farmer taking selfies with his baby goats.
WATCH
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Minari, Amazon Prime. It’s funny and touching and heartbreaking and sweet and will REALLY make you crave Korean food.
LISTEN
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The Queen of Dying by Radiolab is an hour long deep dive into the woman who first detailed “the five stages of grief”. Sounds like a downer but it’s full of twists and turns and unexpected surprises! A real journey.
BUY/DO
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Suspend Game by Melissa & Doug, The Iconic. Kind of a cross between Jenga, pick up sticks but suspended in the air with a just a little sprinkling of maths.
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Assembly Label Jude knit in oat.File this one under the title of “soothing knitwear” (also comes in grey and black).
The Fast Five!
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The Fitzroy Diaries Podcast, ABC Radio An original, beautiful, nostalgic, sunny, fictional podcast from ABC’s Radio National. Each episode is a narrated little journey into the streets of Fitzroy.
Korres Wild Rose Moisturising and Brightening Cream, Mecca
SoMo has bought this cream at least six times. Her only complaint is she can’t buy it by the vat.Rising Sun Workshop Bloody Mary, Bopple More cocktails in the mail! If you’re a blood Mary fan this mix is dark, and damn spicy with it’s surprising kick coming from kimchi!
Alice Oehr Posters Baby-room friendly artwork that is cool enough to hang anywhere in your house. Think colourful prints of Australian natives, slices of cakes, fruit bowls and more!
Goodspace Chequered Rugs Just slowly covering everything in checker print. This week it’s these Morrocan made rugs!
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Meera Sodha Dry fried Beans with Minced Tofu If you’ve ever had those delicious green beans you get at dumpling restaurants - the kinda wrinkled scorched ones they serve with a spiced minced pork? These are EXACTLY like that but vegan! Delish.
Perfectly imperfect newsletter A kinda GEN Z, New York focused, email only version of HE’s fast five. One recent edition included recommendations for Sun In hairspray, axolotls as house pets and the colour teal.
Paula’s choice BHA perfecting lotion If you’ve been struck by mask-exacerbated breakouts then this salicylic acid lotion can help soothe your enraged chin.
The Modern house website Just straight up real estate porn. Perfect for fuelling your lockdown induced daydreams. Their instagram is a great follow too.
Donna Lewis - I Love you Always Forever Right in SoRo’s cruisey, late 90s pop wheelhouse. It’s got a really good rhythm to cook to, or stride to - just a fun, jaunty groove.
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S&S