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What I Read in October 2021
Can you believe we only have two more months left of 2021? I have no clue where September and October went! I have gotten a little bit of reading done recently, and here’s what I read in October: KINDRED by Octavia Butler – 4.5 stars TW: racism, rape, violence I read my first Octavia Butler book!!! I had heard of Kindred and Octavier Butler years ago, but it took me years to get around to read it! Kindred, Butler’s most well-known book, follows Dana, a twenty-six year old Black woman living in 1970s California. She finds herself transported to antebellum Maryland (across time & space) repeatedly to save Rufus, a…
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Afternoon Tea at Sugar Magnolia Cafe
For my mom’s birthday this year, we did an afternoon tea at Sugar Magnolia Cafe in Wake Forest, North Carolina! We were making a reservation a bit late, and thankfully Sugar Magnolia could fit us in on my mom’s actual birthday. Making a reservation was easy and straightforward! I called first but their voice mail directs you to send them an email. They are extremely responsive, which I appreciate. Sugar Magnolia offers a few different tiers of afternoon tea, and we opted for The Donna Lou “Magnolia Tea”, which is about $26 per person. While it is their fanciest option, it is comparable to the standard option for afternoon teas…
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Week in Outfits 10.24.2021
Hi, friends! I am starting (yet) another new series on the blog. While I enjoy writing the Monthly Mumbles series, sometimes catching up on a month of what’s happened feels daunting. Carly, one of the handful of bloggers I read on a daily basis, does Week of Outfits, which has inspired me to start my own version. I have been wanting to make more effort to get out of my sleep clothes and wear more of my wardrobe so I think this series will be a good mix of what I need right now! Warning: I don’t have a big enough mirror to take outfit selfies in so I tried…
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Durham Date Night: Fairview Dining Room at Washington Duke Inn
I actually used to work at Duke a while back but I only recently visited Fairview Dining Room for the first time. As a part of Washington Duke Inn, Fairview Dining Room provides a fine dining experience as you would expect. It is definitely fancier and would be great for date nights, birthdays, or celebrations of all sorts. I don’t know about you but I have been to upscale restaurants where the service was not up to expectation, but that was most definitely not the case at Washington Duke Inn. Literally everyone I interacted with was cordial, polite, and welcoming. The dress I had worn was very cute but perhaps…
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Things I Bought Recently vol. 1
Hi, friends! I am starting a new series on the blog, completely inspired by Instagram account Things I Bought and Liked. In my “Things I Bought Recently” posts, I will share my honest thoughts on my recent purchases, both good and bad. I appreciate some thorough reviews when online shopping so I hope you enjoy this series! Here are a few things I bought recently: The Laundress Laundry Detergent (+ Not a Happy Brooklinen Bedding Review) Funny thing—I didn’t actually buy the Laundress detergent. We got a bedding set from Brooklinen after seeing so many people rave about them. While the sheets are soft, they didn’t live up to the…
