Perfect summer sandals?

Every year, around this time, I can’t help but start looking ahead to sandal season, browsing online to see if anyone is selling the perfect summer sandals. Aron will insist that it’s a moving target… and he’s probably right. But I’ve at least developed a few favorites, and I know what I’m looking for: essentially, a slightly more refined version of my beloved salt-water sandal.

Could these from Madewell be it?! They look pretty darn perfect!

P.S. Past favorites

Daytrip: Shed in Healdsburg

On the Monday of President’s day weekend, Aron and I (and Skyler) drove out to Healdsburg—a small town at the very northern tip of Sonoma—to visit Shed, a relatively new cafe/shop space that means to update the concept of the local grange, bringing together “good farming, good cooking, and good eating.” I had first heard of its opening (and, notably, its beautiful, glass-enclosed, barn-like design) a while back and had been hoping to visit ever since; but Healdsburg always seemed like a bit too much of a trek—as compared to Calistoga or Napa, for example. Turns out it was well worth the effort.

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Translated map of Ireland (and Friday links)

I spotted this “Translated Map” of all 32 Counties of Ireland on Jane Flanagan‘s Facebook page. Love the insights like “Bare Spot,” “Hilly Land,” and “Church of the Toothless One.” Makes the Isle seem even more fairy-tale-like than ever (and that’s saying a lot—we were already convinced, when we visited one June.) Here’s our travelogue.

Here are some other fun things that have caught my eye of late… 

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