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<\/a><\/div>\nWhat are you up to this weekend? We are picking apples and visiting friends on the North Fork. It\u2019s gorgeous and cider-y out here! Also, I\u2019m excited to chat with Marian Schembari about her wonderful memoir<\/a> on being diagnosed with autism at age 34. Please join us, if you\u2019d like, this Monday at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble<\/a> at 82nd and Broadway. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n Very into this sweater trend<\/a>.<\/p>\n Can French chefs convince a picky six-year-old that eggs are good<\/a>? (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n Bess Kalb\u2019s advice column<\/a> makes me laugh every time. \u201cI try not to write about my actual children in case they read this some day, but let\u2019s just say I know a specific young man very well, we met at Cedars Sinai hospital five years ago when I pushed him out of my body.\u201d<\/p>\n Now THAT\u2019s a dream bedroom<\/a> (wooden beams, pillow salad, soaking tub).<\/p>\n My favorite flirty skirt<\/a>, plus this spray<\/a>.<\/p>\n What?! Brb, Sally Rooney wrote a short story<\/a> about Marianne and Connell after<\/em> the events of Normal People.<\/p>\n Have you ever made your own palak paneer<\/a>?<\/p>\n London\u2019s once-tidy green spaces are going wild<\/a>. The Tower of London, for example, used to be surrounded by a barren lawn that now blooms with a sea of wildflowers.\u201d (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n The most beautiful quote<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just got this for my honorary niece<\/a>!<\/p>\n Most important, how to donate to help hurricane and flood victims<\/a>. Sending love to all our readers in the affected areas. xo<\/p>\n Finally, this week, on Big Salad<\/a>, we featured creative director Ali LaBelle\u2019s nine favorite things<\/a> and her California home tour<\/a>, which feels straight out of the English countryside. Plus, she shares a cool rugby shirt<\/a>, funny podcast<\/a>, travel strategy<\/a>, and three-word method<\/a> for figuring out your personal style.<\/p>\n Plus, two reader comments:<\/p>\n Says Ali on my friend\u2019s embarrassing run-in with Ethan Hawke<\/a>: \u201cMy husband and I ran into Ethan Hawke while walking our dogs in Boerum Hill, and he gave us a big friendly neighbor smile. I stepped over to the curb while my dog went to do her business. As Ethan walked past us, my husband looked him in the eyes and said, \u2018It\u2019s poop o\u2019clock.\u2019 I was mortified.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Mimi on four fun things<\/a>: \u201cMarian Schembari\u2019s book<\/a> came in the mail the week of my autistic daughter\u2019s first homecoming dance. Instead of my normal advice, designed to help her fit in, I told her that the dance might feel overwhelming with noise and music. I told her it was okay if she needed to come home early, just text me. Something passed between us while she processed this, like she felt seen. She told me later that she did get overstimulated, but she found a chair and read her Kindle until her friends were ready to go. Adorable. I feel so grateful that Marian\u2019s excellent book gave me a deeper understanding of my daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n (Photo by Ren\u00e1ta T\u00f6r\u00f6k-Bogn\u00e1r\/Stocksy.)<\/p>\n Note: If you buy something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission or have a sponsored relationship with the brand, at no cost to you. We recommend only products we genuinely like. Thank you so much.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n