What are you up to this weekend? We are going to our friends’ Hanukkah gathering tonight — chag sameach to those who celebrate! — and then taking it easy.… Read more The post Have a Loving Weekend. appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

By the wonderful Grace Farris. And here’s her funny mom calendar for 2024. P.S. Coziness layers and the best Friday night.… Read more The post What All the Lost Mittens Are Up To appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

(Photos by Kate Jordan.) “In our apartment, I want kids to feel like they can be themselves,” says Holly Waterfield, a Brooklyn-based interior designer, stylist for The Brooklyn Home Company, and the mother of 16-year-old Emmy and nine-year-old Bodhi.… Read more The post This 575-Square-Foot Family Apartment Is a Pattern-Filled Dream (With a Swing!) appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

I don’t usually gravitate to dressy things — I live in white sneakers, and my typical hairstyle is bedhead — but for some reason, this season, I’m really loving bows, and I know many other women who feel the same… (Above is a photo collage by Ali LaBelle, who picks a theme when traveling, then takes photos of all the things she spies — in this case, bows.)… Read more The post Are You Mysteriously Drawn to Bows Right Now? appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

It’s only the first week of December, yet it already feels like the season of Big Eating is in full swing. Latke nights and cookie swaps and holiday parties — it’s the best but also… a lot!… Read more The post Three No-Fuss Recipes to Have in Your Back Pocket During the Holidays appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

Yesterday, I was minding my own business and scrolling through Instagram, when I saw this question: “Using a food, tell us where you are from.”… Read more The post Where Do You Live, By Naming a Food? appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

This weekend, after much begging and pleading and hand-wringing and letters and promises to be responsible, Anton finally convinced me to let him get a pet… Allow me to introduce you to Buttercup!… Read more The post Anton Got a Pet! (Not a Dog) appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

What are you up to this weekend? We’re having brunch with my step-cousin Molly, who just competed on The $100,000 Pyramid! With Jason Alexander, aka Seinfeld’s George!… Read more The post Have a Great Weekend appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

By the wonderful Grace Farris. P.S. Vacation threats and fantasies I have about my kids getting older. … Read more The post Tween Stuff I Love appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more

A cozy sweater that comes in three colors, $45, for handsome professor vibes. (This red one is cool, too.) Maldon Smoked Sea Salt Flakes, $6.50, which my cookbook-writing friend Odette says is “off-the-charts” on fish, chicken, salads, burrata, or the rim of a cocktail glass.… Read more The post Gift Guide #8: Your British Dad Who Brings His Own Bag of PG Tips When He Comes to Visit. appeared first on Cup of Jo ..read more