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Books
—The Letter Carrier: A Novel by Francesca Giannone
—What Shall I Wear?: The What, Where, When, and How Much of Fashion, New Edition by Claire McCardell (foreword by Tory Burch)
British Finds
—The Kew Gardens Salad Book by Jenny Linford
—Mix Tape, BBC Two
—Our London Lives: A Novel by Christine Dwyer Christ
—Wrap London’s Embroidered Striped shirt, two colors
Cookbooks
—Flavour Heroes: 15 Modern Pantry Ingredients to Amplify Your Cooking by Gurdeep Loyal
—Preserving the Seasons: A Guide to Canned, Jammed, Frozen, Dehydrated, Freeze-Dried, Quick-Pickled, and Infused Produce, Herbs, and Flowers by Holly Capelle
Films
UK and Ireland premiere on July 18th
Francophile Finds
—The Little Prince, the Immersive Odyssey, Atelier des Lumièers
Shopping
—Cuyana Small System Zipper Tote, many colors
—Lauren, Ralph Lauren Geo-Printed Belted Bubble Crepe Dress
—LinenFox’s Linen Scarf, many colors
—Lauren, Ralph Lauren Striped Belted Twill wide-leg jumpsuit
Television
—Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
Listen to an interview and read a spotlight piece about the series here in Condé Naste Traveler
~Home (and garden) tour of the week! Let’s go to London, BUT feel like we’re in the countryside in this idyllic cottage. [House & Garden UK]
~A thought to ponder as it pertains to our homes – Would you rather have a period house or a modern home? British interior designers weigh in! [House & Garden UK]
~Monty Don shared what looks to be a super delicious way to enjoy cucumbers fresh from the garden or market.
~A drought-tolerant garden that actually is lush and beautiful. Discover how to do it in your garden. [Gardens Illustrated]
~How to be a critical thinker at work [Welcome to the Jungle]
~Explore last week’s This & That: July 18, 2025
A novel centered around Impressionist artists, another novel set in Oxford when it first began to admit women, a book to provide inspiration for home decorating to nourish all of your senses, a play in London receiving high praise, a film for lovers of nature and gardening, décor and antique finds for Francophiles, clothing for timeless style that transitions well from summer to autumn and still much more.
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Thank you for the recommendations, Shannon. Looking forward to reading The Letter Carrier. Just ordered it. Nelle looks quite interested in the tomatoes at the farmers market.🥖🍅 🦮
Happy Friday Judy 🙂 That novel looks wonderful. Thank you for sharing what caught your eye this week and thank you for stopping by. Nelle thoroughly enjoys going to the market each week – so many delicious discoveries! 🙂 Have a lovely weekend.
Lovely recommendations — especially that Ralph Lauren dress!
Happy Friday Izzy! And isn’t that dress a timeless one? 🙂 So tickled you enjoyed it as well. Thank you for stopping by!
Reading This and That is my ritual to celebrate the week end and I always find something interesting and beautiful to read or to inspire my future purchases. This week I must really thank you for introducing the Letter Carrier to me : it’s an Italian book that I completely overlooked but now I absolutely want to read it in its original version! The video of the Met exhibition is simply amazing : I do love Sargent and watching the tour of Sargent and Paris really made my day! So grateful for This and That!🤩
Laura,
So tickled to have been able to find it and share. The Letter Carrier looks wonderful! I am currently reading a book that was translated from French that was a sensation in France! So grateful when these gems are translated into English for us all to peek into another culture, and a culture that you live in in this instance! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by. Tickled beyond that you include the T&T in your weekly ritual 🙂 And for sharing all that you enjoyed. 🙂 Happy weekend!
The Home and Garden article is divine. So many wonderful selections to explore. Thank you for the inspiration.
Tia!
So tickled you enjoyed that article! 🙂 Thank you for sharing what caught your interest this week and for stopping by! Happy Friday!
The Met exhibition is sensational, I really enjoy listening to experts talking about an artist as it brings their work to life. I’m always intrigued by the little details that I might have missed. Thank you for sharing Shannon. x
Nicola,
So tickled you enjoyed the exhibit. I too love these films that let us walk through the exhibit with the experts. I learn so much more and feel more connected and aware than I ever would have been otherwise. 🙂 Have a wonderful start to the weekend and thank you for stopping by! 🙂
I’ve ordered The Letter Carrier from the library, so thanks for that recommendation. I went to NY last week to see the Sargent exhibit at The Met, and it did not disappoint. I did not know Sargent worked at the Prado for a time as a copier and they had one of his copied paintings on exhibit.
The Monty Don cucumber Instagram post’s comment section is quite amusing and worth the visit as well!
Cathy! How awesome that you had the opportunity to visit the exhibit in person! Thank you for sharing and for alerting us to take a look at the comments section on Monty’s IG post! Can’t wait to take a peek. Enjoy The Letter Carrier and have a wonderful weekend!
Hi Shannon!
I can’t wait for the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada!! How fun and something to look forward to for sure.
I still love stopping by every Friday to see what you have in store for us. As always I appreciate you and all you offer. Thank you! Hope you and little Nell are good!!
Lovely to see you in the comments’ section Tamra! 🙂 The Devil Wear’s Prada sequel will be fun and no doubt full of style inspiration! Thank you for including a visit to TSLL each Friday as part of your rituals! Tickled beyond! Happy Friday!
Look at Miss Nelle in her fancy collar! 😊 Thank you for the great articles, Shannon. The Letter Carrier and Preserving the Seasons are definitely going on reserve at the library. I’m looking forward to watching Solo Traveling with Tracee. The trailer is so vivid. Have a great weekend!