August favorites

Loving

Bamboo straws. While I was traveling in Bali, I picked up some reusable bamboo straws. A lot of the restaurants and cafés offered either paper or bamboo straws themselves, but it was great to always have one on me just in case. You can of course also just say "no straws please" and leave it at that, but if you're drinking a mojito or smoothie - a bamboo straw might be nice to have.

August moodboard. Photos, words and color tones that sums up this past month's mood and inspirations;

Reading

Giovanni's room. A beautiful book written by James Baldwin in the 50's, about dealing with homosexuality and shame. Although it was published nearly 70 years ago, it is still relevant today as it can provide valuable insight to some of the ways that society's ideas have changed and failed to change the last decades. Baldwin was gay himself and one of the first people to write a novel describing homosexuality so openly, making this an interesting story with a unique point of view.

The Vaguen by Chloe Mason. Chloe has made an ebook full of vegan and vaguely vegan recipes to help you when transitioning from vegetarian to vegan. There are also pages dedicated to lifestyle tips, like different stretches you can do and what types of effects transitioning may have on your body and how to move passed them. This mix of different content, gorgeous photos and yummy recipes made it a favorite. Try one of her delicious smoothie recipes here.

Listening

NUET on Spotify. We recently made a new Spotify account to go with our new name, meaning that our last Nuet meetings, afternoon cooking and road trips have all been accompanied by these playlists.

Ama Lou.