What I’m reading: Vol. 100.

Good morning, my darlings!

First things first: congratulations to the two winners of my GiGi Ferranti Giveaway! A huge thank you to GiGi Ferranti for making this giveaway possible and to everyone who entered!!

Insider tip: if you didn’t win and you can’t get GiGi Ferranti’s jewelry out of your head, sign up for her mailing list and you’ll get a discount code!

What’s going on besides the giveaway? Oh yeah…my little sister is GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEKEND.

My sister and I are very close and I am going to take some time off so that I can properly attend to my Matron of Honor duties. Once the newlyweds are safely away on their honeymoon, Mr. DitL and I are sneaking off to the beach ourselves for a little summer vacay.

That means I’m going to take a little blog break. But if you need a fix, you can always come find me on IG (you may see some BTS wedding and beach pics) and I’ll be back soon!

I hope that you’re all having a fantastic summer and that you get yourself a little vacation too.

xoxo,
Becky

PS: Can you believe this is What I’m Reading Vol. 100?!? I still remember when I decided to start this series and it does not feel that long ago.

What I’m reading:

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C Wrede: My new favorite thing to do when I can’t sleep is re-listen to YA fantasy classics I loved when I was younger (and also love now). The familiar stories pull me out of my anxious brain but since I know what happens next, they don’t keep me awake. If you’ve never read this incredible series, I HIGHLY recommend it.

The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley: I’ve been on a Susanna Kearsley kick lately! Her signature style is to tell two stories at once, past and present, linked in some way – sometimes by time travel, sometimes by historical artifacts, sometimes by ghosts…etc. I find her books very chill and relaxing, they’re unhurried in a way that’s perfect for summer.

I also recently devoured A Desperate Fortune and am working on The Firebird.  Kearsley’s books are romance but not Romance; they’re gently PG-13 way at their most salacious.

Internets:

How Titanic’s Iconic Necklace Almost Sank an Entire Company.

Nude Art Generated by Artificial Intelligence. This is very strange and equally fascinating.

The Renaissance Roots of Social Media.

How to build your own royal jewelry library, from The Court Jeweller.

Jane Austen’s Surprising Aunt Philadelphia.

A great post from Already Pretty on pairing necklines with necklaces.

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