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Links for Another September Sunday

Word on the street is September is almost over. A month I spent surviving, not thriving. Sometimes when life gets this busy—so busy there isn’t room to think—things fall through the cracks. But if I were to throw a more positive spin on it, it’s a season to really figure out what matters most. If there’s no time for silly little things, all that’s left is your most important work. You have no choice but to drop the trivial.

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The Bakehouse Texas Super Soft Cinnamon Roll Recipe

These Bakehouse Texas Cinnamon Rolls are the ultimate cinnamon roll recipe—soft, gooey, and swirled with buttery cinnamon sugar, and of course, topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting. Perfect for weekend baking or holiday mornings (or stop by the Bakehouse one these days for a warm roll!). This step-by-step recipe will give you bakery-style rolls right from your own kitchen.

Hey, friends! The weather in Texas is thinking about cooling down, which feels like the perfect time to dream up bakery plans and test recipes.

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Notes on Hope, Cake, and Other Sweet Things

Friends, good morning! I’m so grateful we get to catch up today. How are you feeling?

Me? Well… a little distractible, if I’m honest, but doing my best to stay on task. The slow change of season has me holding onto hope. Summer was a heavy lift for me this year, and I’m craving the different kind of energy that fall always seems to bring.  I can already feel it in the air via the apple cider doughnuts I made a few days back.

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Tipped Upright

Cautiously, and optimistically, I am feeling better lately! In therapy today, I said I felt finally tipped upright instead of feeling tilted half in and out of water. It feels so lovely to be here, and to everyone who said the only way out is through, boy were you correct. In no way do I feel like I’m “through” but I’m moving, and moving feels GOOD. Swim lessons start Wednesday! I will have to update you next month on how they’re going and how much water I’ve ingested.

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The Summer I Filled My Cup

Happy September! It is still in the triple digits here, but the light is changing. We have the most beautiful windows in our house, and fondly refer to the fall and winter as “sunset season.” The colors during this time of year are so electric and I love intentionally watching the sun go down — I’m often in bed too early to catch it during the summer (don’t judge me). 

I’ve been reflecting a lot on this summer.

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Welcome to September Summer

Friends, hello and happy Sunday. We’ve landed at what feels like the last weekend of “true” summer before September Summer sets in – which, I do love! It’s that somehow grounding in-between season of back-from-school weeknight dinners, some fresh intentions, a little exhale before the holidays, and eating the very last of the plums.

This summer flew by. If I’m honest, I probably wished more of the days away than I lingered to savor them.

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Sunday With Salsa Verde and Zinnias

Since you last heard from me, I’ve made a batch of salsa verde from my garden, cleaned and organized my kitchen, made bouquets with these zinnias from my flower patch, spent countless hours working on Floso (my dirty soda business here in Oregon), and drafted my fantasy football team.

I’m sorry to say I haven’t read a single book this summer that I liked—but I’m sure one is out there.

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From Summer to Cinnamon Season: Ten Ways I Flip My Kitchen for Fall

Yes, it’s still approximately one million degrees outside, but my brain has already jumped ship to pumpkin season. I haven’t baked much this summer (besides pop-up bakery testing), but suddenly I’m daydreaming about bread marathons (yes, I restarted my sourdough starter), pumpkin muffins, and lighting a fall candle while the A/C whirls in protest.

This time of year I love a little kitchen reset.  It’s like stretching before the big holiday bake-off.

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Healing vs Healed

Friends, I’m still languishing in heartbreak, but you know what? It’s okay. I am very much in the thick of things, and things will shift, but for now I have learned to say, “I am sad,” pretty confidently. It’s okay to be sad, it doesn’t negate happiness or tranquility, but rather sits alongside it. As I navigate this journey I am making sure not to rush to say, “I’m healed! Look at me!” simply because it is about the journey.

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August, Unfiltered

Friends, hello. Welcome to another Sunday.

We’re in the thick of August, and I’ll tell you – my garden is looking a little wild. The flowers are spent, the tomatoes have sprawled into chaos, the zinnias are blooming sideways at this point.  The weeds? Still highly motivated, dangit. It’s all a little crispy, and frankly, a bit of a mirror for my current state of mind.

But! I’ve learned so much living with this garden over the past four seasons.

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