Sunday best: Simple Sunday

Sleep was fitful last night but I felt myself gradually fall into it and under the covers as my room cooled down early this morning. And now the breeze is noticeably cooler after one of those syrupy hot days yesterday. So, sleep-deprived as I am, I'm happy to be up and excited to get out into it


I've been reading Paul Bowles' book The Sheltering Sky. I haven't read any of his work (nor seen the Bertolucci film). It's pretty rare I can come at a book with no ideas or expectations whatsoever about how I'm going to like it, and it's a nice feeling.

And most of my chores got done yesterday, so I can give today almost wholly over to nicer things. That will hopefully clear my mind of all that kept me from sleep last night, little thoughts that have been troubling me... people I've been trying to figure and fathom in vain. Simple things - a long walk, a stop at the flower market - should cure what ails me.

Happy Sunday!

Products: Goldsign Frontier jeans from Net-a-Porter | Tsumori Chisato Linen Gauze Knit from La Garconne | Cathy Waterman Rustic Scalloped Diamond Earrings from Twist | The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles | Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil in Happy Days from NARS | Sel Marin by James Heeley | The bungalow stripe sidewalk skimmer from Madewell
Posted by Jane Flanagan
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14 comments:

  1. Enjoy your book! It's one that has stayed with me over the years. Desert scenes...

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  2. "people i've been trying to figure and fathom in vain"... i've been doing the same.

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  3. I'm in for the walk and visit to the flower market, life has been crazy lately...

    Have a great week!

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  4. a walk should clear your head, it always helps mine. thank goodness the heat broke! also, this outfit is beautiful. i love the sweater.

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  5. Tho dressed in my usual hobo garden look I do appreciate every item on this post and would love to finish my garden work,shower and slip into all those clothes.

    A girl can dream.

    xo Jane

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  6. Sometimes these little thoughts that trouble one kept me awake until the wee hours of the morning. Thank you for sharing the books you check out. Might look into him, too. I've become a fan of Beckett due to your blog posts.

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    1. That makes me happy - thanks Rouenna.

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  7. I read Sense of an Ending this weekend. Just as one of the reviews said, it was difficult to put down, I needed to finish in one (two-day) sitting. The 'accumulation of loss', I struggled with that because it rang true. I think I have accumulated loss but haven't ever articulated it. On a much lighter note, I loved Brother Jack's: "Ah, here comes my rickshaw", think I'm going to sign off with that now!

    I like the idea of Simple Sunday. I did that yesterday, and for once, it felt like time well-spent instead of time-wasted.

    Hope you have a good week!

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    1. I'm glad you liked it, though "like" is a hard word to use with regards to that book. And, yes, it goes so fast! I found I barely felt its impact until days later, when it dawned on me how sad and even deflated I was feeling thinking about it. He's a clever one!

      Have a good week too.

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