#2748 three things: coastal grandma, a new podcast, and a mini-break

 

1. Coastal grandmother aesthetic. Do you remember during the early days of the pandemic when most people were staying home and getting back into “simple things” like baking bread and gardening? At that time, there was an aesthetic on Instagram called #cottagecore. There were lots of photos of cute, hairy cows in sun hats, baby goats, and girls wearing flowing dresses sitting in fields of wildflowers. There were photos of successful, and unsuccessful, baking or cooking results. There were photos of gardens and new decor. It’s still out there, but certainly not as prevalent as it was. 

On NPR the other day, (which is where I heard about cottagecore, by the way) I learned about the latest aesthetic that is making the rounds. The name is what caught my attention: Coastal Grandmother. Think or Diane Keaton in Something’s Gotta Give, or Meryl Streep in  It’s Complicated

Mostly, I see this as neutral tone clothes in forgiving silhouettes, clean and simple. Of course, in those movies, these female characters have fabulous homes that are beautifully, elegantly furnished and it’s all pretty fabulous. I also think of this aesthetic as Rich White Woman, but I admit that I really loved Diane and Meryl in those movies, and yes, I coveted their clothes and their homes, and pretty much every cool thing they had going on - but none of the dumb stuff. Here’s a little article I found about the Coastal Grandma scene. Maybe it will make you roll your eyes, and maybe it will make you smile a little, too. I know I want to re-watch both of these movies now!

2. Single Mom Budget Travel podcast. Speaking of Instagram, a couple of years ago or so I started following a person with the handle SingleMomBudgetTravel. It is a woman, maybe in her mid to late 30s, who lives in New Orleans (that’s how I found her originally), who travels all over the world with her young son. The boy is 14 now, I believe. When I started following them, they weren’t traveling much because Covid, but she posted photos of trips they had taken, and I was interested in what they were doing. Now, she and her son have just started a podcast. I listened to the first episode today, and I liked it a lot. They gave their background and laid out topics that they want to cover in the podcast. Very cool. I love their Instagram. They are traveling again now, and earlier this year, they went to Italy, and other places. One of the places they visited was the Cinque Terre and that’s where I first found out about

Il Gigante in Monterosso.

I don’t necessarily travel on a budget currently, but since I’d like to travel more, getting some tips on saving some money would be pretty great. Also, they go to cool places and I like to see what people are doing, and hear about it, too. I’m looking forward to the next episode. If you are interested, here is the link.

3. Taking a break

Not that I have been all that great about writing here this month, but I’m going to take a little break while I go visit Mom and Lizzie for a long weekend. Yay! I leave tomorrow and get back on Tuesday, then I have concerts at RBG on Wednesday and Friday, so I probably won’t write here again until the 31st. Hopefully when I return I’ll have some cool photos and stories to tell.

Peace!