picks vol. 45
what we’re wearing
A quieter palette for the wind-down of summer: butter yellow, faded blue, blush, and cream — with lace, fringe, and satin keeping things interesting.
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what we’re sipping
vermouth & tonic with frozen grapes
gather:
2½ oz blanc vermouth
2½ oz tonic water
Ice
Frozen green grapes
Lemon peel, for garnish
create:
Fill a wine glass generously with ice.
Pour in the vermouth and tonic water.
Stir gently.
Finish with a few frozen green grapes and a strip of lemon peel.
what we’re making
lemon posset with raspberries
gather:
2 cups heavy cream
⅔ cup granulated sugar
5 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
Fresh raspberries, for serving
prepare:
Combine the cream, sugar, and lemon zest in a saucepan over medium heat.
Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Reduce the heat slightly and maintain a steady boil for 5 minutes, watching carefully so the cream does not boil over.
Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
Let cool for about 15 minutes, then divide among small glasses or ramekins.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or until completely set.
Serve cold with fresh raspberries.
what we’re reading
my person by téa mutonji
Tania and Margot have been best friends since childhood, growing up side by side and remaining closely intertwined well into adulthood. Now approaching thirty, the two women are beginning to confront the ways their lives — and their friendship — have changed. In My Person, Téa Mutonji traces the intimacy of a bond built over decades, exploring how race, class, ambition, dependence, and memory can shape the way two people see both each other and themselves.
At its center, the novel is about the particular intensity of female friendship: the shorthand that comes from years of knowing someone, the loyalty and affection that can feel almost familial, and the tensions that emerge as two people grow in different directions. It is less about a single dramatic rupture than about what happens when a relationship that has always felt permanent begins to require a closer look.
