Well hello there, happy Saturday!

I spent much of my free time this week very slowly and carefully sewing another Marlo ~ this time the shorter version using this organic cotton french terry (color: creamy) with matching rib knit for the cuffs, waistband, and neckband. I cut the fabric on Sunday, and did a few seams each night and morning throughout the week, finishing up on Friday night with the buttons.

It was such a different experience approaching the pattern in this way, versus a marathon of a sewing day, so desperate to just get to the finish line. I did not have to rip out a single seam due to how slowly and carefully I approached everything, and I took the time to fully finish and enclose every single seam. The fabric is an absolute dream to work with and I will definitely be returning to this fabric line in the future.

And now I have a super cozy neutral cardigan to wear over … anything and everything!

Recent Reads

It has been such an amazing reading month already, so I’m holding myself back from sharing ALL of the books at once. Today I am sharing a delectable romance and a bonkers book I completely inhaled on audio …

In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams is the 4th book in the When in Rome series, and this was hands down my favorite of the four. I appreciated the angst without unnecessary drama and tension without unnecessary separation. I loved how tender and vulnerable both MCs are and loved visiting all of our favorites from Rome, KY. I’m sad we never get to go back! I inhaled this treat in one long evening of reading. If you’re new to the series, definitely start at the beginning with When in Rome.

And then, a book that is completely bonkers and so bingeable on audio! I LOVE that Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino isn’t actually a true thriller, just a super clever & hilarious contemporary fiction story about trying to get pregnant, real estate, and marriage in these modern times. Ridiculous? Of course. Entertaining? Definitely. Unlikeable characters? ALL OF THEM. If you’re into audiobooks, definitely add this to your wishlist!

One Link for You

I spend so much of my time at work talking about, researching, reading about, and figuring out how to teach … AI. This conversation (NYT gift link) is one of the best I have heard about the impact of AI on ordinary humans just trying to know what’s real anymore. The tips for trying to navigate this landscape are crucial.

This part, as a librarian, hits me hard:

So for Web 2.0, for example — and certainly Web 1.0 — we would tell people to check the person who was sharing it. In Emily’s case, this is a person she trusts, who was probably tricked too, by the way. Or we would tell you to look at the web address and you could trust institutions, especially a .org or a .edu or a .gov — Today, I don’t trust almost anything on a .gov website.

But those are the literacies that we spent the last 10 or 15 years training people on so that they could be better consumers of information. The reality is that technology has outstripped our ability to teach ourselves a set of tools, at the level of accuracy that I think we would need.

(NYT Opinion, Jan 13 2026)

And on that sobering note (sorry!), I hope you have a weekend of minimal scrolling, lots of reading, and time with people you want to be with. See you Tuesday!