Thanksgiving is the perfect time to take a step back, reflect, and relax. Hoping you enjoy this special day with family and friends. If you need a little break from the hustle and bustle, check out my favorite links from around the web this week…

• This Persian woman's Instagram always inspires me. This is how I want to dress in ten years. Or tomorrow.
  

• If you are going to talk politics over your turkey dinner, you might as well decorate like this.
  

• A super original way to wrap presents with leftover gift wrap.
  

• I really enjoyed this short video from the New York Public Library. 
  

• We had the most charming couple to dinner the other night. I needed a scribe to catch all the morsels of info that they shared, including that Ann Patchett has a blog. Here's her most recent post. 
  

• I served this fabulous pear tart, which made an excellent breakfast all week long. Here's the recipe. Double the amount of pears, FYI. And the cream never does become "translucent."
  

• You are going to love the way this young woman paid tribute to Armistice Day this week. 
  

• A little Kristen Wiig for your Friday. 
  

• Antiques of the Week: A wonderful gift for someone with ties to the USAF. A cool lamp. 

And, if you need some reading suggestions, check out my list of favorite suspenseful books. As reader Peg Hughes-O’Malley commented: “Snow Falling on Cedars! Atonement! And OUTLANDER! Oh Mithra. I love you so much.”

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