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The Big Color This Spring

The first big trend of the spring is here: pale pink. I used to stay away from pink — does it feel young? does it suit me?… Read more The post The Big Color This Spring appeared first on Cup of Jo.

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Easy Garlic Bread for Dinner

My growing boys eat so much (the mind boggles), so I’m always looking for simple ways to make delicious, crowd-pleasing food. So, when King Arthur Baking, the flour company we’ve loved for many years, sent us a box of their pull-apart garlic

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Abbey Nova’s Connecticut Home Is Full of Plants, Surprises, and a Cute Dog

Photos by Lyndsay Hannah and styling by Wanda Furman. Last time our friend Abbey Nova invited us into her home, she was living in an Upper West Side apartment with her husband Tim and toddler son, Alex.… Read more The post Abbey Nova’s Conne

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My Mom Was an Alcoholic. Here’s What I Finally Realized.

My mom once gave six hundred dollars to a woman crying outside of a United Way so she could pay her rent and avoid becoming homeless.… Read more The post My Mom Was an Alcoholic. Here’s What I Finally Realized. appeared first on Cup of Jo.

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