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Carrie's avatar

MY BRO. DUDE. What is this adorable and fabulous newsletter and how did it come up on my feed when I did not even know I needed it.

My god, Substack’s algorithm is good.

(Also hi I just found your writing and I love it 😊).

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

Omgggg hi bestieeee!! 🥹✨ So happy you’re here!! 😭

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Sarah Lowery's avatar

I just finished Ina’s memoir for the first time! It was inspiring

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

Ahh amazing! I loved it so much 😭 I honestly didn’t know much about her before I read it, other than her show, and was so mind blown that she bought Barefoot Contessa on a whim. A queen!

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kim windyka's avatar

love it — absolutely here for the camping vibes with no camping!

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

The last time I went camping was when I was in Girl Scouts and I haven’t been camping since 😌🤣

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kim windyka's avatar

SAME! hahaha

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

🤣😭

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Natalie Saxton's avatar

Here for all the costal grandma this summer; but also all year round

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

Yeees, me too! About to send invites to a coastal grandma dinner party for later this month! 👵🏼💕

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samantha nagel's avatar

I think I wanna host a strawberry picnic 🥺

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

Omg yeeees! That would be so special—and you can make the strawberry shortcake cookies if you like! 🥹🍓✨

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Alison Zamora's avatar

Omgggg a fellow (summertime) sad girlie! Summers are always hard for me. I live in southern California and the heat is just so oppressive 😩 I wrote about my own experience of it last year (and an antidote!): https://alisonzamora.substack.com/p/awegust

I recently realized that I may need to take a break from IG because it's just too overwhelming to see everyone having The Best Time and Doing The Most now that summer is here (even moreso than usual...).

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

UGH yes, you get it! The DC heat is also just totally disgusting—the humidity ruins meeee. Totally understand minimizing social media this time of year too. I always get annoyed that I'm not by the water or on a vacay. Summer in the subsurbs is so boring and annoying! 🤣😭 Love the idea of awegust, and omg remembering Celine Dion singing in Paris last summer is perfect perfect perfect. xx!

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Aliena's avatar

That coloring book is so cute! And your writing style always brings a smile to my face ☺️

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Kristen Garaffo's avatar

Omg isn't it?? All the coloring books by Coco Wyo are so cute! And thank you thank you for your kind words—it truly means so much 🥹

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✩⁺₊✩☽⋆ 𝖍𝖆𝖟𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆 ⋆☾✩⁺₊✩'s avatar

Shameless plug, I make coloring books but even I am amazed at how cute Coco Wyo is!

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The Slow Living Lane's avatar

awh love this!!

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