The Sunday Digest 137
"And when there’s nothing else left, take a look to the sky."
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Sunday Read › Pamela Anderson’s Renaissance Started in Her Home Garden
by Juliet Izon for Architectural Digest
Over the last few years, I’ve attempted to lean into more hobbies. In 2022, I saw myself attempting to go to as many concerts as I could to get out more. In 2023, I started my record collection (that I’ve now decided I’ve maxed out on unless something incredible comes across my desk). In 2024 (and now going into 2025), I’ve truly enjoyed something I never thought I would: gardening.
My dad has always maintained an impeccable garden throughout summers in Northern Michigan. Never having much of an interest myself until recently, his gardens have always been present in my life whether I realized it or not. Now when he visits, we get to bond and enjoy the craft together.
In that spirit, here’s an excerpt from a recent Architectural Digest interview with Pamela Anderson about her garden:
Where else do you get your garden knowledge and inspiration from?
I love Monty Don, his videos, and books. I think he writes so beautifully and poetically when it comes to gardens. And I love the secret gardens, and musical gardens in Marie Antoinette’s [château] at Versailles. My kids really love Japanese gardening. They’ve been all over the world with their dad visiting the best bonsai places. All of us in our family share the same love, but different styles. I’m a romantic gardener. I don’t like straight lines. If you see any straight lines in my garden, it’s because somebody else probably planted it.
What style is your garden?
I think “Provençal” is how I love to think of it. It’s wildflowers and herbs and vegetables mixed in. I’m combining the rules of gardening and then more of my whimsical nature.
Read in full here.
The Sunday Haiku
Nothing feels easy,
but in the moment it does,
it’s time to lean in.
Things I Saved This Week
My Sunday To-Do List
Unpack my suitcase.
Organize my house because I didn’t do so before leaving town on Thursday.
Acquire a fresh, cold sandwich from somewhere close by.
Water the garden after three days away.
Catch up on Love Island (USA or UK, I don’t care) after getting in bed.
Have yourself a Sunday,
Will
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