Downtime Edit 6.9.23

Recs for your weekend: Get whisked away to the Loire Valley, laugh about midlife crises, and follow a frog.

*ICYMI, the Girls’ Night In newsletter is now Downtime, and it’s moved to a new email platform. Welcome! You can read the full announcement here.*

Welcome to the Downtime Edit, a weekly shortlist of recommendations for your weekend.

BTW: June is “preview month” at Downtime! You’ll get a taste of all the content you’ll find here as a paid subscriber. Starting in July, only paid subscribers will get *every* Friday newsletter, weekly-ish bonus posts, commenting privileges, discussion threads, and other perks. You can upgrade here if you’d like for $6/mo; every subscription helps keep this newsletter going. I also offer comped subscriptions, no questions asked. Either way, thank you for reading! -Alisha