Drinking: Teavana’s Eastern Chamomile loose tea Listening to: Jose Gonzalez, Hand On Your Heart I never thought about music as being seasonal until I met my husband. He would make mixes to accompany novels he was reading, or trips he was taking. DJ Shadow’s Preemptive Strike {for example} was coupled with Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian....
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Drinking: English Breakfast tea Listening to: Photograph – Jamie Cullum Normally, on the forecast of snow, I gas up the car, finish the laundry and dishes, stock up on hot chocolate mix etcetera. There was just no time to do any of that yesterday and today, the snow came anyway and now I’m scrambling. But...
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Drinking: a caramel macchiatto again. I know… I have a problem. Listening to: Dreamsome- Shelby Lynn I was stuck waiting in pharmacy purgatory the other day and flipped through the new issue of Vogue. Annie Leibovitz shot this beautiful series called A Brief Encounter featuring Natalia Vodianova and Sean “Diddy” Combs. I opened the magazine to my...
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Drinking: Oolong Tea Listening to: I Turn My Camera On – Spoon I watched Stranger Than Fiction again the other night. The protagonist in the film begins to hear a narrator speaking about him and he’s concerned when he hears her say, “Little did he know…. he was going to die.” He seeks counsel of...
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Drinking: Green Tea Latte Listening to: Dave Matthews & Orchestra Baobab, So Damned Lucky. Hooked on Houses has begun featuring Before & Afters. This one sent in by Meadowbrook Farm is my favorite. It reminds me of the Dreamsicle Cottage we rented once at Seaside and our first little house we rented in Georgia. This should...
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Drinking: Two Leaves & A Bud Tamayokucha Green Tea Listening to: Taking Chances – Lea Michele, Glee Soundtrack {written by Kara DioGuardi and David A. Stewart from Eurythmics} A year ago, I saw a printer ad that said “Create Your World.” I ripped it out and put it on a bulletin board of ideas for...
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Drinking: Earl Grey Listening to: my daughter sing Sponge Bob’s Best Day Ever My husband has started making croutons to go with soup this winter. He uses Mark Bittman’s recipe from How To Cook Everything Vegetarian. They are heaven in your mouth. I highly recommend pairing them with tomato basil soup from Soup Lady Jennifer...
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Drinking: Hot chocolate Listening to: You Are My Everything – Miles Davis {click play below if you want to listen with me while you read} It’s a rainy, Parisian kind of day today which has me thinking of Valentines. Here are some heart-shaped links for you: *Chocolate. Chocolove chocolate bars are my favorite and even...
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When I miss my Grandpa, I watch Return To Me. Carroll O’Connor in this movie is, to me anyway, like a little visit with him. Of course, he didn’t have an Irish accent. He didn’t drink beer. But everything else is the perfect gift. I post it here just to have it bookmarked.
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