beautiful music

summer gone, but you can daydream about it here...

visiting the past

I recently received my husband's awesome "old" macbook with a 500G hardrive. Normally I don't care at all for the technical things with computers and technology, but the massive storage size of this new-to-me computer has allowed me to hold ALL of our music and photos on the computer. They were on an external hard drive before and largely inaccessible.

I bring this all up because since it is now all on one machine that I can use at my leisure, I have been perusing old photos and music files that I haven't seen or heard in ages. Its like reading an old diary, though less intense.

Here is an oldie from my personal soundtrack a lifetime ago.



And a newly discovered musical interest.



What songs do you love from your past and present?

the stuff of life

I'm so behind! I've been busy being out and about taking pictures of the changing colors,





attending weddings, putting the finishing touches on my Halloween costume, carving pumpkins, and cooking, cooking, cooking.

My poor family. I think they've about had it with my soups. Seriously, in the past week or two, I have made Mushroom Barley Soup, Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (thank you Alicia, it was so delicious!), Vegetarian Chili, Creamy Potato and Kielbasa Soup, and Lentil Soup (ok, ok that was from a can, but I still subjected my family to it!). But, to my credit, they have each been cozy, yummy, and satisfying... in my opinion, all the things an autumn meal should be!

Tonight I couldn't bear to cook another meal. I was totally spent, so we went out here for a slice instead, which was great. A band was playing in the lounge, and Addison was completely enthralled by the music. He always is when we see someone playing live, particularly if there is a guitar. In fact, it has been his focus and obsession as of late.



A friend of ours gave us this toy ukelele and every day Addison puts music in his stereo -- usually his favorite, John Mayer-- and rocks out.

Then I brought out the big guns.



He was ecstatic.



And Addison, I couldn't be prouder of you, because I know you are going to make it big someday. In whatever you choose to do.

Have you heard them?

It's only a matter of time before this amazing Portland band, Blind Pilot, makes it big. I have been listening to them non.stop. for about a week. Some music just makes me feel like I am newly in love. These guys do it. Swoon.

Sadly, I missed their performance at one of my favorite venues in Portland, since I only heard about them the week afterward. Right now they are on a West Coast tour, from Bellingham, WA to San Diego, CA in which they travel by bike.... Could I love them any more?