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Good Morning,

We think you should check out this song and video. The dance of the typeface transforms the simple lyrics into a powerful visual experience.  Not to mention Citizen Cope rocks.  

Enjoy.

Between a rock and a green place

On Tinkers Island....

a glacial erratic.

a driftwood couple

a root halo 

I can't stop listening to this music...Ray does it again.  

I am reading this food novel.

I am looking for a good tomato tart recipe....

These are good summer days.

 

 

The Blog Is On

 
Well, hello there.

It is August 1st and time to blog.

After my brother and I took a trip to Big Sur in June, I have been interested in  One Fast Move Or I'm Gone .  This project was inspired by the writings of Kerouac and his time spent in Big Sur. 

Oh, Scott Matthews... you are a lovely combination of Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley.

Libby makes an amazing margarita with this recipe. 

Provincetown combines the best of summer...dunes, beaches, street life, food, shell shops, art and great friends.  

Thanks to Kevin for the intro to this band..fanfarlo...the video is pure silliness.

Summer views and contemplations:

 

He's not heavy.

I am a lucky lucky lady...I have a wonderful big brother who I visit frequently in New York City.  When I spend time with him all is right in the world and I feel that certain ease one can only feel with one's sibling. We speak the same language (note the Southerners-who-have-transplanted-Northeast accent), eat off each other's plate (okay, that is mostly ME eating off HIS plate because he always out-orders me!) and crack each other up with our silliness.  It is comforting and affirming to be with my brother.  

Favorite things to do with my brother when I visit him in NYC

1. Walk around the streets and wander by our favorite shops

2. Hug our favorite sites.

3. Visit cool galleries, look at all kinds of great art and then critique the art and discuss it's merits or lack of

4. Eat at cozy restaurants, take in the view, people watch

5. Drink good wine and eat olives

6. Giggle about our childhood

7. Talk about one or all of the following: work, kids, love, art, music, travel, yoga, family, books, politics, the outdoors, meditation retreats, buddhism, friends, pets

Oh, I could go on and on. In fact, I will go on so check the My Brother category for more stories to come. 

I am always inspired by him and you will be too.  Love ya Bro.

For now...

This pretty much sums up my week.  It has been a crazy one.  More to come later.  Enjoy the song, have a good cup and a great day!

Images from a delicious cafe in NYC - le pain quotidien

Personal Heaven

We arrive in Maine, drop our bags and change our shoes (city shoes don't translate here). I grab my camera and we all head to the beach.  We need to air out and breath in the piney salty rocky air.   After 20 minutes of rambling around, my camera has clicked twice as many times.  Here are a few shots from those 20 minutes.  Let's wrap up the post with Mary Oliver because...well, read and you'll see. 

Roses, Late Summer by Mary Oliver

What happens

to the leaves after

they turn red and golden and fall

away? What happens

to the singing birds

when they can't sing

any longer? What happens

to their quick wings?

Do you think there is any

personal heaven

for any of us?

Do you think anyone,

the other side of that darkness,

will call to us, meaning us?

Beyond the trees

the foxes keep teaching their children

to live in the valley.

So they never seem to vanish, they are always there

in the blossom of light

that stands up every morning

in the dark sky.

And over one more set of hills,

along the sea,

the last roses have opened their factories of sweetness

and are giving it back to the world.

If I had another life

I would want to spend it all on some

unstinting happiness.

I would be a fox, or a tree

full of waving branches.

I wouldn't mind being a rose

in a field full of roses.

Fear has not yet occurred to them, nor ambition.

Reasons they have not yet thought of.

Neither do they ask how long they must be roses, and then what.

Or any other foolish question.

Songs and Sunset

Good music and a Boston Harbor sunset. It was a good day.

Listen to this

and this 

last one

Can you spare a laugh?

Back to school is exhausting and sometimes a girl just needs some silliness to get through the day.  So, I visited a few sites that make me smile.  Hope you enjoy them too.

*Cool typography and fun times with the alphabet, check out this 

*C'mon, admit it, you have done some of these moves 

 *Andy Samberg is hysterical - this one always cracks me up

More good times ahead...

Monday Inspirations

Here are a few of my favorite things on this Monday:

Mariage Freres Tea A good friend of mine turned me on to this delicious tea.  The tea bags are lovely little cotton muslin sacks.  The vanilla red tea is my favorite flavor. 

Ray LaMontagne This man has an incredibly soulful voice.  I listen to him over and over and never tire of his sound.

The Jamaica Pond Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted who admired the pond for it's "reflections and flickering half-lights." Who knew it was a kettle pond?  That's a shallow hole created by retreating glaciers.  It is the perfect size for jogging, walking and admiring the view.  

Spoon By the author of Little Pea and Little Hoot, two of our favorite bedtime books around here. Spoon does not disappoint with a tale of being happy with who you are.  

Monarch Butterfly Autumn is the season for the 'King of the Butterfly' to emerge from it's chrysalis and fly South to Mexico to live for 6-8 months!  I find this migration story amazing.  

Hope you had a wonderful start to your week....more to come tomorrow.

Show and Tell. Maine, Part 3