Happy April! It’s our anniversary! 21 years. Don’t tell my jowls about this. We plan to take coffees in the van, make our IRA contributions and hit an estate sale for Easter basket things! SO romantic. (actually my favorite. the estate sale part. and the coffee part.) Speaking of, what are you putting in your […]
Who needs a festive little Valentine’s Day mixtape? And I swear to you, it’s not corny or cliche or silly or dumb. (<–said like Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Christmas Vacation.) It’s just a good one. Jams of all style. A bit vintage, a bit indie, a bit classic, all fantastic. What I visualize for you is […]
Halfway through January already, but I didn’t forget your mixtape! And boy is this one stellar. It’s this groovy mix of jazz piano and soul. With a splash of Taylor. But mostly they’re sort of driving songs. Where the underlying rhythm is the main character that takes your bobbing head along for the ride. It’s […]
This one thing I know: we need NOTHING but jazz today. This month. This whole season. (obviously outside of Life of a Showgirl, natch.) Today’s mixtape is already one of my most favorites. It’s almost an hour and a half of fantastic jazz. All instrumental, all mood boosting, all vibes that give Nancy Meyers kitchens […]
A September mix for your soul! You guys. What we have here is an ever-so-slightly melancholy autumn playlist. It won’t bring you down! Not in the slightest. It’s just . . . so good. My classic dose of nostalgia meets some cozy jazz meets a little heartstring pulling. It’s definitely a vibe, this mixtape. A […]
A new month, a new mixtape! And this time, it’s sponsored. Who is she?! I think it is so fun that Natural Delights Medjool Dates is sponsoring this mixtape. Why? Because it’s a date night playlist! Get it??? Date night?? Medjool dates? Da . . . okay. Right. Guys, it’s a rock solid mix of […]
At last, a June mixtape! (I forgot.) I won’t keep you. I have big plans today for making cheddar bread, broiled tomatoes (both for the blog!), some garden tidying and a bit of reading. But you reaaaaally need this extra breezy, ultra summery mixtape. It’s perfect for June! Roll down your windows and let it […]
May day! It’s May! Isn’t that what people say on the first day of May? Something like that? I’m feeling nostalgic. (Shocker!) Let’s go back in time. We need nothing but ’80s and ’90s vibes this month. Some radio hits, sure, but isn’t that what pulls us right back into the thick fabric of memory?? […]
April! How about some cheery music, eh? It’s a mixtape that lifts the spirits a bit. Soothes you. Energizes you. Calms you. It’s all of it. Listen, it’s tax time, so we need all the calming and soothing and deep breaths we can get. Without another word, I give you . . . the “Budding […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrit’s been a week. You guys are not going to dang believe this. I don’t like to dump personal woes on the general public, but for this, I gotta collect data and make a big decision, man! PONY UP. Last Friday (as in, an entire week ago) I started a load of laundry and zipped […]
