monday music: josh ritter

Here's some music for your Monday! I hear that Josh Ritter puts on an amazing live show... another one for the list of shows I'd like to see someday.

daily food

* avocado, cucumber, roasted red pepper and greens on fresh bread with basil mayo. yum.

downton abbey

Given my love for period drama, it's hardly surprising that I've fallen hard for Downton Abbey. It's thrilling in ways only a British mini-series can be, full of secrets, intrigue, and upstairs/downstairs dynamics. And you can't forget about the beautiful props and settings! It makes me want to buy a silver tea set and start dressing like Mary Crawley.

monday music: plants and animals

I love rediscovering a song after you haven't heard it for a long time. I first listened to Plants and Animals' song Bye Bye Bye about a year ago and played it quite a bit during the spring. But somehow it got forgotten about, until I saw this unofficial music video made by the band. It's simple and fun and reminded me of just how much I love this song. I'm not always such a big fan of music videos (I'd rather just listen to the song and form my own images), but I really like this one. They're just chilling with the trees, singing their song. And yeah, I really want those sunglasses.

sunday pieces

A few pictures of our Sunday. We spent the day in Northampton, always a fun place to visit. We tried out a new cafe while we were there. I'm loving the polaroid that the boy took of me holding my cup of tea.

friday

Recently I got a roll of film developed that went all the way back to summer months, before I moved. Everything looks so green and warm! Sometimes I don't realize the importance of small moments and scenes until they are forgotten and then brought back on film. It's strange and a bit wistful to see these views of another time and place because they feel so far away right now.

Today I:

Rolled my windows down in the car for the first time in ages.

Shoveled melting snow.

Wore my yellow sunglasses.

Felt some heartache.

Saw green things popping up in the garden and was glad.

Got excited about new music.

Picked through seed packets.

Enjoyed some sun and spring-like weather.

What did you do this Friday?

Happy weekend!

daily food

Breakfast and polaroids... what a perfect combination. These two are some favorites of mine that the boy took recently.