Taken on my birthday at James' 'partment
The delicious autumn chill has made its presence here and the leaves are just beginning to comply. Somehow this season seems to only increase in my delight year to year. Can't explain it.
I had a great birthday weekend. I drove to Lexington to be with Ian-- who had blown up a bunch of balloons and came to the door wearing a winnie-the-pooh birthday hat, along with his brother's dog, Coca. Aren't birthday's the greatest for making one feel loved? (Thanks family for the dance party/birthday candles via gmail-chat. loveyou.)
After dinner I tagged along with Ian to
help shoot a Latin Festival going on in downtown Lexington. (There is always something going on in this town! love it!) Ian, being the
exclusive and privileged fellow that he is, filmed from the
roof of the court house for some time lapse shots. It was a gorgeous
view of the city and of the sun getting ready to set. An appropriate birthday scene, I thought. Then we crashed
with cake, ice cream and a movie at James's-- which is the best, I'll
have you know. Good birthday.
On a random note, I bought my first ever albums on vinyl. Ian has bought us a few through our marriage and I do own one because Ian bought me a Regina Spektor album when we were dating, even though I didn't have a record player at the time. But I have never ventured forth to buy any. It was hard to choose in the shop filled with crate after crate of old vinyls but after a giddy hour of discovery, I settled on these three:
And may I say that they are excellent? This may be my imagination, but the music feels more tangible on vinyl somehow. These records which I have loved most of my life on CD now give me a similar feeling to taking in the beauty of an original painting or sculpture. It's the art of an individual as opposed to just the music. I'm excited for future additions.
And so, on! I intend to make this week a pretty one. I've got to start making the most of my favorite season now before it slips away, as time tends to do. I've pulled out my boots and scarves. I've taken a couple walks. But now: make pumpkin chocolate-chip cookies, find a new soup recipe, go on a picnic with a thermos of hot cocoa, break out some Harry Potter books, wear knee-high socks, eat plenty of apples, delve into my imagination...
would you be so kind as to add to the list?
as much for yourselves as for me, I should think.
photo credits:
Blue Album/http://www.albumtart.com
Teaser and the Firecat/http://www.musicstack.com
Bookends/http://popidyll.blogspot.com
2 comments:
oh my goodness, YES!! yes to all three of those delish picks on vinyl. this makes me so giddy, seeing this. I've asked for a record player for christmas cause after seeing the beauuuutiful records of my deceased grandma's and after hearing the records my mom owns and is willing to give me I've just been DYING to own them and play them!!! this is so exciting that you're on a record kick, too!!! k i really wish we lived closer because I miss talking with you. i need a friend like you by me to inspire and enlighten me with your insight and vocabulary. : ) haha. that sounds stupid but even just the beginning line of "the delicious chill of autumn has made its presence and the leaves are just beginning to comply" makes my heart happy. i love your blog. and i love YOU! : ) so fun that we have simliar lives right now, plus or minus a baby. happy belated birthday!!!!!
and adding to the list:
picking apples from an apple orchard or visiting a pumpkin patch (never been to one of those),
drinking hot cocoa with every breakfast until next spring,
bake goodies and invite people over for a tea and brunch type thing (autumn always makes me want to bake....and baking always makes me want to host...),
I can't really add much more to your list. It's wonderful already.
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