All Over and Back

The house is filled with new vases of flowers. It's corners have also been vacuumed, it's surfaces cleaned, it's corners shined, and good odors are wafting throughout. It's my day off! I'm loving it. I had one friend's visit for a couple of hours and am expecting another any time now. I'm not getting as much done as I intended but that's ok. Tomorrow brings a short trip to town but I can get everything else done then too.

Rain was forecast but we're not getting any. We're getting a bit of a wind (a nice breeze) from a tropical storm passing up the Atlantic but the rain stopped yesterday. The sun peeked through only a few times but it's a lovely summer day to be outside. My friend and I sat outside on the deck and it was wonderful. My flowerpots are beautiful. I took photos but they're in the camera. Another day or so and I'll have uncovered the photos.

I made a cd for my daughter the end of April called Daughter's Day. I usually make a copy for myself too, of all cd's I've made. I play this a lot and here are a couple of the reasons why:

• It starts with this song.
• It has this:How Am I Different - Bettye LaVette
  Company of Friends - Danny Schmidt
  Black Mountain Blues - Nick Drake
  Is You Is Or Is You Ain't - Diana Krall
  Don't Forget to Miss Me - Harry Manx
  Baby Please Don't Go - Dutch Mason
  Woman King - Iron & Wine
  I Love You So Much It Hurts - John Prine
  Eyes On The Prize - Mavis Staples
  Sun Dirt Water - The Waifs
  Will You Still Love Me - Amy Winehouse
  Happy - Martin Sexton
  Country From The Domecar - Brook Miller
  A Song For You - Leon Russell
  The Beach Is Free - Billy Bragg
  
• Changes - Better In the End
• La Meme Histoire - Feist in the middle
  
• It ends with this.
  

I'll pick away and link more songs when I have the time.

Two Days

We're having three courses tonight with some space between courses. We've had our French onion soup and will have tacos next. For dessert I have strawberries and cream and Skor Bar Squares. How fast can you say yum! to that.

I had a different pattern to my days off this week. I was having company both days so instead of all the housework on Tuesday and having Wednesday free and clear, I did half the housework each day and was home late afternoon both days. I went for a spin to deposit my paycheck and take some photos but came back to the house and enjoyed me time right here where I love it best.

I've now had my tacos and young son has arrived home again and is having his. I'm feeling week and sweltering and am thinking of a quick dip at the beach. I will check the tides.

I mentioned back in early May how I was really taken with the song, Wonderful Life from The Felice Brothers. I still play it a lot and like it very much. It's been stuck in my head for days. Through someone who visits my Shutterchance blog, I was recently introduced to an artist from Britain from the 70's and like very much what I've heard of him so far. Here's by Sunshine BetterJohn Martyn. I'm not sure how I missed him. Someone else I've been listening to is Holly Golightly. Here's Walk A Mile. I think I mentioned before how I like her 60's sound. We've got it all covered here today.

Who's Having Lobster?

I had a great afternoon. A friend was completely changing the menu for her restaurant and invited some people over to taste test for her. We ate and ate and ate, so much that there was no room left for dessert. I just walked in my door and the smell in here is heavenly. I had put frozen ribs in the oven before I left on very low heat and they are a tender mass of deliciousness.
Lobster fishers are bringing their first catches in today so some people will be having lobster for supper. I would say my ribs will be just as good as lobster.

The sunshine did not arrive today but will tomorrow. It will be warm but not hot as predicted earlier in the week but we'll take what we get. This is my last week of freedom. I start work next week though I'm not ready. I have a meeting on Monday and will find out my schedule.

Joni Mitchell is bringing us music today. One of my favorite songs of hers is Chinese Cafe from her '82 album Wild Things Run Fast. I couldn't believe that was from '82. I would have guessed '85 or '86. People's Parties from Court and Spark also fits nicely today. Every once in a while a song really hits me and I play it over and over. Wonderful Life by The Felice Brothers is the latest. I can't get enough of it. I love the song and lyrics and the vocals sound a bit like Dylan. I'd highly recommend a listen.