At This Moment- Sounds of a Season

The sounds of my summer:  The following albums have ruffled my little soul feathers these past couple months- particularly the discovery of Jose Gonzales.

Jose Gonzales- Veneer (2006), Especially Track 5, Heartbeats

And Junip: 

And my secret (not so secret) crush:

Favorite Release This Year

I was Lucky enough to see Gregory Alan Isokav and shake his hand back in May. I first saw him Last year, at my husband's side project music festival, Fayetteville Roots Festival (which is just 10 days away!!) :

Gregory's lyrics and dreamy voice paired with the haunting strings of his talented ensemble... a soul ruffler for sure.  And!  He was recently on NPR- check it out!

And these have played on repeat, the sounds of years past that I'm just now catching onto:

Head and the Heart- 2001

Oh! And, of course- I can't leave out the soundtrack of nursing my Baby Bear to sleep twice (or more) daily:

These are the sounds that will bring me back to this time in my life years from now, a favorite aspect of the sensory experience of listening to and viscerally loving music and feeling what was your now when you fell in love with the sounds of a season.

What are the sounds of your summer?  

Sights of Summer & Ginger-Peach-sicle Bevvy

Hello!  Just checking in with a little share of what summer has been looking like around here:  Lots of sunflower gazing and steel tub outdoor bathing!

our mammoth sunflowers reach at least 10 feet high!

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It's been feeling like stepping out into Hagrid's hot breath outside these past few days and the mosquito situation of the South in August is very much upon us (the mosquito situation being that they are aplenty and they like to bite me and my young)- so getting out every day is not exactly a top priority around here.  We actually have the best of intentions of getting fresh air daily.  We ready ourselves- kids shoes, my shoes (or no shoes), waters, insect repellant- making several trips in and out of our back sliding glass doors before we are finally all 'ready' to sit out side for a spell.  Five or ten minutes later, we are back inside- usually having let in a mosquito or two in the four or five openings and closing of the door (to go back and forth collecting the aforementioned necessities) that we stayed on the other side of for a fraction of a half hour.   So we find other ways to experience the season!

Like, Peaches!  Peaches are everywhere!  And lucky us!!  Arkansas peaches are the best, really.  We are known as the diamond state but I'd say our Peaches are pretty Famous indeed!  Recently, I whipped up at little beverage on the fly when a friend was visiting and I'd like to share it!  Because on hot, dog days of summer days, nothing cheers up a muggy-weathered, mosquito-bitten-to-high-heck'd gal up like a little sweet afternoon fizzy bev.

I give you:

∆ The Ginger Peach-scicle Fizzy Bev∆



Ginger Peach Simple Syrup
Sparkling Water
Peach Ginger Sorbet
Coconut Milk
Ice
Gin (optional)

Just fill your preferred glass as full as you like with Ice, pour about an ounce of Simple Syrup, Fill glass with sparkling water, then top off with a scoop of Sorbet and a drizzle of coconut milk.  If you are feeling frisky, add a little Gin (1 1/2- 2oz) when you pour the simple syrup.  We like Hendrick's Gin around here.  And, if you are short on suppliers of amazing artisan simple syrups in your neck of the woods, check out my friends' Greta and Emily Lawson's awesome line of syrups and shrubs:  Pink House Alchemy.  We are pretty much addicted to their products and they are great gals!!!

Cheers!  

I'm off to list some fun items to my Insta-shop!

Happy Tuesday!!

xo