We had a really nice 4th. Long weekend, good company, good food. Trav and I are getting pretty damn excellent at feeding people we love. You should come visit.
house show: delicate cutters
Last weekend some lovely folks from Alabama played rock and roll in my living room. You should have come.
worth getting up for so far in 2015
Worth getting up for: Trav; Trav living in my house; Trav’s couch; the kittens; Scott Antique Market in Atlanta; the grill on my back porch; North Carolina getting green; baseball; the NBA playoffs; house concerts; Smitten Kitchen’s roasted tomato Israeli pearl couscous recipe; kebabs; my garden; the Carolina wren nesting in my watering can planter;…
life list: grow my own grape tomatoes
48. Grow my own grape tomatoes, snap peas, and strawberries. Done and done. The tomatoes are delicious. Next year, peas and strawberries.
college baseball: virginia @ unc
Five and six. Catching up on six weeks of editing. And posting. Pardon me.
house show: caleb caudle
Caleb Caudle played in my living room on Friday, doing a lot of songs from last year’s stunning Paint Another Layer On Your Heart, and a bunch from his upcoming Carolina Ghost, which looks to be even more stunning. You didn’t come to this show, but you should have.
college baseball: campbell @ unc
Five. Carolina beat the Fighting’ Camels 8-3. It was Bacon Night.
happy anniversary to this blog
Sharing photos of cats and idiot man-child third basemen since 2009. Thanks for sticking around, y’all, even as I got flaky the last six months. Expect more photos of idiot man-child third basemen and record reviews soon.
trying to have a green thumb
I am a notorious plant killer, but so far since last year I am managing to keep a fleet of them alive through sheer obsession and frequent Pinterest research. They are all named Bob. Very little besides reading on the couch next to Trav makes me happier than wandering through a garden section right now,…
brand new kind of photography 