maybe

playing in my head today

{nevermind those creepy puppeteers}

{also here}

feeling a swell of gratitude today.

i am sending you love.

yes, you.

♥

the band 'the last waltz' {1976}

an amazing live concert.

{also here}

here's the whole concert album.

{also here}

i've been listening to it all weekend.

read more about it here.

♥

'the works' sauce {it's vegan!}

we're going vegan.

and this is my new vegan sauce.

i'm calling it 'the works'

after emily's favorite vegan wrap

at her local grocery in santa cruz.
emily has been vegan for almost a year,
so this recipe is dedicated to her.

'the works' sauce

makes 2 cups

combine all ingredients and blend until smooth:

1 cup cooked beans {save broth}

{cannellini beans, chickpeas, soybeans}

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup tahini

1/8 cup tamari

1/8 cup apple cider vinegar

1 - 2 cloves garlic

1 tsp spike {seasoning blend}

note:
you can adjust the thickness of the sauce
by how much bean broth [bean juice?] you add.

this sauce is delicious on rice & beans.

make it 'the works' by adding

fresh spinach, purple cabbage, avocado,

salsa & cilantro.

serve in a bowl or in a tortilla.

yum!

it also makes a great creamy salad dressing.

tip:

to make this sauce regularly,

cook batches of chickpeas & soybeans,

combine them & freeze in 1 cup containers.

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interested in why we're going vegan?

watch this documentary:

{also here}

{it's on netflix right now}

♥

takes me back

this steve winwood album 

takes me back to my junior year of high school.

specifically, sanibel island, 

spring break 1987.
especially back in the high life again {16:43}

backup vocals by chaka khan, james taylor, james ingram

{listen here as well}

this cover brought it all back...

{here}

♥

♥ happy birthday, emily ♥

this little baby turns 21 today.

happy birthday, sweet girl.

i love you so much.

♥

heavenly day

{also here}

have yourself a heavenly day.

♥

missing her

yesterday was missy's birthday.

last night,

returning from a fun roadtrip to utah,

with the just-past-full moon at our backs,

i was able to share her story

and this song with some new friends.

{also here}

i love you, sweet girl.

♥

lo and behold

this month, i've been busy.

i have a couple new projects i'm working on.

{more on those later}

as a result,

some things are late

{new year's cards, coming soon!}

and others have been quite neglected

{ahem, this blog}.

this amaryllis, which i never potted,

just tossed into my basket of produce,

is bearing blooms of forgiveness.

it's all okay.

{also here}

♥

what do you love?

{also here}

♥

mud slide slim & the blue horizon

another good old james taylor album

{also here}

♥

what ned did yesterday

♥

some james taylor for all of us

my very favorite james taylor album.

sit back & soak him up.

one morning in may... swoon...
{with linda ronstadt}
{also here}

maybe why he's on my mind today

{also here}

♥

p.s. i'll be back here soon.

holiday star ornaments - quick, easy, no sew

ned gave these

to his fifteen favorite grown-ups
at school today.

i think they'd be pretty in white, too.

find the directions here.

♥

another year on planet earth

ned and i are celebrating our

back-to-back birthdays.

mine was yesterday, his is today.

this little baby is ten.

i could now officially change the name 

of the blog to ten-fifteen-twenty.

but i won't.

♥

día de los muertos

the book of life is a visual feast.

go see this one on the big screen.

cool fact:

we watched this with our amigo, joaquin.

learn more about the day of the dead

here, here, and here.

♥

listen, watch, smile {in that order}

♥

stevie, hanging with haim

read the story here.

♥

treasury

tex•ture

/'tekstʃə(r)/:

the feel or shape of a surface or substance;

the smoothness, roughness, softness, of something.

☼right here☼

♥

treasury

an owly treasury

huddled together for warmth

cuddly owlets,

tea & coffee & moscow mules,

cozy knitted sweaters...

☼come see☼

and if you have tiny feet

{euro 36 :: us 5-5½}

here's a pair of amazing bryr clog boots

that would match this treasury

and the chilly season to a T.

note: these are regularly $425, on sale for $159.

this is the very last pair.

snap them up!!

♥

watch this

you'll be glad you did

click here to watch on youtube

♥