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Small Pleasures
A few small pleasures that currently make my life a bit sunnier:
Elizabethtown: This movie got almost no attention when it first came out but I really loved it...quirky and, at times, a little cheesy but a good movie fix. Plus it has an excellent soundtrack: Patty Griffin, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Adams, and Wheat all under one tent. Just what I've been in the mood for this week.
Coca-cola cherry zero: My friend Trina introduced this to me when I visited her in DC last week. Since I am known to ask the patient movie concessions people to mix about an inch of cherry coke in with my diet coke order, I was intrigued to see how this measured up. Pretty well, I have to say. Give it a try if you are so inclined.
Friday Night Lights: I love this show about small town life in Texas, family relationships, coming of age and all that it entails. It's about so much more than football. The relationship between Eric and Tami Taylor (both superbly acted) is one of the best-written & acted marriages on tv. Last week's scene between Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) and her daughter Julie was spot on. All episodes can be streamed online here.
Boden catalog: This just makes me happy to look through. Flippy skirts and open-toed shoes...this British clothier knows how to do them right. Great kids clothes, too. Spring must be here. Or at least coming. (Right, Mr. Didn't-see-your-shadow-groundhog?)
Ticket to Ride Europe game: A new family favorite. We got this for Christmas from G's sister Debbie and have been on a Ticket to Ride kick ever since. The idea is to build railroads between certain cities in Europe (and block others' attempts to do the same). It's a little like Risk without the warfare and hurt feelings. Warning: can be kind of addicting.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Reader Comments (3)
Love Boden, we have Ticket To Ride (American version), and love cherry coke (I'll have to try the Cherry Coke Zero). --J.
My small pleasures are these:
The sunshine on a warm winter day, scrapbooking, soaking in the tub, diet coke (sorry, can't do that cherry thing), really ANY movies, walking to get my kids from school, and cuddling on the couch. LOVE this post idea. May steal it later... :-)
I have been missing out on Boden! It is now a new favorite. My small pleasures: Girl Scout cookies (Samoas and Not-so-Thin Mints), "Sixteen Candles," Clue, reading stories to my kids while they take turns sitting on my lap, floating on my back in almost any body of water, butterfly kisses, unhurried perusing in a small book store, and unenvironmetally long, hot showers. - D