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Tonight’s Tunes

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Wings / Paul McCartney // Maybe I’m Amazed
This song is not a tribute to anyone in particular, but just the dose of Paul McCartney that I needed this evening.
Beck // The Golden Age
Put your hands on the wheel
Let the golden age begin
Let the window down
Feel the moonlight on your skin
Let the desert wind
Cool your aching head
Let the weight of the world
Drift away instead

Sarah Winters // Dynamite (Taio Cruz cover)
My classy friend Sarah, a Minnesota-born, Minneapolis livin’ sweetheart, does an absolutely stunning cover — this rendition of “Dynamite” is so nice, you’ll listen to it twice. Then you’ll listen to it again. If you love it as much as I do, go here to download it for free. A beautiful song by a beautiful lady.
Charlotte Gainsbourg + Calexico // Just Like A Woman (Bob Dylan cover)
This song was a great contributing factor to my purchase of the I’m Not There soundtrack. This song has held a place in my heart for many years and reminds me of wonderful times…

When we meet again
Introduced as friends
Please don’t let on that you knew me when

I was hungry and it was your world.




That’s all for tonight. It’s getting CHILLY in Minnesotaland and I’ve got a thing or two or ten on my list for the upcoming (short) week before a Turkey Day getaway to the Motherland (as in, the place where my mother lives).
Finally, I’m going to once again apologize for posting about WREATHS. I was really avoiding homework. Okay, I’m really not sorry.

Wreaths?! Oh my, I’m getting old…

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I COME FROM A LINEAGE OF HOLIDAY DECORATORS. I can’t ever recall a holiday that wasn’t smattered with pumpkins, bunnies, nutcrackers or birthday ornamentation. We take our embellishments personally, so much in fact that my parents bought their house bearing in mind that we’d need an extra room for the holiday decorations. It’s that serious.

So naturally, I have decorating in my blood!
Martha has a magazine, Martha Stewart Living (duh) that is conveniently located by my checkout at work. All day long I stared at the pretty wreath on the cover, wishing I had a door worthy of it’s glitz.
Now I’m dreaming of wreathes, of all things. Here are some of my holiday favorites…
PS: Wreathes aren’t just for the holidays! The more color, the better!