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::every day in February:: day 13: 'the word is mum...'

Well, the Grammy's are on tonight and my daughters are actually interested this year (they're 10 & 11 and the Disney Sirius channel is their favorite radio station). We'll be recording them to watch later but are currently enjoying watching the red carpet arrivals live online here. My girls are enjoying critiquing the outfits and squeal when they recognize someone. They complain about the "old dudes" and ask if I know them. Ha. I am hoping that Mumford & Sons win Best New Artist or Best Rock Song for "Little Lion Man!" If you've never heard of them check them out. Here's one of my favorites:

10 things...

ten things I'm loving right now...

1. fall colors - I know this comes as no surprise to many of you. I bought some yarn today and there was an obvious autumnal theme to my purchases. Yes, there was orange yarn...sigh....
2. Making Fiends - Have you seen the new show yet? I love it! Charlotte is my hero.
3. my Obama Mama tee-shirt - Thx to SouleMama for helping me find the perfect shirt for this political season.
   
4. pumpkin bread - I have made this recipe so many times this fall! I've also made the Trader Joe's pumpkin bread mix, and we like it just as well (okay, the kids even like it better!).
5. facebook - I've been having lots of fun reconnecting with friends, old students, and family!
6.  Sense & Sensibility - I've recently watched three different versions: old BBC, the 1995 version with Hugh Grant, and the current BBC version. I'm also rereading the book. A little Jane overload? Nope.
7. apple cider - We have consumed so many gallons this fall! I've been using it in recipes too. YUM!
8. listening to George Winston's Autumn - I listen to this every autumn! It always reminds me of taking my Lydia (now 9) for walks around our Virginia  neighborhood in her stroller when she was a baby.
9. volunteering at my kiddos' school library
10. really good cheddar cheese - Cabot! Mmmm...

love this...

Old Man Time

Old man time is a rare old man
For a young man he'll ever remain,
With his long grey beard and his clothes are plain
Oh Old Man Time is his name.
As one flower dies
The old man he cries
The young man he plants the seeds again
With a careful hand, he tends the sand,
Oh, Old Man Time is his name.

This old man has an hourglass
For every soul on the land.
Oh, Old Man Time, I have seen mine,
It's the one with the fastest sand.
No sooner is it turned,
Back through the glass it's churned,
I'm wishing I could have each hour again,
With a careful hand, he tends the sand,
Oh, Old Man Time is his name.

To me, Old Man, your time is rare,
Did God not give you all my sand?
Or maybe mine I had to share
Or is there some left in your hand?
They tell me tine is gold, well maybe it's been sold,
Or was it simply washed away in rain?
With a careful hand, he tends the sand,
Oh, Old Man Time is his name.

If I brought him a sack,
Do you think he'd put some back?
I know one day across my path he'll come,
But as for now, I can't say how,
I know that old man's work is far from done.
For Old Man Time has just begun.

Kate Rusby - Old Man Time lyrics
Album: Hourglass
Year: 1997

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This particular album has had frequent play this week. Here's more Kate on YouTube.

I is for...

• Ikea...I love this place! The girls had off from school yesterday so after the biannual dental appointments, we make the trek to Ikea. They were so excited you would have thought we were going to Disneyland! After a quick lunch (Swedish meatballs for me!), I dropped the big kids off at the play area. Lukas and I enjoyed a leisurely walk through the store. He was amazingly good!  I came home with some cool fabric, other fun stuff, and of course a bag of Swedish meatballs (sauce packets too!).  I used to get the ligonberry sauce there but since my Wegmans carries it I just get it there instead. Guess what's on the menus one night this week?
  

• ingrid michaelson...I enjoy her music. I first heard her on an episode of Cast On (the song "The Hat") and was hooked (hee!). I wonder if she really is a knitter?
  

• ice cream...I do love ice cream but am picky. I don't eat it that often, but when I do I want the full fat /full flavored version. Ben & Jerry's is my favorite brand (chocolate fudge brownie ROCKS!), and Turkey Hill's Mint Chocochip is my all-time fave. When I was little & living in NJ, I remember getting mint chocolate chip at a local dairy, and it tasted just like the Turkey Hill version. My dh is quite the opposite of me and has to have a nightly bowl of light ice cream or frozen yogurt.