AUGUST
No matter where you are in the world you can smell August coming in, With one soft breeze, it wafts in like an Aprés treat.
If May is the apéritif, June; the appetizer and July; the entreé then August must be the sweetest dessert. After the world has simmered in the heat of its youth, we are left with the remnants of the slow burn: a caramelized delight.
As summer lingers, fall beckons and, like a dance, the two intertwine in a waltz to form what is affectionately known as Summer’s adieu.
August is our greatest reminder that imminent endings allow us to savor and savoring affords us a supernatural absorption of time and space. This imminent ending does not tarnish the present moment nor detract from today's enjoyment but, rather, it offers a piece of perspective-- lest you run amok and mistake a gift for paid dues. This ever-approaching shift reveals what you possess and allows you to revel in the elusive yet enchanting “Now”.
August is, indeed, a grand Adieu. Spend time Filling these final moments of summer with love before you depart to a new beginning. And When you feel that all-too-familiar tug on your heart, telling you that you are about to lose something, you mustn't forget, we need goodbye to bring us to hello.
For easy-like-August listening, play this playlist. There may or may not be a substantial amount of acoustic 90’s but I won’t be apologizing anytime soon.
Thrifting may be the most frugal way to update your wardrobe for the new season that’s just around the corner. I have always admired the concept from afar but have developed the teensiest case of nausea at the thought of purchasing clothing that was worn by God-knows-who while they engaged in God-knows-what.As you can see there is quite a bit of faith involved and I am not properly equipped to provide guidelines for your thrifting adventures. Therefore, I give you, Advice from a Closet 100% thrifted. God Bless.
It seems that there is a current influx in Drive-in movie theaters across the country. Should this be the only thing that comes out of the pandemic I wouldn’t be even 70% mad. Moral of the story—people find a way and Drive-in theaters make me believe in the human race again.
There are three different people in this world.
Those who read books cover to cover and reread said books cover to cover.
Those who cannot physically stop themselves from flipping to the end of any book before they have gotten through the first chapter.
Those who flip through the pages of any book in search of poignant lines or meaningful sentences.
The following quotes are the last lines of well-known books and will likely appease types 2 & 3.
Type 1 there is nothing I can offer you.
The tale of two cities
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
Stardust
“She says nothing at all, but simply stares upward into the dark sky and watches, with sad eyes, the slow dance of the infinite stars.”
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
“But now I know that our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean. Whatever our struggles and triumphs, however we may suffer them, all too soon they bleed into a wash, just like watery ink on paper.”
THe great Gatsby
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
MiddleMarch
“But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.”
Wuthering Heights
“I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass; and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.”
Gone with the Wind
“After all, tomorrow is another day.”
March
“For an instant, everything was bathed in radiance.”
The Road
“In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.”
watch This series on Hulu called Barbara Walters presents: American Scandals. I spent the better half of my time as a journalism student watching her interviews on youtube, so this series was nostalgic for me.Listening to her quaky voice ask confronting questions is a thrilling experience, trust me.
In honor of the late Julia Child’s birthday (August 15) here are some important things featuring a 6’2”American who sold millions of French cookbooks. You just can’t make this stuff up.
Book: My Life in France
Julie and Julia, the movie
Hop Scotch your way over to the nearest Farmer’s Market and pick up a trough-full of peaches while they are in season! one of the following sweet & savory recipes are best enjoyed under the light of the stars, surrounded by laughter, and in the company of loved ones.
Citrus Polenta Cake with warm Stone fruit
Savor August friends!