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We are so lucky to have such a wealth of music at our fingertips. The trial and error of working out what you like is so satisfying- once you find a song you like, you’ll find an album of theirs you love, a duet they’ve done with another artist who is now your new favourite, and so on. Let your music taste snowball!
old soul is my favourite, here are some recs:
Let’s Say Goodbye Tomorrow - Jimmy Ruffin
It’s All Right - Sam Cooke
Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
Security - Otis Redding
Dearest Darling - Etta James
There is so much to explore!
May 31, 2024
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somehow I kinda missed truly appreciating this era: peak oldies before the British Invasion of Beatles, Stones, etc.
joyful rock n roll, pop, dance
it's just fun
"Here's a man in evening clothes. How he got here, I don't know. But man, you outta seem him go: twistin the night away!"
This week's favs
Beachwood 4-5789 — The Marvelettes
Twistin' the Night Away – Sam Cooke
Where Have All the Flowers Gone — The Kingston Trio
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do — Neil Sedaka
Duke of Earl — Gene Chandler
Jun 9, 2025
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What a Fool Believes by Aretha Franklin
All I Do Is Think of You by Troop
Being Alive by Barbra Streisand
Pure Imagination by Lou Rawls
This Woman's Work by Maxwell
Waters of March by John Roseboro, Mei Semones
Feb 16, 2024
as a seasoned veteran, these are my picks:
COMIN BACK TO ME - JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
･－･･ ･ － ･･ － －－･ －－－ (LET IT GO) - ERASED TAPES 2020 (PETER B.)
I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME - FIONA APPLE
THAT'S ALL I ASK - NINA SIMONE
ORANGE MOON - ERYKAH BADU
FOR YOU I HOLD MY BREATH - LALLESHWARI
MORNING SUN - DAVE BIXBY
ALIEN LOVE CALL - TURNSTILE
MOLLY AND AQUAFINA - DEAN BLUNT
SAINT - BLOOD ORANGE
RAZOR LOVE - JONATAN LEANDOER96
MY SONG - LABI SIFFRE
THESE DAYS - NICO
BACK TO THE OLD HOUSE (JOHN PEEL SESSION) - THE SMITHS
I GOTTA FIND PEACE OF MIND - LAURYN HILL
ALL I WANNA DO - BEACH BOYS
IT AINT ME BABE - JOAN BAEZ
DIDN'T I - CORNELL CAMPBELL
HARVEST MOON - NEIL YOUNG
HEROIN (LIVE) - VELVET UNDERGROUND
CLOSE TO YOU - CARPENTERS
SO REAL - JEFF BUCKLEY
MARGINALIA 65 - MASAKATSU TAKAGI
I'M SO TIRED - FUGAZI
IVY (LIVE AT CAPITOL THEATER OLYMPIA) - CARSEAT HEADREST
Jun 22, 2024
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There’s a creator on Instagram and tiktok called Lauren_dozier and she makes the most lovely flower shaped cookies
I made them recently and they turned out quite well- I used a ‘no spread’ sugar cookie recipe and gel food colouring 💓
Jun 2, 2024
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I tried so many different branded hair masks and nothing has worked as well for me as just pure coconut oil. I buy a big tub of cold pressed 100% pure coconut oil and apply a generous amount all over my scalp (about 2 tbsp), leave it for as long as possible (if i have no where to go I put a little cap on and leave it all day), then work shampoo into my hair dry (oil doesn’t mix well with water) then wash out and condition. it leaves my hair feeling so nourished and clean!
Jun 4, 2024
Paper-based activities bring me back to my childhood, if I’m feeling extra-nostalgic I’ll sit on the floor and craft with all my journaling supplies spread about me.
It satiates something in me, to use my hands to create; my life ask less and less for dexterity, and requires less and less sitting on the floor all afternoon- it is meditative <3
May 31, 2024