Good morning, folks!
Coffee du jour is Las Patronas, a special blend from Las Chicas for their 18th anniversary last year and the centennial of their family 's involvement in coffee growing (the business is owned and operated by two Nicaraguan sisters).
Teas are Yorkshire Gold and Russian Caravan.
Cold beverages are refreshed.
Trying a completely new fantasy tale. More sword & sorcery than my past stuff.
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What do you guys think about the title “Christmas in Bedlam” for a book? Would it pique your interest?
I would certainly be curious to see what it exactly was about. I like it.
Good morning!
For the coffee lovers we have Fireside, a medium roast from Fire Roasted. In the teapots, there's Duke of Earl and English Breakfast. We now have the hot chocolate and mini marshmallows out since around here, at least, the weather is definitely getting there. And there's the usual cold beverages for those not in need of warming up.
It's Monday, the work week is getting underway. What's up, Inspirations?
Brutal frost here last night. I thought we'd had light snow when I first peeked out, then realized it was just a heavy frost.
Got the yard cleaned up yesterday but there's still lots of trees left to drop so might have to take another swing at it later. Given recent surgery, I stuck to just raking and let Mrs. Mendalla handle what little bagging we did (we mostly piled them into out of the way corners as mulch/compost).
Coffee du jour is 454 Horse Powr from Kicking Horse. We've got Canadian Breakfast and Vinyl Cafe (named for a renowned Canadian radio show that, alas, died with its writer/storyteller) in the teapots. Washed the pitchers from the fridge and made fresh iced tea and lemonade.
So found out that Spiritbox, a metal band from BC, Canada that touches on many influences and styles, made the nominations for Best Metal Performance at the Grammy Awards. That puts them alongside popular metal luminaries Metallica, Slipknot, Ghost, and Disturbed. Not bad for a band that's only been going for six years with 1 LP and 3 EPs in that time. The nominated performance is from their EP The Fear of Fear, which dropped a week ago. I note that it is also the only female-fronted metal in the list, a nice feather in the cap of lead singer and band co-founder Courtney Laplante.
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I think she's a great writer. and Red and 1989 are just phenomenal albums.
I'd say she is great within her niche, but doesn't hold a candle to someone like Kate Bush or Joni Mitchell (to stick with female singer-songwriters) in the bigger picture. And it really is not my niche, either.
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We are gonna try to see the Taylor Swift concert movie.
I am so meh on her, it is not funny. And I am a big fan of female singer-songwriters. Her singing doesn't grab me and neither does her writing. But she has her fans and success and I respect that.
(Damn, that was a bitch-y post. Sorry. Deleted the bitch-y parts.)
Marcela Bovio began her career in metal and still performs metal a lot (e.g. she revived her old band Stream of Passion for an EP and concert this Fall). However, in her solo career, she has a much softer, more subdued sound, usually backed by a classical string trio. This is from her second solo album Through Your Eyes, which is one of my favourite albums right now.
Coffee ... the final frontier
These are the voyages of the Starship Inspirations
Our neverending mission
To seek out new sources of caffeine and sugar
To boldly go where no cafe has gone before ... Ah, ah, ah ah ah ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🤣
Good morning. There's some Deathwish Dark in the coffeepot. Teas are Russian Caravan and Yorkshire Gold (which is a really, really good black blend). Pitchers in the fridge are washed and refilled with iced tea and lemonade.
Hope all are doing well.
See you 'round.
Finally got around to listening to the debut album from Mia x Ally. It's a lively, enjoyable collection. Most of the tracks are ones they have covered to varying degrees finally getting full covers, but there's some new material, too. Electric violin and bagpipes seems like an odd combo (did to me at first, anyhow), but these two make it work. Both are lifelong musicians with both conservatory training and a heap of raw talent, which helps. They are currently touring the US in support of the album.
Good morning.
Coffee is Tobermory Flowerpot Island. We have Red Rose and Sunday Tea for us tea drinkers. Pitchers are washed and refilled with iced tea and lemonade.
Giving the place a spruceup. Washed the floor, wiped down the counters, got the fireplace ready for winter. Blankets are all washed and furniture wiped down.
See you 'round.
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My go to was Apple Music for years, but I got tired of fighting with their payment process, so I switched over to Amazon Music cause at least I get that as a bonus with Prime (which means there's no more payment struggles).
I tried Prime Music but ended going with the Music Unlimited package. The Prime collection was too limited.
Spotify's app is much better at this point. Interface isngood. Can cast directly to my smart speaker, no need to use Bluetooth or set it up in the speaker's app. Have not tried with Android Auto yet but I imagine it will work well.
