peace!

see y'all this weekend!

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lots of fun to be had before i trek back out to west virginia

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a fun tune to kick off the weekend to

♡ sweet d

the best of summer weekends

some of the best summer days yet. a weekend full of my favorite things - friends, cookouts, birthdays, meridian park, dancing, sunsets, icecream.

scenes from west virginia

so here's what the majority of my summer has looked liked - pretty sweet, huh?

while i'm soooo happy to be back in the city, my last week in the field rocked - the beautiful weather, the golden hay fields, the deer - we even caught a family (fawns included) prance away as we hiked through. elkins, WV is definitely worth a look.

a sweet break from the heat

i've been looking to share more of my favorite blogs with you, and this is the perfect way to start. Lottie + Doof is a creative, beautiful, modern food blog based in Chicago. they share stunning photographs and great info on cooking, baking, drink mixing and traveling. CHECK. THEM. OUT.

{all photos courtesy of Lottie + Doof}

they shared this recipe late last week, and i am determined to make it as as soon as possible while DC's weather is soaring into the triple digits.
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Framboise Lambic Beer Sorbetto (recipe from Lottie + Doof)

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6 cups fresh raspberries
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Simple Syrup (see below)
1 cup Framboise Lambic

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::place raspberries and lemon juice in a food processor and puree until smooth, then pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl, pressing on the solids to extract the raspberry puree. discard the seeds
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::whisk the chilled simple syrup into the raspberry puree. put mixture in fridge to chill
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::pour the beer into a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and boil for 1 minute. watch the pan carefully so it doesn’t boil over. remove from heat and let cool
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::gently whisk the beer into the raspberry mixture. process in an ice cream maker

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(Simple Syrup)

::in a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar. place over medium heat and bring to a boil, whisking often to dissolve sugar. reduce the heat to medium and-low and simmer for 4 minutes, while continuing to whisk until all of the sugar is dissolved. remove from heat and let cool, then transfer to a container, cover, and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour

just because

it's summer. and it's hot. as hell. and you should listen to this fiiiine summery beat.
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{fruit, rafter}

new tunes Tuesday. Round 12. first Wilco schoolin'

i have decided today that my love affair with Wilco isn't properly represented on this blog. so. today will be an introduction and i will start to school you in the ways of wilco. here is some wilco joy for the short week ahead:
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{casino queen, wilco}

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okay, so wilco became a band around ’94 after the notverypopular alt-country gig Uncle Tupelo disbanded (co-leader Jay Farrar left to form a not only less popular but less… eh, good, band Son Volt) and Jeff Tweedy picked up the Tupelo scraps to form wilco. album ONE came about in 1995 in the form a solid, twangy (hell, even country on some songs!), weed-induced group of somewhat unpolished songs on A.M. (side note: if you are ever in the mood to sip a super good cup of coffee while listening to super good tunes – check out the Chinatown Coffee Company. i’ve gone in maybe 5 times – two of which this album was proudly playing).
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this is their first of two countryish albums – not my favorite, but certainly worth listening to a handful of songs. check this one out too.

pie for breakfast

{sweets, baked & wired}

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sshhhhhhhh. not only am i having desserts for my first meal of the day, but jamie and I are enjoying this beautiful friday sitting at baked and wired. i'm back from west virginia! come hang out!