Dirt Cheap Tunes

A while back I posted about this site where we buy our music. Well they recently lowered their prices from $.19 per song to  $.01 per song. When we get back home we'll be loading up on music.

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Nick Drake is the original master of chill music. His songs have a timeless feel inspite of being recorded over 30 years ago. I first heard his music on a VW commercial (of all places) and promptly fell in love.

Listen up here.

And one more just because.

My Christmas Wish....

...came true.

Baby #2 debuting in late July

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Jaymay tells stories with her music...it's honest and compelling stuff.

Listen up here.

Christmas Dinner

True to the F. family way we celebrate special occasions whenever it's convenient. Since we plan to drive to Northern California on the 24th the 23rd has become Christmas Eve and the 24th will be Christmas morning. So much the better for Sage with one less day to wait.

We're having a special little dinner on Tuesday night: Cheese Fondue and Deep Dark Chocolate Tart (they'll be some greens somewhere in that meal too).

This pie is a favorite around here. No added sugar, whole wheat crust but still delicious and rich as can be.

Deep Dark Chocolate Tart

½ cup whole milk
7 ounces finely chopped bittersweet chocolate (we use 77%)
1 large egg yolk
7.5 ounces crème fraîche (I buy it at Trader Joe's)
1 Whole Wheat Pastry Shell

Lightly whip egg yolk with the crème fraîche and set aside. Bring milk to a boil, stirring continuously. Turn off heat and add chocolate to milk. Stir mixture until chocolate is completely melted. Slowly add egg and crème fraîche mixture to chocolate mixture and stir until thoroughly mixed. Place chocolate mix in pastry shell and place in preheated oven at 325° oven for 25 minutes.

Remove tart from oven and cool to room temperature. Chill in refrigerator for at least one hour before serving.

Favor....

Anyone have one of these we can borrow over Christmas break? We've got a long drive ahead of us and Sage would love to pass the time watching "Little House on the Prairie" (she's a big fan).

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These Irish boys call themselves The Thrills...and thrill me they do. I love their melodies and indie vibe.

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Fairy or Scary?

Sage still says her "s" sound like an "f." So "school" becomes "fool" and "scary" becomes "fairy."

We recently bought a book of Fairy Tales and they are definitely frightening....a delicious kind of frightening. Sage loves them and requests them every day.

I still have to wonder though if she's asking for "scary tales" or "fairy tales."

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You remember Lauryn Hill. She made 1 fantastic album and then dropped out of sight. I listened to that album constantly on my little Discman (remember those?) walking to and from BYU each day.

Now and then a new song of hers pops up on a soundtrack...this is one of them.

Listen up here.

Another Early Christmas Gift

From Shane (picked out by me).

A Reminder

early christmas for sage

These babies arrived yesterday (thanks Grandma Mia!).

I wish they came in my size.