ok, so totally amazing weekend weather right my darlings!? i went for a deep sea actual ocean dive yesterday. freakin' freezing. like neck aching, heart-stopping, take my breath away, fanny freezing cold. so worth it though. i felt like i was wearing a veritable armour suit of invincibility once i exited the icy blue depths. like the swedish say, very invigorating.
anywho, blue sunny skies such are just absolutely begging for picnics in the park with friends, food, bebitas, wayward frisbees and footballs, and warm breezes licking at bare ankles. and sunday is the perfect friend for said scenario. all that's needed now is a mix-tape of picnic blanket perfect songs. what's that? your wish is katie dazzle's demand. picnic basket out x
personally, i'm a fan of getting down and dirty on the picnic rug cladded ground when i go for afternoon delights with friends. park benches are what we gaze up at from our grassy knolls. and we're all the better for it. likes this track though.
someone inferred to me today that feist features too often in my mixtapes. whatev's. my girl crush knows no limits. this one is pretty lingering, lanuid, and dare i say melancholy. gotta get one in there.
a band named after park time goodness, this is mega upbeat and full of writhing around on a picnic blanket rhythm and melody. slap some chicken on a buttered bread roll and slather me some mayo. delightful.
when i was originally working on this playlist, i had a different a.c. newman track up my springtime, hayfever sneezing, tissue lodged sleeve - 35 in the shade. because it almost was today. however, in my travels i came upon this glorious pride of place cover instead. enjoy.
ok i lied before, another 'tears forming at the corner of my eyes' song sneaks in this mix. but emiliana speaks the truest truths. summerbreeze's are well on their way, and let's not look the reminding gifthorse in the mouth.
just because picnics remind me of champagne drunk out of plastic cups with chunky strawberries swimming in their bubbly and effervescent goodness.
again, i'm reminded of plastic-ware. this time round it's a hot pink, 36 piece fork/knife/spoon cyclindrical set you can use picnic and picnic time again. go franklins.
something about the wind spoke to me today, possibly from a tall man on earth up high position. it was slow and it was weighty, and it spelled out all the promises of summer 2009/2010. needless to say i'm pretty excited.
when you organise a picnic, it's prudent to make lists. there are so many things you need from so many different places, it would just be silly not to. the end result can be lista-mania, best countered (i find) by a hefty dose of lisztomania. nice.
as much as i love the earthy, grounded picnic blanket, sometimes all you want to do is sit in a snap-happy, pouch for my bevvie holding, folding chair. listening to the new album from ms. regina while doing so is icing on the delicious picnic cake.
Thank god for Katie Dazzle blogging on a Sunday eve... helps soothe the Mondayitis! xx
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