Things have been busy. My dad went in for surgery a couple of weeks ago. This was the second related to the aneurysm that ruptured in his brain last October. I am happy to report that the operation was successful, resulting in an expected increase in his strength, independence, and return of personality traits. Every day I am in awe at how resilient my old man is...he still has so much drive and liveliness in him even after all of this. Seeing and hearing him laugh is an amazing gift that I will never again take for granted.
I also recently celebrated my 31st birthday. I had a small group of friends over and throughout the night I insisted my guests choose vinyl from my collection to spin. I am sure that it was mostly due to my insistence, but they cooperated nonetheless. Here's a sample of selections from the evening: Jethro Tull's Stormwatch, Sleepy Sun's Embrace, Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues, Do Make Say Think's Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn, An American Prayer, some random Polish polka, and Jethro Tull's Songs From The Wood.
Last night I spent some time exploring new music (well...new to me anyhow). It was the first time in a long while that I had actually dedicated time for doing just that. It was quite a fruitful evening as I stumbled upon a few things that may eventually find their way to TimbreLeaf. For now I'll leave you with a track from Seattle's Anhedonist, whom I've discovered thanks to the dangerously fantastic blog that is OMG Vinyl. Hearing this was a reminder and a beckoning - long has it been since I've delved wholeheartedly into this sort of dark and powerful music...and long has it been since I've allowed music to flourish in my heart the way I once had. It is time for me to nourish what I can no longer ignore.
PS ~ You may have noticed the incredible new TimbreLeaf logo above the blog archive. This was created by the exquisitely lovely and talented Rosemary of Rosemud.
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