I for one am quite excited that BBC 6Music have a new presenter starting on Sunday – it’s only Iggy Pop! Don’t know if you managed to catch his shows over christmas but he has one of those voices that is so engaging, it’s impossible to not stop what you’re doing and listen. He’s on 4-6pm every Sunday – try and listen if you can…
In the meantime – here’s a bit of Iggy for you and I’d forgotten what an awesome film trainspotting is….
So. Dolly Parton has confirmed that she is to play Glastonbury. What do we think of this news?!
I for one am thrilled as it gives me an excuse to play this for you and sing along!
Here we are again, linking up with Pip for a taking stock post. I might do this as a regular feature and invite you guys to do it too…
Making : Lots of lists and plans
Cooking : Sunday lunch
Drinking : A cup of tea at the perfect temperature
Reading: Nothing! I just finished A Secret History by Donna Tartt so any book recommendations welcome please!
Wanting: An extra day in the week please
Looking: At trade catalogues
Playing: Flappy Birds – isn’t it infuriating?!
Deciding: On a theme for my new website
Wishing: My girls would stop growing up sooo fast…
Enjoying: The days getting longer – hurry up spring!
Waiting: For the conservation officer to visit our house to see if we can extend
Liking: When technology works
Wondering: What 2014 will bring
Loving: That I am lucky enough to work from home – it really is the only way for me
Pondering: Why some fonts just look … wrong!
Considering: A touch more red/gold in my hair
Watching: Chvrches in Birmingham very soon!!
Hoping: I can pull this idea of mine off!
Marvelling: At how many exclamation marks I’m using in this post!!
Needing: A neck massage
Smelling: Daffodils in a jam jar next to me
Wearing: Wooly socks and hoodies – sexy huh?!
Following: Lots of new people on twitter and Instagram
Noticing: That my ancient cat can still climb up onto the shed roof and over the outbuilding rooftops
Knowing: That exercise really is good for me
Thinking: Of a dear friend and hoping she’s ok
Admiring: Bloggers who blog on a really regular basis
Sorting: Laundry. All. The. Time.
Buying: Stock
Getting: Ready for back to school tomorrow after half-term
Bookmarking: Lots!
Disliking: Rude people
Opening: Exciting emails
Giggling: At the commentary from Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood at the Olympics
Feeling: Excited, overwhelmed, nervous but mostly excited
Snacking: On cashew nuts – yum!
Coveting: Most of the items on Pinterest
Helping: My boss launch another part to his business
Hearing: Lots of banging and giggling from upstairs from the girls
Join in if you like – I’d love to know what you’re up to… Copy and paste the list below…
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Reading:
Wanting:
Looking:
Playing:
Deciding:
Wishing:
Enjoying:
Waiting:
Liking:
Wondering:
Loving:
Pondering:
Considering:
Watching:
Hoping:
Marvelling:
Needing:
Smelling:
Wearing:
Following:
Noticing:
Knowing:
Thinking:
Admiring:
Sorting:
Buying:
Getting:
Bookmarking:
Disliking:
Opening:
Giggling:
Feeling:
Snacking:
Coveting:
Helping:
Hearing:
I actually wrote this yesterday but couldn’t get the video to upload so here you go, imagine it’s Thursday!
I was totally inspired by the People’s Playlist on Lauren Laverne’s BBC 6Music show this morning and it brought back a memory from a few *ahem* years ago when I was down in London at college. One of my housemates in our halls used to play this at full blast, pretty much morning, noon and night.
It’s a great tune though and just the thing to bounce about to on this cold miserable day.
Another Thursday rolls around – hope you’ve had a good week…
So, the nominations were announced for the NME Awards this week. I’m going to be voting later on today – will need to have a good think about most of the categories – too hard to choose! What will you go for? Vote here if you like…
I’ve gone for a Muse track today as they are oddly (in my opinion) in the Worst Band category but they are also up for an award for having the Best Fan Community so I reckon they should be ok!
I love the sheer ridiculousness of this one – they don’t tend to be known for their understatedness (I may have just made that word up!)
Enjoy
Grab a cuppa…
This is a bit of an interview post in conjuction with Pip Lincolne from Meet Me at Mikes – you may be reading this as one of my followers or you may have clicked across from Pip’s blog – either way, you’re very welcome – do stay and have a look around won’t you?
I have recently completed (may I utter the word graduated?!) an amazing e-course called Blog with Pip – it does exactly what it says on the tin and although the blog isn’t quite the way I’d like it to be (YET) – there’s a lot of planning going on and now I have the wherewithal to actually do stuff and take this forward!
If you fancy giving it a go – you can sign up to the February intake here – I would heartily recommend it and I have to say that the support that I’ve had from both Pip and the other students has been EPIC – huge thanks to you all! I now feel part of a community which is a nice thing I’m sure you’ll agree.
1. Who I am
I’m Claire and I live in a small town in Buckinghamshire, England, UK. My primary role is Mummy to my 2 girls and when they’re learning stuff at school all day I morph into my other roles which include part-time admin to my tennis coach, my NYR Organic business and blogging here at Mixtapes and Muddy Boots and also over at Nicholas and White. That’s why it’s often a little untidy and chaotic over at my house!
2. What I like to do
My most favourite things to do are hanging out at home with my girlies and getting involved in all their funny little games. I also love music and going to gigs and festivals with my husband. That sense of being surrounded by likeminded people all there for the same reason and the all encompassing feeling that live music gives just can’t be beaten! I’ve also found out in the last year or so that I like writing so I try and fit it in where-ever possible.
3. My favourite place to be
Being outside is always a good thing and, although it’s been a couple of years or so since I last went, I love being up on a snowy mountain on a snowboard. That, and being front and slightly to the left at a gig (have you spotted the recurring theme yet?!)
4. My favourite things to eat/drink
My immediate response to this one is tea & cake but I am rather partial to the odd JD when out & about. Foodwise…roast chicken everytime with roast veggies in the winter and salad in the summer.
5. What Inspires me
I like to think that I take inspiration from life in general and I try to surround myself with positive and inspirational people from all walks of life whether it be the sister-like relationship I have with an old school friend or the kindred spirit I have found in a relatively new friendship, to the mentor/pupil role I have with a much older lady who is willing to share her knowledge, experience & advice.
All that and Pinterest…
6. Things I’d like to know more about
Ooh, where to start?! There’s sooo much out there that I’d like to know more about. I’d love to learn to crochet actually and I need to learn to be a grown up and get myself and my home organised, like REALLY! I’d describe myself as a frustrated creative so it would be lovely to be able to channel that into something *- blogging I’m thinking*
7. Some of my favourite blogs
There’s so many lovely blogs out there and most of the best one’s are written by the ladies I’ve ‘met’ through this course, so do click on their links too. I’m also super jealous inspired by this young writer – I feel she’s doing what I would have liked to have been doing at her age but the word blog hadn’t even been invented then I don’t think!
Thanks for spending a little time with me, can I get you a refill of tea? Another slice of cake maybe?…..
So, I caught sight of the Coachella line up this morning which in turn inspired today’s journey into the archives.
You can have a peek for yourself here if you’ve not already seen it…
Soooo many good acts this year – I’d love to get over there. *looks around hopefully for sponsors*
Outkast have been on hiatus since 2007 so this will be pretty exciting.
This little post right here, yes this one, is my 100th post on this blog – 100 times I’ve sat down and emptied my head of some such nonsense for your reading pleasure (hopefully…). Thank you for reading and visiting and commenting – it means a lot and if you’re a regular reader or a 1 time reader, thank you for taking a bit of time out to choose to spend with me.
Ok, so, I thought I’d use this post to have a little look back over this year and look forward to next year. A kind of to-do list for 2014 that I might do – or not…let’s not be too rigid on this eh?!
There were some pretty great albums this year, I managed 6 gigs and 1 festival.
Tickets Please!
Our home for the weekend
Image from QOTSA Facebook page
etc etc – just too much…
I’m looking forward to spending summer solstice with Kasabian next year and I really hope that Foo Fighters release something…
Vampire Weekend
Where can I get this fabric?!
What were your best bits? What are you planning and looking forward to? Do please share…
Thanks for stopping by – have a Merry Christmas and here’s to an awesome 2014 xx
I’m bringing you a Throwback Thursday with a difference today, in so much as it’s a new song, sort of…
This week, Orbital re-released a new version of Chime – Christmas Chime! Why this has taken so long, I’ve no idea but Paul & Phil Hartnoll… I salute you! But not for the Elf-yourself …
What do you think?
Listening to the radio this morning, I heard some stats that didn’t surprise me as such, but made me think a little. Out of the 60 odd percent of people that like to receive music as a gift, over 25% of those said that they would like it as a digital download.
I love getting music as a gift and often do, and I also like digital downloads but, as a gift I prefer a physical cd, even though the only place I can play them is in the car. (My car actually still has a tape-player too!)
I found this little gem which basically enables old people like me to create a mixtape like the old days! Best of all, you can wrap it up for christmas or birthday. I guess the downside of it is that if you’re putting music on a memory stick for them, they might already have it on their itunes and it goes onto there rather than staying in one place like the mixtapes of old…
Do you get music as a gift? Are you a physical or a digital kind of person?
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