happy trails to you!

I had my first dinner party here at No. 104, and it was a rousing success! Good company, good food, and good cocktails!

I made these, in honor of the outward bound JC:

Happy Trails 

In a 2 quart pitcher mix:

12 oz tequila (I used Patron, mmm)

12 oz pineapple juice

12 oz diet lemon-lime soda

Add:

1 cup crushed pineapple

1 large handful chopped mint

1 or more lemons, sliced

Blend with an immersion blender if you have one, 

otherwise just stir well, muddling the fruit and mint a bit.

Place in freezer until ready to serve.

Delicious over crushed ice, or frozen/slushy

Garnish with lemon & fresh mint

Enjoy!

(People who don't like tequila like this!)

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.

Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.

Who cares about the clouds when we're together?

Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.

Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again.

Some trails are happy ones,

Others are blue.

It's the way you ride the trail that counts,

Here's a happy one for you.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.

Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.

Who cares about the clouds when we're together?

Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.

Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again.

Happy Trails, by Dale Evans Rogers

I like this look I love you all

Standing up straight I'm ten feet tall

I like this look I love you all

A hundred feet off the ground it seems

That a beautiful day is gracing me

Don't let your feet touch ground

And don't look Down

Oh, Oh

I pull my boots up to my knees

No coats or hats, thank you please

I dig up dirt and I find no wrong

All while singing a silly song

Don't let your feet touch ground

And don't look Down

Oh, Oh

There are no mistakes

Up in our secret place

We're not just getting by

Everything is fine

Don't let your feet touch ground

And don't look Down

Oh, Oh

ASH KOLEY - DON'T LET YOUR FEET TOUCH GROUND 

keep me thinking

There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringin' me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare

See how I'll leave, with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringin' me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling

We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand
And you played it to the beat

Baby, I have no story to be told
But I've heard one of you and I'm gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Making a home down there as mine sure won't be shared

The scars of your love remind you of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling

We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand
And you played it to the beat

Could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand
But you played it with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
You pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
We could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
It all, it all, it all, it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
We could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Rolling in the deep

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
You had my heart and soul
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
And you played it to the beat

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
Could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Rolling in the deep

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
You had my heart and soul in your hand
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
But you played it, you played it, you played it to the beat

when i get there

Well I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well the good ol' days may not return
And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well some say life will beat you down
Break your heart, steal your crown
So I've started out, for God knows where
I guess I'll know when I get there

I'm learning to fly, around the clouds,
But what goes up must come down

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

and that's not nearly all

Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
I've lost my lights
I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a girl could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Tainted love
Tainted love

Now I know I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
You don't really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
You think love is to pray
I'm sorry I don't pray that way

Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love

in that little world

Home Sweet Home:

 blurry living room sneak peek

kitchen, looking onto my awesome deck!

dining area, deck just beyond

incredible bathroom cabinets go all the way to the 12 foot ceiling!

dreamy home office; friend/landlady/homeowner did the pallet wall, and the desk is a craigslist score

office storage. gorgeous painting by Jenny (MFAMB)

office fireplace. non-working, just gorgeousness. none of that stuff on the floor is staying there.

more office goodness

Not done, of course.

Bedroom and deck still to come.

I love it here. LOVE.

There is a magic in that little world, home; 

it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues 

never known beyond its hallowed limits. 

~ Robert Southey