Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves

One of things I love about music so much is how influential it can be on your mood and how it can relate to different times of the year or phases in your life. 

 I was looking out the window this morning at all of the leaves turning from shades of green to hues of red and orange, while listening to Eva Cassidy singing Autumn Leaves.   Eva's powerful voice along with the lyric's of Autumn Leaves really set a mood for the season.  

The original version of Autumn Leaves: Yves Montand - Les Feuilles Mortes

Other recordings:

Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves

Frank Sinatra - Autumn Leaves

Doris Day - Autumn Leaves - 1956

Book Riot Quarterly Box

I just signed up to receive the Book Riot package from Quarterly.co and I am so excited to receive my first package (scheduled for November) I can barely stand the wait!  If you haven't heard about Quarterly, they deliver hand picked packages from a curator of your choice, every 3 months to your doorstep.

I first heard about Quarterly from a blog I follow, nomoredirtylooks.com,who began curating their

own packages in which I was quick to sign up for.

I am a book lover and love bookish things, and the Book Riot package from Quarterly.co is the perfect way to get new books and other items that will tickle my book fancy.

The prices vary for for each curator, and the price for the Book Riot box is $50.  You only pay when the box ships and you can cancel at anytime.  The theme of Book Riot's mailings is "The Reading Life".  Each box contains a great book and a bunch of other bookish stuff .

There are many different curators which you can check out here: quarterly.co/products

I have been extremely happy with the packages I have received so far from my No More Dirty Looks subscription and I have no doubt I will love everything from Book Riot as well.  

Check out the past Book Riot boxes here: quarterly.co/products/book-riot

No More Dirty Looks previous packages: quarterly.co/products/no-more-dirty-looks

Pesticides In Tea Bags? & Celestial Seasonings Indian Spice Chai Tea

I love a good tea and my all time favorite tea company is Art of Tea, hands down.  I have always preferred loose leaf teas for their taste and quality, but every now and again a package of bagged tea will catch my eye.

Fall was approaching when I came across Celestial Seasonings India Spice Chai Tea.  The chill in the air made me long for a hot cup of tea and I could already taste the spiciness of the black tea accompanied by cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, black pepper and Chinese star anise.

The Celestial Seasoning Chai Tea is a lovely tea.  The flavor is rich and just as satisfying as I hoped it would be, and perfect to warm the soul on a chilly autumn day.  

There has been a lot of hype lately about the pesticides found in some popular tea brands, mainly because of this Food Babe article published: Do You Know What’s Really In Your Tea?, so I have been very leery on what teas I am purchasing lately.  Although this is not a tea that I drink daily, I am still cautious.  Not only because of the pesticides that may be sprayed on our teas, but that may also be found on the bags used to package them.

Here is another article posted by Mecola.com on carcinogens in teas: Plastic and Cancerous Compounds in Tea Bags—A Surprising Source of Potential Toxins 

What are your thoughts on the Food Babe's article? Here is a Reaction to Foodbabe Article on Tea & Pesticides.  

Check out Art of Tea: www.artoftea.com

Lovely quote to leave you with from the Celestial Seasonings Tea Box :)
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
― Jawaharlal Nehru