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Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour  (2018) I don't know enough about music to write about an album using musical terms, so I'll start with a simple declaration: I can't stop listening to Golden Hour , Kacey Musgraves' captivating fourth studio release. And I realize that I'm a little bit late to the party: the album was released back in March, Mr. Plow played it as background music during a Sunday lunch with my mom (who was so taken with it that she asked who was singing), and several glowing reviews popped up in my Feedly. I went to Spotify, hit download, and the album has been on repeat during my commute for the last two weeks. The first song, "Slow Burn," provides an apt description of the effect of the album as a whole: it's a soothing, ethereal slow burn of a recording that effectively kindles a comforting warmth. She sings, "I'm alright with a slow burn - taking my time - let the world turn" - and that's a proper way to expe...

Floataway Cafe 1123 Zonolite Road Atlanta, GA 30306 Roasted Chicken with Bread Salad Mr. Plow and I consider Floataway Cafe our special neighborhood restaurant, even though we don't really live in the neighborhood. It's close enough, though - and it always feels like a special occasion, even when we're just stopping by for a lovely weeknight meal. Over the years, we've enjoyed sharing Floataway with friends and family (always a hit), but our favorite evenings are when we've settled in at table #36 (our favorite) for a relaxing few hours of much-needed conversation and much-loved food. This week - partly in honor of the start of the new school year and partly in realization that our free time is about to be extremely limited - we ventured out to Floataway on a rainy Thursday night and, as we were welcomed inside the curtained entrance portal, we instantly felt at home. Floataway is part of the Star Provisions  group, led by James Beard award-winning At...