🍷 palate no. 16 - beginner's luck

summer songs and soirées

i’m officially in hibernation mode, spending most of my time in the comfort of my air conditioning. every summer i cycle through the same activities: stay inside with a puzzle or book, find a pool, or find a way to leave phoenix.
but with my new job, i’m stuck here until early fall. with very little to do, and very little to say, i’ll go ahead and get into this week’s newsletter and all my sources of inspiration from the last few weeks.

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the fool

after writing my last edition of palate, there was one tarot card painting from 5163 franklin ave that stuck with me — the fool. since then, i’ve been seeing different elements of the card all around me. i feel like it’s the universe’s way of sending me the tarot card reading i needed.

the first card in the tarot deck, the fool, is about fresh starts, embracing new beginnings, expanding one's horizons, and taking risks based on intuition.
the card holds a childlike sense of wonder and represents one’s innocence as they set off on a carefree journey.
there’s a lyric in one of my favorite songs that i’ve been listening to recently about quitting your job and setting off with just a bandana on a broomstick. in the card, the sack on a stick represents modest possessions and being non-materialistic.
the mountains in the card represent the challenges that await you as you set off on a new journey, which reminded me of the cascades and the olympics on my trip to seattle.

the more i’ve read up on the innocent optimism this card holds, the more it resonates with me as i enter a new chapter of my life. so, if the universe is sending me some beginner’s luck, i’ll take it.

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music:

after seven years, foxwarren released another album! i’ve loved all of the music that andy shauf has released since, but what makes me love foxwarren a bit more is that it’s the result of a jam sesh between some buds 🥲

while i’m here, i might as well share my spring playlist from march, april, and may. my song choices from this season are all over the place, but despite going through so many phases in such a short period, i still feel like i’m listening to the same songs over and over. if you have a recommendation for me, drop it in the comments!

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mas amable x chef nico

back in april, i shared a few portraits that i took as practice. it’s one of my personal goals at the moment to get back into photography as a creative medium, so when my boyfriend announced his pop-up dinner with mas amable, i immediately offered to take film photos so i could practice food photography. i’m so happy with how they turned out, and excited to share them with you all.

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that’s all for this month! as always, thank you for reading fête ❤️

h.a.g.s.
lauren