Sam’s off for a couple weeks, so I’ll be keeping you company at home for a spell. (Margaret Roach’s In the Garden column has taught me a lot about appreciating nature this summer.) No matter what I’m doing — cooking dinner, showering, staring into space, walking to meet friends for a socially distant stoop hang — I’m listening to and getting comfort from the same albums. On my soundtrack: Emily King, “Scenery”; Waxahatchee, “Saint Cloud”; Nadia Reid, “Out of My Province.”What’s on your soundtrack? As always, more ideas for living a good life at home and near it appear below.

Source: New York Times August 19, 2020 19:41 UTC