20 Things I Love

The RDP prompt was “cardinal” which led me to a post I had written in 2015: “Quick — 20 things you love.” That was over 11 years ago. Without studying the old list (although I posted it down below), I thought I would post the first 20 things that came to mind today.

1. Flowers in the asteracea family — you know, the ones with petals, like daisies. My Shasta daisies are blooming in abundance. The purple coneflower is starting to bloom
2. Stories — personal stories. Oral histories. I love when someone sits in my office and shares a sliver of their life.
3. Melty vanilla ice cream
4. Cold crisp Chardonnay
5. Calls for no reason other than to say hi
6. Books that make me think
7. Travel to other countries where English is not the first language
8. New sneakers — especially from Xero shoes whose zero-drop shoes gave me a new lease on walking
9. Homemade cinnamon rolls
10. Kneading bread dough
11. Dinner out
12. Photos of my grandkids — especially those that are spontaneously sent to me on my phone. They brighten my day.
13. Blue skies — you need a few smoke-obscured skies to appreciate the blue ones.
14. Getting rid of boxes of stuff — so satisfying
15. Birdsong at dawn
16. Coyotes howling in the middle of the night
17. The smell of vanilla
18. Simon & Garfunkel
19. Jumping in the lake
20. Going for a long walk

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 Quick – 20 Things You Love

March 14, 2015

A friend posted this challenge: “Quick. Twenty things you love. (Not family, friends, or Jesus. We know that.)”

1. Going for a walk
2. My mother’s smile
3. Biscotti
4. A Military Tattoo — the kind with bagpipes, not ink on skin
5. Old stained glass windows
6. The smell of chlorine from a swimming pool
7. Days when I have nowhere to go
8. Bare trees of winter
9. Bare trees of winter with cardinals adding color
10. A good poem
11. A handmade quilt
12. Sunrise
13. Losing weight
14. A full tank of gas
15. Sleeping in my own bed when I’ve been away
16. Lilacs
17. Getting real mail
18. Warm feet
19. A free hour to spend in a used bookstore
20. A new song that catches my heart so I listen to it six times in a row.