When you are in the middle of the 100th snow day, an arctic vortex and a general winter malaise, you need to shake things up a bit.
OK, so getting out my spools of thread (which were already reorganized by my daughter) isn’t like creating a Jackson Pollock painting. But it was fun and brightened my day for a bit!
(Don’t worry, daughter. I put them back in the same order I took them out!)
You also probably know that I don’t decorate much for the holidays. So this little photo activity was fun for me and provided a lovely banner for my Facebook page.
But what about Love? I was considering writing a mushy post about love being unconditional and unselfish. Instead, I decided to list some of the things I “love.”
- my husband
- my children
- my extended family and friends
- sewing!!!
- working with my hands
- knitting
- creating
- teaching my crafts to an eager student
- reading a good book
- a good cry
- traditions
- skating under the stars
- cross-country skiing
- downhill skiing
- social media (yes, I admit it)
- a good Malbec
- McDonald’s coffee
- a restaurant with linens on the table and a piano player in the corner
- all six of us around the dinner table
- a good debate around the dinner table
- family trips
- bike rides in the valley
- a drive on a brilliant, fall day
- walking on the beach in search of beach glass
- seeing the city lights at night from a distance
- a morning sail
- crossing the finish line of a 5K
- music, music, music
- musicals
- family parties
- Lake Erie
- the beach in the fall
- chocolate
- neighborhood restaurants
- exploring buildings
- talking to friends
- James MacAvoy
- Becoming Jane
- Jane Austen
- a good survival story
- curling up under the afghan for a good nap
- morning coffee
- a game of chess
- biking with my sons
- shopping with my daughters
- lying about loving shopping. I really don’t. But I do love their attempts and occasional successes at making me fashionable!
- and the pretty things they make and buy for me!
- receiving a handmade gift
- making a handmade gift
- reading an old letter from my dad
- reading about extraordinary lives of ordinary people
- the power of pictures
- photo books
- family slide shows set to music
- a good suspense novel
- a good suspense movie
- a good haircut
- organization
- color
- minimal stuff and clutter
- a quiet dinner out for two
- when my husband makes dinner
- when anyone cleans up the dishes
- smiling
- our annual family reunion
- walking out on a pier
- riding the waves on the bow of a boat
- roller coasters
- the Giant Ferris Wheel at Cedar Point
- a day of uninterrupted sewing
- sewing something for myself that fits and flatters
- a quiet church
- being with friends
- being alone
- feeling the sun on my face
- sleeping in my bed
- sleeping in
- weekend morning coffee chats with my husband
- when anyone comes to the grocery store with me
- that the folks at the grocery store know my name
- being spoiled
So, not a deep essay on the meaning of love. But, perhaps, a bit of an insight into who I am.
When I read your list of favorite things, like meet your soul mate … I wish you from my heart to enjoy your favorite things, and they are more than disliked!
big hugs