I walk a lot in my neighborhood (I have in fact become an old woman), and after 12,000 laps of the same route, I’ve made some mental lists of favorites–houses, yards, routes, dogs with invisible fences. One of the lists is relatively easy to share, so I thought I would do just that. I present…
Category: Things That Make Me Happy
Home Again, Home Again
Going home is one of my favorite things about each day. I like to think that I’m somewhat adventurous, but no matter where I’ve been or how much I’ve enjoyed being gone, it’s good to step inside the door, greet my dog, and be home. Every once in a while, I wonder if I love…
Summertime ADD
Happy thoughts at the moment: fields, the World Cup and Wimbledon, and my front porch. I’m actually pretty predictable in the “happy thoughts” department… except for the World Cup. That one’s a fluke. Perfect evening plans: time on the porch and a viewing of Field of Dreams. Perfect soundtrack to current daydreams: George Winston’s Ballads…
Show and Tell
Mountains are pretty awesome, and my niece is pretty cute. That’s my thesis. Here is my first piece of evidence: That’s great, right? But not as adorable as this: If you have a niece who’s that cute and that sad, you naturally want to help. I thought that sitting with her and chatting might do…
Quote du Jour
I talked to my high school BFF last night, and this conversational gem came out of her mouth: “If you could combine Mr. Darcy and Batman… [long pause] oh, he’d be the perfect man!” There was a logical, grown-up conversation that led to that sentence, it’s just much more fun out of context. I love…
Pink Tights
My first official stint as a ballerina was at age 6. It went really well until I realized that the older girls in the class didn’t appreciate my fine self-choreographed dances. I decided it would be more fun to just dance around the house for the next few years, so I stuck with swimming and…
Tracking
I haven’t been trained in the art of tracking things through the woods, and I’m pretty sure my dog is equally bad at it, since he recently spent a good minute barking at a leaf on the ground while missing the four squirrels scurrying over his head. Nope, I’m talking about the glories of modern…
Small, but valuable. 