Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~A bumper sticker with a sentiment that I can really dig
~The evidence that the girlies must have watched the 1981 Annie recently
~Collecting stories before they disappear forever with their storyteller 




Sunday, October 29, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching Lucille Ball's breadth of acting in "Yours, Mine, and Ours"
~The gift of a portable microscope that hooks up to a computer from a friend
~The purchasing of a suit...one step closer down to Moriah's wedding 




Saturday, October 28, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~A red ladybug catching some sun on a fence post
~A red geranium catching some sun in a planter
~Red leaves by red bricks catching some sun before the clouds roll in




And more red from today....


Friday, October 27, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Leaves of one color: brilliant orange... autumns coveted color
~Leaves of two colors: red and green... as if they know what's around the corner
~Leaves of three colors: Brown, Gold, and Green on the mighty red oaks




Thursday, October 26, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~A line of windows in which each seems to have their own ideas on what to reflect
~A spot of passing sunshine against a gray sky
~Corn fields turning bronze... hardly third place amidst the surrounding golds and silvers



Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Opera made fun by the Opera Ithaca Company
~An October picnic in Fayette Park
~The splendor of sycamore trees against a blue sky












The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Sharp cutlery to make light work of chopping apples...
~For the second batch of apple butter...
~And the first batch of dried apples to enjoy this winter



Monday, October 23, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~When library books you ordered come in...like Christmas
~Gifts of old vinyl albums from a friend awaiting Christmas
~The voice of Andrea Bocelli...even if it isn't quite Christmas



Sunday, October 22, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~The silhouette of a raptor flying across the sky
~A little ladybug hiding amidst the reds
~Stripes of color at harvest



Saturday, October 21, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Diligently spending the morning raking leaves for a leaf pile
~Getting to be the first to jump in all your hard work
~Sharing the fun so it multiplies the fun





The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~A joy to read: Finishing the latest Mitford novel
~A joy to eat: Apple scones from Panera for tomorrow's breakfast
~A joy to see: A kitty who wonders if they are for him...and rescuing them before he appropriates them 




Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Curly shadows on the ivy
~The last of the sweet peas being visited by a cucumber beetle
~Colorful leaves against a blue sky