The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Romantic dinner for two at Bailiwick Market and Cafe
~A Caesar salad to share with house dressing and two amazing entrees
~And Chocolate Decadence dessert to share, so delicious there wasn't anything left to take home...thanks Chris <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Making snowflake puppets with interesting expressions at storytime
~Everyone finally feeling well enough on $4 burger day
~Looking at a pile of books, knowing instantly whose reading stack it is :-)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Being treated to a roast duck dinner (to-go) from Bailiwick Market and Cafe by my eldest...feeling spoiled <3
~Silvery threads sparkling among the purplely ones on a scarf
~The contrasts of peach and ginger in a hot tea to finish off the day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~A Christmas kissing ball reimagined for Valentine's Day
~The tasty gift of cookies from Moriah's work
~Gwyn finding a Barbie she can really identify with..."And she has a microscope that she can hold, and goggles and she's not wearing high heels all the time but real shoes! And she has freckles!" My little scientist <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~The magic of pop-up books when read by Santa and Mrs Claus
~People who ignore advice and decorate even if it does move
~Decorating a tree with infinity circles and a bit of creativity

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 15th- A few of my favorite things...

~A big sister who believes that you are never to old to play dress-up

~A fun motto this time of year

~Homemade baked macaroni and cheese to warm you on a blustery, cold day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~The joy of dancing with your sisters
~Nests revealed in a barren tree
~A steeple in last light of shortening days

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~A selfie with Santa Pig (and a mouse) who eats coins for a good cause
~"Schini" the State Police K-9 greeting the kids at storytime
~A wee little mouse that hides throughout the Christmas tree for little girlies to find each day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~Taking time to watch the creek every time we go to the post office

~Golden oak leaf bouquets

~A unicyclist making working the drive-thru more fun

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~A generous heart who decided on her own to share some of bank contents with someone who needs it---this Piggy Bank outside Bailiwick gives all donations to a different charity each month---and it thanks you...How cool is that?
~Sharing a loaf of bread with supper around the table, thinking: with leftovers, how blessed we all really are 
~The kaleidoscope of colors in a fall mum bouquet

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Thea's pure joy over getting to pet a Flemish giant rabbit
~A cow that thinks the world of milk
~A moonlit path across the water

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~A weather vane with books and an ink pen (although it does kinda look like a high-heeled shoe)
~A weather vane with a cow (perhaps black angus) for a new business owned by dairy farmers
~A weather vane with a shiny golden eagle that gleams on a gray day

Weather vane atop Cato-Meridian Middle School

Weather vane atop Bailiwick in Elbridge, NY

Weather vane atop an Italianate house in Jordan NY