The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~A canalside dinner for two for our 24th anniversary
~Take-out from from CoreLife on a lovely May evening
~A real-life dinner mystery theater..."The Case of Forgotten Phone"...and working to solve this mystery together to reunite the aforementioned phone (which was passworded) with its owner...Sherlock Holmes would be proud...maybe 007, too...I love a happy ending!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~A Daddy-Daughter project taking wood, paint, nails, and tools...
~Customizing a boat of your own and...
~Setting it afloat for the first time to go on your own adventures

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Still waters like a mirror on the old canal 
~The silhouettes of trees against the sky 
~Seeing a bit of sky and light though an old Italianate's roof lantern (cupola)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Petunias who get a lovely view of a fountain all day long
~A perfect reflection in a still canal on an evening walk
~Mourning doves flying up to the wire to watch the sunset with me

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Getting blow and hear a real old steam whistle
~Riding a boat across a restored aqueduct on the Old Erie Canal in Camillus, NY
~Piggy-back rides from big sister

An original steam train whistle...

...with original sound!

This steam engine powered the Smith Typewriter factory in Syracuse, NY.

It was removed before the building was demolished 

and restored to its original condition.