The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 June 21st- A few of my favorite things...

~Having few brave apples that escaped the hard frost in late May

~Black-cap raspberries that will be ready in July

~Finding a mulberry or two that escaped May's devastation

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~The remnants of snow in the crook of the tree

~A dusting of snow on a few random logs

~Finding a fleeting heart of snow

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 31st- A few of my favorite things...

~A walk down to Lock 51 to soak in the color of the changing leaves,...

~Spy a few last flowers enjoying autumn with me, and...

~Finding a few creatures awaiting spring as fall begins to wind down

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 4th- A few of my favorite things...

~A bounty of berries on the bushes

~Little hands who try to get as many ripe berries as possible in the bowl

~A pail that fills kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk...and a few for the picker...munch, munch, munch

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~The excitement in the voice that runs in and says, "Look Mom, I found three four-leaf clovers!"
~The fun of a second voice a few minutes later running in and with two five-leaf clovers
~A flower press to help save the memories

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~The endless possibilities in a few yards of fabric,...
~Some yards of matching bias tape, and...
~Some extra sewing notions in the hands of little seamstresses

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~A stack of audiobooks
~A stack of new library books
~A stack of snacks to tide us over for a few days...bring on the storm 😎

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Assembling an array of wrapping paper and gift bags...
~With bows, scissors and tape close at hand...
~To hide surprises for a few more hours

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~A package of shiny new bows and...
~Pretty patterned Christmas paper...
~Helping keep secrets under wraps for a few days more😎