The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 16th- A few of my favorite things...

~A fairy at work in a garden tending the flowers and the trees

~Opportunities to make new friends, both big and small

~A nice magnolia to rest in and soak up the sun

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 16th- A few of my favorite things...

~A piano taking a rest after a day of practice

~A new set of violin strings awaiting a violinist in the morning

~A guitarist who has been preparing for tomorrow's rain

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Taking inspiration from a temporary stocking for a beloved son-in-law

~The patience it takes to get the stitches right

~A new matching stocking for John to hang with rest of his family's this Christmas

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Locust leaves that rest slightly arched on the sidewalk so as not to get wet

~Horse chestnut leaves that prefer a backdrop of different materials

~A Norway Maple leaf that looks like it is trying to figure out how to fly back to the tree

The Habit of thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~More monarchs out enjoying the wildflowers
~Watching how ladybugs are aphid vacuum cleaners
~Spying a wee moth taking a rest

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Helping a violin take a stand when it's at rest
~Giving the old guitar a new strap and stand 
~A new meaning to picking up after my budding musicians

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~An angel getting a wagon ride to rest its wings
~An evening ocean scene imagined in beads
~Nutcracker dreams filling the air

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~A wee little snail who carries his home throughout the woods
~A wee fairy house for the summer fairies to rest for the night
~A wee reading nook nestled in the trees- perfect for an afternoon with a good book

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Signs of spring you can hold in your hand
~Signs of spring you that leave a scent in the air
~Signs of spring crafted by little hands....welcoming spring fairies to a place to rest after their day's work

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~The addition of a "new" pair of shoe friends from my youngest
~Imaginations who can turn a chair into an impromptu doll house
~Horses stopping for a rest until tomorrow's adventures