The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A morning at the library being creative with paper, glue, and glass

~Seeing stained glass design in lines and shapes

~Envisioning the creatures hiding in the paper

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 10th- A few of my favorite things...

~Trying out a new game that combines shapes and strategy

~The joy of a board where the pieces in-set and don't slide around

~The fun of seeing how many pieces you can fit in before you tally up and try again

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Pumpkins that come in a myriad of colors

~Textures and shapes that add interest

~Someone with the eye for stacking a pumpkin cairn or two...or three!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~A tea tin shaped like a book with many chap-tea-rs inside
~A lovely teapot for one with scenes London
~The delight turning a teapot for one into tea for two 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Wondering if the people in the plane are enjoying the setting sun with me
~Finding the dandelions that specialize in blooming in the fall
~Seeing beyond what you are given to form a new perspective

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a star in a rose
~Finding a triangle in an iris
~Finding a heart in an eastern redbud

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~The variety of shapes leaves come in
~The variety of color cheering up a plain window
~Harvest decorations made by a nine year old

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of my Favorite Things

Aug 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Felicity asking me to take time to lay down on the grass and look at the sky with her
~Listening to her tell me what she see in each passing shape
~Savoring the moment, knowing it, too, will pass like the clouds above

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the water flow over the dam with Gwyn in Baldwinsville
~Finding lots of sheets of ice of various shapes and sizes caught in a whirlpool
~People who preserve details when remodeling...like stained glass half-circle windows smile emoticon