Gratitude and Joy, Travel

Day 22 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Sunshine

No matter where you live, no matter where you are, you can’t help but paste on a smile and enjoy a beautiful sunny day.

Food, Gratitude and Joy

Day 21 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Farmers Markets

Our neighborhood market isn't a huge, but it’s got a little of everything.

Food, Gratitude and Joy, Wine/Cocktails

Day 20 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Wine

I am grateful for good wine. The flavors and ritual of savoring a glass bring me joy. 

Gratitude and Joy

Day 19 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Sunbeams

That deliciously toasty spot yearns to be occupied in a lazy-day demonstration of how to relax.

Food, Gratitude and Joy

Day 18 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Fresh-baked Bread

I found a recipe last fall that offered “no knead” bread. I was skeptical.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 17 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Clouds (Guest Blog)

Whatever their type, clouds bring me joy because they are never the same, representing the constant change of our environment.

Flying, Musings, Travel

Night Flights

No conversations pierced the silence. No babies cried.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 16 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – My Bed

... gratitude and joy today are mixed with a twinge of something akin to homesickness.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 15 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Game Night

For us, game night is whenever we decide we’re tired of movies or TV.

Gratitude and Joy

Day 14 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Fresh-squeezed Orange Juice

In the morning, I whipped out my antique juicer, sliced those orbs of citrus flavor