Things I Love

Long leisurely walks with my camera... early-morning campfires...happy phone calls from a three-year-old granddaughter...memories of home...piano solo music from Whisperings internet radio...keeping a journal...Snickerdoodle cookies...comfortable slip-on shoes...Macey's smile...Grandma's quilt...Grandpa's Bible...that first cuppa in the morning...cozy jammies...the smell of Fall...growing old with my college sweetheart...new socks...getting up before dawn...emails from my 11-year-old granddaughter...photos from childhood...special friendships...Chicken Gumbo...my wide-screen Mac...birdsong just before Dawn...Golden Delicious apples...cold nights and layers of blankets...music by MercyMe...experimenting with my 100mm lens...banana pancakes made by a certain granddaughter...a clock Mama gave me the summer she died...beading...trying new recipes...Etsy...blogging...Pumpkin Spice coffee from Dutch Bros...the unconditional love of God...children's picture books...brussels sprouts...Poppies...the color teal...peppermint tea...my big oval crockpot...Belgium waffles...pioneer diaries...mystery movies...avocados, Dateline...music by Kutless...oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins, & walnuts...cauliflower...my Kindle...books by Elizabeth Berg...dark chocolate...pistachio nuts...steamed broccoli...my husband's backrubs...smell of a pine forest...puppies...my favorite pair of sweats...Grandma's apple dumpling recipe...a surprise snowfall...the art of American Gothic artist Grant Wood...a good mystery novel...Georgia O'Keefe's large floral art...memories of our six years in Germany...clam chowder...visiting elderly friends...cranberry red...new towels...long drives in the country...photographing old windows and doors...picket fences...stoneware...my favorite black mug...scent of a baby's breath...drawing pictures with a toddler, history museums, black and white photography, the Food Network, American Pickers...Antique Roadshow...a new purse...vintage picture frames...Olive Garden...Vanilla Bean ice cream...& more. Much, much more.