Sometimes, when life swirls around you in a crazy blur, isn’t it important to take a moment to think about a few “right now”-type things that make you smile with glee?
1.) This fabulous ring, gift from best friend for my birthday. It’s impossible to have a bad day with a teensy teacup atop your finger, no?
2.) Two fresh and lovely jars of my Auntie Helen’s apricot plum jam (that woman makes the best jam in all the world, seriously). Bread, butter, jam and a slice of cheese? Snack heaven, I tell you. I could eat that every day for the rest of my life and not get sick of it.
3.) A stack of author copies of Farmed Out, ready and waiting to be inscribed for loved ones.
4.) Delicious, end-of-summer meals like grilled eggplant stacks (eggplant, tomato slices, fresh mozzarella and pesto). Okay, so yes, my happy things often revolve around food.
5.) Beautiful wooden bowls made by my dearly departed Grandpa Goerzen, saved from a “ceremonial burning” in my father’s chimea. I can’t believe he was about to burn some of my grandpa’s famous bowls. Said stack has now been distributed amongst me and my sisters!
6.) Gorgeous owl vase from my sister Chay, also a birthday present. Look, his brain grew roses! Seventh happy thing? My fabulous friends and family, who know that giving me perfect gifts like tiny teacup rings and owl vases will make me a happy gal indeed!
Oh, I love this post! I was just refelcting on my happy things the other day while I was picking blackberries for jam and I’m also learning to play ‘My Favourite Things’ on the ukulele, so I’ve been refelcting Julie Andrews style on what my favourite things would be this last week. The funny thing is, our favourite things are rather simmilar! Tea cup ring ~ yes please! That way you always feel like it’s tea time! Bread, butter and home-made jam with tea has got to be one of the best things on this earth! Seeing stacks of your new book ~ so fabulous, grilled eggplant stacks ~ yum and wooden bowls and vases ~ how I love them!