September 30, 2006
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SATURDAY PHOTOIt’s late in the day and I just don’t have the energy to do a serious
photographer/photo thing, so instead I’ll post one of my own which is
also one of my favorite things. And since twoberry tagged me to
list them here are nine more.Instructions: Name 10 of life’s simple pleasures that you like the most.
1. Talking to my cat on a bright fall morning on my back porch.
2. Thinking of ways to be unperturbed by It All.
3. The smell of an autumn wood fire.
4. Knowing Dylan is still out there in peak form making new music.
5. Ben & Jerry’s Everything But The… ice cream.
6. Reading thenarrator’s memories and dreams.
7. Picket fences.
8. Horses’ eyelashes.
9. A good mattress.
10. Anything about Peace.I’m making a decision not to tag someone else but you can write your own if you want to.
Deep Thought: “It’s interesting to think that my ancestors used to live in the trees,
like apes, until finally they got the nerve to head out onto the
plains, where some were probably hit by cars.”
Today I am grateful for: Plants
Guess the Movie: “I
wouldn’t give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them,
they didn’t have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and
a little looking out for the other fella, too.” Answer: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939.
Winner: twoberry.
Mixed Feelings about Snap Judgments, Depending on the Frame
by Garrison Keillor
My sandy-haired, gap-toothed daughter likes to snap my picture on a
cell phone as I’m eating my bran flakes in the morning and brooding
over the front page of the Times, over which there is now more to brood
than ever. She is 8, and she looks stunning in pictures – and I look
stunned, as if someone had just clubbed me with a baseball bat.
“Smile,” she says, and I try, but still I look like an ugly white
person who is fixing to die. (Rest of article here .)
Comments (24)
What a great picture of your kitty! I’d have to say my cat coming in and loving me with her purring and snuggling is pretty wonderful.
The sound of Erik & David laughing is pretty wonderful, too.
An uplifting post. Have a good evening and weekend!
I love the smell of a good autumn wood fire. Hope you are having a good weekend!
*sparkle
excellent list…and link..another good blog to read:)
very pretty! going to read the rest of the article…
that was excellent!
that picture is adortable!
I like most anything about October!
Great list…and the photo is just priceless!
#3… I love that smell!
that is a good ten…
I love the ten most lists! I go kind of overboard though and it ends up being like 30.
Have a wonderful week!
My list:
1) A job well done
2) Talking over the cracker barrel with a fine cigar
3) When my dog cocks his head to listen better when I tell him how great he is
4) Rain on the window when I am safe in bed
5) Old friends that still refer to me by my teenage nickname
6) Finding something precious that I thought was lost forever
7) Young girls that laugh at my bon mots
8) An unexplored dirt path
9) Watching the Atlantic Ocean break at my feet
10) My mother’s drawings
I’m glad Dylan’s out there too. I love his new album and have tickets to see him in late October.
I’ll try “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”
Your “10 simple pleasure” list is awesome, as is augustknight. I’ll have to go meet that person.
Thanks for letting me tag you. Because you like movies, I expect to also tag you for the new list I published today (tearjerker moments) but you don’t have to play if you don’t want to, even though I want you to
I’ve started compiling the list of taggees, but there’s football to watch, so it’s hard finding time to do everything I want to do. Poor me
You got it this time – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington wins!
Really. Nothing beats a good mattress.
Yes, a good mattress is essential! I love the upside down kitty.
That kitty is wonderful. And the Garrison Keillor article, fabulous. Sigh. What a great Sunday evening stop you’ve created.
stars, the sound of waves coming ashore, how a pet greets you when you walk in the door, cool breezes on hot days, the first maple to turn orange in the autumn woods, the sound of snow falling on a silent night, stories that transport the mind, falling asleep to the sound of rain, a single musician playing just to enjoy themselves, the smell of salt water… (is that ten? – the world is full of wonder…)
I love the picture. It radiates lazy Sundays.
I so love that picture.
great photo and list… I shall look for #5; I love ice cream.
umm when are you going to update? I find your site interesting…
vanida
I did my 10 simple pleasures just now as I liked the idea so much, thanks!