Category Archives: Gratitude

The world contains both flowers and the work of A. A. Milne. You should smile.

For my sister. All of them, actually, but right now for the one who was able to take truly precious time to visit me this weekend. For Butternut squash. It was on sale for $0.99 per squash and makes me very … Continue reading →

For Christmas. And midnight mass. And all the Christmas beauty that I missed last year. For snow. And a blizzard that trapped me in a cabin in the woods with no electricity or internet, making it impossible to post about what … Continue reading →

For squash soup. For the O antiphons. For shoes. For blankets. For lights.

For my heating pad. I know I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I really do love the thing. For my job. I often imagine that I will be fired because I love my job so much that … Continue reading →

For advent wreaths. Simply beautiful. For kind fights (and fighters). Responses on Twitter made it clear that many people find it shameful to admit fighting with those closest to them. And I am beginning to realize that part of the … Continue reading →

For safety while traveling. For thankfulness. At the start of this year I did not feel especially thankful. I felt needy and desperate. I was unemployed and Josh’s work had not only slowed, some of his few clients were not … Continue reading →

For tangerines. At $1.49 for 3lbs! And all of you locavores may come back with your sign-up materials once I move to Florida or Southern California.  I will be happy to sign up then. For now, yum! For Italian peppers. I don’t … Continue reading →