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Friday, December 12, 2008


Michael Sowa - Penguins

a brand new day
a brand new chance
penguins
a hot face cloth and Tramp bubbles
mild temperatures
poached eggs & english muffins
a sweet calico cat and most excellent design associate
shaggalicious black dog
freshly laundered anything
the new issue of Domino
a fire in the fireplace
that girl
twinkling Christmas lights
the nest of down & flannel
the nest of brick & mortar
a fat black velvet chicelet
a trim tabby ocelot
a tidy desk
clementines
unexpected visits from friends living on magical far away islands
laughing
soup of any kind
being nice to the girl who lives here
darkness
sweetest memories
hot spiced orange tea in a favourite mug

11 comments:

  1. pointy pointsettias
    fresh bread
    payday
    warm, woolly socks
    something good on the radio
    chicken pot pie
    a box of timbits
    ...it's friday!

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  2. candlelight
    champagne
    daisies
    hot coffee
    old quilts
    purring cats
    fireflies
    trees
    berries
    fairy lights
    sailboats
    Hawaiian sunsets
    bossa nova
    laughter
    lilacs

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  3. Susan
    Love your 'snoopy' lights.. wonderful. Nice even though you were writing about 'blah.'
    Blah isn't fun.. but that's been me too.
    But your daily descriptions of your walks around your village are inspiring to me!
    Mim

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  4. loving this post, susan! let's add to the list:

    shell collecting
    dancing in the art room
    the sound of a gentle rain
    late evening walks at sunset
    spending all day in pajamas
    a new stephen king book
    welsh cakes (yum!!)
    end-of-day happy, happy, joy dance with presley
    photographing nature
    a walk in the woods
    crying over a sad movie

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  5. Such sweet, happy lists! And I'm glad it's Friday too.

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  6. I've not seen Sowa's penquins! He's the best. I had a clementine for lunch. um.

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  7. thanks for your own "tonic" lists.
    xo, S.

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  8. - dancing on a grand ballroom floor
    - smelling fall leaves burning
    - christmas tree lit in a dark room
    - crickets singing in the shadow of a summer moonlit night
    - Johnny Depp (sorry, couldn't help that! hee hee)
    - vodka and cranberry
    - kisses and snuggles from furry friends

    Thank you for your love and encouragement xo

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  9. wonderful picture and wonderful prose. "That girl" is doing alright! So, what's penguin number 87 got on?

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  10. Pure comfort, all.

    Happy weekend, from Edward, Apple and me.

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  11. Ruby Red Pohutakawa trees
    A nice cold beer
    Paintbrushes
    Pressed flowers found in a library book
    Old photos
    Friends, far and near
    Lists of good things

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