Things that make me happy
Sunshine, shiny apples, apple pie. Grandma’s apple pie, Grandmas, Grandpas, family, family tree, trees in general. Seeing the forest for the trees. Tree houses, houses that are homes, Home on the Range, a clean stovetop range, cooking popcorn on the stove, cooking popcorn on the fire, campfires, camping in tents, intense camping, backpacks, binoculars, birds. Birds in my backyard, kids in my backyard, dirt in my backyard, dirt on my kids, dirt on myself. Mud. Muddy Waters, blues music, bluegrass music, music in my car, music in my house, music in my heart, heart strings, strings on a guitar or banjo or mandolin. Ukuleles kept close at hand, holding hands, holding onto memories, making memories, making time, finding time, time for bed. Made beds (but not making them,) flower beds, flower skirts, summer skirts, summer weather, winter weather, spring weather, autumn weather, October, October, October color. Coloring, the smell of a new box of crayons, the smell of an old book,