See:
Red gladiola snapped in two by a rainstorm
oodles of teeny tomatoes beginning to populate our plants
a very, very large beetle
The book Bambi by Felix Salten
The book Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham
poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke
The film Public Enemies
Episodes from Season One of The French Chef with Julia Child
sky blue delphiniums
a very excited boy when I presented him with his own copy of Wreck This Journal
a broken purple balloon tied to a silver ribbon lying in the yard. i tied it to my copy of Wreck This Journal
rainbow chard starting to grow in the garden
swallowtail butterfly visiting our yellow butterfly bush
baby zucchini
the High Line park
Hear:
absolute quiet in the neighborhood. no birds, no power tools. no nothing. bliss.
The Dead Weather in concert
These magic words: "I can get you the happy hour special if you want it"
Feel:
cooling off in the tub
hands cramping from zesting and juicing dozens of oranges and lemons
old books gingerly held
moved by a passage I read in Bambi
practicing the art of the flip while sauteing
burn on left middle finger
trying to fan out super hot baby zucchini while plating them
light rain shower while walking in Manhattan
Taste:
lemon risotto
figs and prosciutto drizzled with balsamic
eggs benedict
strawberry mojitos
lamb chops
blackened tuna sushi
granola and dark chocolate
Irish breakfast tea
Smell:
orange zest
roses
clean laundry
rain
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