— weird Spring weather, wearing a hoodie this morning, very comfortable – this afternoon I was too warm – then to a grandson’s baseball game and freezing — coat, blanket, hood up!

— always glad to find gas at a good price

— full body massage — oh me!  oh my!

— grandson’s team playing really well and winning in a “mercy”

— chicken dinner with husband, daughter, and Carol #1 (I am Carol #2)

— getting my new phone hooked up in my car all by myself!  hooray!

— the trees and bushes are misty green, many are bursting forth with gorgeous flowers — thank heavens for Spring!

— Baltimore is still having trouble, but they also have been turning things around in miraculous ways — Pastors, politicians, parents, and others are being such positive influences in these turbulent times

— Hilary Rodham Clinton for President!

— both my grandsons are exhibiting in an art show this week

— I am part of a time capsule of local artists with a Zentangle piece

— my grandson, Andrew, will be in a choir performance  on Thursday

— we didn’t have to pay too much for taxes this year!

— so privileged to be part of this gratitude community!

—  old fashioned wallpaper

— patchwork quilts

— a mantel and shelves full of photos of people we love!

— an Amish wooden branch rocker

— two big bookcases filled to overflowing

— my abstract flower painting from Paris

— the circular abstract power painting by my friend Cathy Dully

— hand carved Indian by Peter Toth

— mosaic clock, literally “hickory dickory, dock”

— my darling Christmas Ginny doll

— counted cross stitch sampler pillows

— denim colored sofa

— twiggy, Springy, wreath on the front door — it looks like a fairy wreath

— flowers in a “Love” vase

— counted cross stitch “Spring” sampler pillow

— daffodils!  daffodils!  daffodils!

— new solar fairy house — oh my!!

— sparkly Spring sign

— days without coats!!!

— green grass!

— still eating my giant chocolate bunny!

— baseball is starting!  hooray!

— Thank heavens for Spring, my favorite season!

11 days until Spring!

the recent full moon

my car, Molly Also, reviving herself after the battery went dead

a long conversation with a dear friend

looking forward to book group tomorrow morning

celebrating a friend’s birthday

the family photographs on our mantel

still missing my Dad, but so grateful that we had him for almost 97 years!

Anne Lamott’s new book, “Small Victories” — beyond terrific!!

I looked at my husband the other day and felt overwhelmingly  peaceful and grateful.

Found just the right present for a friend who lost her husband recently.

Working on a Zentangle package to put in a Time Capsule at an Art Gallery that will be opened in 50 years!  Wowee!

My friend Rose is in Florida and is sending me photos of outdoor flowers and other delights!

A friend who is making huge strips of flowers that are 8 ft. wide.  She wants to make her living and dining room look like a flower garden for the Easter dinner she is having!  Hooray!

Getting good news at the eye Dr. today.  Can you believe I have a wrinkle in one of my eyes!!!  (and it is not serious)

This life of choices, chances, surprises, fun, and love!

Cataract surgery tomorrow — my second one.  What a miracle!

Birds at the bird feeder — they chirp loudly when the feeder is empty!

Chili cook off at church yesterday! — yummy!

18 days until Spring!  I have a countdown on our front door and the mail carrier says it is helping her get through Winter!  Hooray!

Deliciously sweet giant oranges!  Thank you to everyone who helped get them from the orchard to us.

Brightly colored daisies for the kitchen table.

Singing in the Threshold Choir at the bedsides of people making their transitions.  Amazing.

Being with people I love.

The loss of a friend who was only 50 years old.  A wake-up call to seize our lives.

This place, a gratitude refuge — knowing it is always here.  Thank you, Crystal Belle!

1.  38 days until Spring!

2.  so happy that my cataract surgery went so well — there’s a whole new world out there of color, dimension, and clarity

3.  my next cataract surgery is in March, and it will be such a relief not to be terrified — lol

4.  found a chalkboard with flowers to put on my door, so the mail carrier can count down to Spring with me!

5.  my husband Tom surprised me with wanting to go to see John McCutcheon (folk singer extraordinaire) with me tomorrow night

6.  so very grateful for my Sonos speakers which bring Pandora, iTunes, and even the radio to me with fulsome vibrancy

7.  my beloved Dad passed away one year ago this Friday.  I am having a week of remembrance, fun, activities, and chocolate.  Hooray!

8.  dinner tonight with my daughter, Maribeth, and one of Dad’s friends from Goodyear — delightful!

9.  reading other gratitude lists — they make me happy and touch my heart

10.  so blessed to be alive and all the wonderful people, adventures, and things that includes!

1.  our new hardwood kitchen floor

2.  both our grandsons playing basketball — fun!

3.  Tom’s physical therapy going well after knee surgery

4.  my physical therapy going well — I have a foot problem

5.  can you believe we limped all around Nashville recently!

6.  a cup of Kiwi Pear tea with honey

7.  warm coats in this very cold weather — yikes!

8.  heated car seats — heavenly!

9. Janis gave everyone in our book group a magic pen

10.  Threshold Choir practice tonight (we sing for hospice patients)

11.  Jean gave me a wonderful Bonsai tree!  Wowzers!

1.  physical therapy is helping my foot!

2.  lunch with Tom

3.  visiting new Giant Eagle Market District

4.  giant is right!

5.  going to write an article for a newsletter – hooray!

6.  hibiscus tea

7.  reading the New York Times Sunday edition – it lasts until Tuesday!  lol

8.  cleaning my new hardwood floor

9.  talking to a dear friend

10.  making plans to go out of town on Friday