- fridge and cupboards stocked with healthy food
- first baby gosling sighting on bike path
- large turkey sighting in arboretum
- flowers delivered last week still looking fresh
- the smells of spring
- inspiring friends
- getting started in the garden
- the rice cooker – rye wheat berries in an hour
- emails from readers
- only three channels on the tv these days – all pretty crappy reception making it possible to avoid the time trap
- feeling flush with cash
- discovering the great storytelling on TheMoth.org
- Cafe Zoma’s reopening with lower prices, more comfortable seating, and yummy chocolate
- Diène
- dreams for the future