1. Furnace that came on without a hitch (58 in the house, time for some heat).
2. It's going to snow tonight. (no, I'm not happy about it... but it's good practice.)
3. Last year's fingerless gloves are even softer this year.
4. Hot tea with local honey so soothing on this scratchy throat.
5. Flannel sheets fresh from the dryer for a bed change tonight.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on October 15, 2009 at 11:34am —
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1. More work than I know what to do with for at least another two months.
2. New washing machine that's NOT loading the clothes with ground up bits of the rotting aluminum bracket that holds the drum in place like a certain OTHER washing machine was doing.
3. Green highlighter.
4. First pair of new slippers in 15 years--blue boiled wool with pretty embroidered flowers.
5. This
song.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on October 13, 2009 at 10:50am —
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1. I can put something down and pick it up again months later and it's still just as wonderful.
2. My living room and dining room now look like places where people live instead of storage units.
3. Winter is coming and I can officially stop fretting over the summer of 2009 and all of the things that just didn't work out.
4. My whole house smells like roasted chicken.
5. When I get paid for the work I did over the last few weeks, we'll be caught up on bills again.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on October 12, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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1. Worn denim.
2. Painted silk.
3. Washed linen.
4. Crisp cotton.
5. These fabrics on bare skin.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on July 1, 2009 at 11:08am —
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1. My friend Debra (and Hannah and Steve), who turned their homestead into an overnight camp for Lila last night.
2. Blissful quiet this morning.
3. Possible rain.
4. Plans taking shape.
5. First Chiogga beets.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on June 30, 2009 at 8:03am —
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1. New connections that feel like old friendships.
2. Re-connecting with old friends to make new friendships.
3. Seeing positive qualities in myself through these new and old friends.
4. Having the chance to work on some old icky patterns with those same people.
5. The magic sparkly sparks.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on June 24, 2009 at 11:18am —
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1. Long-range forecast pretty dang stellar.
2. Trip east all planned out.
3. Rabbit damaged tomatoes, beans and broccoli all bouncing back.
4. Lila fell back to sleep this morning, giving me a little more quiet time alone.
5. Shower time and I have a bar of Karma soap.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on June 23, 2009 at 7:01am —
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1. Waking up at 6 to a foggy neighborhood and bird song that echoes in the mist.
2. A successful Sunday building trellises for the tomatoes and pole beans.
3. Blueberry lemon pound cake for Father's Day.
4. Answers to major questions in my novel are beginning to gel.
5. The Mallow is beginning to bloom.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on June 22, 2009 at 5:24am —
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1. The first big thunderstorm of the season, with a lightning strike that just barely missed our house (thank you for missing our house).
2. A dream of figs and what that means to me.
3. Words tumbling one after another.
4. Connections.
5. The chance to it better the next time around.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on May 27, 2009 at 7:16pm —
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1. Blue sky.
2. Green everywhere.
3. Palest pink Columbines.
4. Red wriggler earthworms.
5. Black compost.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on May 15, 2009 at 9:27am —
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1. Well, at least there's here.
2. Donuts.
3. Advil.
4. Bath salts.
5. Rosewood, Geranium and Clary Sage oils.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on May 14, 2009 at 11:40am —
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1. Recognizing some patterns of my own that I can use to great effect in my novel.
2. Holding my manuscript, a thick stack of paper, warm from the printer.
3. Feeling sudden trust that I will indeed finish the draft this year.
4. Having dialog run through my mind while I'm out pulling weeds in the garden.
5. Seeing that I don't have to always make the decisions, that sometimes they're already made for me.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on May 12, 2009 at 5:55am —
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1. Wise friends who have already watched their children leave the nest and are always there with encouraging words and wonderful ideas.
2. Shallots.
3. The book
Writers Dreaming by Naomi Epel.
4. Clear nail polish with pale purple and green sparkles.
5. Old cotton quilts.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on May 5, 2009 at 1:38pm —
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1. Our farmers' market is becoming a formal entity and I get to be part of it--on the board of directors.
2. Music at the Market is booked!
3. Blueberry lemon pound cake was a hit at the spring meeting.
4. Spring is coming back tomorrow. Thanks for the visit summer, but you arrived about 5 weeks early.
5. It's so GREEN outside!
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Added by Kelly Ferry on April 27, 2009 at 9:19am —
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1. Heat wave! And on the weekend, no less.
2. Cold frame planted with chard & basil.
3. Bare feet on grass.
4. Peas have almost reached the climbing strings.
5. Hibernation is over.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on April 25, 2009 at 6:30am —
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1. Finding the words.
2. Writing the words.
3. Speaking the words.
4. Hearing the words.
5. Letting the words sink in.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on April 22, 2009 at 11:08am —
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1. The snap*snap*snap of Chris clipping his fingernails upstairs in preparation for guitar practice.
2. The oven beeping to let me know it's up to temperature--and having an oven that's accurate for the first time in a decade.
3. The slight rustling in the air today when it began to rain...the drops landing on the few emerging leaves.
4. The train coming through town in the middle of the night, so much closer sounding through the open window last night.
5. The scrape and rattle my spade make…
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Added by Kelly Ferry on April 19, 2009 at 4:16pm —
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1. The opportunity to work with someone who needs my help and is willing to pay for it.
2. The gardens full of green shoots.
3. Excellent Middle Eastern lamb on the grill last night.
4. First grilling of the season!
5. Forgiving myself.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on April 13, 2009 at 4:55am —
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1. Lovely dinner with friends at our house last night.
2. Laughing.
3. Slept really well.
4. Up early and the sun's out.
5. To-do list priorities sorting themselves out while I sip coffee and mull the plan of action.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on April 5, 2009 at 6:27am —
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1. Got to spend time with
Dawn and meet her very cool colleagues.
2. A fantastic lunch on the road at a diner: homemade chicken salad melt on toasted rye, cole slaw, fries, dill pickles and a coke with lemon.
3. A few decent shots playing pool Wednesday night and no hangover on Thursday in spite of the several shots of chilled citron.
4. Peas are pushing up!
5. Seeds I started indoors are starting their second leaves and not too leggy.
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Added by Kelly Ferry on April 3, 2009 at 9:57am —
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