Weekly, reflect on 7 things Im grateful for : )

An unexpected picnic at the seaside. A white tablecloth and organic food.
Walking barefoot in the warm sand.
A ticket inspector who carried along a chart for crocheting lace.
A nap on a rainy day, sharing my bed with my cat.
The fresh air after the rain.
Socializing. I can do it, what a surprise!
Meadows.

Gardening.
Hedgehogs.
Cranberry juice.
Old friends.
My brains.
Interesting people here at 43 Things.
Radio.

travelling;
Swiss cheese;
sunny days;
rain;
activists;
lilacs;
nice people.

Sunny days.
Young and enthusiastic people.
The postman who did me a favour.
First cucumbers.
An e-mail message from my editor saying she likes my translation.
Optimism.
Beetroots.

Spring.
Figure skating on TV.
Conversations.
Having fun with my sisters.
The feeling that I’ve done something useful.
Early mornings.
Late evenings.

ticking off finished tasks on my to do list.
and sending away that finished project.
online dictionaries.
ska.
the sun.
people who are willing to share their time and knowledge.
my bed, waiting for me.

my productivity;
my daring;
nice weather;
the cat who wakes up my sister not me when it wants to get in at night (but when he wants to get out he comes to me…);
something to look for;
orange and sea-buckthorn jam;
(and older one) Sinead and John Kerrs finally got a medal!

an opportunity to play with my friend’s baby girl;
my sister’s promotion;
receiving two e-mail messages in one week telling how great is the webpage of our voluntary organization;
seeing several good movies;
Eugène Green, Tim Burton, Deepa Mehta and Ken Loach who directed them;
libraries;
and my new plan.

She was a very good person
and I’ve had her for so long
and almost all that time I knew that she is so good
and she was happily married for 67 years (then my grandpa died)
and she called us “my little beans”
and now she feels no pain anymore
and the funeral is over
(and it wasn’t freezingly cold).

It’s warm today, minus 3 (Celsium), not minus 18 like just a couple of days ago.
Gingerbread.
Tangerines.
Sorrel soup.
Poetry.
Not spending any money for the first six days of this year.
Internet.