Blessings & Gratitude! Forty things I’m grateful for:
1. My husband
2. My parents
3. My kitties
4. Applewood smoked cheddar cheese from England being available at my tiny village grocery store
5. My lovely office
6. Deer in the yard
7. Tea with milk (and how my husband brings it to me every morning while I’m writing)
8. The wood stove (especially in June when it seems crazy to build a fire, but we do it anyway)
9. Sunday Soup
10. The Betsy-Tacy books
11. Online writer friends
12. Eagles
13. Guacamole
14. My husband’s amazing musical talent and the fact that he can play lovely guitar all day long
15. Listening to Cubs radio over the internet
16. British sit-coms on DVD
17. To get to the post office, I have to walk through the enchanted forest
18. Being back on the west coast and virtually allergy-free
19. That our small town has a great recycle centre and thrift store (for getting rid of stuff in my case, and buying stuff in my husband’s case!)
20. Our big blue velvet chair for reading
21. All our new friends in our new town
22. Writing full-time
23. Being able to help others with their queries
24. Living in the woods
25. My wonderful kitchen
26. Knitting
27. Our fabulous local library
28. My health
29. Cuddling
30. Living near the ocean
31. Hot chocolate made with Cadbury Orange chocolate, milk, and cream
32. Fresh baked bread
33. Our neighbour, Carol
34. My wonderful agent, Michael Bourret
35. My critique group – Mum, Wanda, Eileen, and Victor
36. Health care
37. All the music in my life…not just my husband, but our friends and the CDs too
38. Silk long underwear (even in June)
39. My wonderful friend, Eileen Cook
40. The fact that it took me only minutes to compile this list and I could’ve gone on and on…