It’s been oh-so long since I’ve done one of these Love Lists.
Here are some things that have made my heart expand lately…
- knitting up a storm! (soft, thick yarns in delicious blends of colour)
- creative baking adventures (if you wanna make a happy belly, check out recipes for Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pumpkin Swirl Brownies, and Chocolate Zucchini Muffins <—-my secret ingredient is cardamom 😉 )
- writing my first ever fictional short story of my adult life and getting it PUBLISHED (in a really fantastic literary mag that is just starting up and needs some more love & support)
- skype dates with faraway friends
- car windows down in mid November, warm sun on my face
- empty, winding roads, feeling free
- sending secret mail
- sinking deep into myself in the clear & open expanse of silence
- dreamy voices on the radio (CBC Radio 3 love)
- lyrical story-telling
- a gorgeous cover of a Timber Timbre song, by Wilderness of Manitoba
- Poetry is everywhere, if you just open yourself up to it
- a father and son setting up a full drum kit in a foggy, empty field behind the subdivision
- the harbourfront with the tiny lighthouse in my hometown (sitting with legs dangling off the edge, listening to the waves crash up against the pier)
- stark, skeletal trees dotted throughout open fields
- moody clouds, rays of sun through shades of grey, opening up the sky
- empty swing sets in parks
- all-you-can-eat chinese food buffet
- the magic of a (competent) chiropractor
- there’s a band from PEI called ‘Smothered in Hugs’ (I’m not sure how good their music is, but their name totally made me smile)
- ONSIE PAJAMAS!! Remember those from childhood? Well, they’re back! Proof:
- laughing to myself about old, funny stories and silly, random thoughts in my head <—there’s nothing wrong with this, I swear!
- shopping misadventures with my awesome little brother, laughing til my belly hurts (“there’s an onion ring in the bin of knitted socks!”)
- discounted books from Value Village
How is your week going, friends? What are some of the little details that make you happy?
Wishing you lots of love and beauty xo.
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Nutella chocolate chip cookies??? You must share that recipe! 🙂
hehe of course! there’s a hyperlink there, but the website is: http://www.ivillage.ca/food/recipes/nutella-chocolate-chip-cookies. One thing I experienced though, is that my idea of what they would take like did not match up to the actual result haha. But they are still really tasty! They’ve even got lemon zest in them, which makes it unique 🙂 mmmmhappybellyindeed xo.
Oooo, thank you! 🙂