- jones soda revival
- potted plants in the living room
- floral tops and skirts
- sitting on cafe patios beside the creek, drinking coffee and basking in the sun (yum, sunburns)
- visits from a beautiful friend, on her way to a sunny destination and then back to BC
- calls from Japan (miss you loads, Dash <3)
- handmade soap from Simple (mm, almond and chocolate)
- the smell of fresh ginger (homemade gingerale! fresh ginger and apple juice! ginger infused honey! ginger grated into soup!)
- sitting in Black Honey reading magazines
- lavender shortbread cookies! (Black Honey makes excellent ones, I make them for christmas every year – not the linked recipe though. I’m not sure where I got it…)
- sitting crossed legged on the floor in the library aisles, looking through books
- deep conversations about life and spirituality at a noisy bar
- fun friends laughing and dancing and singing and hugging and loving
- spontaneous ideas
- open windows
- incredible pulled pork from a handmade smoker in a backyard (talented chef)
- sipping red wine
- housewarming parties filled with awesome people
- old housemates whom I adore so much
- lighting candles
- handmade tub truffles
- planning a trip to newfoundland and labrador!
- sharing perspectives
- polka dotted underwear
- 90’s dance hits/80’s dance hits
- afternoon trip to port hope
- spending time with a super cool dude with a sarcastic sense of humour and a vast knowledge of local history
- running into an old friend on the street!! (after thinking about wanting to see them that day)
- antique shopping with boys
- anyone that does diy (clothing, jewelry, miscellaneous)
- fancy cocktails/feeling fancy/pretending to be fancy
- moments of feeling to utterly connected to him (smiling on the inside, beaming outwards)
it’s not all so bad afterall. these reminders are helpful.
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