Giving Thanks after a day of tension

A smiling baby's magical ability to take your mind off things.
Turkish food.
Folk dance.
Clarity?
Having enough.
Antique yellow roses with a buttery scent.
Sleep.

Giving Thanks with Sleepy Eyelids

Perspective.
The warm breeze.
Summer in January.
Someone to walk with past the Dim Sum shops on Clement.
Dance classes starting up again.
The emerging bulbs.

Thanksgiving with the first cold of the year

Menthol.
Light through the leaves.
Mild CA weather.
Someone willing to visit even though I'm sick.
Coral.
Scones with currents and orange zest.

Thanksgiving with a flatulent cat in my lap

A delicious, homemade sandwich--sourdough, artichoke tapenade, basil, cucumber, tomato, roasted pepper, avocado and vegan cream cheese.
Warm ginger cake and a good friend on a cold day.
Recycling.
Glee.
Reading cookbooks.

Thanksgiving with a full stomach

Travel photos.
Dream by the fire tea.
Someone to help me take out the trash.
Nicole's portable radiator.
Mint It'sit's.

Thanks giving on the day after New Year's

Sea Otters.
A laid back New Year's with someone I love.
My new iPhone.
New resolutions.
Good bread.
Party toes!