Lots of things make me smile, obviously, like my children and good jokes. But this is a post about tiny simple things that absolutely always bring a smile to my face, just by looking at them.
Number one is my yellow kitchen aid mixer. I used to have a red one, but it didn't really go in my new kitchen, and my mom wanted it, so voila, a sunny new yellow one. It makes me smile because of its color, and the shiny metal bowl, and the thought of butter and sugar creaming together inside it.
Number two is fresh peonies. These aren't in season very long, but when they are, they are the most beautiful blossoms with a fragrance that can't be duplicated, even by Bath & Body Works, and the cut ones last 9 days in a vase. You can't ask for more in a flower.
Number three is any kind of fruit, all one kind, piled high in a bowl or basket. I don't have any in my house right now, so I stole this picture from my sister Lacy's blog.
Number four is a cupboard full of newly laundered towels, folded correctly (if you've ever lived with me you know there is a right and wrong way to fold towels...) in some of my favorite colors. I always buy a lot of towels because I put out fresh ones all the time.
And finally, number five is a whole bunch of tiny notebooks, in entertaining patterns. These are from Galison and are almost too cute to write in. But I do, anyway.
3 comments:
All I have to say is "Hooray that Keri is blogging regularly!" I love your posts. You should've been doing this a long time ago!
thanks for the praise, but just remember, my kids are away for now, so i have lots of extra time. I'm not sure I'll be so on top of it in a month or so! But on the plus side, there'll be more pictures of them when they come back, so...
all of those things make me smile, too. thanks for that great post! just seeing that there was a new post on my google homepage made me smile! I can't wait to see you in less than 2 weeks!
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