Things I've come to enjoy

1. knitting anywhere- on the bus, in line at the coffee shop, in the car, watching Law & Order
2. Stumptown coffee- you can always count on a good cup of coffee.
3. Taking a break after working hard
4. Candle lit showers
5. morning workouts
6. staying up late
7. Riding the bus- we have a great public transportation system
8. Music and concerts
9. The crisp morning air
10. reading
11. the online dictionary and thesaurus
12. living with house-mates
13. apple juice sweetened cranberries- yum, yum
14. Fall
15. Blueberries and Cream
16. Variety- in my schedule, clothes and food
17. Popcorn with brewers yeast
18. Camping at the beach
19. NPR
20. Jason's sense of humor
21. Saturdays without a TO DO LIST- that means no chores either.
22. blogging
23. mix matched outfits- "variety is the spice of life" so my husband tells me.
24. a man's hand touch in the garden



Jason brought these in from the yard today- they remind me of my mom. When I was a child we typically had a vase, in the center of the kitchen table, filled with colorful roses. My mother tended to the roses back then much like Jason tends to ours now.

25. working in the yard with Jason- it is fun to work on projects together!



Here is our first section of new grass. Looking at our house from the street, this is the far left side of our driveway. Our neighbor re-did his entire lawn with sod over the weekend and upon completion found that he had a few pieces left over, so he offered them to us. Yesterday, we tilled, raked, and leveled the ground in preparation of the sod. We are excited to transform the outside of our home.....

We decided to make the rest of the long strip (it goes all the way back to the end of our property line in the backyard, alongside the garage)part of the vegetable garden. We will get some good top soil and see what we can grow this late in the season.

26. I've also come to enjoy the saying, "SOME is better than none."