Favorite Things

FAVORITE WORDS. Because I like how they sound, the way they feel in my mouth:

Fuddle -Frass - Feckless - Flibbertigibbet (try to say that five times fast) - Fuglemen - Frigorific - Skimble-skamble - Spurious - Spooney - Slumgulleon - bespatter - Gadzookery - Gobblasted -Cupidity - Cantankerous - Purfle - Piffle . . . 

SOUNDS that tug at my heart:
Waves - My kids' laughter - Crackle of fire -Slap-slap of the screen door at my grandmother's house- Dinner bell - Icecream truck jingle -Thunder - Rain - Quiet - Welcome home crunch of my tires on the gravel of my driveway - Crickets - Coffee brewing . . .

FLAVORS I fancy:
Peanut butter sandwich with mayo, tomato,cucumber,onion, pickles (try it!) - Coffee and chocolate - vanilla wafer's and milk - coffee oreo icecream- red wine -Shell fish -apple crumb pie - SPICY foods: Thai - Inidan - Chineese - Mexican . . .

TOUCH:
The fur under my cat's chin - my children's hand in mine - hugs - fuzzy blankets - cozy couches on rainy days - a book in my hand - coming inside after playing in snow - fire on my face and hands -hot chocolate going down- love . . .


Sensational SCENTS
Coffee -Chocolate -Grandmother's makeup drawer-- Lavender - Grass -Rain - Woodsmoke - Food cooked by someone else- Wine -Newsprint- babies - Christmas - My grandmother's attic - beach and sun-drenched skin . . .

SIGHTS I savor:
My children's smile - How they look when they sleep -Sky candy (fireworks, sunset, cloud shapes) - Moon - Stars - Dew on petals - Icicles - Snow - Trees - Rocks with moss - Shells - Ocean - Fairies - Mom's smile . . .