2. Taking a leisurely evening bike ride through the neighborhood and smelling all the barbecue.
3. Being barefoot almost all the time. Even at work when I can get away with it.
4. Sitting of the front porch glider with Martha, enjoying a hot fudge sundae, and lazily watching the world go by.
5. And best of all this week - My former secretary called and invited me to go horseback riding. The last time I rode a horse was over 20 years ago when she was still my secretary. After about 20 minutes I discovered that riding a horse is much like riding a bike - you don't forget. And then spent a glorious hour galloping at full speed across meadows. Oh what a feeling! Pure freedom and joy and exhilaration! I don't think I'd ever want to own a horse, but I definitely need to wrangle an invite to ride more often (once my nether regions recover : )
I know I will never let you go.
ReplyDeleteIce cream, BBQ, going barefoot, riding through meadows . . . it's the weather - the very abrupt change from cold to warm has everyone feeling that in the good ol' summertime feeling. Life is very, very good!
Yes, the winter was just too long this year and I think the sudden warmth has played a big part in everyone's mood.
DeleteYeehaw!
ReplyDelete'The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel;'
Shakespeare had a thought about that...
Happy.
xoxox
They are indeed grappled.
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These are all wonderful! Ice cream, yum. BBQ, love the smell. Going barefoot (me too since I broke my toe something good last week!) and horses, they always remind me of my mom.
ReplyDeleteAll good stuff here. Hope you're enjoying the sunshine!
Ouch on the broken toe! I'm so sorry.
DeleteI am enjoying the sunshine . . . and the much needed rain today.
From the sublime to the thrilling, your appreciation of life's small but special moments always bring a smile to my face and a renewed sense of the beauty in every day life.
ReplyDeleteI am a big believer in "life is made up of the small moments." I think people get too wrapped up in the bad news of the relentless media machine while there is so much beauty and joy all around them.
DeleteSounds so wonderful! I've been absent from the blogosphere in recent weeks, and this post was such a breath of fresh air to come back to. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Amy. Glad to have you here . . . and there.
DeleteIce cream, yes. Bike riding leisurely smelling BBQ, double yes. Friends being golden, yes. yes. and more, yes.
ReplyDeleteBarefoot and horses...well, yay for you, not so much for me.
Here's to finding and reveling in the joys of the moments.