March 8th, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 23

1. I spent a good chunk of the day Reading a Book.

2. We went to see the Vienna Boys’ Choir.

3. The resident shy feline* let me pet him–twice!

*

March 7th, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 22

1. Yesterday’s Get Fuzzy

2. A short drive with no weather

3. An enthusiastic welcome

4. Unloading the car

5. Nap!

March 6th, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 21

1. Grandpa

2. Grandpa stories

3. Kitsch

March 5th, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 20

1. A brief respite from the rain

2. Returning to the Central time zone

3. Strawberry-rhubarb pie

March 4th, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 19

1. Not running out of gas in the middle of nowhere, in spite of a shocking lack of attention to my gas gauge

2. Radiolab (in spite of being the cause of my lack of attention to the gas gauge)

3. Friends in the morning and friends at night

March 3rd, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 18

1. Whole Foods

2. Patsy Cline

3. Abraham Lincoln (I visited Gettysburg, PA, today)

March 2nd, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 17

1. The U.S. Department of State (including the diplomatic rooms)

2. The Mall

3. Orchids at the United States Botanic Garden*

4. Public transportation

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March 1st, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 16

1. A whole day to sit and work uninterrupted

2. Finding lost friends

3. Fifteen blog posts

February 28th, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 15

1. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (all 17.6 miles of it)

2. Maria’s Prince Mix (“Every time I comb my hair / Thoughts of you get in my eyes.”)

3. A warm welcome by the Welches (with Indian food! and the new Miles Vorkosigan book! among other things)

February 27th, 2011

Gratitudes, Day 14

1. Exciting news! (But I’m not allowed to tell yet.)

2. Ellen and I finished Lego Star Wars (sort of).

3. Friends who say, “Sure, come stay at our house!” on 24 hours’ notice. :)