Inspiration

My friend posted this on her blog and I thought -- wow maybe this will be just the thing to get me blogging more diligently again, not that all three of you really care (I think I may be down to 1.5).

My own thirteen "diamonds"

1] The sound of my youngest daughter's voice when she greets me after an absence (no matter how long)

2] The smell of a baseball field in the early morning, and listening to the various sounds of teams warming up

3] The absolute abandon of my oldest daughter's laugh

4] My husband's smell

5] The look on the face of a little child who has just discovered something magnificent

6] The Closing Cross at a Job's Daughters meeting

7] A dog's wagging tail

8] The smell of freshly opened coffee

9] The first snowfall in the mountains

10] The smell of the Italian Deli near my house

11] My Aunt Jayne's hugs

12] The first sip of a Manhattan (even better when coupled with the smell of good cigars)

13] The first crocus of Spring