Simple Things

"Learning the simple things that please us make for an artful life." ~Julia Cameron

I've been pondering that phrase, and made a list of simple objects that please my eye, and simple moments that please me:

• Sitting down to meals with my husband (especially breakfast)
• Phone calls from our kids
• Smiles and hugs from the grandbabies
• Waking up early without an alarm
• Cobalt blue glass
• Soaking in the bathtub
• Ticonderoga pencils
• My father's fractometer
• Mom's alligator travel case
• Elegant or unusual pens
• Playing the piano
• Dark glossy wood, especially mahogany
• Receiving real mail (snail mail)
• Quality spiral notebooks
• Laughing
• Making others laugh
• Being rewarded with outtakes after sitting through all the credits.