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something I am grateful for today
Oct. 12th, 2025 09:16 pmPillsbury Crescent Rolls! They aren't a major part of Thanksgiving dinner but they are a key part.
something I am grateful for today
Nov. 29th, 2024 12:57 pmblackcurrant jam
I have some with my toast basically every day and never tire of it. I have to get it at the import shop cuz no one makes it domestically, but it's worth it! A little taste of the UK to brighten my day....
I have some with my toast basically every day and never tire of it. I have to get it at the import shop cuz no one makes it domestically, but it's worth it! A little taste of the UK to brighten my day....
something I am grateful for today
Jun. 14th, 2024 08:14 pmAfter months of going without, I finally found my very fave chamomile tea back in stock at Dollar Tree! [And, as you can imagine, I stocked up in rather unseemly fashion.]
something I am grateful for today
May. 20th, 2023 06:54 pmMy head’s been hurting the last few days, and today it got a bit worse. So I didn’t accomplish much today, and spent much of the day feeling ground down and wrung out and a bit sorry for myself.
But, after supper, I started assembling the makings of the chamomile tea I will have later this evening. [It’s a help-me-sleep ritual I've adopted over the last few months.] And, when I got the teabag out of its box, I stopped and noticed it. And became very aware that I had it, and that there were several more boxes of tea on the shelf next to the open one. There’s ostensibly nothing so special about this tea — I get it at Dollar Tree so it’s easy to keep a supply in — but I really enjoy this particular brand. And then I got thinking about how I’m able to have this tea every night when I want. And I have a clean cup ready to put the bag into, and a kettle ready to boil the water, and water to put in the kettle, and a comfortable seat in a cozy house where I can rest when I have my tea...
...and suddenly my eyes got a bit wet as I was flooded with the feeling of being blessed.
But, after supper, I started assembling the makings of the chamomile tea I will have later this evening. [It’s a help-me-sleep ritual I've adopted over the last few months.] And, when I got the teabag out of its box, I stopped and noticed it. And became very aware that I had it, and that there were several more boxes of tea on the shelf next to the open one. There’s ostensibly nothing so special about this tea — I get it at Dollar Tree so it’s easy to keep a supply in — but I really enjoy this particular brand. And then I got thinking about how I’m able to have this tea every night when I want. And I have a clean cup ready to put the bag into, and a kettle ready to boil the water, and water to put in the kettle, and a comfortable seat in a cozy house where I can rest when I have my tea...
...and suddenly my eyes got a bit wet as I was flooded with the feeling of being blessed.
something I am grateful for today
Jun. 11th, 2022 05:12 pmThe British store finally had cheese and onion crisps in stock, so I got some! Yay!
digestives
May. 31st, 2022 06:23 pmA week or so ago, I was in the Fergus Scottish Corner Shop to pick up a few UK treats, and on a whim picked up a pack of M&S Digestives. When we got home, I had one with my tea, and was suddenly flooded with memories.
( a lengthy memoir-slash-rant not just about cookies )
( a lengthy memoir-slash-rant not just about cookies )
a thing about me
Mar. 3rd, 2022 10:11 pmI am a creature of habit.
One of the first things I do every morning is listen to my favourite song [The Big Blue by Sulk]. And I eat the same breakfast [Quaker Oatmeal Squares with blueberries]. Several times a week I drop by my fave coffee shop [Puffle Café] before lunch and order a large black americano. For lunch I have peanut butter.
Day in, day out.
Some people wonder, “Don't you get bored? Don't you wanna have something different?” No -- if I wanted something different, I would get something different. I actively enjoy all these things and look forward to them every day. It's not just their comforting ritual aspect, I enjoy them for their own sake. I can find fresh pleasure in things and not get tired of them, just like I never get tired of seeing a sunset or a robin.
It doesn't take much to make me happy.
One of the first things I do every morning is listen to my favourite song [The Big Blue by Sulk]. And I eat the same breakfast [Quaker Oatmeal Squares with blueberries]. Several times a week I drop by my fave coffee shop [Puffle Café] before lunch and order a large black americano. For lunch I have peanut butter.
Day in, day out.
Some people wonder, “Don't you get bored? Don't you wanna have something different?” No -- if I wanted something different, I would get something different. I actively enjoy all these things and look forward to them every day. It's not just their comforting ritual aspect, I enjoy them for their own sake. I can find fresh pleasure in things and not get tired of them, just like I never get tired of seeing a sunset or a robin.
It doesn't take much to make me happy.
something I am grateful for today
Aug. 25th, 2019 08:23 pmsomething that came upon me in a sudden flash of awareness this morning: I never go hungry
something I am grateful for today
Apr. 5th, 2019 05:44 pmdiscovering a new British store [more strictly speaking, a Scottish store] within reasonable distance from my town -- meaning we once again have access to some fave UK foodstuffs! It's like regaining some of a lost yet beloved vibe! Haggis FTW!
