Godsends January 2009

• the muffled silence of new snow
• the sound of the neighbor snow-blowing my driveway(what a guy)
• the smelle of bread rising in the bread maker(you got to reward a neighbor like that)
• an afternoon by the fireplace
• restocking my office supplies-all on sale
• nowhere to go on a snowy winter day but my home office
• a cup of Hershey's Kisses cocoa and a chocolate-coated spoon to stir it with
• the scent of summer lavender drifting up from the drawer where I keep my thermals
• A purring kitten snuggled against my chest
• seed catalogs clogging my mailbox. Here are some of my favorites: Cook’s Garden, Territorial Seed Company, Burbee, John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds and Renee's Garden Seeds