Things

1. The day in fall when it becomes cold enough to wear a scarf.
2. Singing in the car.
3. Window-boxes.
4. Inky pens.
5. The moon and how it looks from different towns, states, and countries.
6. Nice handwriting.
7. The crispness of a new book, and the sincerity of an old one.
8. Turkish coffee.
9. Reading Robert Frost on a plane.
10. People who know what to do when the power goes out. Specifically, the people who know where the candles are.
11. Streetlamps and how they look before sunrise.
12. Good whistlers.
13. The common dream about flying.
14. A warm place to come home to after a long day in the cold.
15. Getting your driver’s license. (!)
16. Teaching people in another country how to make s’mores. (Apparently they’re only common in America. Weird, huh?)
17. Knowing what to wish for before you blow out the candles.
18. Long coats.
19. Hot candied walnuts.
20. A friend’s consolation that doesn’t consist of, “Aw, I’m sorry.”
21. A mother’s advice that doesn’t stop at, “It’ll all work out.”
22. Buttons.
23. Flying over enough of London to see a red double-decker bus.
24. People who say “whoopsidaisies”.
25. Old postage stamps.
26. I Love Lucy reruns in the middle of the night.
27. Street musicians.
28. Wearing your big brother’s jacket.
29. A clean, quiet library.
30. A clean, well-lighted place. (That is, if you’re of those who like to stay late at the café; With those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night.)
31. The person who knows how you like your coffee.
32. Train stations at sunrise.
33. Late night walks with hot chocolate and a friend.
34. Restaurants unique to California, such as In-n-Out.
35. Oversized mugs.
36. Cathedral spires.
37. People who do voices when reading aloud.
38. Flipping to another month on a calendar.
39. The road that rises to meet you,
40. The wind that is at your back,
41. The sunshine that warms your face,
42. The rain that falls soft upon the fields,
43. Being held in the palm of God’s hand.