longevity...

1. the young girl who helps her elderly grandmother to walk toward, and sit at the restaurant table...
2. the guy/girl who gives the homeless man a dollar, spare change, a nod, a smile...
3. the elderly couple walking along the sidewalk... the woman taking his arm to help him stable himself... #love
4. be here now... ray lamontagne
5. tea forte
6. self-taught pianist
7. talking (or at least, trying to talk) in native tongue while visiting other countries... ;)
8. a newly repaired car
9. the car wash
10. new tires

winsomeness...

playa de coson ©jill seidelman ©jmarshon

1. breaking a guinness world record... for a great cause... bonus!!!
2. painting a beach scene... as a captured memory of a perfect beach adventure...
3. driftwood
4. ghost in the machine, the police
5. nick drake
6. the most interesting man in the world ;)*
7. pink sand beaches
8. crystal caves and grotto
9. the perfect pub burger on a lazy afternoon...
10. oysters on the half shell

coltish...

1. the green toy soldier i received in college... not exactly sure why... it was in my dresser drawer for years???... still, a cute reminder of good times past...
2. john denver
3. john polley, md at spectrum health helen devos children's hospital... special work he does there! very blessed to have him on the sh staff...
4. re-purposed spiral staircases from old houses
5. re-purposed bar counters from old beautiful pubs
6. spaghetti & meatballs
7. the mask, jim carey
8. abba
9. masquerade masks
10. halloween, dia de los muertos, all hallows eve, shamhain...

alluvium...

1. heart-shaped bowls
2. wooden cheese boxes
3. grilled cheese sandwiches
4. my baby bracelet from the hospital... the sweet little beads that spell my name :)
5. chanel fortissimo nail color
6. leather moto jackets... in unique colors... periwinkle, hunter green... and of course... ever-classic black
7. dream dresses ;) yep, i'm a girl...
8. cats at play w/catnip
9. new spices from spice merchant
10. the simplistic joy holding a whimsical espresso cup... and the fun coordinating saucer

early bright...

1. vietri bowls, dishes, espresso cups
2. mud-pie kitchen goodies
3. himalayan salt cooking bowls/blocks
4. topaz... my grandmother's birthstone
5. "super fun"
6. when chico gives me the "head tilt"
7. three little birds
8. spy and honey-crisp apples
9. the memory of running with my cross country teammates on a late afternoon... stopping half way to pick spy apples... running and eating the apples during the final 3 mile trek back to the hs
10. smelly-fresh clean clothes

abdication...

1. the camo pattern of a sycamore tree's bark
2. caramel apples w/pecans
3. tumbleweeds that litter my mom & dad's farm... which my mom loathes... but i find them enchanting and delicate
4. the rooster that doubles as an alarm clock
5. free-range chickens along the side of a busy road... completely unfathomed by the busy hustle of cars passing by
6. violent femmes
7. leather fringe jackets, handbags, shoes... love!
8. when the clouds in the sky look like mountains in the distance
9. sun rays... believing that is God's way of showing us someone is going to heaven :)
10. capturing a photo at 'the perfect moment' of 'a perfect reflection' in a pair of onlooking sunglasses

deft...

1. veggie pizza w/artichokes... ny-style
2. cotton candy... how it melts on your tongue... sweet and delightful
3. popcorn at the movies... butter... salted only on the bucket's side-seam
4. star wars... my first "movie theater" movie
5. old theaters... old dressing rooms, huge mirrors, hot light bulbs, costume racks and old costume storage... the nostalgia... being backstage... the beautiful wood floors, huge velvet curtains, gigantic ropes, spot lights... the awe of it all... when you are the only one there standing amidst it all in pure silence...
6. collecting silly and clever greeting cards... giving them to an especially, well-deserved recipient at the most opportunistic moment
7. my pink rhythmic gymnastics ribbon... the memory of performing with it... free and flowy... tricky at times too...
8. dome ceilings
9. opera boxes
10. crazy, bonkers, beautiful dreams @;)*

 'I dream my painting and I paint my dream.' - Vincent Willem van Gogh

dexterous...

1. the velveteen rabbit
2. piglet #love
3. wes craven
4. scratch-off lotto tickets... a winning scratch-off lotto ticket... the special one i received on the day i adopted my Chico ;) #love #love #love
5. sandwiches... crusts cut off
6. the green cloth/color of a classic pool table
7. red velvet couches
8. simple, beautiful, spur-of-the-moment hand-sketches
9. iced cafe con miel... the hint of honey... so delicious!
10. my ambidextrous traits... must be my right-brain/left-brain equal lateralization :)

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. 

"Pooh!" he whispered.

"Yes, Piglet?"

"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.” 

― A.A. Milne