- books, preferably in a "classic" appearance
- the original copies of things
- handkerchief with my initials
- floral dresses
- gold, rusted pocketwatches
- the undying hope of the people in this world
- belief that there are inklings of true goodness in this world
- the smiles of everybody in this world
- Roald Dahl's grotesque and capricious tales
- telescopes and constellations
- collarbones and backbones
- oxfords, mary janes, and penny loafers
- strawberry blondes with dusty eyelids
- shy lads
- laughter, naively and scornfully
- the ability to openly fantasize
- wooly sweaters, oversized shall do
- peacoats
- copious amounts of cinammon bread
- magenta skies and mauve cotton-ball clouds
- nature and its charming transformations
- berets, of all colors and designs
- countrysides and moors (the ones in Yorkshire are always near and dear to my heart)
- cottages, especially Victorian & English ones
- finally being able to achieve something close to perfection
- the diversity of our planet
- innocence of children
- the anatomy of butterflies and dragonflies
- the feeling of doing some service to others
- antiques, little trinkets and treasures from the olden days
- old memorabilia and nostalgic memories
- frolicking
- watching "It's A Wonderful Life" during Christmastime
- handwritten letters
- receiving parcels and letters in the mail
- Wikipedia and all its fallacies
- old houses, forlorn in forests
- ivy-sprawled buildings
- the smell of faded words (lignin)
- walking down cobble-stoned streets
- a rushing waterfall
- the smell of it, the sound of it, the feel of it
- maps and globes
- rereading old books
- looking through vintage photographs
- Europe
- bubble tea
- apple cinnamon bagels with strawberry cream cheese
- rainy-day pleasures: tea, Phillip Glass, and novel
- concept of a man's junk being another man's treasure
- making angels in newfallen snow
- vintage lockets
- instrumental songs
- simultaneously melancholy and invigorating
- pretty sheet forts with stuffed animals and a chockful of books stacked way up high inside, barricading me from the outside world
- does, fawns, deer in general
- the warm feeling of my cheeks when I wake up
- skipping in meadows
- skipping in public
- skipping in private
- skipping anywhere and everywhere
jan 16 2009 ∞
jan 19 2011 +