- Saving frogs from drains with my fishing net and my bucket.
- Catching tadpoles and watching them grow, holding the tiny froglets in my hands.
- Laying in bed at night with the sound of my cat purring heavily in my ear.
- Discovering The Ivy Path for the first time.
- Picnicing on the grass overlooking the Marina.
- My Very Happy Unbirthday party.
- Picking peapods and eating the peas fresh.
- Discovering new worlds at the lake.
- The perfect treehouse, discovered with my cousins, hidden inside a tree.
- Crochet in the garden surrounded by bees and flowers.
- Hot chocolate and cream at the coffee shop.
- The Christmas Market with nipped fingers and hot, soothing tea and Mulberry Wine.
- Armchair forts with sheets thrown over and a soft quilt inside.
- Sitting on the kitchen counter with my mum, baking and sneakily eating raw dough.
- The smell of cooking wafting through the house, curry and sugar and fruit.
- Sitting on my dad's lap as a little girl and listening, entranced, to his stories of tall trees, jungles and wild tigers.
- Looking out of my window at fork lightening, delighted.
- Curling up, nose buried in a book, and not putting it down until I'm finished.
- The magic of a new Harry Potter book for the first time.
- Tolten and Happy on my shoulders, whispering rat secrets into my ears and playing with my hair. Feeding them avacado from my fingers and their soft tongues lap, lapping water from my palms.
sep 12 2010 ∞
sep 13 2010 +