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  • gran's house in the woods
      • the footpaths along the creek
      • building forts in the trees
      • the smell of pine trees
      • getting muddy in the creek and looking for frogs and fish
      • going to bed on christmas eve and waking up at 2 to peek at the presents
      • the ceiling fans going round and round
      • feeding the goats
      • picking blackberries
      • running down the long hallway
      • venturing into the basement and smelling the mustiness
      • grandpa's workshop
      • the big spiders in the basement
      • the crunch of gravel as we drove along the road
      • the sunroom and all the feathers, rocks, shells, and leaves in it
      • catching skinks on the porch
      • the smell of soap in the powder room
      • puppy and other dogs roaming around
      • cats who would visit the house
      • grandpa's garden
      • riding the tractor in the garden
      • the creatures we would find, like turtles
      • watching the stars come out one by one
      • the summer crickets
  • the california mountain house
      • the fog rolling in every morning
      • quails everywhere
      • the skylight in the bedroom
      • the courtyard and all the plants in it
      • the lizards that lived under the rocks
      • sitting in the hot tub on the porch at night, when all the stars were out and the mountains were dark against the sky
      • the scrubby vegetation
      • walking up the mountain road
      • driving to explore more mountain roads
      • the chilly summers
      • going to point lobo's and san francisco
      • the street artists
  • the ocean
      • the sound of the waves, rolling in and out
      • fishing boats way out on the horizon
      • sunrises and sunsets on the water
      • the beach at night, under the moonlight
      • ghost crab hunting
      • finding sand fleas and crabs
      • collecting shells
      • the beachy smell in the cottage
      • the shell collection and book collection on the bookshelf
      • the painting of japanese maidens
      • the fishing pier with all the fishermen
      • seeing fishermen catch all kinds of fish
      • the smell of fish and sand and sea
      • pelicans huddled in the water out at sea just after dusk
      • wading in the sea foam at dusk and feeling the cool water
      • gulls and pelicans flying overhead, calling
  • the utah desert
      • the millions of stars and the milky way
      • the canyon walls
      • the quiet in the morning
      • the absence of civilization
      • sunrises
      • falling asleep outside in the open
      • going to the bathroom with a full view of the canyon and the river
      • telling deepest secrets
      • laughing our heads off about everything
  • girls' weekends in washington dc
      • grandma's cooking
      • going to plays at the theatre
      • playing and singing at the piano
      • shopping on wisconsin avenue even though we couldn't afford anything
      • going to starbucks for the first time
      • all cosy in the sitting room watching movies
      • eating brownie bites and chocolate chip cookies
      • seltzer water
      • the fall air and the changing leaves
      • the beautiful city
      • riding the metro by ourselves
      • walking around the lovely neighborhood
      • the smell of grandma's house
  • berlioz
      • his purr
      • his soft fur
      • his nosiness
      • his meows
      • his affection for everyone
      • his cuddling
      • his little white paws
      • his black nose
      • how he followed us when we went on a walk
  • being a little kid
      • finding magic in everything
      • playing hide and seek
      • playing with plastic animals
      • having parties at school for every holiday
      • playing with cousins
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