- 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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