Response to Laurence

On September 13th, by brother-in-law Laurence posted on his blog and simply posed the question "What do you love?" http://laurencehunt.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-do-you-love.html

So since then I've been putting some thought into it.

I made mental lists, of things like my fiddle, ice cream, my Canon camera, my Haflinger cork soled clogs, my own lovely home-made soap, and pondered how to make all that interesting enough for my blog.

Today, while I was walking the dog, admiring the brilliant fall colours and thinking about people who are in cities. On a day like today they're working inside buildings with windows off in the distance, past all the padded divider half-walls. Then it came to me.

I love my life!

First there's the people in my life. I have a wonderful husband and awesome parents. I have two grown children who have grown into kind, thoughtful, caring adults. They are raising their own children and are doing an awesome job of it. I have the best sisters. I have a great circle of friends, who are all fun and supportive.

I live in a beautiful house that we designed, on a lake, in a forest that looks Monet painted it at this time of the year. It's quiet, except for the lake lapping against the shore, blue jays calling each other and the squirrels chattering at me and the dog.

I work at my own business out of our house. After having held down a variety of different jobs, with commuting in the winter always required, my morning commute is now from the kitchen to the basement. Whenever I want stop whatever I'm doing and go and sit on the dock and listen to the wind and the water.

I just don't think it gets any better than this.

Thanks for the idea Laurence.