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What are few of your favorite things?

mine are:
early morning walks
late night walks
walking bare foot on grass
summer nights
full moon lit nights
fall evenings
dogwood blossoms
smell of tomato plant leaves
smell of gardenia flowers
smell of bread baking
singing loudly with my kids (Doe, a deer, a female deer Ray - a drop of golden sunnnn.....)
sound of the wind chimes on my mom's porch

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subcontinental.giant said…
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April 29, 2008 at 9:33 PM
subcontinental.giant said…
I have to bring up a passage from Fight Club written by Chuck Palahniuk.

"You have a class of young strong men and women, and they want to give their lives to something. Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they don't need. Generations have been working in jobs they hate, just so they can buy what they don't really need.

We have to show these men and women freedom by enslaving them, and show their courage by frightening them."
April 29, 2008 at 9:39 PM
pink dogwood said…
s.g - that is beautiful - I still have a copy of the Fight Club that you gave me - sitting on my night stand - I guess I will finally read it :) thanks
April 30, 2008 at 4:01 AM
Rohit Srivastwa said…
Very true, and today the way we are so much involved in the "things" that we tend to forget the "non-thing" best things.

"...smell of tomato plant leaves..."

Never tried but now thinking why I haven't tried it :)
April 30, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Preeti Shenoy said…
Loved the imagery in all things you love.Loved the writing on the wall too.
As regards mine--its a long long list.
May 1, 2008 at 5:09 AM
pink dogwood said…
Rohit, I guess we are far removed from our food sources - unless you grow a tomato plant, you wouldn't see a tomato leaf - but I love that smell, I guess because it reminds me of summer. Thanks for stopping by :)

PS: share your list when you have more time:)
May 1, 2008 at 5:29 AM
Gill said…
What a fabulous list! I love it! I could actually sense all of those things...and they are all great.
Happy weekend!
xo
May 3, 2008 at 6:40 PM
bobbie said…
How about the feeling of an infant in your arms - or the wriggling of a puppy - or how about the smell and feel of moist soil in your garden - There are so many things that are not things that bring such pleasure.
May 4, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Green Bean said…
Ahh, the wind chimes. Nice.
May 5, 2008 at 8:15 AM
Bobkat said…
I love this! It is so true!


One of my favourite things is laughter :)
May 28, 2008 at 3:23 AM
Samosas for One said…
Gardenias remind me of my Nani's garden in India! One of my favorite things is a good cup of chai made from scratch with elaichi. Yum
August 11, 2008 at 9:57 AM
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