2-12-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sangria-flavored lip balm
Getting to wake up and fall asleep on a beautiful piece of land
Big earrings to go with my long hair
A new breakfast cookie recipe with freeze dried tart cherries
The calm that comes from knowing
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-11-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Reliable, healthy egg layers
Making mini junk journals out of those cardboard coffee sleeves
Finding my handmade envelope and gift box patterns
A new and unusual houseplant for living room
How there’s nothing like a good book and a hot bath after work (last night’s selection: Endangered Pleasures—In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis and Other Indulgences, by the late Barbara Holland)
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-10-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Throwing long shadows as the sun rises (I’ve never been so tall)
Much-needed studio time with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the background
Cumin noodles with chicken and kimchi
Making plans to gather folks together around creative pursuits
Ice drops from Saturday’s storm still clinging like crystals from some of the trees’ branches
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-9-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Standing before a 12-point buck in all his magnificence, neither of us moving a muscle
Feeling mom and dad’s presence on the morning walk
How something as simple as running errands and having lunch with the man I love can bring such happiness and peace
Late night scrambled eggs with cheddar and mini tots on the side
Watching little Tink play with a chocolate candy wrapper like nothing else matters
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-8-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
How nice it is to be at home on a Saturday morning
Friday afternoon philosophical conversations with my boss
Plans for lunch at the end of the month with a kind friend
Feeling more like myself again after a short run with a virus
Shaking out the throw rings from the laundry room in the dark chilly air
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-7-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Anchoring my soul in the bigger things while tending to the smaller things
Dried papaya bits
Catnip for the kitties this morning—a peaceful start to a busy day
Remembering how the land has healed us on so many occasions
Having a continuous and unfolding sense of purpose
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-6-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Ice trackers on my boots
Good ol’ reliable oats, apples and maple syrup
How the place we live is beautiful every day
Karen’s continued kindness
Knowing shortcuts in the neighborhood to get around traffic backups
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
1-4-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Seinfeld, season 4
A slightly calmer day yesterday
A fresh bottle of coconut and honey even Naked Bee hand cream
Having enough eggs to give them away
Soothing neck stretches during meditation
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨
1-3-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Strength to do what’s necessary
Getting back to an earlier rising time
24 sets of signatures ready for stitching, gluing and curing
The most buttery pan-seared salmon with roasted broccoli and brown rice
Generous and supportive granola customers, ten years and counting
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
Take courage—this movie ain’t over yet.💪🏼🤙👊
2-2-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Four robins in the meadow
A stunning find in the field on the morning walk—a fully intact 8-point buck’s skull in pristine condition
Cosmic crisp apples
Discovering the East Market and meeting the kindest fellow customers
A hot bath with candlelight, chaga tea and a mini pistachio honey cheesecake
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-1-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Getting reacquainted with the land—her voice, her beauty, her constant teaching
Fresh pine shavings for the chicken coop
A tasty grilled chicken and avocado sandwich at Northstar Cafe yesterday
My commitment to joy and justice
Prepping for the kitchen remodel
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
1-31-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Mini tater tots with a little salt
A workday filled with energy and accomplishments
Hearing from friends that their gifts arrived safely in their hands
Coconut water and blueberry kefir
Weaning myself off of social media
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
1-30-2025
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Changing my self-talk to a kinder tone
Giving myself and others, grace and gol dingit, a break for Pete’s sake
How soothing a bowlful of mashed potatoes can be when you’re not feeling well
Our beautiful frozen creek, slowly thawing out and singing again
Soft blankets at the end of a long work day
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
1-29-25
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A middle-of-the-night trip downstairs to the bathroom that was rewarded with not one but two shooting stars
Plain Greek yogurt with a drizzle of maple syrup
Hearing aids still going strong
Silhouettes of towering sycamores against a soft pink sky
A cool vintage glass lampshade and ideas for adding it to our decor
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
1-28-25
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Listening to the voice of self-care
Falling asleep on the couch holding Patrick’s hand
When the walk down to the coop to tuck in the chickens is refreshing rather than a chore
The wonder of probiotics
Tracking a fox on the morning walk
What are you grateful for today? 🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
1-27-25
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Vision-boarding with Sarah and Rebecca
White bean soup with herbed almond flour bread
Another batch of packages wrapped and addressed and ready to mail
The magical necessity of ice cream
How when you clean the house for company, you get to enjoy it too
What are you grateful for today?
1-26-2025
Good morning, dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A new bread recipe that’s a keeper
A new nightlight for the bathroom, crafted from a leaf
Intolerance for injustice
Finally getting to walk the land again after six weeks away
Kittens who can’t get enough of us.
What are you grateful for today?