2-17-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Space
Taking down the window quilts
A care package from Mike in Hawaii, filled with treats you can only get there
A homemade chicken tender sandwich on sourdough bread with mayo
How the cats teach me comfort
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-16-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The spinach and cheddar scone at Happy Bean cafe, with a steaming mug of matcha latte on the side
A table of retired professors nearby, chatting about the important things
Making good on my promise to scroll less, live more
Finally getting to fluff up the coop
How the morning fog makes the air look soft
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍱
2-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Getting to be with family yesterday, watching my great-niece Nora grab handfuls of her first birthday cake and put most of it in her mouth
Morning chill, mist, and fog, setting a tone of cozy across the land
How well a homeopathic medicine works on stress and sleeplessness
A plan for limiting my screen time and being more present to what really matters
The jays and cardinals singing again, now that the worst of winter is behind us
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Gently collecting the little possum who was eating eggs in the coop and relocating her waaay out in the woods
An elegant pasta dish for lunch with buttery sage and lemon sauce, finished with a quick grind of pepper
Restocking a couple of my favorite teas from Old Mr Bailiwick’s
Creating moments of peace and healing
Treating myself to a carry out order of candied pork belly and smoky baked beans from Roadhog Willy’s
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛❤️
2-13-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
This morning’s walk at dawn, a balancing act on the frozen crust of snow
The decision I made yesterday that made today better
Splurging on fresh orange juice
Sun and trees and finches and the promise of spring
Teaching myself deeper layers of computer skills
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🥑
2-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Awakenings that stay with you a while
A fresh package of face masks
When dressing for comfort is also stylish
That slice of crescent moon in the sky, just hanging there
Always having something to give
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Finally…finally walking the land again after too long being snowed in and restless
How the creations feed each other
My sisters’ sourdough bread, making the best toast to go with my morning eggs
Three more totes out of the attic, emptied, their contents sorted, sifted and bagged up for the thrift store
Cherry tomatoes speared on a toothpick and dragged through the most perfect hummus
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❤️
2-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
An upscale macaroni and cheese recipe with rotisserie chicken, bleu cheese, sharp cheddar, and Frank’s red hot sauce
Letting the feelings come, without judgement or analysis
“Well begin is half done”
Always having a variety of teas in the house
A gift of colorful socks
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❤️
2-9-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sunshine all day yesterday
New ideas for felted artwork
The way my home makes me feel
Sitting and listening to the pause in between life’s moments
A toasted chicken, hummus, and veggie wrap with Asiago cheese and spinach dip
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-8-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A refreshed and updated website (thanks, Tyler!)
Giggling with Nora about everything
Witnessing loving hospitality and kindness in action
Making felt valentines
Sunset into sunrise, a humble privilege to walk that path again today
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🏳️🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-7-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
That Friday afternoon feeling
Less scrolling, more reading
Bumper’s sweet purr while I’m exercising
A new possum visitor to the bird feeders, shows up at 2:00pm every day
Games and puzzles that work the brain
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-5-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Another quick trip through Costco after work
The comfort of a warm sweater and thick socks
A new buffalo chicken casserole recipe to try tonight
Cranberry scented hand lotion
Art I haven’t made yet
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-4-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
My friend Matt’s integrity and how he loves to learn
A surprisingly deep and restful sleep
The capacity to love
Oven roasted broccoli and cauliflower with garlic and pepper
Tink, guardian of the night
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈
2-3-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Slightly warmer temperatures so I can sit outside on the porch a little longer and look at the snow
Learning how to preserve a gorgeous puzzle I just finished
Putting out wedges of cut-up apples for the deer to find
A warm red plaid Pendleton blanket and a vintage red wide armed chair
Popcorn in the afternoon
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂
2-2-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Fun dreams that involved dancing with Bad Bunny
Wounds healing as they should
When learning includes laughing
Wearing a scarf in the house to keep my neck warm
My home office nook, cozy and bright
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂❄️
2-1-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A rare relaxed and lazy day
Talking EQ with Marie, Glenn, Laura, Mary, Sandra and Lindsey—such lovely people ❤️
Juicy clementines for breakfast
A 1,000 piece puzzle coming along nicely
When the clouds in the east look like mountains in the distance
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🫂
1-31-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Studio time with the sun streaming in endlessly and The Prisoner of Azkaban playing in the background
A hot bath by moonlight
The snow covering the meadow, still unbroken by anyone’s footsteps
Scrubbing the living room floor and feeling quite pleased with the result
So many books still to read, so many stories to hear
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❄️❤️
1-30-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Sleeping in past 7:30 on a gloriously sunny day off
How birds, who look like they weigh nothing, still make the tiniest tracks in the snow
A coworker’s grace and understanding
An idea for a new reflection
The buttery toasted everything bagel I’m eating right now
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🌻🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈❤️❄️
