Do you remember the song that goes, "Tiny bubbles in the wine, tiny bubbles that make you feel fine." Well, my bubbles were not in wine, but just the tiny bubbles of joy that make up life.
I'm writing yesterday's blog this morning. Last evening I worked on an art project, and didn't get finished until about 1 AM, so I was too bleary eyed to blog. I'll tell about the project in tomorrow's C blog. But yesterday was just filled with tiny little bubbles of joy. The kind of joy that all of us should take time to really notice, because they can really make life worth living.
Bubble #1 - Berries. Don paid a visit to the outdoor market, one of summer's greatest attractions. He came home with berries, lots of strawberries, and some great big summer -tasting tomatoes. We had berries for every meal yesterday. They were scrumptious.
Bubble #2 - Butter. Not only did he bring home berries and tomatoes, but also corn on the cob. Is anything any sweeter than hot, buttered, salted corn on the cob? I recall a story that someone told me about having a foreign exchange student who was horrified when served corn on the cob. In his country they only fed it to the animals. Well, I was one happy animal.
Another butter story - butterflies. Where have they gone? We hardly see any in our yard anymore. The other day there were a couple flitting among the flowers. I think Rod said they were yellow swallowtails. I am wondering if our lawn service treatments have anything to do
with the dwindling population.
Bubble#3 - Buddies- Yesterday, while out and about, we ran into two long time buddies of ours, at two different times. We were so happy to see them. Both of them had suffered really terrible hardships and tragedies in recent years. But, yesterday they were full of smiles, and seemed to be doing really well. The resilience of the human spirit continues to amaze me. Two bubbles that really gave us joy.
Bubble #4 - A Hot Bath- Is there anything that re-invigorates the body like a good hot bath?
Well, in our case, it is a good hot shower, because we've changed both tubs to showers with safety bars. But good hot showers work, too. It certainly helps loosen all the kinks, take away some of the pains, makes you squeaky clean, and smell like soap.
Another bath story. I believe that there are no creatures on earth who enjoy their baths as much as the birds. We have a bird bath right outside my bedroom window, and also viewable from the porch. I get such joy from watching them bathe. Now, with birds it is no gentle soak.
They really attack that bath. They wiggle, flap, splash water everywhere. They even have pool parties, where whole bunches wiggle and splash together. It is a happy sight. Get a bird bath, it is worth the investment to witness such fun.
Bubble #5 - Bedtime phone calls- Now, I am referring to the callers' bedtimes, not mine. I went to bed several hours later. But, Cheryl called and we had a long conversation about all her day's happenings. She does live an interesting life. I love hearing all about it. Then Ginny and Chuck called to congratulate me on my winnings. Chuck says he will no longer feel guilty about eating our ice cream. Chuck, you know you never felt guilty, anyway.
You can try champagne for your bubbles, if you would like. But, let me tell you, the bubbles above work a whole lot better.
This is Liz at Brenda's. She just let me read your blog from the beginning. How fun! Thank you for sharing this with us. I have really enjoyed it a lot.
ReplyDeleteI truly believe there can never be enough bubbles!