Meri's Musings

What's on my JOY list today? 1. the smell of melted beeswax for encaustic work 2. the heft of a hardback book in my hands,    especially one so well-written and engaging that    I can't wait to turn the page. 3. seeing blue in the sky amongst the clouds 4. watching sunlight bounce off water -- in the pond behind my house or     in the harbor in my quaint little town -- or anywhere, for that matter 5.  knowing that I'm infected once again with the     creative writing virus  after being in the doldrums Yippee!  What's on your JOY list? To play along and share the joy: 1. do a post that tells and shows us what gives you joy. 2. capture the URL of the specific post  and paste it into the  Mr. Linky box  along with your name. 3. visit other players -- as many as possible --  and let their joy infect you.   Leave them a comment about their post. Let's start an epidemic of joy! ...

About time for a binge. . .  though I've already read  The Girl Who Played With Fire. I just finished The History of Love and have  The Lacuna in the "next" position. What are your favorites right now?

We all have them, even if we don't admit it. GUILTY PLEASURES. Here's my list. 1. watching the Bachelorette and fantasizing about having man choices (at my age, that is pure fantasy) 2. being so enthralled with a book that I read all night no matter how I'll feel the next day 3. taking photographs just because 4. having a drawer full of "Republic of Tea" flavored teas and a lovely thin porcelain mug from Harrod's  to hold my brew-of-the-day. 5. kissing little Logan in the crease of his neck  and making him giggle 6. the plum-colored lacy bra and panties  that nobody other than me will ever see 7. cashmere sweaters against my skin 8. going to movies in the middle of the afternoon  when  nobody's there and you feel as if  they're doing a special screening, just for you. 9. reading my favorite blogs 10. fresh, handmade caramels from a local store 11. golden raspberries eaten while standing at the vines 12. buying myself fresh cut ...