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I’ve seen a few people do this on their blogs, and I decided it was time to try it myself. In completely random order, here are 100 things I love:
Good coffee
Paris
Yoga
Going to the movies
Getting up early when the house is dark and quiet
Wine
Train travel
The soundtrack to Out Of Africa
Dark chocolate with sea salt
Nail polish
Pinterest
The sound of spoken Italian
Sangria
Running
A man in a well-cut suit
The airport
Being a mom
Writing
Egg cups
Bookstores
High heeled shoes
James Bond
The rain
New York City
A warm fireplace on a cold night
Olives
Spending half an hour finding the exact right word
Having the exact right word come to me like a bolt from the sky
The smell of freshly cut grass
Dresses
Travel
The head massage while my hairdresser is shampooing my hair
The English countryside
Cream tea
Going to the ballet
The fall
The color pink
Five star hotels
European history
Indiana Jones
Vineyards
Downton Abbey
Goodreads
The smell of lavender
Popcorn
People who wink, and not in a creepy way
Boots
Raspberries
African safaris
The sound of the ocean
Gelato
Sunset with a glass of wine
Sunrise with a cup of coffee
Martinis
NFL on Sundays
Good thin crust pizza
Dancing
Parisian croissants
Dry humor
Songza
Christmas
Open air markets
A clean kitchen
Twitter
London
Paper
Lipgloss
TV/radio announcers with rich, gravelly voices
Eating in restaurants
The feel of freshly washed sheets
Bubble baths
Singing in the car
Caffe affogato (hot espresso poured over vanilla gelato)
Thunderstorms
Sushi
The sound of my kids laughing
A heartfelt compliment
Grocery shopping
The word quintessence
The moment of departure on an adventure
The feeling of returning home
Cheese
Writing in a coffee shop for hours
Tuscany
Reading a great first line in a book
Umbrellas
Shakespeare
French fries
Van Halen
The BBC
Making lists
Dressing up
Music from the 80s
Tulips
Handmade Mother’s Day gifts
Brunch
Libraries
Caprese salad (ripe tomatoes, fresh buffalo mozzarella, basil, balsamic)
The movie Moulin Rouge
Chasing dreams…
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I don’t make it much of a secret that I love Starbucks. I think they put out a superb product and I have always had excellent experiences with their service. (Coffee not quite hot enough? Here, have a coupon for a free drink next time. Had to wait a few minutes too long? Coupon.)
Much of my first
novel (and the sequel, in progress as we speak…) was written in Starbucks.…
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I started playing around on Pinterest about a year ago and, like many people, immediately fell down the rabbit hole. Pinterest is even more habit-forming than movie popcorn and peanut M&Ms. (Yes, together. Have you tried? Ridiculous.)
One of my fellow bloggers at
YMC coined the hashtag #pintervention and sometimes, I seriously think that might be warranted.
But today, I am giving this little addiction free rein!…
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I visit Seattle all the time, and my
first novel is (mostly) set in Seattle, so I obviously love the city.
If you’re going to Seattle for the first time, there are a few things you absolutely can’t miss. Granted, every other tourist in the city will be at these places, too, but there’s good reason for that. In a future post, I’ll write about some of the off-the-beaten-path sights, but for today, here are my picks for the top five places to visit in the Emerald City:
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I went to Vancouver last weekend (because my little sister had a baby! A story, perhaps, for another time…). But while there, I remembered how much I love Vancouver. My husband and I were born and raised in Ontario. We decided to move to the West Coast a decade ago, after having lived much of our lives in the “East” of Canada (sidebar: it’s not actually the east of Canada so much as the center–there are several provinces farther east than Ontario–but everyone on the West Coast refers to Toronto as the East.…
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A while ago I wrote a post about the
perfect food pairings for a writing life. But I’d like to expand on that and talk about something near and dear to my little heart: the brown gold otherwise known as coffee.
To my mind, coffee is the perfect desk accessory when you’re writing. Allow me to make my case? (Or, indulge me as I wax about my love…)
Coffee is warm, cozy, and comforting.…
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