Likes, in no particular order

1. When my dog falls asleep upside-down with his teeth showing like a shark
2. Sweatshirt weather during the summer (cloudy, gray, and cool – love it partly because it always makes me think of the beach and makes coffee so much better)
3. Times of day the light changes (sunrise, sunset, storms)
4. Maine – all parts of it really, but in particular Pleasant Mountain during blueberry season, and the tiny town of Otisfield
5. The Presidential Range of the White Mountains
6. Running in the snow at night
7. Scent memories
8. Red shoes
9. Fireflies
10. The smell of campfires
11. Running on fall days
12. Apple season
13. Being cozy on cold days
14. Cool breezes on warm days
15. Birdsongs
16. Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips
17. Laughing so hard it makes me laugh about laughing, which makes it even funnier
18. Little towns
19. Bagel Gourmet (especially breakfast sandwiches) in Providence, RI
20. Coffee
21. Early mornings
22. Running on trails
23. Words that are fun to say
24. Distant train whistles
25. Being absorbed in the world of a book
26. Reminiscing
27. Purple and red (together or apart)
28. Waking up to a clean apartment (also: coming home to a clean apartment)
29. Sleeping in clean sheets
30. Finding a new favorite coffee shop
31. Libraries, especially old ones in small towns (the kind in former houses)
32. “An egg cup makes a very good hat” – From the book Eloise
33. Six Feet Under – arguably the one of (if not the) best television series ever.
34. Cultural/religious (Jewish) food traditions
35. The smell of desert sage, because it was the first desert plant I learned to identify
36. Teapots
37. Family stories
38. The sound of clipping into SPD bike pedals
39. Butterflies
40. Summer wildflowers
41. When someone understands exactly what I’m trying to say or describe as I gesture wildly and use lots of pronouns
42. My grandfather’s homemade versions of appliances and toys (including, but not limited to: a holder for slicing bagels in, a “Dancing Sam” toy, hanging visual aids to remind you where to stop when pulling the car into the garage)
43. Walking as transportation
44. Cooking huge pots of soup
45. Tomatoes during tomato season
46. Taking notes with new pens
47. Hitting all the green lights
48. Getting to the farmer’s market early, before the bright sun and crowds
49. Feeling inspired and being productive
50. Putting tired feet in cold water