9/2/2010: I LOVE

1. Starting my day with Bambi running to me in FULL FORCE, sniffing me, wagging her tail and looking at me with her darling chocolate eyes.
2. The story the ocean tells me...I can sit and just watch and watch and watch the waves, the ripples, the one-off boat in the distance, the mighty ocean in its splendour and mystery.
3. Prancing down Panchgani's lanes. Quiet lanes, massive trees, the birds, squirrels and flora and fauna that still have right over their home.
4. Auntie Kate and uncle Russo who own 'Russo's' - the cutest cafe in Panchgani.
5. Hearing the church bell chime.
6. Cadbury Flake and Moro...the ones in the UK. The Indian versions were sorry clones.
7. Bake, bake, baking.
8. Spotting waterfalls that run down mountains.
9. The little villages nestled in the valleys.
10. Writing as my emotions flow.
11. Tending to a garden. (Gran and me spent hours and hours on our lawns and backyard in the old bungalow)
12. Eating really, really slowly...taking in the aromas before I eat and feeling each flavour as I eat.
13. Stopping and smelling the flowers on my way (metaphorically speaking here) as everyone seems to be rushing to some place. I discover magic in those little moments.
14. Keeping the child in me alive.

I LOVE' is a series of everything I love all this month. I will post a list of 14 different 'I LOVE'S' daily...hail St Valentine.