Grace in Small Things – 246

• Sunshine! I’ll take it, even though it was really, really cold today.
• The comfortable routines Sylvain and I have fallen into while he’s been on holidays. He goes home to shower in his accessible bathroom then comes back for breakfast. I love getting that phone call saying he’s on his way; then I start the water boiling for an egg and set the table.
• Finding the impetus to brave the cold, cold air long enough to tote my scope across the street to the marina to look at migrating waterfowl. I saw lots of Common Mergansers, some swans, the regulars (Canada Geese and Mallards) and what I’m pretty sure was a Barrow’s Goldeneye. I might have seen more, but my fingers grew numb in only five minutes. Time for thicker gloves.
• Homemade jam (thank you, F).
• Dan Phillips. He is one of humanity’s true treasures.

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