Having a door opened or held for me, recognizing me as a person.

^ I need a "love" button for that, faftris!!!

Dinner going well for a guest. Yay! We're going to eat either way, but it's nice when it goes well. Extra added little something... my brother wants us to cook for him this week, and so I can send this over tomorrow when my daughter goes to visit for fun.

A silly bird that I love to dress up for holidays.

A small thing, or maybe not so small, is that every day there is something that occurs that is an unexpected pleasure. Today I am enjoying reading and relaxing after my extremely busy and hectic day yesterday. Usually I can relax only for so long before I get "antsy" that I should be up and moving.

Yesterday a huge treat, also unexpected, was the play The Life of Pi that I attended at our local theater. Unexpected, because it was so amazing that the book could be interpreted into this magnificent production, much of which depicts the title character floating on the Pacific Ocean.

Found a sunbeam...rolling around being happy...happy is contagious!

When my SO is home when I am getting ready for work, he starts my car and turns it around for me so I do not have to back out. I CAN back out without incident quite easily of course,, but its just so much easier to just put it in drive and go. And that's a small thing that makes a big difference to me.

When the little stray cats at work see me and come running. I know its because I am the food giver and nothing else, but it makes me happy to see them excited to see me.)Or at least the bag of cat food in my hand.

When someone, especially if that someone is a small child, comments on my holiday outfits when I am out in the wild. If I have to stop somewhere on my way to work, and I am in full festive regalia, its always fun when a little kid finds it amusing. A little girl today pointed out my furry orange and purple boots to her mother today in the dollar general i stopped at for cat food on my way to work. She thought it was hilarious.

I met a friend for lunch today at the Cheesecake Factory. I rarely eat cheesecake, not really my dessert of choice. We had a really cute, superb young waiter. After we ate, he came by our table and said he was doing a survey and asked what our favorite was. I let my friend answer, and she said white chocolate raspberry. The waiter thanked us and left. About five minutes later, he returned with a piece with two big dollops of whip cream and two forks. My friend and I looked at each other, and the cute waiter said "my compliments." My friend and I were so surprised. We could both be this guy's mother.

And it was really good.

I am really enjoying reading all these uplifting posts!

Hummer loving his grass

When I am in commute traffic and all 6 cars in front of me zipper merge correctly without messing it up by changing lanes early.

The retired horse at the barn who has decided I am her person and her only rider. Others get pinned ears.

Having my physical therapist advise me to take a two days a week off. (he's super happy with my progress)

A little while back there was a conversation here about napkins. I got to thinking about the sterling napkin ring I had received for my baptism 78 years ago, and didn’t even know about until I was clearing my parents’ house! Well, now it embraces my napkin. It’s a little thing, but I like honoring my dear aunt and godmother’s gift, and slipping it off my napkin makes for a nice, tiny ritual to start a meal.

My DH making my morning chai for me. I can do it myself but takes twice as long and harder to do with my walker in the way.

My DH always made the coffee in the morning. I noticed that the coffee and grounda always overflowed the basket and sometimes very messy to clean. I prepped the coffeemaker one night before I went to bed, he turned it on in the morning, and we were both happy. It's a little thing I do for him, now, and for me.

This is Pinkhead. He loves his little swing.

I love making people laugh, either with me, or at me. I don't care. My favourite hoodie to wear around Halloween and at Christmas is my Grinch. It always makes people smile and comment. I wear it all the time.

For the Halloween dance I bought a pair of tights and made a top with hearts, diamonds, etc etc with a purple wig and purple eye mask. I went as the Joker from the deck of cards. I wear the tights to exercise class then I also have them on to do any errands afterwards. Again, people smile or comment.

Murraysmom, regarding holding the door YES!!!! I hold the door open for others and appreciate the same.

I went on a couple of dates with a guy and both times he walked ahead of me being seated, and out the door. He did a few other things that I didn't like on the second date, so there wasn't a third.

I've been out a few times with a fellow now. He took me to a car show for my birthday and we've been out a few times since, and we spent the day polishing and waxing and detailing my car on Thanksgiving.

He holds the car door and other doors, holds my hand; walks beside me, or behind. Never in front. We did talk about chivalry, while having a drink. Sitting on the patio, watching people enter the establishment, the older ones, always held the door open for their partner. The younger people went in willy nilly, sometimes the girl holding the door for the guy. It's a thing of the past, just manners and decency.

I have been super enjoying my daughter and her boyfriend living here, even though, it was nothing any of us chose. We're learning each other. But I think we're getting there. He met the HVAC guy so that they would get the upstairs to their liking (they have the entire floor to themselves, and he was supposed to have installed enough to make it like the rest of my old house. He finally got it right yesterday). He thought he was knocking on the door, so he answered it. It was salespeople. UGH! He told me that he made an appointment for them to give an estimate on how much it would take to replace my roof. I thought he was kidding. I wrote back, "if you really did that, I'm gonna lick the lid of all your beer cans", which he thought was funny. We're becoming a family! Awww.

As a side note, he figured out why I said I didn't really want an estimate. Nothing like teaching a life lesson in a funny way! He called them back and told them "I'm sorry, I misrepresented the home owner. They don't want an estimate" and they hung up on him. I told him they weren't as interested in him as they seemed, but he sure found out what I meant today when they didn't thank him or say anything. Just hung up on him. Oh. He understands now! Kids are funny.

Rob, luckily you have the extra room for them!

A little thing that is an unexpected, lovely "gift." As I leafed through a book at my volunteer job preparing used items for our fundraiser, I found a nice bookmark. It's small, but very pretty in embossed gold color with a red ribbon. If we find valuable or unique items, we turn them in to our "found in a book" collection where a volunteer posts a photo of that month's finds. I once found a $50 bill, recently someone found Confederate money and another individual turned in the front page of the Honolulu Times for December 7, 1941. Edited to correct newspaper date.

This post is a little thing :) And I jumped on a trampoline today for the first time in probably 50 years. I highly recommend.

Gardener, in my world that would be a big thing!

Deer laying in the yard. Lots of us have them....just makes me happy to see them....

This thread has made me happier than almost anything lately! Still thinking of what I could post, but had to stop and say this. Great way to start my morning

We went to our daughter's house for the weekend. I went with her to pick up Indie (she's 3) at daycare. We walked in the door, Indie saw me, jumped up from her little table, and ran to me yelling Ma! I scooped her up and she hugged me for a solid minute. Saying I love you Ma. Just rip my heart out and eat it. 💓💓

And ladypat, you just added one more for me😀

Nuthatch @ the birdbath......