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Laurie Klein's avatar

Oh Laura, thank you! This is contagiously delightful!

BUT: at first glance, I misread the forsythia bit:

One of the many "elbows" of early spring. And thought, no, it's "yellows"; and yes, it's both: exactly.

Thank you for welcoming us into your t-shirt conversation. I am perusing mine now for hidden messages . . .

I've read the two books you're immersed in now and am so excited for you!

And now I want to go back and reread Ross Gay's breezy yet deep, steeped in marvel "look," I mean book. :)

P.S. I ALWAYS wear socks with my sandals, preferably, those handmade pairs that have the same colors but the patterns turn up in different places.

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

I love misreadings and mishearings. I will now consider the elbows of spring ... and thanks for sock-and-sandal affirmation! I have a pair of asymmetrical socks like that.

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Rebecca D. Martin's avatar

I'll play! (I've read some of Gay's _Book of Delights_, but more of _Inciting Joy_, and am LOVING it.) My Current delights:

Reading — through all Dorothy Sayers's Peter Wimsey mysteries again, taking notes this time for a writing project, enjoying PW more deeply than ever.

Eating — a fresh bagel every Monday after Tai Chi class from the little place right across the street.

Wearing — all my flowy skirts for summer and feeling them swish around my bare legs.

Hearing — my youngest daughter shriek-laugh in the pool tonight, a sign that summer really is here.

. . . and your phrase "in this new month when spring will turn to summer" - it made delight run down to the tips of my toes!

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

Thanks! Flowy skirts against bare legs are truly a delight.

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LL's avatar

"You wear feet with sandals." Oh, that. So fun. :) And, yes, the question of a child being more than the question at first suggests.

Delight: reading this from Laura Lynn Brown. :)

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

She was so curious. I think she meant, "Tell me about the design on your shirt." And the shoes clarification was offered several times. It's interesting what we perceive as rules.

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Sally Zaengle's avatar

Current delights:

1. Reading my friend Laura Lynn Brown's delightful post.

2. Spending time with my delightful 3 year old granddaughter.

3. Learning ASL

4. Learning Scottish Gaelic

5. Listening to "La Vent du Norde" -- a Québécois folk band who sings in French, so I've only the slightest understanding of the words -- e.g. au revoir -- but the music is joyful and uplifting and fun.

6. Swimming

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

I love your love for languages. I heard a band like that years ago but I can't remember its name.

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Lisa Taylor Phillips's avatar

This is deserving of the too many exclamation points that are frowned upon by the punctuation police!!!!!

My current delights:

Reading—The Screwtape Letters. I read all or parts of it every year.

Eating—Honeydew melon

Wearing—Wide-leg, loose, linen pants that have a drawstring at the waist. Loose britches and “granny” panties are delightfully comfortable.

Hearing—My husband’s snoring. He’s still here.

And FaceTime with my 5 yr.old granddaughter during which she makes a “pretend” YouTube cooking video. Do you know muffins are baked for 30, 60, or 100 minutes?

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

I did NOT know that about muffins! I wonder what kind needs 100 minutes. I did see that something is baked at 400 degrees.

Love the hearing category. Right now: birdsong. Anticipated: preschool kids at recess, especially if it's water day.

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Bethany R.'s avatar

I love all of this, Lisa! Such a delight to read Laura's post, your comments, as well as my other friends' here!! (Note I'm with you in bucking the exclamation mark limit. ;)

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

!!!!!

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Lee Lueck's avatar

Great exercise, my long-ago writing friend. I'm delighted to think of you today and remember writing and reading and baking bread together (I just revived my starter last week!). I'm delighted that my youngest daughter, Jessie, is getting married tomorrow in Montana's Mission Mountains (no guests invited, but we'll celebrate with her and Rebekah in July). Peace, Lee

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

A photo of that bread and a knife on the Glen table shows up every summer in FB timehop. Good to hear from you!

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Tara Owens's avatar

I'm trying to find more delight, as I've been feeling rather down lately because of some medical stuff. This morning it was noticing that there's still beauty in my heavily wilting flowers, and that I actually got up to journal.

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

Beauty in waning age ... yes. I see it in the neighbor's peonies, a bit rain-bedraggled and weighted almost to the ground. Peace and healing to you.

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Rhonda O.'s avatar

Ah, the first flowers that thrill me. I'm always thrilled to see any flowers after a cold winter, but I'm particularly enamored of the wildflowers. My favorite is Queen Anne's Lace. I'm trying to grow my own this year, but so far I have only foliage. But there are plenty to see within walking distance. I love their sturdy delicacy. Or would that be delicate sturdiness? (Is sturdiness a word?)

Now I want to wear socks with Birkenstocks so thank you for posting that link.

Reading: "The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly." I sign up for Medicare this year (and I lived my dream of going to Iceland) so I find I need a little exuberance.

Eating: Homemade fiori di scilia ice cream.

Anticipating: The first watermelon of the season.

Surviving: Arkansas' hateful governor and the 90-degree temps

I love you, my friend.

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Laura Lynn Brown's avatar

Love you too! I am leaning toward delicate sturdiness. A lot of Queen Anne's lace grew on the hill that began across the street from my house. Maybe she had a delicate sturdiness too?

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