One Thousand Gifts

571.  My birthday - 2012

572.  My daughter bringing me breakfast in bed

573.  His sweet birthday email

574.  Birthday greetings from friends on voicemail

575.  The beautiful bouquet of flowers he had delivered

576.  Blow drying her hair

577.  His safe return from Omaha

578.  Clean carpets

579.  The way the sunlight makes flowers glow from the inside out

580.  Transitioning trees

581.  The curled petals of a pink rose

582.  The smell of brownies in the oven

583.  The way steam wisps and curls from a warm mug

584.  Quilts, time-worn with love

585.  Cold, crisp, crunchy grapes