What was on the wall that day.
Wild violets across the side yard. We didn't plant them.
My grandmother kept dimes wrapped in foil in a drawer for grandchildren. She always had exactly the right amount.
My neighbor brought our trash bins up to the porch when he saw they'd been there for two days.
First snowfall of the season. Quiet for an hour.
My husband and I have danced the same first-dance song at every wedding we've been to. We can't help it.
Grateful for the cook who lets me sit at the counter even when I only want a glass of water and the company.
My friend reads me her bad poems. I love that she lets me.
My daughter calls me from college just to read me her favorite passage.
My mom found a recipe in her grandmother's handwriting last week. We made the dumplings. She cried, then ate.
My grandfather walked me to school every Friday. He carried my backpack. We did not speak much. It was perfect.
Grateful that I had grandparents long enough to know what grandparents were for.
The perfect avocado.