1,000 Joys: Part 25.

1. Memories of flannel-lined jeans
2. Oliver's willingness and ability to take his medication
3. Memory of a locket with a mirror inside
4. Flowers pressed in books
5. Pencils with jewels instead of erasers
6. Carrot cake without raisins
7. Looking at Origami Owl catalogs
8. Levenger's range of ink colors
9. My sheer polka-dot curtains
10. Notebooks with spirals on the top
11. Listening to Elton John while driving at night
12. Having a whole box of a pen I love
13. A sudden story idea
14. Antique books with inscriptions
15. The charm necklace Mom made for me
16. Eating chocolate in the morning
17. Huge water bottles
18. Recognizing loved ones' handwriting
19. Memories of reading and writing in the school library during lunch
20. My mimi's black and gold purse
21. Releasing a poem
22. Two blue beads I always see on the sidewalk when I have my morning walk
23. Francesca's wooden quotation art
24. Publisher responses, even if they are rejections
25. Walking to get the mail