24 Loves

Dear Readers:

The deadline for the “Is This Love Contest” has been extended to February 27. You still can enter. 35 words or less on a love of someone or something from any time in your life. Entries go in the comment section of the February 3 blog post. The winners will be announced here in the March 3 post.

Meantime, here are 24 of my loves:

1. Solitude

2. When the words come out right or close to it

3. Dancing

4. Hugging my loved ones

5. Using all 7 letters on the triple-word score

6. New York City

7. My home

8. Laughing

9. A generosity of spirit

10. Meatloaf the next day

11. Dealing with technical stuff no days

12. Tchaikovsky and Debussy

13. Music that’s got soul, makes me dance, sing, listen, feel, and feel groovy

14. My new classes

15. My longtime friends

16. Eel hand rolls

17. At my regular haunts

18. The sushi/sashimi for 2

19. Sharing it with my husband

20. My husband

21. His cooking

22. Our children and grandson

23. Reading and singing with him all snuggled up in his cozy chair

24. Being with the clan anywhere.