Joyful Joyful (the color post is coming..in a couple of days...)

 

I know, I know today I should be posting my "Blue" post. But my scanner is being wonky and I am not going to subject you to photographs taken with a flash of my journal pages. So, promise to have that up later in the week.

I've been surfing a few blogs and noticing a nice trend of "joy" posts. Now, these are truly off the cuff "joy" posts; random little spots of surprise that bring me, well, just plain old joy.

• Turquoise. I&nbsp; have a paint can waiting to go on the front door. Just says "beach".</li>

 

• Independent coffee places. When I go anywhere, that's all I want to find first. I am relaxed, excited, at peace, creative, and buzzed whilst sitting at a butcher block table with a paper cup and a book.</li>

• Ordering books. There I said it. No, I don't take advantage of the inter-library loans. No, I don't read all of them. Sometimes I just like to amass a collection, say of Angela Thirkell. Sometimes I don't even realize I've done that. I will read them all. Someday. Thrills me no end.</li>

• Illustrated books. I do restrain myself now and then but I just find them incredibly satisfying. And motivational to get my act in gear.

• Lemon curd on very thin chocolate wafers.

• Olives in a plastic container in the office refrigerator. Seems like such a decadent, private delight to walk into the grungy office lunchroom, open the sticky-handled refrigerator, find my insulated bag, and grab a handful of oily, briny purple, green, and black olives. Like having a martini at work without the liquor.</li>

• Scarves. Striped scarves in particular. Starting to rival the books. I never have the right color. I often plan my outfit around the scarf. Is that crazy?&nbsp; </li>

• The winter sea; snow at the beach; stormy breakers; moody, grey, low sky days near the ocean; mermaids but not Disney ones.</li>

• Illustrators and illustrations. What I would be if I could. Especially those of gray and green and navy strange and odd portraits of old timely sailors and tattooed men and women.</li>

• Dawes, always and forever, and especially when I need the release of crying in the car on the way home from work. You all do that once in awhile, right? No?</li>

• Wicker chair, ottoman, place by the fire. Have to fight Mr. Pom for it, but I usually win.</li>

• Mercury glass acorns of all sizes. Under cloches.</li>

• Silk hand-dyed ribbons from a little etsy shop,  Colors called Dove's Nest, Sugar Grape, Haunted Woods, Black Magic, Gypsy Charms, Celery Blush.</li>

• ANY FORM OF CHALK HAND LETTERING. Trying to teach myself. Completely obsessed. Must have been a sign painter in another life. </li>

• Letterpress. Just about anything looking like vintage letterpress, on juicy colors in gold are especially nice.</li>

• Cardstock&nbsp; ovals and circles and scalloped edges and tags and tiny envelopes and small vellum envelopes and tiny things with numbers or letters. </li>

• Black on tan</li>li>Kraft paper with gouache, especially white. </li>

• Boatneck tops with 3/4 sleeves.</li>

• POLKA DOTS on everything

• POLKA DOT MAC - NAVY WITH WHITE DOTS</li>

• The word "Mac" - I'm putting on my mac and wellies cause it's pouring buckets.</li>

• Knife-pleated skirts for spring in navy, tan, and pink with black</li>

• Pink chevron rugs, drapes, or pillows </li>

• Navy stripes - and pink and navy - oh my!

• Esse Spring&nbsp; Green nailpolish</li>

• Fiddles

Tell me what makes you joyful in a random, silly way!