Delights!

A friend and I have been texting each other photos of delightful things lately. She sent me a snowman she spotted in Central Park on her run yesterday, and it brought me so much joy. The whole act of spotting & sharing delight, inspired by an activity from Catherine Price’s Fun Squad, has been joyful!

To keep them all in one place, here are a few things that have been bringing me delight lately.

The flowers bloom so early here in Northern California. It feels like a miracle to me, like spring comes in February each year. The tree right outside our apartment bloomed this week, and watching its progress has been a delight.

Grandma M.E. got her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine! She is 91 but still lives in her own home, so the process for getting her a vaccine appointment were complicated and confusing. It’s been a huge relief for my family that she’ll soon be fully inoculated.

This 10-layer honey cake was a fun project! Sean got me the 20th Century Cafe Cookbook for Christmas, and I finally attempted making this cake last week. It was delicious, and actually not as hard as I thought it was going to be. I’m already scheming to make it again!

Wine outside! We were planning on picking up our February wine club shipment last weekend anyway, because we’re really not that far from Sonoma. Outdoor dining & wine tasting ended up re-opening in California just a few days before we went. We did our complimentary tasting and snacked on a cheese board and a late picnic lunch in the sunshine. Delight!