all warmed up

-The gift of a tea kettle from my family to celebrate my ordination. It's not just any tea kettle...it's a (sigh) Le Creuset one with turquoise blue enamel that fades from a rich caribbean blue to a softer, paler blue. I've been drooling over them for a while now, and if I have pack clothes inside it to make it fit in my suitcase to Belfast, it's coming with me.

-Sunlight shimmering through trees and a warm breeze that lulled me into an impromptu nap.

-A wonderful email that praised me for "being an adventurer." I hope I always earn that sort of praise.