Some things to be happy about from the book: 14,000 Things To Be Happy About.
Lexington, Massachusetts
the six sides of a snowflake
“My Girl” (song)
cayenne pepper
flying kites in the bold March sky
pizza crackers
a sizzle-red skimmer dress
24-hour stores
praying for a sick child
reading menus
1964
a Chinese basket of spring clover and tiny peach roses
a Sunday breakfast of eggs, Canadian bacon, and pastry
BMWs
a Thomas Edison Ediphone
italic writing
Health-Tex children’s clothing ads
opal or tourmaline=hope
a plastic inner tube with a duck’s head
real mashed potatoes, peeled on the premises and veined with melted butter
toasting forks
roast crown of pork, Florida style
wrapped in a quilt, watching a meteor shower

Gunga, galunga
Garry