100 Things In the World I Love
1. geraniums on the windowsill
2. records
3. lavender
4. clean sheets
5. yarn
6. accordions
7. soup
8. thunderstorms
9. hemstitching
10. lists
11. rotary phones
12. dutch doors
13. farmhouse tables
14. schoolhouse desks
15. college towns
16. fingerless gloves
17. the library
18. bicycles
19. babies
20. pitchers
21. sundresses
22. liquid eyeliner
23. mechanical pencils
24. cowboy boots
25. postcards
26. bath oil
27. france
28. coffee
29. eyebrows
30. roast chicken
31. paint chips
32. polaroids
33. photobooths
34. embroidery
35. small businesses
36. magazines
37. etsy
38. ice cream cones
39. bangs
40. beat up rugs
41. peacock feathers
42. dahlias
43. old movies
44. sisters
45. redheads
46. scarves
47. honeycrisp apples
48. homemade graham crackers
49. roadtrips
50. cobblestones
51. yoga class
52. ribbon
53. calenders
54. steel guitar
55. typewriters
56. cheese
57. astrology
58. champagne
59. catalogs
60. picnic baskets
61. flea markets
62. handkerchiefs
63. western shirts
64. hotels
65. window seats
66. notes
67. trails
68. fireplaces
69. dinner parties
70. rosy cheeks
71. nightgowns
72. headbands
73. churches
74. reality tv
75. cookbooks
76. snow
77. lipstick
78. twinkle lights
79. chocolate chip cookies
80. letterpress
81. the farmer’s market
82. wallpaper
83. drawer liners
84. karaoke
85. pockets
86. swings
87. buttons
88. stripes
89. junk stores
90. vegetable gardens
91. dairy cows
92. hot chocolate
93. mobiles
94. tomatoes
95. farms
96. kneesocks
97. tiny spoons
98. cafe au lait bowls
99. invitations
100. wood shutters
your turn.
(inspired by the thoroughly awesome Hula Seventy)
Alicia Kachmar: You are awesome! Yeeeees cafe au lait bowls. That is such a good one! (Do you like Le Pain Quotidien?) And ditto on rosy cheeks…I love that mine are naturally like that (blood vessels close to surface, so my pediatrician told me).
I will definitely be doing this on my blog! I have mini lists to the same effect, “favorite smells” “favorite sounds” etc. etc.3 years ago
jill: i would ditto most of yours, and add chubby baby cheeks and knitted caps3 years ago
sarah: love le quotidien! those macaroons! LOVE!3 years ago
roohbaroo: at first i was thoroughly creeped out by how many of these would’ve been on my list (lavender?! lists?! records?! etsy?! we’re doppelgangers! aaaaa!) but then realized that the list may apply to lots of us arsty brooklynites. yay for lists!3 years ago
Miranda: What is it about lists of favorites that makes me so happy?
I’m sure you’re aware but it sounds like you should be living in the country…3 years ago
sarah: roohbaroo, i love meeting dopplegangers! yeah, these are crowd-pleasers, i guess, among birds of a feather.
miranda, i am so with you about the lists. does it really sound like i would be happy in the country? i wonder if i would??
oh god, y’all, i realized i forgot the most important thing:
101. COFFEE3 years ago
Lindsay: See #28.3 years ago
sarah: see, this list is unwieldy.3 years ago
Kristina: I would add: enamelware cups, smocking, autumn leaves in the rain, warm biscotti. Excellent list.3 years ago
Monna: Thanks, Sarah. Your list made me feel better today! Yes to roast chicken – especially if it is in Paris. Jeans that fit perfectly. Old, soft cardigans. Moleskin agendas. The folk singer Auntje Dovekot. Ginger snaps with apple tea.3 years ago
Haley: how fun! gotta love polariods and photo booths!3 years ago
EB: Do we need to discuss #6??3 years ago
Brenda Colleen Leyland: Love your list! Here are a few of my favourites… steaming lattes, kitties, Mediterranean blue, rose petals, magpies hiding peanuts in the fallen leaves, rainy days, smoky autumn evenings, twilight shadows, chocolate truffles, fountain pens, old bookshops, Jesus…. to name a few!3 years ago
Sarah: EB, what’s to discuss? they create only the most beautiful, melancholic, “i’m in europe feeling introspective” music in the world!!
brenda, old bookshops, smoky autumn evenings and fountain pens—yes, yes!3 years ago
mamacita: I’ve been working on my own list for a while. It really can make the difference on a bad day. I would add: old mirrors; anything marbleized or variegated; sleeping with the windows open; waking up to the sound of birds; and my collection of good quotes.3 years ago
sarah: sleeping with the windows open is the best addition!3 years ago
Valerie: Good Morning from up in Canada! thank YOU for this *inspiring* list, I would add: snowmen with bright scarves and dogs in their winter sweaters to my list!3 years ago
Jacqueline: This list made me smile so much I had to create my own!3 years ago
pbg: i just did.3 years ago
Gemma: I also read this and promptly had to make my own list. I posted it on Thursday and by Friday had remembered things that I couldn’t believe I had forgotten!3 years ago
Victoria: I have always suspected a little crush on the accordion (think Amelie, Triplets of Belleville), but I only just realized the fullness of my love for it at my first tango show in Buenos Aires just days ago. The only thing sexier than the dancers was the way the slick young accordionist would bounce his instrument on his knee as it contracted. Yes: accordion = sexy. PS, Sebastian hooked us up with his lovely friend Dan while we were down there. Now we *definitely* owe you guys dinner.3 years ago
helen: :smiles: I love this, esp 63. western shirts3 years ago