today: the letter B

1. Brittle. nut brittle that is. almond, cashew, peanut, pumpkin seed.....any will do. except for walnut or brazil nut....gross.

2. bar soap. showergel is fine.....but bar soap is a comfort. it is also usually wrapped in recycle-friendly paper, as opposed to big plastic containers....and is much easier to travel with since we have that STUPID 3cc rule for liquids.

3.babies. the coo. and gurgle. (we're going to dwell on the good here, people). they also smell delightful and remind me of a time when bare essentials were sufficient. i love them, i especially like to think about what their inner dialogue is...which i am prone to believe they have....though probably fairly simple.

4. board games. i wish my family liked them more. when i have a family (fingers crossed), i would like to have game nights. monopoly, scrabble, pictionary, guesstures....i would like to get better at the basic ones too ( chess, checkers, chinese checkers, mancala), but i have no one to play with.

5. britain. despite many spots on their record, i love the English. thanks to them we have cadbury, buckley's elixir, strongbow, blackcurrant flavoured things, fox mints, Radiohead, the union jack....and the accent? don't even get my started. my dream of marrying a dashing brit with curly dark hair and glasses has since been retired....but i do wax wistful on occasions and imagine.