What's your daily simple joy?

[Sun-Moon]

Mine is having frothy milk in my coffee every morning. Lived 40 years without knowing the simple joy of warm frothy milk until a trip to Switzerland. Bought a small froth machine as soon as I got home. ☕️

[marble falls]

1. Feeding the cats, washing the dishes by hand, reading DU while waiting for my wife to get up so I can grind the coffee..

... life is magical with ritual.

[markie]

10. as an atheist going to seminary

I found the most enlightening class I took was "The Transformative Power of Ritual"

[Woodwizard]

2. Hearing my cat bat something across the floor at 5 am

Reminding me it is time to get up. He will also jiggle the dresser drawer handles if nothing handy to smack around.

[Groundhawg]

3. A pour of good rye whiskey

[markie]

4. going out

to greet my chickens, open the coop door and let free range for the day....

[tonkatoy8888]

5. Two things

Coffee and the NY Times crossword first thing in the morning.

Cooking dinner while drinking a couple of beers and listening to music. Right now, I'm working my way through the operas of Handel. For opera/orchestral music lovers I highly recommend Julius Caesar.

[Drum]

7. I couldn't agree more on Handel's Julius Caesar...

I was in an opera production of it, and it was a month of glorious rehearsals and performances. Priceless.

[Redleg]

9. I saw a production of this at the University of Nebraska

some time in the late 90s. It was wonderful. One of our college staff people had a leading role and she was fantastic.

[tonkatoy8888]

12. A recommendation

Moscow Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Moulds, conductor

A surprisingly special orchestra and the cast is phenomenal. Especially countertenor Ayren Nussbaum-Cohen and soprano Amanda Forsythe.

[Sun-Moon]

16. I love how this thread

Morphed into Operas!

Nephew is a tenor and it really is good to see the topic be discussed..

[ultralite001]

6. Coffee...

The rattle of beans in the grinder
The “wur” as they grind
The set up of the carafe
The aroma of freshly ground beans added to the filter
The scent as water creates the “bloom”
The tinkle as the dark magic liquid is produced
The excitement while stirring the slurry in a favorite mug
The satisfaction pouring the coffee
The comfort w/ that first sip, first whiff, first swallow
For one moment, all is right w/ the world + I can do anything…

[Redleg]

8. Coffee in the morning

I can't start my day without it. I do have a hand frother that I use on weekends when I have a bit more time to relax and really enjoy my coffee.

[TommieMommy]

11. Hugging my cat, feeding my cats and watching the squirrels

[Mad_Dem_X]

13. Spending time with my dog

and, of course, coffee.

[lucca18]

14. Having coffee in the morning, while waiting for "Rusty the squirrel" to stop by for his breakfast of walnuts!

I open the sliding glass door, he sticks his head in, and I hand him a walnut.
He climbs up the arbor to eat the walnut, and then comes down for more!
❤️

[AllaN01Bear]

15. i have many. just being alive is one of them and running my model trains is another.