2001-08-10 - 12:37 a.m.
How could anyone not be happy today. In Melbourne that is. The weather was absolutely beautiful, the sun and clear skies, if nothing else, made my day. I tailored myself accordingly for this glorious day, I wore no black(!), listened to happy music(!!!), took a stroll down Chapel Street, had coffee in an open courtyard, and thought only happy thoughts. I realised that a good day made me think about all my favourite things, something I find a bit of a luxury when day to day life requires constant briskness, with no chance to indulge in wishful thinking.
Here are some of those things. Indulge me. Please.
Eugenie's Favourite Things:
*A good strong latte
*Laundry straight out of the tumble dryer. There's something about the warmth and fresh smells.
*Fallen maple leaves
*My mutt Milo
*Brahms' Intermezzo in A Major
*White orchids
*Honesty (because telepathy IS rare) and compassion (especially to strangers)
*Stars
*Coloured tissue paper. Not the stuff you blow your nose with. What you wrap presents with.
*Strawberries and icing sugar
*Freckled noses (not mine)
*A summer's day at the beach
*Freshly baked baguettes
*A good film soundtrack. I'm thinking Carter Burwell and Ryuchi Sakamoto.
*Most things purple
*Clever album titles. I particularly liked *Heaven or Las Vegas* (Cocteau Twins).
