What I’m looking forward to

• Spring – the impossibly frothy lime green of new leaves and trees bursting with ruffles of pink and white blossoms


• 
  Yum char with friends on Saturday


• 
  Walking the dog


• 
  Bath tonight by candlelight


• 
  Asparagus and strawberries coming into season


• 
  Breakfast


• 
  Going back to the lovely Mission Belle café in Foxton for a cheese scone, cup of my favourite tea and to enjoy sitting looking at the gorgeous garden and chatting with the owner


• 
  Treatment for my knees and arms which will take so much pain out of them
  


• Writing a new post for my blog.

Things I'm looking forward to

There have been times in my life when I’ve felt that there was nothing to look forward to, that the future held only suffering and disaster. I’ve always been proved wrong. Now I know that the future always holds good things, however bleak my view of it may be. I reinforce this knowledge by keeping a list of things I’m looking forward to. I add to it every few days. Hope, I’ve found, is the antidote to despair. Here is my list for today.

• Making the recipe I found for savoury pinwheel scones – yum!
• Finding pictures for my posts – yay!
• Seeing Barney barndog when he comes home from his OM (original mother’s) place and seeing how excited he is to be home and see me (of course)
• Talking to my niece on the phone
• A nap today
• Sitting in the sun
• My feet warming up
• Making some more of the delicious Macau soup with potato, garlic, chorizo sausage and winter greens
• Getting the gate fixed so it’s easy to open and close
• Going for a drive with a friend and the dog this weekend to a nature reserve I’ve wanted to visit for ages if I feel well enough
  
• Bubble bath tonight
• Sinking into sleep