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Senses of the day

October 11th, 2003 · 1 Comment

Sights:
Waving hi to Abigail while we were both underwater at the pool!

Michaela’s Hippopotamus tucked into bed to take a nap with her, its fluffy green head peering out over the blankets.

Looking into the mailbox and seeing the small package I was hoping to see!

Smells:
Cooking Moroccan chicken with sweet and hot tomato sauce for dinner:
first the smell of the onions and garlic sauteed in olive oil
then the smell of the sauce with ginger, cinnamon and cayenne
I got so caught up in the smell though that I let it get a bit burned – must be the skillet’s fault 🙂

Walking past a plant in the neighborhood this morning and catching the scent of the dried lavender on the stems.

Sounds:
Classic KID FM this morning played music based on time, pieces inspired by watches, clocks.
I enjoyed hearing about Flower Clocks a piece by Francaix called The Flower Clock: Geranium Triste
Here’s a link to Linnaeus’s Flower Clock : plants that bloom or close for each hour – inspiring ideas for the garden….

Abigail sat by the kitchen boombox, looking through her kaleidoscope as the music played: “I like to look at this to the music.”

Michaela and Abigail singing “If you’re happy and you know it…” while I cook dinner.

Listening to my new CD that just came in the mail today from one of my favorite artists, a treat (blog more about this later…)

Touch:
The feel of rain falling, the first rainy weekend in a while.
The feel of baby fingers, little Elisabeth reaching up, asking”pick me up”
My husband’s arm around me, holding me, as we go to sleep, raindrops falling on the roof

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  • 1 Katherine // Oct 22, 2003 at 5:30 pm

    Were you and Abigail wearing goggles, or do you just open your eyes underwater without them? I remember opening my eyes underwater all the time as a child, without goggles, but now that I have contact lenses, I can’t!

    Geneva, Switzerland, has a famous flower clock – there’s nary a moment when there isn’t a tourist in front taking a photo.