discussing great plans Benny Goodman evening primrose

knowing you’re on the right track essential oil of lavender the moon entering Cancer: home, hearth, family

the shabby, sturdy binding of an old book from the 1920’s The Richat Structure in Mauritania a long rainy afternoon by the fire

Autumn in New York the smell of bonfires an encouraging touch on your shoulder

an old green glass bottle making friends sipping raki with a friend at a taverna in the Turkish mountains

looking through some old photographs lotus blossoms on a still lake breathing deeply

broad-brimmed garden hats dreaming about a childhood friend from long ago The Caspian Sea

a glass of amontillado sherry on the deck with friends Fiery Mars painting with watercolors

experiencing the anger that protects something we care about purple and red The lost city of Petra

the low autumn sun through the wild pampas grass climbing to the top of the leaning tower of Pisa reciting a poem by heart

a Turkish mandala a spider’s web covered with early morning dew the look of friendship in a man’s eyes

the fragrance of home after a long absence a baby’s smile the Russian Steppes

going back to sleep the sun rising over the Indian Ocean: ‘and the sun comes up like thunder out of China ‘cross the bay!” (Rudyard Kipling) the great love people have for animals

eating dinner on the flat roof at sunset a villa by the Ionian sea a friend telling you they miss you

swimming with sea turtles George Gissing’s short story: The House of Cobwebs a comfortable chair

a sweet writing desk flexibility the perfect half-moon

the low, constant hum of a vast city the Acropolis being in the moment

being generous wild parrots in the bougainvillae dreaming about friends from long ago

an antique mirror from another era elephants the cool of evening in the desert

the discovery that we’re not made of atoms but of light Ganesha – the start of a new journey ice cream on a hot summer night

dawn in a city intriguing maps Lakshmi

Wild mountain thyme on Scottish moors a sudden thought that helps you understand everything birthday cake