Hilarious Christmas cardsLunch on the beach this time of yearHow fast time flies at workA low-key New Year’s EveFamily-run businessesWatching my kids in a church Christmas programAssateague’s Life of the Marsh trailNaps on a hammockA bunch of appetizers for dinnerFree bulk pick-up days in BerlinTaking the train to NYC

Spending a weekend in NYCBeing read to by my sonSeeing a fox on my morning runTraveling by trainThe show, ‘Broadchurch’When an old dog gets adoptedOysters any styleHandmade ornaments from my kidsPacking for a warm vacationThe atmosphere and tradition of Berlin’s Christmas paradeWhen car accidents look worse than they are

Oyster dressing on ThanksgivingSeeing friends’ newborn photos on FacebookThe amazing connection between special needs children and horsesWatching a puppy runAll the emails I deleted on Cyber MondayHugs at the same time from my sonsSmell of a construction siteMy kids collecting the offering at churchPeople learning to surf at an older ageOld Michael Jordan highlightsThe first… Read more »

A hard workout on Thanksgiving morningOur new solar panels at our officeThe new Beach Bounce in WOCModern Family re-runsReading local history booksSitting back and observing at a public placePeople with great memoriesWhen a new restaurant impressesVacationsFreshly sharpened pencil’s smellCold night fires

How warm this fall has beenWatching my sons play wrestleA big Sunday morning breakfast after churchA quiet car motorPasta with meat sauceHow quickly France retaliatedWalking through a school in sessionWhen a kid laughs in deep sleepAn elderly couple laughing together while out to eatPeanut butter on warm toastWaking up sore from a workout

Watching youth sportsReading the editorial section of newspapers while travelingSurprising my kidsHonest restaurant reviewsKids who do not wear flat brim hatsA movie with a great soundtrackBeing able to eavesdrop and understand people speaking SpanishA great night’s sleepProductive quiet time at my deskStill using an old school pencilReading in a quiet house

Church bells ringing in Berlin on Sunday morningsUpward SoccerBeing a part of a churchLearning a new wordMaking breakfast for dinnerThat the Royals won the SeriesBerlin’s Halloween passionBeing able to read the Sunday paper before my kids wake upFramed black-and-white photosWarm mornings this time of yearWind chimes in the distance

Falling asleep quickly at nightA big hug from a kidOld sayings that are still true todayHearing my son read from his new joke bookQuick, productive phone callsA heated steering wheel on a cold morningThe feeling leaving a massageGoofy childhood names that stay with someoneAn old dog’s excitement over a treatIce cream on a cold dayThe… Read more »

A “pay it forward” actYouth sports not taken too seriousTaking Friday afternoons offA big kitchenFinding a keeper conch shellA good and fair handymanPhones with a long battery lifeLittle pumpkinsHow my kids love HalloweenConcerts with friendsA vehicle with a quick defrost

Good sportsmanship in youth sportsParades on the BoardwalkRunning on Edgewater AvenueIce cream after having steamed crabsWork days with no appointmentsPaul Giamatti moviesVirginia Beach’s Boardwalk bike pathWhen my kids help make dinnerOctober beach daysWhen construction projects are completed on timeOld black-and-white family photos