Simple pleasures

[flyangler18]

Happy New Year!

Feel free to add to the list; this is a small list of things that I really enjoy:

- freshly roasted coffee (by me!)
- the smell (and taste!) of sourdough bread just out of the oven
- early morning runs with the dogs
- Saturday afternoon naps (especially when a rain is falling)
- discovering a new beer
- the smell of a mash
- the satisfaction of making something completely from scratch and calling it your own.

 

[Zymurgrafi]

I will second all of the above!

-warm, comfortable, and crazy looking socks. (said simple right )
-A hug from my wife.
-Hugs from my kids and hearing them say they love me.

 

[jmulligan]

- a 70 degree, sunshiny day with a light breeze to blow my hair
- ocean breeze smell and sound
- the sound of tree leaves rustling
- old people telling dirty jokes

 

[Melana]

The smell of meat smoking....

 

[shecky]

Seeing my girls sing "Dancing Queen" from Mama Mia at the top of their lungs with made-up dance moves. They had apparently been working hard on the routine while I was away.

 

[flyangler18]

Seeing my girls sing "Dancing Queen" from Mama Mia at the top of their lungs with made-up dance moves. They had apparently been working hard on the routine while I was away.

That's awesome, Ed! I'm sure just coming home to see your wife and girls after being away in Toronto is a pleasure all of its own.

 

[shecky]

That's awesome, Ed! I'm sure just coming home to see your wife and girls after being away in Toronto is a pleasure all of its own.

I forgot to mention that. Going away blows, coming back rocks. They ran outside in their bare feet yesterday (it was 28 degrees) when I pulled in the driveway. Awesome.:rockin:

 

[flyangler18]

- board games. I love Scrabble.
- crosswords, especially the NYT.
- jigsaw puzzles

 

[shecky]

- a good book
- a trip to the LHBS (finally)
- my own bed after being away
- flying over Niagara Falls
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[flyangler18]

- a good book

+1 to this. Especially one that I haven't read in a long time, but I know like an old friend.

 

[olllllo]

raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

- Easy to make joke posts.

 

[flyangler18]

- Easy to make joke posts.

Well-played, sir, well-played.

 

[MrNate]

...And a little bit of chicken fried.

 

[TeufelBrew]

+1 to all the above.

Roasted veggies of just about any kind.
Feeling a fish bite, especially the first one of the season.
My daughter calling to say, "I wanted to tell you I Love you".
Making things by hand.
Country music on a long solo motorcycle ride.

 

[Milhouse]

Finding a peanut M & M between my cushions in my couch.

 

[shecky]

Finding a peanut M & M between my cushions in my couch.

Note to self: do not accept snacks from Milhouse.

- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- waking up

 

[DeathBrewer]

shecky, i'll counter your waking up with:

- sleeping in

also:

- hot homemade stew on a chilly evening
- nature shows while smoking on a relaxing sunday afternoon (yesterday while brewing)
- family visits (my dad comes to town on wednesday)

 

[shecky]

shecky, i'll counter your waking up with:

- sleeping in

also:

- hot homemade stew on a chilly evening
- nature shows while smoking on a relaxing sunday afternoon (yesterday while brewing)
- family visits (my dad comes to town on wednesday)

And I'll counter your family visits with:

- my family returning to its respective homes

also:

- the sound of silence
- a peanut butter cookie

 

[flyangler18]

the sound of silence

You? A Simon and Garfunkel fan?

 

[jmulligan]

- that whooshy pop sound that a tennis ball container makes when you first open it
- popping bubble wrap (or those bubble bags and scaring the crap out of someone who wasn't expecting it)

 

[shecky]

You? A Simon and Garfunkel fan?

No, but I do love the sound of silence. As much as I love my kids, I also cherish an afternoon alone.

Like this one.

 

[GregR]

Going up north to visit the family
seeing my niece
going back down south to get away from the family
Moms home cooking
disc gold, some friends, and a back back full of beer
fishing off the pier at night.

 

[Rezilynt]

Answering the phone and hearing an excited "hi papa" from your 2 yr old granddaughter
The feel of soft green grass on my feet

 

[flyangler18]

- campfires
- the first trout of the season
- snowdays
- hiking during the peak of fall colors

 

[DeathBrewer]

And I'll counter your family visits with:

- my family returning to its respective homes

also:

- the sound of silence
- a peanut butter cookie

and i'll counter your sound of silence with

- the sound of heavy metal

and that peanut butter cookie better be a girl scout. it's not the best unless it's loaded with trans fat

i'll also add:

- quiet days at work (i'm all alone in the warehouse, but the day is slow and there is only one shipment. this is nice.)

 

[shecky]

and i'll counter your sound of silence with

- the sound of heavy metal

and that peanut butter cookie better be a girl scout. it's not the best unless it's loaded with trans fat

i'll also add:

- quiet days at work (i'm all alone in the warehouse, but the day is slow and there is only one shipment. this is nice.)

Oh, oh, now I have to agree with you again. I love the sound of metal (though my version of metal is quite different than yours, I bet)

I'll consider that peanut butter cookie line your official order from my Girl Scout daughter. They'll be on their way in a few weeks.

 

[flyangler18]

I'll consider that peanut butter cookie line your official order from my Girl Scout daughter. They'll be on their way in a few weeks.

Hey, if you're taking orders.....

Not many Girl Scouts around here.

- Thin Mints out of the freezer.

 

[jmulligan]

- half-melted Tagalongs!

 

[farmbrewernw]

-The sound of a well recorded album
-my cat sleeping on my lap
-my dog licking my face
-long walks with my wife

 

[DeathBrewer]

Oh, oh, now I have to agree with you again. I love the sound of metal (though my version of metal is quite different than yours, I bet)

really...what's your version? currently on disc in my truck: gravedigger, iced earth, iron maiden, judas priest, pantera, testament, bal-sagoth, slayer, and more...

I'll consider that peanut butter cookie line your official order from my Girl Scout daughter. They'll be on their way in a few weeks.

that's actually fine with me. i'll take four boxes of tagalogs, plz. and i'll eat them all in one sitting and make myself sick. like always.

- bull****ting on HBT. it's FTW.