The sound of rain at night in my courtyard Thunderstorms, especially at night or in summer The smell of rain on hot sidewalks The smell of snow/snowing The way cars (don't) sound in snowy streets Light from streetlamps reflected off the snow and onto the sky The feeling of roof shingles Wood-burning stoves, fireplaces Windowseats Things with quilting and/or patchwork, old quilts Touching fabric The sound of scissors through cloth on a hard surface Lilies-of-the-valley Making miniature objects Gardens with willows in them Close friendships with other women Working in the same room as another person The Amelie soundtrack Red with chartreuse Borscht The way Cyrillic handwriting looks French men's names, like Etienne, Cyril, Benoit, Jean-Marie, Loic Decorations people make for just themselves Cemetaries Walking with my eyes closed Being asked questions Getting S.'s poems in the mail every day Driving and singing Road trips My desk back home Thinking about my old apartments The circle of light from a hanging lamp Grass when it is long Seeing first dandelions Anemones, ranunculus, light pink roses, chrysanthemums, carnations

The walk from the 10th Avenue Bridge east to Dinkytown Painting walls with a roller Making places my own The smell of linseed oil Turpentine (smell and word) Walking near water Riding my bike in early spring when the air is cold and smells like flowers Surprises Sending letters The smell of cologne on a man Chanel No. 5 Living in Europe The way blisters feel when they become callus The feeling after I teach a really good class Cashmere, soft wool Camel-colored coats Living in cities Speaking French and understanding what I hear Bicycling at night The street between the two halves of the art building on the UMN campus Summer mornings when it is crisp and clear and blue Ice cream Going swimming My bathing suit Sewing pins with glass heads Glass jars Wearing skirts Paper flowers Going to museums alone and buying postcards afterwards Dancing with people Kiki Smith Asking people questions The accents from Yorkshire, South Africa, and Chile Houseboats and caravans Objects with faces You, most likely

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