- A heartful of completed conversations

- Sunny, warm weather in San Francisco in FEBRUARY

- The challenge and encouragement of good questions and laughter

- Long-lingering at a delicious breakfast

- Time to unclutter the mind and notice beautiful architecture

- An agreeable, go-with-the-flow cutie of an 8-month-old

- Miles of walking (about 4 miles in San Fran, then redwoods, then Santa Cruz)

- Deep friendship that picks up where it left off no matter the time and distance