December Gratitude - Day 4

 I am grateful for a fabulous cardiologist. 💓

I started my relationship with him in 2008. At our annual visit yesterday, he encouraged me to fast once a week. We also discussed our favorite fish. We agree - Sea Bream. Unfortunately, it is not available in the US. 

I thought I would share a few hearts from my digital collection:

December Gratitude - Day 3

 Snow. I am grateful for snow. It is beautiful. Our snow this past weekend came on a day that we were not going anywhere and I could appreciate just looking and admiring. I am also very grateful for my neighbor who plowed us out. 

December Gratitude Day 2

 I am grateful for the freedom to explore other cultures and religions. 

December Gratitude - Day 1

 I am grateful for the time I had with my son over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. He drove up from St. Louis on Wednesday and promptly decided that we needed to set up the Christmas tree. It was a joy to see him happy. 

It was especially nice to have him here to help with snow removal. We did get a lot! By Sunday at lunch time, the drive was melting and drying off. He decided it was a good time to drive home (before another round of snow kept him here longer!)

The time spent together was good. Actually, it was great! He will be back for Christmas. I am looking forward to more quality family time.

Japan: Nara

 Such a fun city! 3000 deer roam the streets looking for biscuits!

I loved how they bowed, asking for biscuits

This is not a deer!

Japan

 A few more shots. There was a fabulous market at the train station. 

A thousand Yen is between 6 and 7.00 American dollars. This shop seemed a little pricey for a few things, but it was downtown in a major city. Really no different that shopping downtown Chicago.  It was fun to "window shop" and enjoy the sights and smells.