Simple Pleasures

Reading about the lady that wanted to celebrate her 100^th birthday doing yard work because she loved the smell of cut grass reminds me of how important the simple pleasures in life (mine especially) really are. Noisy grandkids leaving an obstacle course of hastily strewn toys, the smell of the sea, sand in the bottom of the bathtub despite rinsing with the hose and bucket out on the driveway are things that make me smile and I like remembering them long after the house returns to empty. Maybe it has something to do with how the lazy days of summer seem like prime time for memorable moments. Either way I’m glad the lady got her wish on her 100^th birthday, thanks to the help of the grounds crew at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She pushed one of the university's mowers and then helped plant flowers near the student union on campus. I hope she gets a few more summers to smell the cut grass again in the future. Maybe for you and me it’s about taking time to smell the roses but for Trudy Price it’s the smell of cut grass and the kiss of the warm sun in the summertime. She’s a lucky lady (and I am blessed with that same kind of luck too).