Grace in Small Things: Part 229 of 365

1. Figuring out how to make proper hair on my latest doll

2. Shredded carrots with a light, sharp dressing

3. Watching a friend's baby motor around an otherwise empty Thai restaurant to the delight of the owners, who doted on him with fortune cookies

4. Turtleneck sweaters

5. Finding the perfect yarn on sale

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Grace in Small Things: Part 228 of 365

1. Spicy lamb sausages from the deli

2. The down-and-out guy who yelled to me "Violence doesn't pay money!"

3. In a twist I didn't expect, my therapist put her feet on my feet to help ground me.

4. Napping with all three cats

5. The gawkiness of boys just before a growth spurt when their feet become ridiculously oversized

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Grace in Small Things: Part 227 of 365

1. The sweet topping my mother made out of Russian salad dressing and baked on top of meat loaf

2. Breaking out the fall clothes on an unseasonably cool day

3. Walking for hours until my arms bronze in the sun

4. Watching a squirrel bouncing through the tall grass across the street

5. Cabbage moths

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