One of the best covers of any song is Katie Melua's version of The Cure's classic Just Like Heaven. It's shared below. While it has nothing to do with the words I've written in this post, I do like it. A lot.
I Like…
A book that I don’t wish to end but can’t stop reading until it does
The smell of coffee in the morning and my need for it
The familiar things being comforting
My dog sleeping at my feet
Snow falling in the evening when I’ve no reason to be outdoors in it
The nostalgia of hearing a song and what it meant to me a lifetime ago
Wandering antique stores…remembering and imagining.
The scent in the air announcing rain before it actually happens
The way the afternoon sun angles, hinting autumn is near while the calendar says summer
Bonfires, and fire pits in crisp air,
And fireplace glow
Scents of pine, and cinnamon, and nutmeg,
From candles burning and ovens baking
The way a grocery store smells weeks before Thanksgiving through Christmas,
Apples and pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns
Leaves falling, carpeting the earth’s floor, crunching under our feet
That everything is haunted in October.
I Like…
Bookstores and public libraries
Freshly baked bread, the smell and taste of it
Drinking hot chocolate and finding different ways to make it
Always learning
The joy of travel and the greater joy of returning home
Sleeping in my own bed
Finding art in everything…the way tea pours, the curve of a vase, the shape of a tree,
Music and the peace of mind it gives me listening to it
Writing…composing my thoughts, creating with it
Wine in the evenings
My cameras, capturing magic, freezing time.
I Like...
Spruce trees covered in snow, the branches sloping from the weight of it,
Strands of multi-colored holiday lights woven around it reflecting and muted through the whiteness
Decorating the Christmas tree with ornaments from my travels
Holiday movies and shows of my youth, shown every year, watched every year,
Wearing hats and jackets and coats, the more variety the better
Anticipation…of good, of normalcy, and receiving it
Daydreaming
Never being let down
Unexpected kindness
Peace.
