"I would simply like to reclaim an old and, alas, quite unfashionable private formula: Moderate enjoyment is double enjoyment. And: Do not overlook the little joys!"

Above words by Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) from a 1905 essay titled “On Little Joys,” found in My Belief: Essays on Life and Art – now out of print.

Yes, the sight of Blackberries in the hedges. The Buzzard’s cry. The smell of a second hand bookshop! Little enjoyments. Indeed.

For me a rare cupa in the afternoon. My one coffee of the week is on Mondays when we have a more substantial breakfast, calling for coffee. Good to ring the changes. From time to time.

I am away from Throssel for a week ‘visiting’ and I am appreciating the change of air, change of pace, change of activities, change of daily routine.

Appearances
Change
yet nothing
changed.

The scenes
vibrate
yet nothing
moved.

Fundamentally….