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Sun-Moon

(238 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:49 AM Thursday

What's your daily simple joy? [View all]

Mine is having frothy milk in my coffee every morning. Lived 40 years without knowing the simple joy of warm frothy milk until a trip to Switzerland. Bought a small froth machine as soon as I got home. ☕️

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Watching the animals who turn up beneath my bird feeders after hours. I especially love the opossums. Vinca Yesterday #43