10 Things, vol 27

 10 Things is my weekly list of things that are making me smile right now. Please share your own grin-inducing items and events in the comments!

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1. Kalamata olives (especially as part of a tasty lemon-olive-chicken dish)

2. A great meeting with an instructor I'll be working with starting next week

3. Finding free novels in a streetside giveaway box

4. Working on a new hat design for the shop 

5. The first disc of season 2 of The Vampire Diaries. Hooray for Friday tv-watching marathons!!!

6. Applewood smoked swiss cheese with a honeycrisp apple as an "I just got home from school" snack

7. Pulling out all the handknit socks for fall

8. Finding a full-length mirror for just $17 - bargains make me really happy

9. Monorail kitty on the back of the couch

10. Adding more and more art to the walls