Waking up to the smell of coffee, bacon and toast wafting from the kitchen

The Saturday Globe & Mail, a fresh cup of coffee, and time to enjoy them with help from the cat

A new blossom on one of the potted orchids in our living-room window

The smell of earth thawing in the warm spring sun, accompanied by the rush of melt-water in the storm drains

The thud of feline paws galloping down the stairs as we come in the door at the end of a day at work