- A bike ride through the emptiness of Vondelpark on a stormy day
- A stiff breeze sweeping sleet and rain in my face
- The cold sting cooling my brain
- A sore burn reminding my hamstrings of a killer workout
- A stork gracefully stepping through the grass
- Spring blossom unperturbed by the night’s frost
- Being grounded by the heavenly needles of my acupuncturist and dear friend Sandra
- Light fooling the eye into believing the lucent snowdrop is white
- The fluffy tail of a dog waving defiant and high
- Eating a bar of Hands Off Double Dark chocolate because I got wet twice
- Having a drink with my pal Laura
- The prospect of introducing one-year-old Tommy to Chagall
- Working the line edits of my middle grade adventure novel
- The art on my desk
- Listening for the quietest sound (the patter of raindrops on the ledge)
- Knowing that the book birth of Boreas en de duizend eilanden is only a month and a half away
What makes you happy?
Art on my desk
Mina Witteman 
Life in general makes me happy. More specifically though? Learning new things, like an armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes at a time under water. Oh, and your friendship makes me happy too.
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I did NOT know that, about the armadillo. That is so the kind of thing I want to know. And you being my friend: bliss!
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