Here is a mention of things that have been making me grin. A newly purchased stack of Ramona Quimby books that I've never read before. The Pumpkins' Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Francesca Lia Block's The Rose And The Beast, which is a stunning retelling of assorted fairytales. Fruit jello. White powdered donuts. Frozefruit coconut bars. Vivid adventurous dreams that are storming my sleeping patterns. The reality of a baby smiling within me.