My favorite things..the whistling breeze in the pines..the sound of my kids' laughter..the smell of clean mountain dirt..love given by an old canine friend..the feel of freshly fallen powder..the excitement of caution thrown to the wind..the crispness of a cool mountain morning..the smile of a happy child..the curl of smoke from an evening fire..the sparkle in the eyes of someone in love..a loud Bach concerto. My least favorite things..a mistrustful heart..inability to empathize..one without appreciation for music..an apathetic spirit..an unkind soul..one who doesn't know themselves well..a house devoid of love..a life without laughter..one without regard for animals.