Those little bits of sprinkles that decorate the top of a chocolate doughnut … those little bits of pencil erasers which completely unnerve the cats … the little bits of spinach which stick between your teeth … tiny little bits of glitter which make the stars on the Christmas tree glow in the dark … little bits of plastic snow which turn the inside of the water globe into a winter village scene … which leads to little bits of memories, like the snow globe which slipped from Citizen Kane’s hand as he whispered, “Rosebud …” the little bits of crumbs cookies leave on your chin, whether you’re a small child or an adult …
Life isn’t made up of grand events or huge disasters in ordinary, everyday lives. It’s made up of little bits of this and that … like those little bits of sewing material, too small to make anything but perhaps a quilt … little bits of crayons which get ironed and melted onto muslin to create a never-before-seen design on fabric … little bits of coffee cake being cleared from the floor by a troop of smiling ants …
Or a vignette, musing, just a little bit of writing …