Too often these days, it seems we drift through life in a mental fog created by a storm of outside stimuli. We miss the unique shapes, textures, aromas and feel of the everyday things around us. It’s sort of like trading our wide-screen color television in for a nine-inch black and white set. The essentials are still there, but the richness has gone. Perhaps it is time to alter our environment a bit and reclaim our joy in living.