Mary Niehaus

My Favorite Things
With apologies to Rogers and Hammerstein
(Feel free to hum along as you read...)

New Broadway shows and old films from the forties
Mystery thrillers and outerspace sorties
Charles Dickens' novels and also Steve King's,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Songs by Sinatra and old Celtic troopers
Listening to opera up close as a "super"
Traveling the world via wheels and wings
These are a few of my favorite things.

Roses, tomatoes and seashores that smell nice
Hugs from my sons who don't have to be asked twice
E-mail from grandchildren: What joy it brings!
These are a few of my favorite things.

When I'm writing for UC magazine, I'm really glad
To help tell the stories about this great campus,
and what a good time I've had.

Mary Niehaus, former assistant editor
UC Magazine