What Makes You Happy

Finishing a quilt. The smell of the lilac coming into the house. Opening a packet of Fry's Turkish delight.DH being silly.

My DD cooking me a nice dinner, as she will later today. She uses actual recipes! From the 'puter!

Apart from everyday things family, friends and a good day out I really REALLY love getting a new book. A book that I have been waiting for, one from a series I follow and with characters I know. I love that new book smell and I love the anticipation of bringing it home from the shop. I know its easier to get it delivered and I know kindle is less wasteful, but oh I really love a new book! Books make me happy.

Watching grass grow - yes really. My newly re-seeded lawn has just started to get the green haze of new grass seedlings over it.

I love spending time with my grandchildren
We played ten pin bowls the other day and I won one of the games
Not bad for an eighty year old

Being with my daughters and grandchildren. Having a day out with my best friend. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Singing in the car to favourite songs on a CD. A new book, a glass of wine, and some chocolate. Watching a favourite TV programme. Summer and buying new sandals. Laughing at some of the posts on Gransnet tonight, the song lyrics were brilliant. Being alive I couldn't do any of these things if I wasn't!

How nice to read all the things that make you happy, It gave me Goosebumps, so lovely[flower]

My family, get-togethers with the people I love, baby news/a new baby being born, being by the sea, watching something wonderful on TV with DH and a glass of wine to hand, waking up to perfect English Spring weather as it has been here today, Christmas Day, putting my head on the pillow knowing I don’t have to get up for work in the morning.

Sorry Stanley Holloway. I'd rather be drownded than done (Runcorn Ferry)

Getting a bargain. "I'd rather be drowned than done"

Being with my family, sunshine, being by the sea, nice food and wine.

Where I live makes me happy. I always wanted to be surrounded by trees and fields and I finally achieved it five years ago.

A day at home pottering in the garden, cooking something nice for dinner, glass f wine, early night.

A warm pussy compost heap, just tuning mine, lovely smell of humus, and thoughts of what it will produce.

Good weather, beautiful scenery and walks, visiting somewhere new, going away with my husband, a good book. strong coffee in the morning.

Leaving work for a few days off having cleared everything.

Spending time with family.

Going to church.

Listening to my GKs play.

A new handbag.

Sitting in an armchair·······Just remembering.

Xx

Been to Falmouth, Redruth, and other places in the duchy many times. Bought both my boats in Cornwall. Took my sailing qualifications in the Yealm.
It's only since DH died I've stopped sailing.
I sold the boat and started cruising, which I enjoy. But it's not the same as being at the helm of a boat.

Take your next cruise to Cornwall, galen! I used to eat them at Rick Stein's before he got famous. And buy them at the fish market. I really miss Cornwall, and have to admit that it's largely because of the seafood.

Having been down our local marina for lunch today with a a judicial friend, we were looking at her new 44' yacht that they're sailing to the med for 6/12.
I suddenly realised how much I missed the one sold when my husband died!
Ous wasn't anything like that one but I really want to be at sea on a yacht again.

Mountains make me happy. The ocean makes me happy. Memories of mountain hikes and swimming in rivers makes me happy. Other memories too, including recent ones.

Lobster and really fresh just opened oysters. Not had them for years!

And eating lobster. Mustn't forget that one. Drinking champagne at the same time - even better.

Walking along a sandy beach in a swimming costume with bare feet in the late afternoon sunshine, looking for white stones and shells, little warm waves lapping at my toes.

Sitting in my arbour seat at the end of a day of working in the garden, watching the sun go down, with a glass of wine.

Watching a silly film with DBH, laughing together.

Getting a phone call from the DCs 'just because', although we all communicate most days on facebook messaging.

Evenings spent with groups of friends, book club and knitting club in particular, when we are all relaxed.

Smail argues that the people who are truly happy are the ones who are totally absorbed in something they enjoy and have what they do valued by others.

I used to wonder why I was happy at work sometimes and not others even though I was doing the same job, and that's the answer.

Seeing my 20 months old DGS on FaceTime-he's got chickenpox at moment. He insists on giving Nonna a kiss via the laptop ......completely melts my heart, seeing him, DS and DDIL together.

Spending time pootling around the garden in the sunshine, growing things from seed.

Counting my blessings and enjoying my family