……. if you’re lucky, someone else will make you lemonade!!!

Look at this amazing shawl. Last week, the postman delivered a smart black box, and inside was the most stunning shawl, a zingy lime/lemon colour (in Maisie, colourway When Life Hands You lemons), circular in design (the pattern is Daffodils by Marianne Kinsel) and delicately beaded, […]

……. having a cleaner
……. an Amazon delivery
……. hitting a personal best
……. a glass of really good red wine
……. chip shop chips, with lots of vinegar and salt
……. a pair of jeans in a size you haven’t fitted in 10 years
……. a pile of sleeping cats
……. discovering a new author with a large back catalogue
……. orange […]

…….. than a vase full of the first early daffodils?

Yesterday, after visiting the doctor, I was feeling very sorry for myself. Ill for three weeks, hardly been out the house, haven’t seen most of my friends and family since before xmas, and Spring so far away. And then I read an article about some of the aid work being done in Haiti - the lives […]

I loved Rachel’s idea of listing things you like, or that make you happy, and adding to it regularly. Life is so busy that we lose the habit of appreciation, and that makes hard times even harder. So, here’s my current list of happy things:
Luxurious products for the bath/shower. I made an order from Arran […]