My Favourite Things . . .

 

A few of the things which catch my eye, inspire me, pluck at my heart strings, make me smile, or that I just enjoy.  Maybe they will do the same for you.   

 

Strawberry plates . . .  or actually any dishes with strawberries on them at all!  My sister had some when she was first married that I coveted.  

 

Sigh  . . . .  

  

Refrigerator Bran Muffins  . . .  time to make more batter . . .  have just eaten the last muffin.  It has been my breakfast of choice for 12 days running.  This time, the whole recipe instead of a half recipe methinks! 

 

Being able to throw open the windows and let in the fresh air after a long Winter's sleep  . . .  Spring is sprining up everywhere! 

  

Ivy patterned wall paper.  Its in my mother's kitchen . . .  I mean my sister's.  Oops.  I hope she keeps it.  I have always wanted ivy patterned wall paper.  This comes from John Lewis and is £56 a roll if you can imagine! 

 

English Cottage tea cosies . . . 

  

Mis-matched cups.  They make life interesting  . . .  

 

Half canopies  . . .  very elegant  . . . 

  

Spring blossom . . .  its all around us now  . . . 

 

Danish butter cookies  . . .  and they all come in a little frilly cup which makes them taste even better. You can't eat just one! 

  

Old books  . . .  when you think of the number of hands which have held them and gazed upon their pages  . . . its just awe inspiring  . . . 

   

Piano music . . .  I could listen to Paul Cardall for hours and hours and hours  . . .  

 

Hens . . .  they each come with their own personalities  . . .  

 

The British Robin  . . .  I suppose it is technically a European Robin . . .  their birdsong is quite beautiful to wake up to  . . .

I wake from a dream, reach towards day as it hatches, its tiny beak presses against the delicate shell of sky. Today I might learn to fly. ~ Christine Valters Paintner, “Wings” in Dreaming of Stone… 

 

Bumble bees . . . they shouldn't be able to fly technologically speaking, but somehow they do  . . . 

   

Pancakes  . . .  and syrup  . . . and sometimes with tinned peaches, especially if they are buttermilk pancakes  . . . 

 

Vegetable gardens . . .  wish we had better soil than what we do  . . .  they always hold so much promise. You cannot beat freshly picked vegetables . . . 

 

Tippy-toeing bare footed across a wooden floor  . . .  will it creak?  I hope not . . .  

  

New socks . . .  socks that are worth darning . . .  such a luxury  . . . 

 

Old wooden spoons  . . .  they carry the scent of a thousand makes and bakes . . .  every pot of soup cooked  . . .  every pudding stirred  . . .  it is the scent of every hand that has held them.  

 

Poetry.  I carry within me the heart of a poet  . . . 

 

A slice of cake to enjoy   . . . 

  

Fresh clean pages to fill  . . .  

 

Each one of you  . . . .

A thought to carry with you  . . . 

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 *Never regret a day in your life.

Good days bring you happiness

& bad days bring you experience.

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In the kitchen today  . . .  Crispy Smashed New Potatoes  . . .  with dips. 

Hope you have a beautiful day.  Love and be loved! Don't forget!  

 

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And I do too!