♥52 Weeks of Happy♥ 51/52

Hello Lovelies,
I hope this hectic week has been kind to you. December is flying along so speedily and we have now passed the winter solstice....here's to longer daylight hours.

  Here's my penultimate post about some of the small joys I have been blessed with over the last seven days.

1. A family boat trip to help celebrate my brother in law's  birthday last Sunday.........

It felt very different being on the river, rather than beside it. The weather was quite mild and we even saw a little watery winter sunshine...........

and lots of birds, including this cormorant silhouetted against the dramatic sky.........

It was very relaxing to potter along enjoying a chat and  a warn drink........

 watching the riverbank and the reflections.

2. Panettone for lunch yesterday.
Ooooh, this was yummy...so sweet, soft and citrusy. I may have accidentally eaten almost all of it myself...ooops.

3. Sunshine on my dresser.
I still love my Welsh dresser . It's in a dark corner of my dining room so it's hard to get a decent photo of it. But at this time of year, in the middle of the day, the low sun shines right into that dark corner..........

And I'm so pleased as there are things on it's shelves that are making me very happy right now.

The first is a thrifted jug I found this week. The colours of it's sweet rose design looked festive to me.
Next to it stands a handmade Christmas card , painted by my Youngest. I think it's gorgeous and I had to smile when I saw that his teacher had photographed and reduced his original artwork....just like I did with mine...........

4. Another special Christmas card  ..........

 I opened this card, from a friend at work , yesterday morning and it was such a surprise.

 You see it's of a place that was immediately recognisable to me. It's the village when I grew up.

I'm pretty sure my friend just chose the card because she loved it......as do I......but the image it even more special to me because of my connection to it's setting. You can see my pictures of Haworth HERE.( it's a long post )

The artist is Susan Ridyard and you can see more of here work HERE Her site also says this card is for sale in "The Works" .

This lovely painting makes a pretty place look even nicer than reality. You can click on the image to make it bigger.

I love all the little details like the smoke from the chimneys and the icicles. The light in the windows , the wonderful moonlit sky and all the sweet people. 

 I'm sure I'll be keeping these cards , putting them safely away with the Christmas decorations , to be enjoyed in future years.

Since I'm working tomorrow and Christmas eve I'll take the opportunity now to send you lovelies the warmest of Christmas wishes. Wishing you a happy time with those you love.

Jacquie x