♥ 52 Weeks of Happy♥ 36/52

Hello lovelies,
I do love having to do these happy posts. Mainly because they help you record little moments that are special. But also because they are a great way to share a few images , which otherwise would be difficult to use in a post.
 I do like Heather's "on my camera" posts as they allow a few words about varied subjects too. I might have to "borrow" her idea next year. Sometimes it's hard to come up with an interesting title as well so I like being able to avoid that occasionally :0)

Here are my small joys from the first week in September, such a lovely month. I will always love May the best, but September is kind of special too. I think it's the gorgeous golden light and the mellow heat, the misty mornings and the fruit.

1. Baking with my youngest boy and my lovely niece. They had a great time making these scrummy choc chip cookies after a sunny walk to the shops for the ingredients, It was nice to enjoy their company on a day when the older children were already back at school.............

2. Red tomatoes. It's the first time I've successfully grown tomatoes. There are not that many as I let the plants to get too much foliage, but we are enjoying a few tasty homegrown fruits..........

3. A day out with Mum when all the boys were back at school. It's the first time the two of us have been out together properly since before she was ill.
The weather was so hot on Thursday. We picnicked in the nature reserve it was so peaceful, save for when the working barge chugged by and I love to see them too............

Mum did really well and managed a walk around the visitor centre .........

We also did a little shopping and she treated my to these lovely sandals, a belated birthday gift........

 They are "Clarkes" like my old pair, which I have worn and loved so much for the last 3 years that they are finally falling to bits. Thank you Mum.

From buying sandals to making soup,this post seems to be a bit of an inter-seasonal mash up :0)

4. Spiced Carrot and Lentil soup. I do like making soup and now the weather is a bit cooler I thought I would try a new recipe...........

I put an onion in mine and used 1 tsp of ground cumin as I didn't have cumin seeds....it's was VERY tasty . 

I'll definitely make another batch sometime, maybe with a little less spice.

ohhhh speaking of spice ........THANK YOU for letting me know what my mystery "what not" from last weeks Happy post was :0)

 It's perfect to keep my most used herbs and spices handy.I love it 

Finally........ thank you also for your encouraging comments on my last running post. I know I've said it before , but they really do help . I've run a total of 15 miles so far this week and my long run ( 7 and a 1/2 miles) went well this morning.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend lovelies.

Jacquie x