Happy Things Here and Now

Hello Lovelies,

would you believe I have two more posts worth of photos to share with you from our Yorkshire weekend? ...I know!

I'll get round to sharing more special places soon, but they do tend to make me slightly melancholy........Wistful for another time and place. And yet  I know my life is blessed right now. I have a wonderful family and a job I enjoy doing part time........I'm lucky.

 I feel the need to focus on the small things that are making me happy right now....so here they are.

1. Gardening.

I've been clearing away dead foliage and pruning leggy plants this weekend. There's still more that needs doing, but the garden is already looking more loved and I'm enjoying a few roses that I rescued from the prunings...........

2. Walking with Mr BM. Hubby's work is a bit intermittent right now. Not the best of situations, but it does give us time together in the week when I get a day off............

3. Yarn bombing on the sign of one of my favourite independent local shops :0)..........

Also in town, the park is looking extra pretty with new fountains in front of the museum..........

4. Baking for my boys........

THIS simple recipe to make some after school treats...............

5. Reading
After I finished reading longbourn ( I loved it ) I wanted to read Pride and Prejudice but it wasn't in the library when I visited, and the sweet cover on this classic caught my eye..........

I loved the embroidery design, look it even continues inside.......and you can see the back of the stitches :0)

I've never read LITTLE WOMEN before ( or seen the film) but I'm enjoying it hugely so far. It's so beautifully written and touching. Don't tell me what happens will you!

6. Piles of crochet circles.
Every time I open my bedroom cupboard I see these circles which are going to be a blanket....someday............

I've got over one hundred now and I was feeling a little unsure about my choice of colours in this project.

so I decided to join a few more together to check if all will be well..........

Yipee.......yes I think it will....phew.

I love these happy bits of yarn...........

and messing about taking pretty photos of them :0)

So many things to feel happy about and lovely blog readers to share them with.......thank you for coming to visit me and leaving messages which always make me happy.

Jacquie x

Happy Things

Hello Lovelies,

Just sharing a few things that have made me happy over the past few days. Firstly.........

Sunshine on my Kitchen windowsill and a gorgeous vivid pink Cyclamen...........

I love the pretty flowers and the way the buds look as they grow..........

just perfect

Secondly....Getting out  into the countryside while the trees still have some leaves. It's cold here now but we have been lucky with the sunshine too.......

Noticing some wonderfully green moss at my feet...........

And crunchy leaves underneath them..........

Walking with my eldest on Saturday , enjoying each others company and the bright bursts of colour still visible in our neighbourhood...........

 There was not much sun yesterday but I still enjoyed I bit of gardening once I had talked myself into braving the cold. I've been doing a bit of  pruning  and  planting tulip bulbs , a gift from my Mum, for a burst of colour next spring ............

It makes me happy to get out in the fresh air when I can , then it's lovely to cozy up indoors with my crochet afterwards.
Jacquie x