Heaven is.....

I certainly intended this to be one of the threads we could all enjoy without any sniping. Shall we just forget the diversion and carry on with our pleasant chat?

Feetle - I am not sure if you failed to notice that I began the OP with that quote? Or did I get it wrong in some way?

Walking on a sunny beach, a small hand in each of mine and constant chattering about what is on the beach, in the rock pool, what's for lunch, what makes the sun keep going and why can't a cousin be your brother too!.......

Oh dear - now you have reminded me that my first sight of the coral on my yearly snorkeling holiday puts me in heaven too! And opening a new book - and eating coffee ice cream with cream on top. I guess life is just full of good things.

Putting a £1 on a horse at 80/1 and being there to see it win at the Cheltenham Festival . Although in a few weeks time it will be lying on the sofa watching BBC4 into the early hours knowing I haven't got to get up for work the next morning . Going back a few years it would have been seeing the children fast asleep in their beds knowing they were safe.

Tegan right on the money . [

Midnight skinny dipping with someone special

Getting a positive pregnancy test just before the appointment at the fertility clinic

A very happy New Years Eve with a gang of very special friends

A family BBQ with DDs , SiLs and DGC, DH & me.

Last night's starry sky and the hedgehog that snuffled by!

Gosh..so many heavenly moments ... could also list some hellish ones

Ooh! nanaej - saucy!!
(You did get the quote right - of course)

Haha! iI am sure we have all had our moments Grace

Middle of the night in Bray harbour in Aldeney haveing a last night drink with my late OH on a balmy summer night. Watching the moon drift over the island and admiring the Milky Way!

That's the celestial one, not the confectionary!

Ah galen you have such romantic memories. That's lovely.
For me it is spending time with my grandchildren.

Laughing, especially with my 15yr old DGS who is definitely on my wavelength. He helped me in the garden today while his younger brother was fishing with Grandpa. We sat in the shade drinking lemonade shandy and putting the world to rights. Heaven!

Sitting on the sofa this morning with my three cats snuggled next to me purring contentedly, clearly fit, well and forgiving after their three-month separation from us and their long journey to New Zealand.

The first time I held my new born granddaughter came pretty close.

Then there was the day I went with my daughter to choose her wedding dress, and we both dissolved in tears of joy!

And more seriously, the day I was discharged from hospital with an "all clear" from my oncologist. As I walked outside, the leaves on the trees truly looked more green than I had ever noticed, the blue in the sky was incredible, and just sitting in my conservatory, watching birds at the bird table, I had a feeling of peace which could only be described as my idea of heaven!

....walking around Poets' Walk (Cliff Edge and area of natural beauty) with the dog, first thing in the morning. Haven't been able to do this much since my hip op but managed it yesterday

Isn't that Clevedon?

Sure is Galen. Then on to the Pill.

Never done it. Only been here 35years, haven't got round to it. Is it disabled (scooter) access able?

Sadly it is very hilly so I have to be feeling 'on top' before attempting it. That's why it was good doing it yesterday.

Daft like, I missed the second part of your meesage Galen so have sent you a pm as well

Nice thread - thank you, Greatnan. I had a lovely moment of happiness this week: my 5 year old granddaughter had painted a picture for me, which her mum took home. This is what the note she gave me the next day said:

"Nanny I rilly mad that pitcher for you so I mad you this speshle pitcher becos I love you so much".

The picture was of a lovely pink heart. I thought my heart would burst!

That's lovely hummingbird. I can imagine how you felt. What a special note for her to write.

Arriving at a holiday destination and taking that first breath of 'holiday air'.
DGS, all of 14 and now so lovely to be around, telling me he loves me.
Resting back in gentle sunshine with a warm breeze on a beach, in a flowery meadow, near a stream, in a clearing in a wood so many lovely places!