Little things

JaneJudge
Now that would be my kind of dog. Any chance of GN's seeing a picture ?

If the house is quiet and I can hear a barge put-putting along the canal at the back of the house, I run upstairs to the bedroom where I can watch it go by. It brightens my day.

Proper coffee
My granddaughter's smile
A flower on my houseplant
Gransnet!

The view from my back windows, miles of fields, hedges and hills without another house in sight.

Following on from that, blessed peace and quiet apart from birds and the odd tractor working.

A few roses still in bloom on my climbers.

Emails from my friends, just a few lines mean so much.

My new secateurs came yesterday and I'm so pleased with them. I've always found those I've bought hard to open and hard to use. These were labelled 'ladies' secateurs and, apart from being pink they come in two sizes 6'' and 7'', feel comfortable to use and are easy to open. Had to rush out and do a bit of pruning. Happy bunny.

I love the little things, like finding a good book in the library;
enjoying a new series on tv; going for a walk in the country and finding a rare wild-flower or spotting an unusual bird.
And yes, a lovely new hand-cream too.

Just sitting on a bench having a coffee outdoors with a lovely lake to watch the swans and other birds. Lovely Autumnal scents and temperature that even the rain couldn't dampen.

My little fig tree which I always water all year round, it has just got its leaves after our winter. I planted it about 3 years ago, it is still a baby. The currawong who visits everyday and comes when I call him. Coffee, freshly brewed and drunk outside in the sun. I like to sew in the evenings and watch whatever I’m making take shape.

The little things:

DH making tea in bed for us every morning.

The beautiful brown eyes of our dog saying 'Good Morning, where's my biscuit?'

The sheep in the field opposite our house, it reminds me how different and better life here is to London and how lucky we are.

Our Virginia Creeper, which has now turned bright red, glowing like it's on fire in the morning sun.

The smell of coffee brewing.

The smell of the sea and the wind in my hair.

The first bulbs popping up each Spring.

I've just come in and had a wonderful welcome from one of our Maine Coons. He inserted himself like a furry purring jelly on to my knee from the sofa. It felt like he'd really missed me. It was a lovely feeling. Now he's snoring loudly - not so good!
Another little thing is having a good programme recorded to look forward to.

I love rose handcream or rose anything really, usually by BodyShop and their soap. But have just orderd the one mentioned on Amazon a tad pricy but worth it if the smell is good and lasts

The past year and a bit has certainly made me appreciate the little things. Popping into the library for a browse without having to book an appointment first cheered me up today.

Opening a new book….all that unknown enjoyment. And with it a perfect cup of ( loose-leaf) tea in a bone China cup bought years ago as I “ exited through the gift shop” at Hever castle!

I put a collar with our address and telephone number on our little stray cat, quite expecting him to do his level best to take it off and probably succeeding.

That is after all normal cat behaviour when you insist on something as daft as a collar.

He lay down and purred, absolutely thrilled by his collar and wore it proudly for the rest of his life, which unfortunately was not long, but that had nothing to do with the collar.

Awwww. grandtanteJE65. So sorry about that poor puss. He must have been proud to have a collar.
Recently DGS was found to need glasses. His parents and teachers were trying to be do tactful etc but lo and behold the wee boy was absolutely thrilled to have glasses - they're cool apparently!

Aveline, I have two Birman girls, they are the same!

So sorry grandtante but what a lovely story and how pleased and proud he must have felt to have a collar.
My little things are how gently my big (outwardly) fierce dog takes a titbit from my hand with her lovely soft, warm mouth, watching her enjoy her food, watching bulbs and plants come back through the ground, watching the seasons change and watching and listening to all the birds in my garden.

Lots of things, sunshine,clean bed linen,hot buttered toast.

My morning coffee, the washer/dryer taking care of the laundry in this weather, putting the heating on if I’m cold. Bliss!

L'Occitane has lovely rose hand cream...

I also enjoy my time spent reading - makes me feel so fulfilled and then marking my books as read on Goodreads..

Enjoy watching my house plants grow and develop, every new leaf makes me happy..

Smell of lavender spray on my pillow before going to bed..

Manuka Honey night cream feel on my skin.