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poppysmum Wed 01-Jan-25 13:50:51

what do you really like? i don't mean perhaps collections but something that is really you. perhaps Pinterest boards or things you just look at online or in books for hours dreaming!
I will go first so my five items i choose are;
Beach huts
Flamingos
Caravans older the better
Cath Kidston especially bags
1960s glass vases bubble ones with a coloured base
so what five would you choose?

Nannyof4mummyof2 Thu 02-Jan-25 13:08:03

Good food
Sandy beaches
Grandchildren
Good conversation
Interior design
Crafts
Fashion
Colour

hollysteers Thu 02-Jan-25 13:08:01

Steam trains (big treat was the Orient Express)
Toy theatres and theatregoing
Children’s illustrated books and books in general.
Makeup
Country walks

Scribbles Thu 02-Jan-25 12:59:28

My cat
The first mug of tea in the morning
Flanders
Sunflowers
Pachelbel's Canon

(Tomorrow or yesterday, my list would probably be completely different but these were the five which sprung to mind today).

Trudy1925 Thu 02-Jan-25 12:53:54

Theatre, Drama, Musicals
Music of all genres, playing instruments
Art incl using mixed media
Nature, trees, animals, love practising breathwork outside near the river or sea.
Beaches and beachcombing
Books - I love being in a book club

Sorry that’s far too many, but thank you for the topic @poppysmum it’s really made me focus on all this!

mabon1 Thu 02-Jan-25 12:49:29

Walking, Reading, baking, cooking, gardening, listening to Radio 4, but all come second to my lovely family.

Gillycats Thu 02-Jan-25 12:42:37

All animals
The sea
Plants
History
Lighthouses

tanith Thu 02-Jan-25 12:30:10

The sea
London
Wales
My garden
Reading

nanna8 Thu 02-Jan-25 11:58:33

Animals and birds, especially cats
Yacking with friends
Reading
Swimming in the sea
Sewing

JaneJudge Thu 02-Jan-25 11:56:01

i love your list notspaghetti

JaneJudge Thu 02-Jan-25 11:55:27

I can tell you what pinterest shows me
narrowboats
caravans
Airedale terriers
ikea hacks
really awful american recipes

NotSpaghetti Thu 02-Jan-25 11:46:19

The West coast - (of anywhere - especially at sunset- Wales, Ireland, USA, Scotland, Italy... )

Petrichor - that powerful fragrance of hot earth after rain

Ruins of "habitation" - where others have walked before - such as Parco Archeologico Siris, Rocca di Petrella Salto and out-of-the-way tumbledown farms and cottages in Southern Ireland and rural Wales. Whilst I love the fabulous ruins which are well preserved I especially like the ones that are not -the ones you can "happen" upon.

Old Christmas tree baubles and decorations - especially the ones (that I think are called "open face") where they have an indent usually moulded into a star shape and also the hand beaded ones.

Weaving

bluebird243 Thu 02-Jan-25 10:43:09

Sunshine
Home
Good food
Books
Walks in greenery or by the sea

henetha Thu 02-Jan-25 10:29:05

Dartmoor
The south Devon coast.
Books of all kinds.
Horses
Flamingos

Curlywhirly Thu 02-Jan-25 09:28:38

Georgian architecture
Dogs
Google
Sunshine
Eating out

Retroladywriting Thu 02-Jan-25 09:04:27

Sheep, especially Herdwicks and especially when in the Lake District
Knitting, especially blankets
Sunshine
My garden
Mocha coffee

Aveline Thu 02-Jan-25 09:02:42

Oh no. How could I forget to include cats and other animals to my list. They are very important to me.

Grandma70s Thu 02-Jan-25 08:56:17

Cats
Ballet
Poetry
East Anglia (Benjamin Britten country)
Exercise books and pens for writing.

I really want to add music (classical) and TV, but that makes more than five.

poppysmum Thu 02-Jan-25 08:33:57

wow glad i did this now its a great diverse mix of likes. thank you all

DanniRae Thu 02-Jan-25 07:56:26

No particular order:
Dogs
Tv quizzes
Books
Very old photos of places I know now
Talking to family/friends

madeleine45 Thu 02-Jan-25 06:43:18

Hard to keep it down to five
My place up above Thwaite on the way to Keld any time of the year
Books of every kind
Music and top of the list J S Bach
Art , which is sneaky as I would then have to go to lovely places like Florence and the Yorkshire Sculpture park, to see things in situ
Sailing out at sea in a good breeze on the way to Outer Hebrides

Katyj Thu 02-Jan-25 06:40:27

Baths
Sitting on the sofa
Home decor
My bed
Coffee with friends
And loads more

denbylover Wed 01-Jan-25 22:32:15

Apart from our family:

Hearing the rain on the roof
Water, in any form anywhere
Flowers
Books
Chocolate eclairs

TwiceAsNice Wed 01-Jan-25 22:23:01

Family first but assuming that’s a given - then:

My cats
Time with my best friend
Reading
Holidays
Christmas

lixy Wed 01-Jan-25 22:12:59

Travelling by train and bike
Windy, sunny days
Gardening
Making jams and preserves
Reading stories with children

HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 01-Jan-25 22:01:21

Apart from family,

Cats (all other animals after)
Anything pink
Cake
Rock music
Ricky Gervais