This is … what makes me happy
A photo of my children is predictable, isn’t it?
Watching Clare and Stella play and laugh together makes me happy. I am often astounded at how much pleasure I receive in watching them giggle and interact, especially now that Stella is old enough to play in a more deliberate way.
This also makes me happy.
Learning a new skill. Sewing, putting pattern and colour together, seeing something grow that wasn’t there before.
Amazon also makes me happy!
What else makes me happy? Hubby, of course! My parents, my extended family, my friends. Looking across Melbourne on a chilly winter morning watching the hot air balloons floating over the city. A cup of decaf coffee and a caramel slice. A night of uninterrupted sleep. Time on my own. Being up to date with the ironing (that one is especially for you Freya). Theatre and musicals. Having actually finished reading the assigned book in time for book group. Dinner out with my mother’s group. Time on my own. Good food. Good wine. Friday afternoons. Nice comments on my blog. Living in Australia. Good health. Community. Finally succeeding with breastfeeding. Visiting craft markets. Managing to keep the balls I’m juggling all up in the air. Counting my blessings. And have I mentioned time on my own?
Thanks again to Angela for hosting “this is” and to Jacinta for a truly wonderful, thought provoking theme.
I see you succumbed (is that how you SPELL it??) to the temptation of those two books you were looking at in my studio. Hope the gift voucher paid for some of them…? Oh – I just remembered that I left something in my Amazon cart last night….must go back and buy it. See you in about….oooooh, three books time..?
Your daughters are so cute! Sewing makes me happy, and so do my kids and hubby too. They are the love of my life.
What a great happy list-one think you can’t beat is playing giggling children!
Small post script…. it was only TWO books this time.
A great list and gorgeous photo of the girls! I love the “time alone” bit, it seems like that’s something many of us need.
Time on one’s own…that transcends age and location.
That’s such a sweet photo of your daughters!
Also, The Art of Manipulating Fabric is an amazing book. I’m not sure I’ll ever get around to trying some of the more intricate techniques, but seeing how they’re put together is just fascinating.
Lara, another reason to like you – theatre and musicals. We have so much in common.
A lovely photo of your daughters.
Those are happy things indeed. 🙂
Lovely churn dashes! Yes there is something so serene in cuddling a new born. In the early days with my children, if felt awful if I had to even put them down to prepare dinner. LOL Now they are very independant sawing, trampolining and going into town.
I have finally started to crochet! Thank you so much for your help.
Love the quilt, you’ve picked the perfect border and I too am blessed with many things to be happy about.
I like the borders you have put on the churn dash – it really brings it to life.
your quilt looks just beautiful – the photo of your two daughters is lovely too. When my children have fun together it really makes me happy too. Love your little one for Mirabel too!