What makes you happy?

Inspirational quotes make me happy

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Follow your bliss

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“ Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls."

Joseph Campbell

Charbonnel & Walker English rose & violet creams

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Charbonnel & Walker English rose & violet creams make me happy.

Very happy.

Giveaways

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I think that blogging giveaways bring a lot of happiness don't you?

I mean the person hosting the giveaway gets all the fun and excitement of lots of comments and choosing the recipient.

And the winner of the giveaway, well they get the gift don't they.

My friends over at Renaissance have decided to give away a book they have just finished reading. I think that is a lovely idea, the book will go on to be read by someone else rather than sit on a book shelf for maybe years before being opened again.

The book that is being given away is called Footsteps in the Dark and it's written by Georgette Heyer. I expect most of us know Georgette Heyer as a writer of historical romance but this one is a murder mystery.

You'll find the giveaway here at Renaissance Newsletter.

Quotation

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“ Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence"

Aristotle

So what's making you happy?

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So Agatha Christie Week seems to have lasted me a month or so...

Not that it has taken me a month to read just one book but with the

chillier evening it's been nice to curl up with a good book.

It really does make me happy!

Agatha Christie Week makes me happy

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It's Agatha Christie Week

now that makes me happy because I love reading Agatha Christie.

At one time I had every single one of her Miss Marple books in paperback,

I gave them to a neighbour as my book shelves were overflowing. Something I sometimes regret but oh well it made her happy ....

Anyway this week I intend to indulge myself by reading some Agatha Christie only this time I think I'll visit the library and borrow the books rather than buy them.

Free books now that is enough to make anyone happy.

What's been amking you happy since we last spoke?

The Seaside

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The British seaside makes me happy.

With all the fun of the fair, candy floss, ice creams and fish and chips.

Sandcastles, paddling, rock pooling and sitting huddled under towels.

Walking the dog on the beach, collecting shells.....

What makes you happy?

Hydrangeas Make Me Happy

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I'm still on a bit of a floral theme and at the moment it's

my Hydrangeas that are making me happy.

So gorgeous!

But what is actually making me really, really happy about them is

that I've just discovered that it is really easy to dry them.

How happy will I be in deepest winter when I have a vase

of glamourous mophead hydrangeas to remind me of warmer times.

You'll find the instructions here - How To Dry Hydrangea Flowers

Do you think they would make you happy?

Flowers Shop Stories

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I love Sally Page's books.

How can anyone fail to be cheered by those glorious floral photographs.

You can find out more at her website and better still see loads of Sally's photographs

on her blog Flower Shop Stories.

Take a look I'm sure the photographs will make you happy too.

It's Lovely Weather for Ducks

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Another grey rainy day who could believe it is August?

Not that I mind, I'm one of those lucky people who actually like the rain.

Yes that's right folk, rain makes me happy!

The ducks seem quite happy too.

This weekend - Pies & Dahlias make me happy

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The apple & blackberry pie was yummy and yes it made me very happy

and I have enough blackberries left to make another pie which should keep

the whole family happy.

This little dahlia opened her petals this weekend,

she is so pretty,

enough to make anyone happy especially if you've grown her from seed.

So what made you happy this weekend?

Blackberry & Apple Pie

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I just love blackberry and apple pie, I think it might just be my all time favourite.

Yes blackberry and apple pie make me happy.

Very Happy!

So this weekend we will be blackberrying and making pies and

that is going to make me very happy indeed.

I do hope that you do something that makes you happy this weekend.

Puppies make me happy

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Aren't they gorgeous?

A boy and a girl, brother and sister Jack Russell puppies belonging to a friend.

Sundays

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Sundays make me happy.

Time to relax, read the papers, listen to the radio, use vintage china.

Family time.

What makes you happy about Sunday?

Weekends

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Weekends make us happy don't they?

Whatever you are doing this weekend - enjoy.

Would you like to win some flowers?

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Would I be right in thinking that you would be really happy if someone sent you flowers?

Well the wonderful Miss Pickering is celebrating the 3rd anniversary of the arrival of The Hound and her 351st post on her rather lovely blog.

Pop over and leave a comment for a chance to win.

But be quick because I've only just discovered this and entries close at 5pm today.

Caramac

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The car was full of dogs and kids

(who always make me happy, well almost always)

but I needed to stop at the shop for a pint of milk.

And there it was in all it's red and yellow retro glory,

just sitting on the counter,

waiting to be purchased and then consumed - a

Caramac

Could I resist? Of course not.

And it was delicious, all caramelly and melty in the mouth delicious.

That Caramac made me happy.

The childrens' Caramacs' also made them happy

but they reckoned they could have been happier

had I bought two each!

So, today, what makes you happy?

It's all about the little things

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So I think this blog is going to be all about the little things that make me happy.

Well mostly because some big things just have to be shared too,

don't they?

Little, inconsequential things that maybe one takes for granted

but they actually make one happy.

Things like:

My morning cuppa - Tetleys' in a big pink mug.

My afternoon tea - Lady Grey in a vintage bone china cup and saucer.

The first plum of the season that I picked fat and juicy straight from the tree yesterday.

Getting comments on my first post - thank you, thank you, thank you.

The Amazon delivery containing that book, you know

the one that you've wanted to read for simply ages.

Discovering that this blog has followers - thank you, thank you, thank you.

Eating an egg laid by your very own hens.

That daisy in the lawn, Battenburgh cake and....

Oh so many things that make you happy.

What makes you happy? - First Post

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Writing the first post on this my new blog makes me happy as will getting any comments at all.

Sipping tea whilst I write is making me happy.

And I can't begin to tell you how rediculously happy finding this daisy growing

in my lawn has made me.

Welcome to my new blog, I hope you'll come along for the ride

and maybe share what makes you happy.