Wednesday 10 June 2009

simple happiness...

Today the lovely Christina from Soul Aperture is hosting a 'simple things that make you happy day' today June the 10th, for no other reason than, well, just because... :) Here are my thoughts...


My creation

I had to reign myself in, as there as so many simple things which make me happy!

* things that are handmade, especially made with care and love
* fresh flowers, (especially in jam jars)
* books in any form but especially library books because they're free! (yippeee!)
* fresh bed linen and lie ins! (something so nice about a bed freshly made)
* home made granola, so tasty and just the thing to start the day
* string - because it's lovely to look at, (who doesn't love string?!)
* lovely, lovely light, (oh how I love the light!)
* the scent of washing drying outside
* seedheads - as much as I love the fresh flowers, there's something so beautiful about what comes next...

other things...*fairy lights*the magic of seedlings*fireworks*being brought tea in bed*nature in all forms*sunlight through leaves*the scent of oranges*daisy chains*eating outside*fresh bread*sunshine*blackbird song*taking photos*tattoos*wooden floors*art galleries*the seaside*plain paper journals...and the list goes on and on...what makes you happy?

16 comments:

Shell said...

You have a lovely list, Jac. Fairy light and library books to read are tops with me too.

stephanie said...

Your list is very nice! String really is nice, isn't it? Thank you for sharing what makes you happy!

Stephanie

ELK said...

hello jac ~your list and mosaic is full of happiness...I enjoyed looking at your blog and will return for another visit soon
...
elk

christina said...

"seedheads - as much as I love the fresh flowers, there's something so beautiful about what comes next..."

Just one of the many reasons, i fell completely head over heels, in love with ya!

Jac, I want to gather that grouping of pictures and place them right beside my heart. For a rainy day.

Thank you sweet friend, for joining in with the simple things.
xo

Yolanda said...

Wonderful list and many of my favorites are on your list.

SE'LAH... said...

lovely mosaic and post.
string is wonderful.
wonderful list of simple things.

coming over from Christina.

one love.

Martina said...

Lovely list Jac! Love your photo mosaic too! I really have to learn how to do that!

honey and sage said...

i love homemade granola too!

*beautiful* images!

elsa in germany
www.elsaaraya.com

christina said...

had to come back and see if my heart would melt again... yep melting again.
; )

Anonymous said...

beautiful list! There are so many small things in life that are so lovely.

Operaton You said...

You are I believe the third one that love the simple feeling of fresh sheets on the bed.. I wished I had said that too but next time.. I just rubbed my body all in and around the crisp sheets. Beautiful photos and beautiful list! Stopped by from Soul Aperture..

Operaton You said...

P.S. Love the name "Coco Sunday!"

Elizabeth Halt said...

when I started wrapping gifts on my own, I was so excited to wrap them with brown paper and string (possibly because I loved the "brown paper packages tied up with string .." song as well as the simple beauty

love this list so much - and the simple beauty of all the photos

Relyn Lawson said...

I found my way to you via Christina. Hasn't this been lovely? I wanted to tell you how much I love your mosaic. And your list. So many times I said to myself, "Yes. Oh. That one, too. Yes!"

Catherine said...

I love your happiness list, everything sounds wonderful. Beautiful pictures too.

triplej said...

Now that is my kind of list!! Love it. And once again... beautiful pictures to illustrate your point. Nicely done Jac!