Friday Fun: What Makes Me Happy

An odd rumble-jumble of personal pictures here, of things around us, places we’ve seen, the small and big things which make us happy. For those days when we don’t have the budget for chateaux, treehouses and writing sheds.

Holiday in Greece.
Holiday in Greece.
The Franco-Swiss border in the forest.
The Franco-Swiss border in the forest on my morning running route.
Gardens, shade and sitting down.
Gardens, shade and sitting down.
Spring, the far-too-short season.
Spring, the far-too-short season.
Food, glorious food. Especially sweet things. Oh, and drinks are nice too...
Food, glorious food. Especially sweet things. Oh, and drinks are nice too…
Books and creativity in all their forms.
Books and creativity in all their forms.
My cat rolling for an admiring audience.
My cat rolling for an admiring audience.
And, of course, my boys. Preferably when they are running about outside rather than playing video games.
And, of course, my boys. Preferably when they are running about (not necessarily in botanical gardens) rather than playing video games.

And if you’re wondering why Thursday has become the new Friday for the Friday Fun posts: that’s because today is Ascension and a holiday here in France. The umpteenth one for this month. I can remember a time when days off school made me happy… Tell me what makes you happy, both big things and small!

A Few of My Favourite Things

Now for something completely different at the weekend. Here are a few of my Favourite Things (in the John Coltrane version):

snowboarding-skiing-moutain-snowThe mountains in winter…

www.freshome.com
http://www.freshome.com

New ways to store books, while having them close to hand…

Chiffonier Labarere
Chiffonier Labarere, westwing.fr

Quirky furniture…

Flowering BushThe eternal promise of summer (with a glimpse of my favourite little car behind it)…

Ice Caves Spooky ice caves…

Stretching Cat

Sleeping cat

And a certain very agile cat, whose beauty I haven’t quite learnt how to capture yet…