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♥ Four Things ♥

Four Things that are making me feel warm and cosy this afternoon......

:: Thing #1 :: out of my window :: A perfect Wintry view ::

We only had a small flurry of sleety snow this morning, and most of what landed yesterday has now melted away. The surrounding hills are still dressed in their gorgeous winter-white coats though, it looks soo beautiful, peaceful and serene.

Thing #2 :: in my kitchen ::  The delicious wafting smell of tonights dinner cooking ::

I was recently given a super little book by my mother-in-law, and every recipe I've tried so far has been a terrific success. The book's called Easy Slow Cooker and I can highly recommend it. It's a lovely feeling to come home from the school run, open the front door and smell the dinner cooking away all by itself. Marvelous!

:: Thing #3 :: on my sofa :: A sweetly sleeping Little B ::

How I love my quiet, gentle after-lunch hour when Little B takes his nap! It allows me some breathing space in the middle of the day when I can just relax and be Me for a wee while. I love to sit quietly nearby with a hot cup of tea and and listen to the sweet sound of his rhythmic breathing. It's one of the most soothing sounds I know.

:: Thing #4 :: on my table :: hooky holly in progress ::

Yayyyyyyyyyyyy!! Holly leaves are happening!! Whilst Little B slept this afternoon, I sat in the bay window and worked like the clappers to get the holly leaf tutorial photographed for you. Just need to upload the thirty five pictures and write up the words to go with them, will try and do that this evening if I can.

Ps I've got this type of slow cooker and love love love it. I just need to remember to use it more often. Going to make a slow-cook curry on Thursday I think. Or maybe Moroccan lamb meatballs? Or maybe beef with cheesy dumplings? Mmmmmmm I love Winter cooking!

 

 

 

 

 

♥ Three Things ♥

Three Things that are making me heart-skippy happy today......

:: Thing #1 :: on my wall ::

My new bathroom clock arrived today, I am incredibly smitten with it! It's a cheap version of a Karlsson style clock, I got mine from Tesco. I've been needing a pretty bit of time keeping kit in the bathroom as I always want to know what the time is (ie how late I'm running) in the mornings when I'm in the shower. This should do the job beautifully.

:: Thing #2 :: on my mantel ::

A new print which I treated myself to last week. It's from Caroline Rose Art who's work I've fallen head over heels in love with. Jenny wrote me and said when she saw Carolines work she instantly thought of me, I love love love how being a part of Blogland often enables these sort of connections. Fabulous stuff. Please do bob by Carolines shops (Folksy or Etsy) and take a peek, I'm sure you'll love her joyful work as much as I do. 

:: Thing #3 :: on my mind ::

My bed, always on my mind, haha. Ahhhhh how I Love my bed! I've not been feeling 100% today, so I'm going to take myself up in a minute and snuggle down for a bit of cosy hooky and some early shut-eye. I've been longing for this moment all day...................................I'm off now then, ok?

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ps cannot believe it's been soooooooooooo long since I wrote my last 3-things post! How on earth can it be 18months ago? How??!

 

 

♥ Three Things ♥

Three things that are making me heart-skippy happy today.........

Thing #1 :: on my table ::

:: A bunch of cheap 99p daffodils have now opened to reveal amazingly beautiful twisty-turny fiddly-twiddly bits in the centres. And they smell divine too ::

:: Thing #2 :: on my way to school ::

:: Walking to school this morning with sunshine and blue-blue skies overhead, and realising with a skip and a smile that Spring has properly arrived in my patch ::

 

:: Thing #3 :: on my sofa ::

 
:: Sarah Raven's summer catalogue plopped through the door this morning, and OH MY GOODNESS, after arriving on page 27 I'm having the most serious, heart-skippy attack of the Wanties. Just look at that jug!!! Have you ever seen anything quite so desirable for holding flowers? I want-want-want!

♥ hope you find some things to make you heart-skippy happy today ♥

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ps Hello!!!!! Just wanted to say that I'm finding it extremely hard (frustratingly so) to find time to write blog posts at the moment. I have sooooo much I'd dearly love to share with you :: it's piling up inside my mind in a messy, teetering mental pile. Crochet goings-on (lots of that of course, including 2 patterns and a couple of WiP's), patchwork beginnings, more Japanese book love, some recent purchases, holiday memories, daytrips out, a recipe, my April calendar post etc etc etc.....ah well, I'll try try try my best to get it all out of the Attic window to you very soon ! Lots of love to you my friends, see you soon I hope

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pps I like making these relatively unwordy "Three Things" kind of posts cos I write them very spontaneously and they are therefore very much about the Present Moment. Little snap-shots of my life's Up Moments. I made a category especially for these posts called "3Things" (obvious really) as I like to read back through them from time to time. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do x

♥ Three Things ♥

Three things that are making me heart-skippy happy today....

:: Thing #1 :: on my table ::

:: A bunch of daffodils bought from the market as tightly closed buds have opened to reveal the most beautiful pale yellow blooms. They're soo pretty! And making me long for Spring to arrive. We've got grey foggy dull damp weather here today, but walking into the room and seeing this jug of flowers has really made my heart skip-skip-skippy ::

:: Thing #2 :: in my tummy ::

:: Baked a chocolate fudge cake as a surprise for J's birthday today. Of course the cake is not yet in my tummy, but a good helping of the chocolate fudge icing is. Wellllll......with no Little People about to lick the bowl out, I was forced to undertake that job myself. Such hardship ::

:: Thing #3 :: on my sofa ::

 

::  Little B and I were at the cafe this morning enjoying the wonderful company of fellow knitters, hookers and stitchers. I finished making the last of the squares needed for my baby zigzaggy blanket....one hundred and five in total. Now got to find time to arrange them and stitch them together, but in the meantime I'm really getting a buzz out of admiring them in their neat little piles ::

♥ hope you find some things to make you heart-skippy happy today ♥

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♥ Three Things ♥

Three Things that are making me heart-skippy happy today......

:: Thing #1 :: on my table ::

The most Gorgeously Vibrant bunch of tulips, brought to me today by a visiting friend.

Don't think she realised quite how happy these would make me today, or quite how glad I was to have company today. Yesterday I was home alone with Little B and to be frank, we had a rotten day together. Lots of screaming, very little let up. Today has been so very much calmer and for that I am truly thankful.

:: Thing #2 :: in my tummy ::

The most Gorgeously Delicious white chocolate and raspberry muffin.

I find I am missing my home baking activities, but eating shop-bought alternatives is not so bad. I would even go so far as to say it was pretty damn good actually.

 

:: Thing #3 :: on my sofa ::

The most Gorgeously Inspirational catalogue from Sarah Raven, which arrived this morning. 

I've been flitting through these pages ooohing and aahing and getting all quivery with excitement at the thought of all the colourful floral goodness to come this year. This catalogue is Grade A eye-candy, highly recommended for top-notch January sofa-day-dreaming.

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♥ Four Things ♥

Four things making me heart-skippy happy today.......

Thing #1 :: from the market ::

:: I visited my lovely Plant Man at the market today looking for some seasonal flowers, and ended up being seduced by this gorgeous seasonal foliage ::

:: Thing #2 :: from Ikea ::

:: I visited the big Blue and Yellow warehouse on Monday night and came home with this gorgeously desirable and  delicious tray which I am totally In Love with::

:: Thing #4 :: from WHSmiths (the magazines, not the bun) ::

:: whilst in town this morning doing my rounds of the market/butcher/baker etc, I bobbed into the newsagents and treated myself to three scrummy magazines ready for the weekend ::

:: this first one is a one-off publication called "Get Creative" and at first glance looks really wonderful...it's published by BBC Good Homes magazine, and is all about creative ideas for the home. Divided into seasonal chapters, the Christmas chapter looks especially lovely and inspirational ::

:: this one is BBC Homes and Antiques (Jan issue, which also comes with a lovely free calendar this month, yeah, I know, another one to add to my stash). I spied Teena's gorgeously beautiful home shining out of those pages and can't wait to read more ::

:: Country Homes and Interiors (Jan issue) also looks wonderfully cosy and seasonal....I've only had a quick flick through these magazines this morning and I can't wait to indulge in some snuggly blanket+tea+cake+magazine time over the weekend ::

 

:: Thing #4 :: from Up Above ::

:: the colour of the sky today is an absolutely breathtaking shade of blue, and it has made me feel ridiculously smiley-happy ::

Happy Friday to you all, hope you find some heart-skippy-happy things to enjoy today!

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♥ Three Things ♥

Three Things that are making me heart-skippy-happy today..........

Thing #1 :: on my table ::

:: a pot of blue hyacinth bulbs, bought from the supermarket this morning, and immediately re-potted into an old Cornishware bowl ::

 

:: love-love-loving the repetitive seasonal rhythm of my life that long-term blogging reveals (read this post from November 2008 to see what I mean) ::

Thing #2 :: on my windowsill ::

 :: in the process of de-cluttering, I came across some boxes of ornaments that had not been unpacked since our house move almost two years ago ::

:: love-love-loving finding a new home for some old and familiar treasured objects of mine ::

Thing #3 :: in my bag ::

:: a replenished stash of Rowan Handknit Cotton DK, and the beginnings of a new project ::

 

:: love-love-loving working these colourful, cottony stripes. More about this latest WiP coming soon (and nope, surprisingly, it's NOT another blanket!) ::

Happy Friday to you all, hope you find some heart-skippy-happy things to enjoy today!

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♥ Three Things ♥

 

Three Things that are making me heart-skippy-happy today..........

Thing #1 :: on my table ::

 

:: a winter cherry plant, bought this morning from the supermarket ::

Thing #2 :: in my tummy ::

:: freshly baked carrot cake, with a hot cup of tea ::

Thing #3 :: in my bag ::

 

:: 16 scrumptious balls of yarn, with a new project about to start ::

Happy Wednesday to you all, hope you find some heart-skippy-happy things to enjoy today!

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Edited to add :: the carrot cake recipe can be found here, and the yarn is Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, which you can find more of here....more details about the yarn/project planning to come!