- Reading The Fine Colour of Rust by P.A. O'Reilly which introduced me to the concept of The List of Pleasing Things. An excellent book by an Australian writer. I want to read more from her.
- A day with my sister and her new baby. My little niece is smiling and cooing. She tells me she likes handknits best of all, which is a good thing really.
- Dithering over whether to have a chocolate croissant (made by C for Mothering Sunday) or a piece of chocolate crunch (made by O for Mothering Sunday) with my mid-morning coffee. My veins mostly runneth with butter and chocolate this week. Not wholly a bad thing.
- Sunshine and daffodils. I'm still not tired of them. Plus my most elderly and stately hen just started laying again to celebrate the new season.
- Catching sight of a new trophy on the mantelpiece. Auntie Alison and Uncle Richard came over for a Just Dance dance-off at the weekend, and brought a trophy with them, which was eventually won by C and O. There will be a re-match later in the spring, and the children are going to have to do some serious practise to retain the title.
- Making contact with long-lost family members in America. Hearing their amazing stories and marvelling at their openness and friendship.
- Listening to the properly excellent Sport and the British presented by Clare Balding on Radio 4 (available on podacast and on iPlayer). Clare Balding is one of my favourite broadcasters; she has such a beautifully clear voice, and the series is fascinating.
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| C with one of his handmade chocolate croissants - as delicious as you might think |
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| Uncle Richard and O set a very high standard |
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| Victorious children with their trophy |
The Fine Colour of Rust sounds like my kind of book... another one to add to my list (I'm also a fan of a good list)
ReplyDeleteA good list. Some pleasing things for me this week has been drying washing outside and the sunshine causing rainbows around our kitchen (eldest child made a solar powered crystal thingy). May your week continue in a pleasing vein. xx
ReplyDeleteI very much like the idea of A List of Pleasing Things. And hooray for children who bake.
ReplyDeleteohh I'll check those books out.
ReplyDelete(I'd go for chocolate croissant. Any time)
What a fabulous find your blog is -- I've popped over here from Ali's link. It's especially timely as I'm planning a few days in London at the end of the summer -- currently dithering over how many days to spend there, 'cause let's face it, there's no way I could stay long enough -- SO much to do! LOVE your lists!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a list of pleasing things. And homemade croissants? Wow! Verrry impressed.
ReplyDeleteK x
We have entirely the wrong sort of aunties and uncles. Can I have yours?
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