*three things that make me smile: an exercise in gratitude – feel free to steal this idea with wild abandon and fill your blog with the happy*
First this week, I’m delighted that the raw Jersey milk arrived in tact on Tuesday (second time lucky). I’d also ordered some cream and so, although the cheese-making has to wait a day or two, I have made some lovely vanilla ice cream… and we have perfect weather for it. This is all the more special for me because I can’t eat ‘normal’ ice cream because I’m lactose intolerant. However, if I make my own I can pre-treat the dairy with lactase enzyme and then I can eat it.
This picture doesn’t do it justice – it’s much yellower than this
Second, I’m delighted with the germination of some seeds we bought at the Eden Project. I have always been rather taken with Sensitive Plants (a sort of Mimosa, the leaves of which close up when you touch them) and when we saw packets of seeds of them at Eden, we thought it would be fun to grow some as a living souvenir. I sowed the seeds just over a week ago, and we’ve had lots of germination.
Third, I’ve been particularly amused by the antics of my vaark friends on Twitter recently… yesterday they were being very naughty and it genuinely made me laugh, and the day before they sent a picture of The Rosalind Franklin Building at Wolverhampton University (because my purple stripy varrk is named after the great lady). There’s nothing like a bit of social media silliness, is there?
So, what is making you happy this week?
The Snail of Happiness 
Wild Daffodil
/ June 9, 2016A great mix of yumminess!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 9, 2016🙂
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nanacathy2
/ June 9, 2016Can’t beat a bit of silliness. I am happy this week with the sunshine, that my granddaughter loved a nana made gift I sent her and the home made lemon curd I made yesterday.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 9, 2016Mmmm, I love home made lemon curd!
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KerryCan
/ June 9, 2016Oh, fun–what a nice idea for a post! Flowers and hand sewing are making me happy!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 9, 2016Not yoyos then!?
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KerryCan
/ June 10, 2016Well, sewing those yoyos together counts as hand sewing but . . . . they aren’t giving me much joy!
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katechiconi
/ June 9, 2016I have Sensitive plants in the back yard, one pink and one white! I shall think of you carefully germinating the seeds every time I look at them now!
I’m grateful my back has been fixed.
I’m grateful to be out of the hospital ‘machine’
I’m grateful to be going home with my lovely Husband, to sleep in my own bed at last.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 9, 2016Ah – nothing like your own bed… I hope the trip is not too painful and that you are settled back at home soon.
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katechiconi
/ June 9, 2016Three days is the plan. A three hour drive tomorrow, a three and a half hour drive the next day, and a four hour drive on the last day. All with plenty of ‘walking about and straightening up’ stops.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 9, 2016well, that sounds like a plan – hope it works out ok.
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katechiconi
/ June 9, 2016Should. (Waving…)
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Pat
/ June 9, 2016I have had the pleasure of going through boxes that have been packed away for years. Some wonderful memories in there!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 9, 2016Now that can be an easy way for the hours to disappear… I have quite a number of boxes like that, which I must get round to sorting out.
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insearchofitall
/ June 9, 2016I am happy for the cooling down of the weather, a few days of alone time where I don’t have to be quiet and I get to have lunch with my daughter downtown today. I will take the MAX and leave my car at the station. 🙂 I could go on but three is the magic number here. Love your post.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 9, 2016Lovely things!
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Born To Organize
/ June 11, 2016You are having all kinds of fun, aren’t you? Lovely!
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MrsCraft
/ June 11, 2016Glad you’re back on track with the cheese! 😊
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