1)    A quiet afternoon spent knitting or sewing

2)    BBC Radio 4

3)    Walking around the garden in the early morning looking at the flowers and insects

4)    Fabric

5)    Running on a spring morning

6)    Finishing a project – especially one that has been a long time in the making

7)    Playing the piano

8 )    Shopping in John Lewis

9)    Daffodils

10)  Skiing in the sunshine

11)   Someone else cooking dinner

12)   Meeting old friends

13)   Blackberries from my garden

14)   Arvo Pärt’s Alina

15)   Katie Melua’s music

16)   Having a clean house

17)   Finishing the ironing and putting the laundry away

18)   Christmas morning

19)    Real English fish and chips eaten by the sea

20)    Gardening in the springtime

21)    A hot bath

22)   A good book

23)   Children bringing home good test results

24)   A good cup of coffee

25)   Scottish islands

26)   Finishing all the recycling

27)   A freshly cleaned out cupboard

28)   Clean sheets

29)   Good friends

30)   Treacle sponge and custard

31)    Lily of the Valley perfume

32)    Handel’s Messiah

33)    Self-employment

34)    Being trapped inside with a snowstorm outside

35)    The sound of rain on the roof

36)    A quiet meaningful church service

37)    The smell of honeysuckle

38)    Broad beans

39)     Indian food

40)    San Francisco

41)     Beautiful gardens

42)     Swimming in the lake of Zürich on a hot day

43)    Summer dresses

44)    Cadbury’s Dairy Milk

45)    Quirky French films

46)    A quiet night in

47)    Fresh apricots

48)    Rooting around at a flee market

49)    My running friends

50)    My family, happy and healthy

So many of the best things in life are free and sometimes the little everyday things are just the best!

Helen

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