52 Weeks of Happy (30/52)

Sharing my smileworthy moments from the week!

Just a passing pleasurable moment, captured in a picture!

• Having a mahoosive fire in the garden, much needed, hard work, but good fun! :-)

• Preparing for my Son's 21st Birthday and evoking memories - this is the first picture he ever did where you could tell what it was........LOVE. The Lion King, too cute!

• Spending time with my only niece, trying to get a good photo, but like lots of toddler's she became camera shy!! Got one eventually though!!

• Enjoying a lovely glass of vino with friend's! 

What small moments have you been enjoying?
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* This blog hop was started by Jen who writes the lovely Little Birdie Blog - drop by!

Memories

Memories are strange things - they happen when you least expect it.

Today I was walking with the pup when I called him 

dod yma - 

"come here" in Welsh. 

Gosh, where did that come from? My Mum taught my Sister & I a little Welsh but the overriding language she taught us was 'Pig Latin'.

Memories of chatting so fast in the kitchen and learning nursery rhymes - seeing my Dad and Brother's look of disgust as they had no idea at all what was being said and whether we were talking about them. Ha!

'The language',  my Mum told us was spoken by the girls to enable private conversation about the boys ;-)

It is something I taught my Daughter as Mr.L and 'L' looked on thoroughly bemused as 'A' and I tried to control our laughter. Unfortunately for us 'L' worked it out and spoke much faster than we ever could.....gggrrr!

A few years ago when I worked in Sexual Health for Young People two young lad's came to see me for condoms. They spoke to each other in Pig Latin about what they wanted, imagine their faces when I answered back in their 'secret language'. They nearly fell over!!

Anyone reading speak 'Pig Latin?'
Memories - strange things!
Have a lovely week!
XX

Noticing

Feeling Bleh after going to bed with a headache which was so awful it stopped me sleeping.

Pounding this morning but once Mr.L had got some tablets, I picked up this afternoon.

Comforting Chocolate!

I am not good at sitting still and relaxing so ended up mooching round the house and noticing things that make me smile.

It made me mindful that this is what home is for, rest & relaxation.

Here's some of what I noticed.

Brightly coloured herbs & spices in my lovingly restored cupboard.

I paste invitations in the back...

Snoopy for Olly's doggy treats ;-)

Mr.L & I bought this for our first home - LOVE!

Pound shop Buddah bought for Daddy from the kids - I used to take them to the pound shop at Christmas and they would go in by themselves to buy family presents. 

Such fun to see what they had bought. Memories, *sigh*.

Little birdy from 'C' (aka best friend ever!) brightening up the hallway.

Love the juxtaposition of these books - my Son's old Lemony Snicket books 

and his current reads! (Note to self - buy him number 7)!

Crazy Wall in my Son's room, some of which we did together.

 If I stop to look I see something new every time!

Bedside & VODKA!! Teenagers! Abigail Ahern Letter A

Memories hung with simple twine & pegs in A's room.

This was my bookcase when I was a baby - now in A's room - 

decorated by her when she was 8 - really love this and hope she keeps it :-)

Baby present - still hung! After all these years.

 Fishes from a dear friend swimming in the bathroom!

Cosy bed with the patchwork made over hours and hours by my lovely Mama - 

We are lucky to have a few and I would never part with them.

Makes a Home...

& The World go round!

Wishing all a Happy Weekend!

XX