The sound of rain on my roof
When I hear a husband saying nice things about his wife, in front of his wife, in front of others and I know it is said with sincerity, respect and love (or vice versa)
The smile from a child
Waking up in the morning!
My new refrigerator!
Watching any of Jamie Oliver's cooking shows
When I finish transcribing these cassettes
When I get paid for transcribing these cassettes!
Finding that there actually is my "knight in shining armour" and he hasn't gotten lost, only delayed! (Or should that be mislaid....umm...I'll have to ponder on this one for a while!)
Not hearing anyone knocking on my door
Stepping out from a long, hot shower after a busy day
My two cats meowing a "Hello" every time they come inside during the day...just to let me know they are here
A week of hearing rain on my roof
Two weeks of hearing rain on my roof
Rain over a long period of time in the drought-affected areas, with good follow-up falls
Having all my bits and pieces, books and memorabilia around me
Not seeing a carpet snake sunbaking on my roof!
When I know for certain the carpet snake is no longer around!
When washed floors have time to dry before someone walks all over them
Hearing from someone who matters a lot to me
Hearing often from someone who matters a lot to me
Not receiving tele-marketing calls
When my computer doesn't freeze up on me or is on a "go-slow"
When I don't accidentally delete a page/s of word-processing or a whole post!
No hassles
Finding something I thought I'd lost
Remembering something I thought I'd forgotten
Forgetting something not worth remembering
Remembering to forget something not worth remembering
Well apart from the carpet snakes and the drought you could have said these on my behalf too. Also no cats.
ReplyDeleteYou get my drift!
Very thoughtful list, Lee, and we should all take time to make a similar one.
Regards
jmb
Hi Lee,
ReplyDeleteWaking up in the morning! Youv'e gotta be joking.... although not waking up in the morning doesn't have much appeal either.
Apart from that one hiccup, that's a great list.
lee,
ReplyDeletePerhaps, miss-laid?
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
The little pleasures are as savory as the large, many times.;-)
rel
Hi jmb,Peter and Rel...I was at a loss what to write about and I've been pretty busy all day, so I thought I'd slip this post in quickly...I know there are a lot more I could add to the list, but my brain went dead on me! ;)
ReplyDeleteHappiness is sometimes an elusive sate, I think maybe it more of a decision at times, to count your blessings with a long list of "gratitude’s: happiness!! I have a book entitled 1000 reasons to be happy. But I noticed you have not included writing or blogging on your list ?.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Hi Lee ~~ Enjoyed reading your list
ReplyDeleteand also your Let's Eat post and have copied the recipes. Thanks for sharing those. Thanks for the comments and I am glad you liked the Deck of Cards. It's a great story.
I used to like Alice Faye when I was very young. I saw her in "Hello 'Frisco, Hello" and would love to see it again. Not sure if Betty Grable was in that one with her or another film. Take care, Lee, Love, Merle.
Hi Lindsay...no, I didn't put writing or blogging on my list...I'd been doing word processing most of the day, so I'll blame that for forgetting! ;)
ReplyDeleteHey there Merle, I hope you enjoy the recipes when you make them...strawberry season is not too far away. :)
Great list!
ReplyDeleteI'm a morning person so waking up in the early morning is good..
you can have the rain though..more then one day and it depresses me.
you could not have described it any better. These are things that most take for granted even I do at times and I am realizing that so much now, thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteG'day Deslily...rain never depresses me. The more the merrier, I reckon...particularly in this country.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you, Shelly. It's easy for all of us to take things for granted,Shelly...you're not alone. :)
Snakes...blech!
ReplyDeleteMy dogs always make me happy. I think they think I am the Big Dog.
lol Corn Dog...now that you bring it up...I guess my cats think I'm Top Cat, too! You're not only Corn Dog, but Top Dog! ;)
ReplyDeleteHow could you leave Arnott's Mint Slice Cookies off your list?!
ReplyDeleteThat's on your list, Don! Happiness for me is....dark chocolate Tim Tams
ReplyDeleteand Cherry Ripes!
Lovely post, though the thought of those carpet snakes scares me! I love the sound of rain on a roof, too - makes me feel cosy and "safe".
ReplyDeleteYep, me, too Welsh re: the rain on the roof...I prefer that than the sound of a carpet snake on my roof! ;)
ReplyDeleteHappiness is when all of my hi-tech stuff is finally in working order.
ReplyDeleteHappiness is when my red bird sings to me when I am on the front porch. His song is different when he sees me.
Awww...that's nice, Marc. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd a good noon-time to you Lee.
ReplyDeleteThe Northern Cardinals are sweet birds.
We started out with a couple regular pairs a few years back. For a while this year, we had at least a dozen including the last couple years worth of offspring.
The "big daddys" have chased off the younger males, and the females went with them. They show up for food, and then leave for their own nest territories.
The old "daddy" knows that I put the seeds out, so he is not too afraid of me. He has a feather top knot that he lowers when he looks at me and eats seeds from the feeder outside my window about 3' (1M) away. It's his way of telling me he is at ease with me so close.
I need to get my camera set up and ready to hand so I can get a few shots of his demure appearance. He reminds me more of a chicken sometimes.
Speaking of cameras, I will shortly buy the Pentax 10D. I have been worrying over this decision for a while. It is a 10.1 MP SLR with anti-shake built into the body of the camera instead of in the lens like the Nikon. The Nikon lenses are too expensive. I can use almost any Pentax lens of recent manufacture with the 10D.
I have at least a thousand scanned 35mm film pics on CDROM that I can't use, because they are not of high enough quality. I'll save the film camera for special projects.
Now I bored y'all to sleep. Not you Lee, your day is only half over with.
Or Lee's day is only half started. Sound better??
ReplyDeleteThat sounds better, Marc...although I have been up since 4am...it is now around 1.20pm...so I'm not sure which way to look at it really! lol
ReplyDeleteYou'll be thrilled with your new camera. I look forward to seeing pics of your favourite visitor. I encourage the birds around here, as well...I love having them around.
Thanks for your comments, Marc. :)