A cup of tea in the garden whilst enjoying the sunny, crisp afternoon we are having...
Baking with my girl. Hot chocolate fairy cakes, one of our favourite things to bake and eat...
Gorgeous new yarn. Two balls of pretty pink Sirdar Ella, I adore this yarn and I am really looking forward to making a scarf for myself with it to wear in the Spring. I also purchased a ball of James C Brett Aria DK in a soft grey, simply because I thought it was so beautiful...it is so soft and has some really lovely little sequins running through it...
Miss M picked this little posy of flowers from the garden for me this morning. I now have them proudly displayed in a jam jar on the kitchen windowsill. Pretty spring flowers...
What simple things have been making you smile this week?
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That yarn looks lovely and so do those cakes.
ReplyDeleteI love the simple things. My little bug has been riding his bike now that the sun is starting to win over the rain, so that has been making me happy :)
Your photos are so bright and cheery, so they have made me smile. The sunshine today is also making me smile after these hurricane force winds and rains. Have a wonderful week. xx
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely post full of happy and pretty things. I especially love those fairy cakes and your new yarn. I think those pink ones will make a very pretty scarf and I'm looking forward to seeing the scarf you'll make.
ReplyDeleteMarion x
Those cakes look so delicious. When I saw that yarn I thought you were going to start another Neopolitan blanket that I lived so much. Happy days indeed.
ReplyDeleteLovely !
ReplyDeleteGlad you've had a restful weekend,
Kate x
Sounds like bliss Marianne, I love all the simple and small pleasures of life, it's what it's all about I think x hope you have a great week ahead xxx
ReplyDeleteGetting out in the garden preparing it for the turf we are going to lay in a couple of weeks made me happy today. Seeing my granddaughters and knowing that next week my Aussie grandchildren will be home is definitely going to be a pleasure.
ReplyDeleteSound like you had a lovely relaxing weekend and the sound and look of your Hot Chocolate fairy cakes is yummyness.
ReplyDeleteTake care
Sally xxx
I love the Sirdar yarn, it looks as if it contained something sparkly. It'll make a beautiful scarf. The signs of spring make me happy, there are more and more every day. Thank you for visiting my own space Marianne, I love to see new visitors. Stranded knitting is not as difficult as it looks, I have avoided it for years and ended up attending a course to learn to do it. Cx
ReplyDeleteYour week sounds lovely Daisy! Compliments to your daughter for making those delicious looking fairy cakes.
ReplyDeleteHappy week!
Madelief x
Remind me NOT to show my daughter those cakes! Oh blow it, can I send a copy to her and enjoy watching her make them later?
ReplyDeleteThe best kind of all, the simple things. It doesn't get better than this. I read somewhere today that the best things in life are the things we feel and not see and how very true. I have been enjoying some time in the sunshine today with a cuppa and a little 'light' reading and also spending some time with my man. Enjoy your week lovely Marianne xoxo
ReplyDeleteLove the sound of hot chocolate cakes ~ thye look very yummy indeed! :O)x
ReplyDeleteI just love all of these things. The yarn is beautiful and looks very snuggly. The cake are pretty and delicious, I love the pink! And I'm impressed with all the flowers you already have blooming in your garden, they made a lovely bouquet. Have a great week, Marianne!
ReplyDeleteThe new yarn and cakes looks yummy, I loved using the sindar ella yarn on my winter time wreath, such a sweet little posy from your daughter such simple pleasures.
ReplyDeleteClare x
Those cupcakes look wonderful. I have been smiling all weekend, I have spent it with my eldest daughter, her husband and my beautiful grandson.
ReplyDeleteThe cakes, look at the cakes! I made a choco cake with Little M today but we always neglect the icing part so I am very jealous. Jo x
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat that good feeling of soaking up some wintery sunshine early in the year with a hot cuppa!
ReplyDeleteThe cupcakes look scrummy!
Lovely to see some spring flowers.
Gill xx
Seriously! there are flowers actually blooming in your garden now?! Lucky! You have some very lovely simple things to admire today ... those cakes look quite decadent ;) Wendy x
ReplyDeleteI like to cherish the simple things, too. <3 The Ella yarn looks so pretty from here, I suppose I will have to try some now! -Autumn
ReplyDeleteYou had SUNSHINE! How wonderful was that then! And you have daffys from your own garden, and gorgeous new yarn, as well as yummy cupcakes - these things are difficult to beat aren't they; the simple pleasures in life are what makes it so special, yes! Thanks so much for sharing your lovely post dear Marianne! Love, Joy xo
ReplyDeleteWe had sunshine here too, hooray!! what a lovely post full of pretty things. I love that yarn and those flowers bringing Spring feelings...yes, little things are what makes our days so special.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week!
Lluisa xx
Such lovely simple things Marianne. I love the idea of the hot chocolate fairy cakes, that is great!! xx
ReplyDeletePour me a cuppa, place one of those gorgeous cupcakes on a plate - I'll be right over! ;-) Cxxx
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely things Marianne. The simple things are often the most wonderful. Your new grey yarn is very pretty. I love grey, and grey with sequins in it sounds perfect :) xx
ReplyDeleteThose cakes look scrummy ... !!! Wasn't the sun lovely, it was great to feel the warmth of its glow!! x
ReplyDeleteHow nice it was to sit outside - albeit with a big jumper on! I sat on our front step with a frothy coffee and watched the world go by - joy! Hope you are enjoying the half term x Jane
ReplyDeleteThe sun shining is such a treat after all the bad weather! Love your sunny pictures here, and those cakes look so delicious! The yarn looks beautiful, very soft. Wishing you a happy week, Marianne.
ReplyDeleteHelen xx
Simple things are the best x
ReplyDeleteYes...lovely and sweet pleasures :-)
ReplyDeleteI could easily eat one (or several for that matter) of those cakes! Your new yarn looks lovely, the grey is so soft and fluffy looking it almost has a slightly 'misty' look about it (know what I mean or does that just sound weird?). Have a lovely week.
ReplyDeleteJane x
Flowers and new yarn, it sounds perfect to me.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Meredith
what simplw things have been making me happy? a cool change, a banana cake, a trip to a farm and sunflowers popping up in our garden!! your pics are gorgeous, wish I could eat one of those cupcakes!! mezz x
ReplyDeleteThose cakes look very tasty!
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Tea in the garden, flowers from the garden - there is a feeling of spring in your post which is lovely! x
ReplyDeleteHi Marianne, so nice to meet you!
ReplyDeleteWhat could be more cheery and warm than baking some pretty fairy cupcakes and enjoying them with a cup of tea in the sunshine with your girl?! Sound absolutely dreamy...
Thanks for stopping by Poppy View; hope to see you again, soon!
Happy weekend!
Poppy