Thursday, February 11, 2010

Things That Make Me Happy

One of the things on  my list of 101 Things To Do is to indentify 100 things that make me happy.  A few things that normally make me very happy were made very clear to me while we were away on holiday and I was away from these things  - my love of, and the pleasure I get from, composting; my love of my well-seasoned, deep black cast iron pots and pans; the enjoyment I get from baking from scratch; and my complete and utter devotion to my home-canned tomatoes...life is not as good for me without home-canned tomatoes.

So...now that we are home I am enjoying filling up our compost bucket each day and watching E wander out to the bins with it, I am eating tomatoes as often as I can and cooking them in cast iron and...I am baking...
Sunshine Muffins
Oatcakes (with sugarless strawberry jam)
Cinnamon Bread French Toast (this is W's piece and you can see he took a nibble out of the bread before making it into French toast)
Pumpkin Birthday Pie(s)

and lentil casserole,  homemade perogies with roasted garlic powder (or roasted gold as we call it - a gift from a wonderful friend), pasta with tomatoes, Jamie's roasted veg and more.  We do love good food.

I've left space in my journal for a list of the 100 things that make me happy because I think being aware of these things makes it just that much easier to be sure they have a place of priority in my life.
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8 comments:

  1. Green GalFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    this all looks so yummy!

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  2. ipsaFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    100 things that make you happy... that's such a good idea.

    I think my journal has room for something like that, too!

    (BTW, seeing all that yummy food has set me to drooling).

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  3. Marqueta (Mar-kee-ta) G.February 11, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    Dear Heather,

    I see you had a WONDERFUL vacation, but I agree that there's just no place like home! Especially with a friendly compost bucket or two :).

    The food pictures are so yummy, they look good enough to eat!

    You've just given me an idea for a journal-writing assignment for my girls~One hundred things should take them a while!

    Love,

    Marqueta

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  4. affectioknitFebruary 11, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    It all looks super - and happy-making!

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  5. BrookeFebruary 11, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    oh, that looks yummy! Home is the place for me (but it is fun to get out every once in a while)

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  6. renee ~ heirloom seasonsFebruary 12, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    I think a happiness list sounds like a wonderful idea!
    I need to remember to come back some time and browse through your recipes. So much good food!

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  7. MaiaFebruary 14, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    I LOVE CINNAMON BREAD FRENCH TOAST!!!!!!!!!! :)

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  8. HeatherFebruary 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM

    Rebecca, one thing that I am really enjoying is my cut and paste journal and I was inspired to do that thanks to YOU!!

    Marqueta, I hope that you will make your list alongside your girls, I think it is such a valuable thing to identify what makes us happy. :-)

    Hi Brooke, yes I think that saying, "there's no like home" really rings true for me, I have that quote framed and on my shelf, actually.

    Maia - Us Too!! Another thing we love (we get it as a treat each year) is cinnamon roll french toast, it is made out of sliced day old cinnamon rolls. Too, too good!!

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