A BIG thank you to my blogger friend Laurie Anne from Rebel Blossom for this lovely award. You should all visit her lovely blog and follow it, she is a little bit of Rebel with a whole lotta inner Blossom :) She writes about her life in Canada, her crafts and her kids. This has brightened my day up, as I have been a bit down this weather, Thanks Laurie Anne :)

Along with this award I am to list 10 things that make me happy. My last post showed some things that make me happy but there are lots, so here are Ten Things that make me Happy

No.1 Tea, Tea and more Tea :)

No. 2 Elephants

No. 3 Thatched cottages

No.4 Home

No 5 My family

No. 6 My pet dog

No. 7 Pretty Interiors

No. 8 My books

No. 9 My antique organ

No. 10 The Countryside of Ireland

I hope the ten things that make me happy make you happy too :)
 
 

I have just received a lovely Circle of Friends Award from Karen (Kazzy) at a Mermaids Purse, her blog is so pretty with lots of adorable stuff from her home and family. She is very creative and make sure you check out her beautiful drawings.

Ok so now I have to list my  'Five fav things i like doing'and then pass it on to five blogging friends so here goes

No. 1 Drinking tea in front of the fire on a cold dark night;
No. 2 Receiving gifts of any sort;
No. 3 Spending time with my wonderful boyfriend;
No. 4 Spotting some wildlife;
No. 5 Exploring the interior of houses be it old or new.

My list could go on and on forever as there are so many things I like to do, so what do you like to do?

I have decided to pass this award onto five of my blog friends, check out their blogs;

Monika from Monichen R who is blogging from Ireland
Gosia from Pick and Post who is from Poland
Gwendolyn from Hydrangea Heaven who is from the United States
Mummy Boo Bear from Stitchery Pokery who is from the United Kingdom
Glenda from Serendipity Cottage who is also from the United States

So there are five bloggers from my circle of friends, why don't you all visit each other :)

And here is my saying for the day;

Friendships are like flowers
That brighten your day
With fragrance and beauty
To share on life's way.

So treat them like flowers
From the gardener above,
Weed them with mercy
And water them with love.

I just received my first ever Blog Award from my friend Tracey at Tracey's Crafty Scraps. It really cheered up my day. Tracey's blog is full of fun and her wonderful handmade crafts. It is a latin award.


The award says .."This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated."

Thanks Tracey :)

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and sings it back to you when you have forgotten the words.