Because it’s not the big goals and successes in life that bring true happiness, but the little joys that you choose to notice each day.
Met a pretty kitty.
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Saw loads of tawny mining bees this week! They are my second favourite bee. Do you have a second favourite bee?
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Did some beading, recreating some of my favourite old cheap bracelets with nice gemstone beads instead!
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And made this! (Though it feels a bit funny saying I made it when I really just brought together things that other people made first.) Do you like it?
![Little Joys: silver phoenix necklace with orange and yellow gemstone beads strung below](https://contactwithcreation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/little-joys-phoenix-necklace-beads-crafting-creativity-1024x732.jpg)
This robin came close and twittered in my ear while I was gardening. It never gets old.
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Chilli leftovers for lunch! With heaps of grated cheddar, obviously.
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Watched red kites in a fabulous sky.
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The amelanchier blossom came out. But the best part is those coppery leaf buds unfurling among the flowers!
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Spotted this rose, caught right up in a buddleia trunk. Plants are amazing!
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Easter feast with family. It’s a very long time since I made a roast dinner and I didn’t get everything right, but you can’t beat roast beef, Yorkshire Puddings, and great gravy!
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Berberis darwinii in the garden. The bees love it!
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Blackthorn blossom on our Easter Sunday walk.
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Gorgeous cowslips!
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Intricate horse chestnut buds.
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A bank holiday pub lunch with friends. We were lucky to get a table! Most pubs round here were shut – what’s with that?!
![Little Joys: delicious pub food - a cheese-and-bacon burger and chips](https://contactwithcreation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/little-joys-pub-lunch-food-friends-burger-1024x731.jpg)
We went for a windy walk across the fields.
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Saw some lambs.
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Lots of lambs!
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And pheasants.
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And met this white pony, hanging out with a white pheasant.
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Oh, hello.
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We finished the long weekend off with a stop at the posh beer shop! This one is called Hot Fudge Car Wash. Yup.
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