Let's not be so flipping negative! And it's NOT PEOPLE....Always look on the bright side of life...
1 - early spring/summer mornings - they are always a joy, m. is such a good time of day
2 - long walks in the Northumberland hills - Rothbury Waggonways, Dipton Mill etc etc
3 - a warm bed on a cold winter night - only cos my windows are always open and the house is feeling 'fresh', but crips Eygptian cotton sheets all toastie is bliss
4 - my iPod - it's been playing today since m. and it's giving me so much pleasure
5 - bouquets of flowers which have, this last week especially, brightened and cheered my life.
I only have one:
Seeing people enjoy themselves.
1) The leaves on my Rowan tree turning so many gorgeous colours in Autumn...
2) the collective trees doing likewise down at Symonds Yat
3) holding a new born baby.... or any baby till about3 months old, and marvelling at the wonder of life
4)crashing waves in even the foulest of storms
5)flying my kites especially on new gale beach in SW wales
6) St Davids in Pembs..
7) Celtic art and especially a little series of books on the subject by george bain
8) being involved in choral singing
9) the silence of the countryside
10) in the deep countryside in the middle of the night lying back and seeing the stars without city light pollution...
Gmanxxxx
feeling all serene now
Reading Life of Pi or Catcher in the Rye to my little boys
Finding the perfect wild camp with no-one else about on Sca Fell
Opening a good bottle of Red after a pants day playing office politics
Early morning runs in the countryside where I live
Fishing at night
Playing rugby through the year
Knowing that we have it pretty good in the west....
* Music
* Music
* Music {ok, that wasn't subtle}
* Honesty
* Lack of assumptions
* Friends you can open your mouth and say anything to without having to censor yourself and bite your tongue.....
* Good indian food that goes for flavour and fragrance and not just bare heat
* Walks through unbroken snow
* ...that tummy-flip moment when you know you've stumbled across something good.
* Good heavy full-bodied bone-dry red wine
* Laughing until your sides hurt and still wanting to laugh more
* winter skies with more colours in them than exist
* Jags posting a thread that makes you feel really good after answering.....
and one more to add to my previous post:
Being constantly excited by lifes possibilities
My loves are simple. My children, my best friend and love of my life, Gary (aka BigGagain), Staffies, Johnny Vegas, London accents, Roses, BLING!, Chad Krouger, films, Jason Statham, lemon sweets, Paris, laughing, Guns 'n' Roses, Studland Bay, change at the bottom of my purse, peanut butter, Shrek, finding a parking space, Bacardi, jamming with my mates, Scott Stapp , honesty, Eddie Izzard, working lighters, ROSS KEMP, Hedonism, Lenny Kravitz, tattoos, good friends, being able to log on the FIRST time, Graham Norton, long deep kisses, Jay and Silent Bob, Cosmic Thinking, Spliffs (usually helps with Cosmic Thinking), the possibility of a parallel universe, Russell Crowe (with the Gladiator outfit), matching socks, Pamela Anderson (she's SO rock 'n' roll!) SALES, being in love, watching the sun rise and having someone to share it with.
Silky xxxx
Lots of things make me happy, couldn't list them all but here are some:
1. Swinging Heaven ( what a kiss arse hahahaha)
2. Being pregnant and giving birth ( yes I am being serious!)
3. Cold winter days walking along the seafront in my favourite coastal town.
4. Hearing my children laugh.
5. Snuggling up to my husband at night!
the streets of Manhatten.
strawberries in my garden!
8. Having mind blowing sex with my husband (......whoops that really should have been first on the list luv ya darlin!!!!!)
Love
Fran
xxxxxx
Comedy - movies, TV, theatre - people are at their best being silly and humorous
a strong, homemade filter coffee dans le matin
cats
guitars - playing them & listening to all sorts of guitar music
Beatles-Steely Dan-Pink Floyd-Leo Kottke-John Coltrane-Robert Cray-Beaumont Hannant-John Scofield-Miles Davis
New York - and cities in general
Red red wine
The sea
women with a playful sense of humour, sharp intelligence, and natural warmth
The Simpsons
Popular science - books & documentaries, esp. cosmology
Movies movies movies
~~~ Seeing my children laugh
~~~ Music - different styles for different moods
~~~ Autumn colours
~~~ Summer holidays in Cornwall, sitting on the beach watching the sun go down
~~~ Being cuddled
~~~ Laughing
~~~ Having a drink with close friends
~~~ Being cuddled suddenly by my kids for no apparent reason!!!
~~~ Friendly chat and banter
a smile and a hug from my son....
a win for my team..
making a friend feel good about themselves
1. My children. Especially when my teenager forgets she is a teenager and remembers she is also human!
2. My wonderful hubby - wonderful by nature and wonderful in bed (well anywhere actually but you get my drift)!
3. My friends
4. My pets (past and current)
5. Alway trying to see the funny side of things!
6. This site. Yes I know I have had disagreements with some - but as in life you get to know people better that way and, God willing, something positive comes out of the negative.
7. The theatre
8. Opera (especially Puccini)
Could think of loads more.....
PS the ranking above gives no true indication the order of importance ( except 1 & 2 of course)
Big Big Hugs
Alex x
My car being all shiny and clean when I have just spent a good 3 hours working on it
The smell of fresh flowers in my home
Txt messages from Kat
Driving in the dark with the top down in my car (the faster the better)
Sunsets and the sea
Time spent reminiscing and dreaming about the future
The twinkle in Kat's eyes
Christmas morning when all the kids leap on the bed and share their excitement
The first glass of wine after a long week at work
I could go on for ages, guess I must be either easily pleased or a very happy person, maybe both!
Kit
xxx
1. Showering in the dark with the score to American Beauty as musical accompaniment.
2. Clinique Skin Supplies For Men face scrub (makes shaving bearable).
3. White cotton against delicately tanned skin (ideally plain, understated underwear but my ex-girlfriend also looked fantastic in my white polo shirt). White cotton sheets on a black wrought iron bed is also my very definition of a romantic setting.
4. Waking up next to someone you truly cherish.
5. The way iTunes segues one song into another when on Shuffle.
6. Falling asleep to Late Junction on Radio 3.
7. Walking down Silver Street in Bury on a quiet Wednesday evening with Streets Of Kenny by Shack as the soundtrack. Then calling into O'Neills for a pint of the black stuff and a chat with the friendliest barmaids in Bury.
8. Getting a comment from someone new on my blog. The thought that someone on the other side of the world has read and appreciated my take on life is amazing.
9. Bury winning. Admittedly, a rare occurance this season.
10. Sitting in a sauna with one of the Hollyoaks girls. This is not me in a flight of fantasy - one of the actresses used to go to the same gym as me.
11. The BBC.
12. The Sunday Times, The Observer and Stuart Maconie on BBC 6Music. Just got to find that special someone and then the jigsaw will be complete.
13. The locations in Cinema Paradiso.
1. My daughter's acerbic wit and her achievements
2. Feeling I've done something right for a change
3. The way my heart leaps when something wonderful happens
4. Waking up next to Will on a Sunday morning
5. Long luxuriant baths
6. A freshly changed bed
7. Finishing a project and being able to say, 'I made that'
8. Making someone laugh
9. Receiving a PM
9. Being liked
10. Being half of a couple
Sappho xxx
Many many things, but in the few minutes I have right now that my kids are asleep and I can spend a quiet evening out with the wife as my dad is going to babysit...
I'm back home and want to add some more - just cos I can!!! Now THAT makes me happy too.
The bottle of 'Stump Hill' McLaren Vale Shiraz I have just opened.
A good read
A good film
A good friend
A good lover
Berlin - being in Berlin and watching films about Berlin
Getting some work done for my post-grad degree (see above about Berlin!!)
and on and on and on
My best friend phoning me up at 3am just to tell me she loves me.
Coming home from work
keeping on top of my fitness programme
snuggling up to MrsFC
seeing my daughter laugh
knowing my son( in navy) is doing ok
Long phonecalls to friends who live far away
Bathing in candlelight
Lying in front of the fire on a wet rainy day watching films
Phonecalls from Mr BE if he is working away
My cats crawling under the duvet to get a cuddle
Waking up naturally (this is a luxury to me!)