1)long walks on the beach
2)clean, dried on the line, cotton sheets
3)reading books in bed
4)the smell of violets
5)long deep hot baths
6)sitting in the sun
7)doing almost anything in the sun!
8)the sound that babies make as they are feeding
9)libraries
10)baking bread
11)listening to other languages
12)getting postcards
13)talking by candlelight
14)riding my bike in the country
15)phone calls from my children
16)emails from my children
17)the curve of a baby’s cheek
18)the smell of a clean baby
19)finding a bargain at a garage sale
20)sailing to islands
21)home grown tomatoes
22)growing my own herbs
23)eating grapefruit
24)making soup in winter
25)old photo albums
26)brainstorming sessions
27)reading CS Lewis
28)exploring new cities on foot
29)a good night’s sleep
30)the feeling of having everything I need in a small pack
31)being places where no one speaks English
32)junk shops
33)playing the recorder with friends
34)hot swims
35)reorganising the furniture
36)staying home sick (hardly ever happens!)
37)baby animals
38)playing Pictionary
39)getting wet and muddy outside
40)cooking for friends and family
41)reading magazines
42)spring flowers
43)seeing hedgehogs
44)reading the economist
45)second hand book shops
46)flea markets
47)sewing
48)clean hair
49)lying in bed reading the newspaper
50)grapefruit juice and soda water