"Our pleasures were simple - they included survival." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Simple pleasures... >...butterflies >...children playing >...watching the sun rise >...when you finish unpacking >...new underwear >...looking through old photographs >...realising someone really likes you >...when a cat comes and sits on your knee >...finding out the collective noun for hedgehogs is a prickle… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 7
"Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated." ~ Confucius Simple pleasures... >...spaghetti and meatballs >...spending your first night in a home of your own >...a great art exhibition >...your playlist from a great holiday >...pondering nice memories >...holding hands >...a gingerbread man >...when you're learning to do something and it all… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 6
"People who delight in simple pleasures and who manage to smile in spite of the difficulties they face have the clearest vision." ~ Dodinsky Simple pleasures... >...watching a firework display >...the scent of your lover's neck >...Sunday morning in bed with breakfast and the papers >...looking at a sunflower >...becoming engrossed in writing >...winning in… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 5
"I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex." ~ Oscar Wilde Simple pleasures... >...when your favourite team wins >...bread sticks and hummous >...a blanket of snow when you don't have to be anywhere >...watching the waves on the beach >...blowing bubbles >...eating what's left of the cake mixture out of the… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 4
"One must be prepared to fight for one's simple pleasures and to defend them against elegance and erudition and all manner of glamorous enticements." Amor Towles Simple Pleasures... >...kissing >...a tidy house >...your favourite poem >...finding old love letters >...strawberries and cream >...the smell of old books >...new lambs >...a good, long laugh >...candle light… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 3
"Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child." ~ Willie Stargell Simple pleasures... >...stillness and birdsong >...your favourite song on the radio >...a long, leisurely bath or shower >...the pop of a new mascara >...hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows >...kittens >...getting home to your couch after a long day… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 2
“If nothing worse than Ale happens to us, we are well off.” ~ Charles Dickens Simple pleasures... >...freshly clean sheets >...a tasty home cooked meal >...when a baby smiles back at you >...the perfect cup of tea >...a cool, refreshing drink on a hot, sunny day >...the smell of freshly cut grass >...bread just out of… Continue reading Simple Pleasures
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