25 Things That Make Me Smile

On a lighter level, here is my list of 25 things that make me smile or give me joy simply because they are beautiful to me

1. My husband and family

2. Roses

3. Beautiful linens

4. Taking afternoon tea

5. Beautiful Art

6. Flower gardens

7. Fluffy clouds

8. English Prams

9. Baby clothes on the clothesline

10. The smell of baking bread

11. Good chocolate

12. Veuve clicquot champagne

13. Holding Emery's hand

14. Bed linens just off the line

15. Beautiful table settings

16. Baroque music

17. Lilacs

18. Lace curtains dancing in the wind

19. Birds at my feeders

20. Hats (this should be much higher up on the list)

21. Ladies gloves

22. Tackling complicated recipes with profound success

23. Gazing across the table at Emery and still feeling butterflies in my stomach

24. Heirloom baby clothes

25. Going barefooted in soft green grass