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Magpie · 2009-10-09 10:39:44

Spending 1 1/2 hours playing with my plants, repotting and pinching back and moving around and making a mess with compost, sphagnum moss and pine bark, scattering leaves and pots and saucers all over the balcony...

Magpie · 2009-10-11 13:51:09

Going for a long walk in the forest with my best friend, talking, talking, talking, balancing on cut-down trees, eating blackberries, enjoying the quiet and the clean air...
Walking home in the dark, singing silly songs just to pass the time...
Wearing my cloak because my coat was in the laundry, running across the street with the cloak billowing behind me and laughing at what the passing drivers must think...

Magpie · 2009-10-30 10:02:53

Bright sunshine for the first time in days, lighting up the red and yellow leaves on the trees.

Gandalf learning that putting on the harness means going outside, and going outside is fun. (It's a funny coincidence that I'm writing this/thinking about this today, precisely a year after my best friend's father died. They had a cat they'd take everywhere on a leash, and if it weren't for him, I wouldn't even try this with Gandalf.)

leodog · 2009-12-06 00:13:36

The sight of the Moon in the sky...
Snow falling...
My dog Rhiannon's "ha-ha" face...
Hitting the trail for a hike...
Feeling my cat Buddy curl up next to my leg at night for snoozetime...
An excellent guitar riff...
Pouring a new, delicious-smelling craft brew...
Opening a new box of "Godiva" chocolates...
Seeing the perfect composition for a photograph...
Thinking of a line that becomes a poem...

Shadow Adams · 2009-12-09 15:28:33

I was just thinking about this the other day. I love the quiet hours in the morning before going to work. Instead of doing something constructive, like exercising, I lie down on the couch for awhile after breakfast. My cats will jump up and settle themselves on top of me. My boy, Tristan, will tuck himself under my chin, purr loudly, and knead on my face with his paws. My girl, Isolde is usually down on my legs doing the same thing.

This feeling is just the best in the world.

Magpie · 2009-12-09 15:43:55

That sounds nice!

I just had a lovely evening, sitting in my reading corner, knitting, with a book on my lap and the cat beside me... it's amazing how much space such a small animal can take up (I hardly had room to sit), but he looks so cute when he rolls over onto his back and covers his eyes with a paw!

Em · 2011-01-02 08:51:19

Mastering a new technique in knitting.

Libra-in-a-roundabout-way · 2011-01-02 09:37:22

*grin* The feeling of your ears popping when they have been shut for hours.... (unfortunately they unpop right afterwards again)....

Magpie · 2011-01-05 07:23:01

Finding things I'd thought were lost forever while packing my possessions into moving boxes.

sisterdew · 2011-01-05 11:55:44

hmm, I'm kinda looking forward to packing my stuff now:)

I've got a date to move all my stuff(well, most of it. I'm going to get rid of a lot of stuff) from the old flat to the new flat- it's the 22nd! SO soon*grins happily*

Magpie · 2011-12-09 08:21:22

Coming out of a crowded store on a rainy day to discover the sun is peeking in under the edge of the clouds, and then looking the other way to find a huge double rainbow. And then, when the rainbow fades, a beautiful sunset.

Seitherin · 2011-12-09 15:33:30

What makes me happy? Right now, it is the end of the semester. I am so ready to be done.

Rook · 2011-12-09 18:22:13

Drugs!

...

Seriously, I've had gout for the past two weeks, and the anti-inflammatory drugs the doctor prescribed me are workin' wonders.

Sahi · 2011-12-10 01:29:11

Thinking of my new job in February.

ylvs · 2011-12-10 17:37:48

Christmas bakery with younger child.

Magpie · 2011-12-10 18:03:33

Sounds fun, ylvs - I miss baking with my brothers when they were little!

Libra-in-a-roundabout-way · 2011-12-11 05:58:44

Stting in my garden (currently with skihat, mittens, scarf and jacket) and watching the robin and great tits play with my birfeeders....

Magpie · 2011-12-13 15:12:42

Finding out that one of my favourite bands are back. I was quite bummed to find out that Nornensanc (a little Austrian medieval band) had broken up (especially after the disappointment that Omnia was this year), but I've just found out they've found two new members to replace the one who left - hopefully they'll still be as funny as they used to be!

ETA: Judging by how much they're goofing around on one of the videos they've posted, they have no problem with being funny!

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Ad1tu · 2011-12-14 17:50:40

Clocking out from work! ;)

Also: Today we had a luncheon in my dept, everyone brought a lil something in. I made some fruit & cheese kabobs and everyone liked them! Making food people like and find tasty makes me happy.

Magpie · 2012-03-07 23:16:46

Catching the pot of milk just before it boils over (as in, just when the milk had reached the edge of the pot!)

Random moments at work and on the way to work:
sunrises
frost sparkling in the morning sun
a perfectly star-shaped snowflake landing on my sleeve
the sun coming in through the shop doors and lighting up the daffodils
the gleam of a pansy petal in the sunshine
the sparkle of a water drop on a tulip leaf
the primrose table just glowing in the evening sun

Ad1tu · 2012-03-16 07:24:38

Yesterday it was GORGEOUS out (sunny, 70F) so me & the fiancee left work early, opened all the windows in apt, and spent the afternoon lounging around together. That made me pretty happy :)

Magpie · 2012-03-17 04:03:35

Saturday breakfast on the balcony - without a sweater, even! It's that warm!

And all my vegetable seeds sprouting - I even spotted the first carrot today, and those are notoriously slow.

Magpie · 2012-03-18 10:53:41

Forest hikes. Flowers. Singing birds. And the first scented violets! Oh, I love that smell!

And my Palatschinken (pancakes) finally turning out perfect. I've been so frustrated for over a year, because they always came out either disgustingly oil-soaked or too dry, and too thick and stiff - and the solution turned out to be so simple: I only needed a pan without non-stick coating (which aren't all that easy to get any more). I actually jumped and squealed with joy last night when I flipped over the first one and it looked just as it is supposed to!

Ad1tu · 2012-03-19 07:26:13

Magpie: I think the only pans we own are ones without non-stick coating. Myself, fiancee, and fiancee's mom all swear they cook better.

ylvs · 2012-03-19 07:39:31

hosting a really good party makes me happy. That's what I did on friday night. Everybody enjoyed themselves immensly and so did I.

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