Friday, June 17, 2016

Five Things To Be Happy About #1

During these last two weeks, I've visited many of the blogs that are part of the 2016 New Bloggers Hop.  What a treat that's been!  One of the treasures I've found is Gypsy Moon Quilt Co., written by Amanda.

Amanda has created a very positive, thoughtful,quilty space on the Internet, and she focuses on reducing the environmental impact of her quilting by using only thrift sourced and repurposed materials.  The result is beautiful- vintage modern.

Amanda has started a weekly link up which I am very excited about.  Each Friday, she is asking her readers to join her in finding five things to be happy about.  She's encouraging photos of things that made us smile, too.

It's been refreshing, this week, to reflect on events and moments and think "Is this one of my five?"  And you know what?  The act of LOOKING for happy things made lots of small ordinary moments feel really HAPPY!

If you want to join in on the happy seeking fun, you'll find Amanda's pretty pink button in my sidebar.  (The fact that we were able to work out some kinks and get it there made Amanda and I happy!)

Pop over and see what everyone else is happy about this week!

And now here are my first "Five Things" in photo form. (Except there are six, because, JELLO CUP!)


Summer meals!  This simple meal of grilled chicken breasts, toasted sour dough and an assortment of fresh and healthy sandwich toppings really hit the spot on one of the warm days we had this week.


Summer flowers.  This photo really doesn't do these justice.  They have made me smile every time I glanced their way this week, and I think they've gotten prettier as the week has gone on.  This is a mixture of a cheap grocery store bouquet and some lovelies from my flower beds..  




A round robin quilt round...done, mailed and received.  And that makes me happy.


A birthday cake for their dad, made (from scratch) entirely by my daughters.  It was a marble cake, and it was delicious. And no, the photo is not upside down...I took the picture from across the table.  


This beautiful young lady makes me happy and proud every day.  But this week, she gave me an extra reason to smile.  She sewed this outfit all by herself, and modeled it in the 4-H Fashion Revue.  She was disappointed to receive a red ribbon (the judge didn't like her color choices, and the collar doesn't lie perfectly flat) but I could not be more proud of her.She worked all on her own and learned so much.  And I think it's pretty cute!


And the bonus happy!  "Mom, can we have jello cups for dessert?"  Then, she proceeded to make cups from jello, as she'd seen in a You Tube Video.  Messy?  Yes.  Exactly as she'd envisioned it turning out? No.  But it was certainly fun and resulted in a whole lot of smiles!


I hope you'll link up with Five Things To Be Happy About Friday, and share what made you smile this week!  Just leave a link to your post in the comments on Amanda's post, and be sure to see what's making everyone else smile, too!

12 comments:

  1. This made me smile! Thanks! i just posted about being asked to help a young lady learn about clothing construction. Her "lessons" start next week! Your daughter did a great job! She should be proud of her accomplishments, though I understand her feeling about a red ribbon... been there :)

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  2. Tami... I love your list! First that dinner looks amazing, that is the perfect summer meal to keep the kitchen from getting warm. Your daughter's outfit is great! Good for her for tackling such a great project. I'm impressed by the sleeves, sleeves are hard. It's great that your girls are so eager to bake and sew.

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  3. Oh, I loved all your things! Thank you for the amazingly sweet write up - I think that button was my bonus happy for the week!

    I'm super impressed with your daughter's dress making skills (and as you've probably noticed, I'm a sucker for pastels and florals - she wins in my book!). And for the record, I think we should all start including a bonus happy! That definitely made me smile. ☺️

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  4. Awesome Tami! Those indeed are happy things. The jello cups are fantastic, a literal translation!!! Amanda is doing wonderful work spreading happy!!!

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  5. Great post Tami. Please tell your daughter that she is doing great with her sewing. Love the gathered sleeve and the peplum top. She tackled what looks to be an advanced pattern and did very well! Great job. 😊

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  6. Hi Tami! Reading and seeing your list was enough to make ME happy! It's great to look for the simple things in life that we often take for granted and realize that it is those very things that make us happy! Your daughter is off to a running start with her sewing and dessert making! There may be no slowing her down now. I will put this on my "blog calendar" to post next Friday about my Happy 5. Have a great weekend!

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  7. positive/happy thoughts are a good thing ! Congratulations to your daughter - I think her outfit looks really good... I'm surprised that the judge would comment on the colour choices-that's quite a personal choice and ( IMO ) I'm not sure that can be fairly 'judged' and the colours look just fine in the picture

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    1. Hi Colleen! Thanks for your kind words! Blogger has, for some reason, stopped sending me an email,when I have a comment here, so I couldn't email you! Since my daughter was participating in the fashion Revue, one of the judging elements is how well the colors and style fit the wearer. The judge apparently felt that 13 year Olds don't wear pastel floral and lace. She actually said it wouldn't be "appropriate " for hanging out with friends. I advised my daughter to let it roll off her back, because clearly it was one person's opinion, not a judging standard. I hope you'll stop by again!! Maybe I will have my reply issues worked out!

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  8. What a nice blog. I love the five things to be happy about idea. Your daughters are so lucky to have a mom that lets them make things (even when they're messy) and supports the great things they do.
    Cheers,
    Treadlestitches (Sylvia)

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    1. Thanks for your lovely comment! I shared it with my girls, juSt to remind them how lucky they are! Lol! The five things Friday is a lot of fun! Join in! I hope you'll visit again, and, maybe our paths will cross in real life someday, since we're so close!

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  9. Reading your post has certainly made me happy and think about all the things I am happy about! I'm going to pop over to Gypsy Moon for a look now...

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  10. Congrats to the young seamstress! Awesome 5 things!

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