- Cup of strong hot tea with milk
- Playing and chasing the cat every morning
- Hot buttered (real butter) on toasted sourdough bread
- First cup of coffee brought to me to bed by Andrew every Saturday and Sunday morning
- Sunny mornings sitting outside enjoying sunshine with my parents; dad playing classical guitar; mum picking herbs and greens from their garden
- Grilled cheese on toast
- Breakfast at a cafe – in particular, porridge during winter (can’t wait for winter to come around so I can eat this out)
- Glass of chilled white wine with dinner out
- Chats with my father in his art studio surrounded by his paintings, brushes and paints with classical music in the background (I took video footage of one of these times where I just watch him paint)
- Tending to my potted plants
- Winding yarn with my hand cranked ball winder
- Putting on my recently finished knitted jumpers
- Knitting with quality yarns like angora
- Flannelette pyjamas
- My orchids flowering in winter
- The burst of colour and blooms in the garden at spring in particular, the cherry blossom tree.
- Freshly made Cretan pilaf (made with real stock and real butter)
- A cold lemon, lime bitters on a warm day
- Tartan wool blanket around my lap and feet in winter
- The whoosh of the central heating once it’s on
- Visiting Oasis, middle eastern store that sells the BEST produce (video below)
- Afternoon hot shower on cold days
- Putting my feet against the hot water bottle in bed on winter nights
- Going on weekends away
- Joy of reading a book you don’t want to put down or sad when you finish it
- A clean and tidy house with everything in its place
- Watching the birds sitting on the fence outside our kitchen window
- The sound of the golf club hitting the ball and you just know it’s going to be a perfect shot
- Feeling clothes loose on your waist
- Lazy Sundays that are unplanned, unstructured
- Running without stopping or getting tired
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