3 Things That Make Me Smile

1. Little girls who love books and who entertain themselves with their books. 

 2. Little girls' inquisitive eyes and the way they wonder at the world. 

 

  

3. Little girls in pink and braids.

What's making you smile today?

 

3 Things That Make Me Smile

Thing 1: Simply the Best Milkshake. Ever. The perfect combination of flavors and texture. Enjoyed at a funky French cafe downtown Vancouver made it even better.

 Thing 2: Spunky yellow daffodil in a pot of bright spring flowers. Oh, how I love spring!

Thing 3: Fun, quirky shops that one finds as one goes exploring. This was the umbrella shop, nothing there but umbrellas of every shape, size, pattern and price tag. Oh and a lovely couch. I would love a couch like this someday, perhaps in my morning room...

3 Things That Make Me Smile

 1. Uncles who happily pull their niece through the snow. And adorable sleds and little girls in red jackets.

2. Girls with long chestnut hair who love their hair being braided and curled and all things girly.

3. Adorable baby legs in stripy stockings.

What's making you smile today?

3 Things That Make Me Smile

 Thing 1:

Watching my man cuddle our baby. It doesn't get much better then that.

Thing 2:

Bright, cheerful, groomed flower gardens at the park down the street.

 Thing 3: 

Kilmeny and Katelyn smiling, in each other's strollers on a recent shopping to New York. 

What things make you smile?

3 Things that make me Smile! 

Thing 1: 

A peaceful, sleeping baby.

Thing 2:

A peaceful, sleeping baby's foot with  nail polish.

 

Thing 3:

A cold and refreshing homemade iced coffee. 

 

And another picture I found on the card when I put it in the card reader. For the record, I did not take this picture. And we were given the darling onesie. 

 And because I know you all want to know how to make such refreshing iced coffee, I'll tell you. 

Place equal amounts of cold coffee (ie. empty the press that has been sitting on the counter all day) and milk, ice-cubes and sweetener in blender. Blend until ice cubes are no longer cubes. Pour into glass. Delight in the froth and enjoy. 

You can vary this by making it stronger (add less ice), a different flavor (try chocolate or butterscotch ice-cream syrup), or simply pour the liquid over the ice cubes. If making coffee for this alone, it's best to add a bit of sugar when it is still hot so the sugar can dissolve. 

Have a pleasant evening friends! 

::::: edited to add: I was going to post pictures and the recipe to an amazing delish salad that I modified from a recipe and a dressing that I created but the pictures on one the other camera that J has with him. So I'll post that another day. These pictures (minus the Canucks one) were taken by me on the 'big' camera, the Nikon D2Xs. I'm slowly mastering it, it's been a goal for um, way too long. 

Off to savor milk and a chocolate chunk cookie and sort through pictures from New Zealand! 

three things that are making me smile today

thing #1: I found this picture of Grama & Papa on our desktop. It makes me smile to see their smile and their faces. They are very dear to me. 

thing #2: the prospect of purchasing flowers at the Farmer's Market  and the thought of buying all those fresh vegetables and fruit. Fresh, local, colorful! It's just a walk away and will become part of my Tuesday routine. =)

thing #3: the sound of Kilmeny's hands as she explores her (new to us for only $8! more about my garage sale adventure coming!) playpen and the delight this little girl brings to my life

 What's making you smile today?

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updated at 3:27pm: I went to the Farmer's Market as planned and got some gerbera daisies as planned but  I got more daisies for less. I only had $4 in change left to spend and I really wanted to at least get a couple daises. The nice lady at the flower stand gave me 5 daisies and some ferns for the four dollars I had. And they were firsts so they'll last longer. I love gerbera daisies and it was so special that she would do that for me!