100 Favourite Things

1. Sunshine
2. A sandy, clean, Hebridean beach
3. Pebble beaches
4. Collecting beach glass
5. Dogs
6. Especially cairn terriers
7. Lavender
8. Candles
9. Judi Dench
10. Maggie Smith
11. Clear In-trays
12. Travel
13. Especially campervanning
14. Learning something new
15. Stamp collecting
16. Reading
17. Writing stories
18. Old movies
19. Especially Operation Petticoat
20. Cary Grant
21. Clean sheets
22. Hanging out washing o­n a good day
23. A full church
24. An empty church
25. The view from my lounge window
26. My grandchildren and their parents (I am told this should be number one, so please take it as read!)
27. Technology
28. Birdwatching
29. A stationery shop
30. Icons
31. Art Galleries
32. Museums
33. Biographies
34. Journals
35. Writing my own journal
36. Reading my own journal
37. Chocolate
38. Anything pink – (well almost anything)
39. May Sarton
40. DVDs
41. Playing the piano
42. Listening to music
43. Classic FM
44. The theatre
45. Guide Books
46. Stories about the saints
47. Gardens and a special spot
48. Purple
49. A brand new journal
50. Painting
51. Degas
52. Dancing
53. Big Bands
54. Birdsong
55. Telling people God loves them
56. Knowing God loves me
57. Christmas
58. Watchnight Services
59. Good knitting yarn
60. A new project
61. Digital photography
62. Hearing from friends
63. A good cry at a good film
64. A glass of red wine
65. Walking the dog
66. Being the right weight
67. A good night’s sleep
68. Cappuccino
69. Lady Grey Tea
70. A tidy house
71. New clothes
72. Conservatories
73. Roses
74. Cornflowers
75. Memories
76. Being retired
77. Broadband
78. Spring
79. Going to an art gallery
80. An afternoon’s shopping in the big town
81. A meal out
82. Beethoven
83. Shostakovich’s 2nd Piano Concerto
84. Surfing the net
85. Earings
86. A spa day
87. Getting a parcel in the post
88. Getting to the top of a mountain
89. Ireland
90. The south of France
91. A good laugh
92. Tommy Cooper
93. Give us a clue
94. Rummikub
95. Winning at Rummikub
96. Henri Nouwen
97. Still being alive
98. A newly mown lawn
99. Parasols
100. Seeing people smile