Slow Simple Pleasures: No 3

I have to confess that Slow, Simple Pleasures have been a little few and far between this week.

On Sunday night I had a very ungraceful fall backwards and landed on some toys!

So on Monday I was sore and sorry for myself.

On Tuesday I felt better but spent the day hanging around at the shops while the car was serviced, then Tuesday afternoons are busy.

Wednesday I took Emily to the doctor then she stayed home.

Thursday (today) I found out that now she has whooping cough.

Laura is still coughing from her whooping cough which began about 4 weeks ago now.

So, another day of re-organising things for the next few days while she completes her isolation period, and another bible study missed today.

Emily will go back to school on Monday, not too many days of school missed.

She has enjoyed doing some crafts today and watching some TV.

But we will miss a big family party on Saturday :-(

Once again I am finding it hard to concentrate on anything while I have a girl or two around ...

I haven't opened my bible all week.

Which I think is why things seem in a muddle.

That and the clutter.

This evening things fell into place a little better.

I've made a few changes in the kitchen.

Things look better and will work better.

Photos to come.

This evening we bought a food processor and I'm looking forward to using it.

And now before bed I will enjoy the slow simple pleasure of

sipping a cup of peppermint tea

and nibbling on lemon coconut slice

with the satisfaction that I have made a little progress

. . . and the kitchen is coming more under control

all the time!

Slow Simple Pleasures: No. 2

Today's Slow Simple Pleasure for me was a little hard to capture with the camera, but satisfying none the less:

A few minutes stolen from a busy day to play some Irish whistle music.

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What slow simple pleasure/s have you enjoyed this week?

Please share them with us by linking below.

If you missed the introductory post please click HERE

Thanks to those who linked in for the first week last Tuesday!

Slow Simple Pleasures : an Introduction

In an attempt to find pleasure and contentment in slow, simple things, I've decided to start a meme! Each week I will post about some way that I have enjoyed something simple, and I would love you to join in!

Here are the details:

What: a photo and/or words showing or describing something simple that gave you pleasure, or bought contentment.

Some examples:

picking flowers from the garden

baking a cake

reading a book

listening to music

spending time with a child

a candlelit dinner

remembering to look at the sunset

It's slow, so no rush and no pressure.

You've got two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) to join in.

Remember that it's simple, so no tutorials, no complicated posts please.

A photo or a few words is plenty.

But if you want to say more, then by all means go ahead!

Here's the image to use for Slow Simple Pleasures.

Copy and paste (I'll get a code up soon):

Link in below to your actual post, and let others know if you visit their post.

Don't forget to link back to this blog in your post so that others can join in.

And if you don't have a blog, tell me in the Comments section about your Slow Simple Pleasures!

And me? What was my slow, simple pleasure today?

I spent some time with my camera, a head of pentas and my favourite old linen tablecloth.

Zooming in on a flower makes me slow right down and appreciate the details.

I turned one of the photos into the button for this meme.

And now I'm looking forward to your Slow Simple Pleasures!