What makes me happy part 6

Hard cider on tap.  And helping someone decompress. 

She was a girl who know how to be happy even when she was sad.  And that's important.
~ Marilyn Monroe

What makes me happy part 5

Eating the rest of my coworker's homemade blackberry pie...

Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.
~ H. Jackson Brown Jr

What makes me happy part 4

Wearing these shoes to work...

...and catching up over coffee.

"When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead."
~ E. Hemingway

What makes me happy part 3

A dog that is always happy to see me, even after being locked up for 12 hours.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
~ Dalai Lama

What makes me happy part 2



Having a loving dog and patient friends.

 Oh, and padded bike shorts.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadow will fall behind you.
~ Walt Whitman

What makes me happy part 1

Local festivals, homemade blackberry chip ice cream...

...and old men wearing tie-dye dancing to live bands.

Don't ask what the world needs.  Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.  Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
~ Howard Thurman

Farm fresh goodness

Struck gold at the farmers market today:

Isn't it beautiful?

From my CSA:  green onions, yellow zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, some sort of squash I forget the name of, parsley, elephant garlic, radishes, cabbage, eggs, and a lemon cucumber. 

From elsewhere in the market: carrots, dill (why have I not planted dill yet?  It has the best smell ever!), peaches, and plumots.  I think thats how you spell it - its a cross between a plum and an apricot. 

I'm actually excited to cook.  Add the above to my cauliflower, brussel sprouts, and nectarines I bought yesterday, I have a wonderful bounty for the next week or so. 

Oh yeah, and I had to cut a bunch of mint because it was growing out of hand. 

Wonderful!

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
~ Henry Ward Beecher