Happy Days Project 81 -100!

Can you Adam and Eve it! I've only gone a finished my 100 Happy Days project! What!? Yep it's been just over one hundred days (I wasn't a daily participant, so I sort of failed..) and I love this practise of finding wee moments in the everyday that deserves noting, sharing, remembering. I think I'll just darn gone start all over again and do another 100 :)

So here is the end of the story for my first 100 days..

81 aeroplanes making shadows in the sky. Yep, it's a heat wave! 82 Carrick-a-Rede with Rathlin in the background. 83 Maggie snoring away 84 Lilies in  the long border at Belfast Botanic Gardens 85 Super duper tired today!

86 Andrew's birthday cookies... Oat and chocolate giants :) 87 Sewing with permanent double vision is not easy!  But :) 88 I made it over to the fabric shop - so much loveliness! 89 Just out of the oven...oat and raisin cookies :) 90 The beautiful Ben

91 Fire pit at friends' house 92 Favourite postcard from Barcelona - putting it up in full sun wasn't the best idea. 93 Really pleased I took this guy apart and designed new wings for him :) 94 A little Posey to cheer the soul. Picked by my hubby at the #allotment last night :) 95 My little minty feathered friends :)

96 Maggie chillaxing on the hammock with me today. 97 Coffee out with friends :) Hubby's nails are super dirty from gardening ;) 98 More allotment flowers, I love this time of year!! 99 Maggie playing dress up with Andrew's scarf. 100 My coffee and I are feeling the same way. Sort of confused about life.... 

Loads more everyday photos on my Instagram :) 

It's going to be a long weekend here in N. Ireland but I have the Top 10 Conservation Tips for you via World Land Trust and I shall post them up tomorrow, to carry you over xxx

Hugs

Carrie

(3rd) Happy Days Project

Still loving this project of collating an instagram photo a day to make up a collage of happiness. Okay, I may have missed a few days here and there and it isn't exactly the continuous stream it ought to be but in my world some days are just best forgotten.

Anyhow, here is the third instalment of my Happy Days (varied I know, but hey, lots of things make me happy when I think about it).... Click to enlarge!

41 - A night in alone :( Made better by this - bubbles and chocolate!  42 - Maggie has designs on making gourmet dinners for herself.... 43 - Cows :) God I love my countryside!!!  44 - Never thought of this before....zebra = tiger horse ;) 45 - Damn you human!!! A bath??! I smelt wonderful. But oh, a biscuit? Well okay... 

46 -16th Century village trapped in time and cared for by the National Trust - Culross, Scotland 47- Stunning golden lion's head door knob. The Golden Lion Hotel in Stirling, Scotland. 48- Ohh my good god! = happy! 49- Just some of the veg seedlings to be planted. 50- Summer dinner no.1

51- Beautiful vignette of plot 14b. It's so messy at the minute! 52- Super cool elephant drawing on the community board in Starbucks today. Loved it!! 53- It's true! 54- Butterfly on the brambles, this showery April morn. 55- Chocolate chip dog shaped shortbread :)

56- Pretty important day for anyone who cares about democracy in our country! What a privilege it is to vote. 57- Moving On by Ainslie Henderson. Incredible.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/movining-on-stop-motion-ainslie-henderson/ 58- A mini schnauzer as seen in the wild...how majestic! 59- Celery, carrots and hummus out of our new handcrafted pottery...yummy Saturday nights in. 60- Tree peony at Rowallane
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I'm exploring a load of different printers at the moment and have one more I really want to try before I decide on my favourite - price/quality etc. I have lots more photos on my instagram page here and am toying with the idea of selling some either as perfect little squares or as greetings cards.

* If it seems that it wouldn't be expensive I would open up the option to my readers - what do you think? *

Love and hugs
Carrie

(2nd) Happy Days Project :)

I adore the ease and instant gratification of Instagram - I just have my phone near me all the time away and the camera on it is great and can capture a wee image at any time. Then of course there are the digital filters to play around with = fun :)

Here is the second installation of my series of 100 happy days - really rather varied - click to enlarge.

21-Whitehead's Victorian Train Station;  22-The famous Albert clock in Belfast;  23-Daffodil farm in Scotland;  24-Us at the Glenfiddich Whisky Distillery;  25-Locally brewed pint in the Loch Ness Inn

26- Castle Urquhart;  27- Lovely Glencoe;  28-Spring has arrived in the garden;  29-Simple rice, peas, beans and chilli sauce - yummy;  30- My love bird salt and pepper

31- Maggie enjoying the sunshine and those tulips;  32-Dunluce Castle;  33-Lunch of melon, natural yoghurt and dried fruit outside!  34-My gnomes on the plot :)  35-Back into yoga properly and first mandala coloured in a while

36- Rhubarb and Ginger compote;  37-Sweetcorn coming along nicely;  38-Fabulous abandoned door in Bushmills;  39-My two favourites at Springhill;  40-Maggie kills her nemesis (everyday)

Just love all these reminders of good days, or even just one good moment in a bad day (eg. rice and chilli sauce photo). Still continuing with it... http://instagram.com/chrryblossomtat2

We haven't been at the allotment for a little well now due to weather and Andrew's job (working a whole Saturday at Dunluce!) I have some lovely photos to share of Dunluce and 2 National Trust properties we've visited (we're now members!!) Today is the Giro d'Italia in our area and the whole place is on lock down, haha. So much PINK! xxx

Love and hugs
Carrie xx