These are a few of my favourite things. Maybe some of them are yours also! A few of the things which catch my eye, inspire me, pluck at my heart strings, make me smile, or that I just enjoy. I hope that they will do the same for you. Cosy Country Cottage Bedrooms . . . Sweet Potatoes. I think they are one of my favourite vegetables of all time. But then again, there are no vegetables I really don't like. I like them all, except for canned peas. I cannot abide canned peas. The illustrations of Jesse Willcox Smith . . . endearing . . . Heirloom recipes, the kinds that home cooks have been writing down and sharing with each other for years and years and years. You know they are good because they have been used again and again and have withstood the test of time. I love the minimalist look of this living room. With it's coffee table/ottoman that can double as an extra sitting place when you have loads of people over or a place to rest your feet when you havent. Neutral colours, etc. Then again, I do like a flowery chair to curl up in . . . I love the idea of breakfast nook type of dining spaces . . . . if only I had the dosh and a house of my own. You never want to invest this type of thing into someone elses's house. I love this little house . . . with its double verandas and gingerbread trim. Its ornate and yet simple at the same time. Those dormer windows . . . sigh . . . Homemade Cinnamon Rolls . . . just the way my mom made them, with biscuit dough. Oh, the number of times I have made these through the years. I often would make them for my kids at the weekend for a bedtime snack, and my ex husband loved them as well. They are just so good. I have not made them in a long time now. I need to sort out a smaller sized recipe . . . Open Shelves, but I'm not tidy enough to have them . . . By Kim Lewis Primitive folk art. I love it most of all . . . Granny Squares . . . . Star filled skies . . . it has been a very long time since I have seen a sky with more than just a few stars in it. Too much light pollution here . . . A long soak in a hot bath . . . its been a long time since I have had one of those also . . . I used to love playing Bingo . . . but then I quite smoking and I didn't like breathing in all that smoke . . . Real French Baguettes . . . Cheese and crackers . . . Oh I miss these . . . . and these!!! No such thing over here . . . I miss these too . . . and all dressed chips, dill pickle chips . . . ketchup chips. I think its fair to say I love crisp and savoury things . . . but its probably a good thing we can't get those things here or I would literally blow up! Proper holiday celebrations with a table filled with the ones you love and food that you love in a place that you love . . . Cosy nights by the fire . . . Proper rocking chairs . . . The film American Graffiti. We dug it out and watched it last night. The first time I saw this film I was 19 and on my honeymoon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Loved it then, love it now. Great music, so many nice memories tied up in all of it. Sock hops. Canadian Bandstand. Going steady . . . And with that I best leave you with a thought for the day . . . ° * 。 • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ • •。★★ 。* 。 ° 。 ° ˛˚˛ * _Π_____*。*˚ ˚ ˛ •˛•˚ */______/~＼。˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★ *Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what you already have. ~unknown •。★★ 。* 。 In The English Kitchen today . . . Roasted Autumn Vegetable Pizza, with a white sauce, plenty of cheese, a whole wheat honey crust and plenty of caramelised roasted autumn vegetables. Yummy! Have a magnificent Thursday! Hope its a great one for you filled with lots of favourite things. Don't forget! ═══════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ ═══════════ ⊰✿░G░O░D⊰✿⊰L░O░V░E░S⊰✿⊰░Y░O░U░⊰✿ ═══════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ ═══════════ And I do too!