Six Unimportant Things I Love

Sharie from View To The Hill tagged me for 'Six Unimportant Things I Love.'  So, in no particular order, here are six unimportant things I love right now.

1. My salad leaf seedlings are starting to sprout.  I planted these about 10 days ago with very little hope that they'd do anything at all as the seeds were a few years old but I thought I might as well try.  I'm delighted they've come to life and I've got plans to plant a few more pots of these every couple of weeks so that I can just nip out to the garden whenever I want fresh salad leaves and, hopefully, I'll have a reasonable supply all summer.

2. Being able to eat al fresco.  I love eating out of doors, there is something quite thrilling about it all - probably because the al fresco eating season is fairly short in the UK.  No matter how many evenings we can eat outdoors it never loses it's appeal for me.

3. Wearing summer sandals.  I have quite bad oedema in my feet and ankles and during the winter I'm reduced to wearing shoes from 'Cosy Feet' whose primary customer is probably an octogenarian - they're not pretty shoes by any means.  In the summer I can join the rest of the female population and wear sandals - usually Birkenstock Madrids.  If I had loads of money I'd buy the Birkentstock Madrid in every colour-way they make.  Sadly, as I don't have loads of money I've got to content myself with what I have got (five pairs, quite a few of which need to be re-soled) and am pretty pleased with these Tesco Birkenstock-style sandals that I bought in the charity shop in Chipping Sodbury a few weeks ago (when Mum and I went to the Vintage and Handmade Fair.)  For non-Birkenstock sandals they're really comfy, and they only cost me £3.50.

4. My iPod which I had as a surprise from P for Christmas.  It is the best present he's ever bought me and I love it to bits.

5. A good thriller to read.  This is the pile on the bedside table, there's at least three similar piles by the side of the bed.  Unfortunately, I've read all these books at least once and many of them four or five times.  Very ocassionally I branch out and read something that's not a thriller but I always end up going back to them in the end.

6. BBC iPlayer - what a wonderful invention.  Since our video no longer works to record programmes the BBC iPlayer has become a bit of a must for me.

I'm a terrible wuss when it comes to passing on tags so if you'd like to join in please feel free.  And, Sharie, thanks for tagging me, that was great fun to do.

Comments

[sharie]

Glad you enjoyed doing it Elizabeth. Those sandals look comfy and summery. I always find it difficult to pick my shoes in summer , always seem to go for slovenly flip flops or sandals that hurt.
Well done with the lettice plants and nice outside table btw.

[Wendy]

Just catching up on your blog and liked todays posting. Like you I am a reader of detective novels. There are a lot by Peter Robinson who I really like as these are set in the Yorkshire Dales. Another favourite of mine is Stephen Booth as they are set in The Peak District. I also enjoyed Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell which is in your pic.
Really enjoyed the piece you wrote about your Father recently.
Best wishes.

[Teresa]

I like this post and think I'll take you up on your invitation to have a go. It will be a bit of practice at taking photos too. Thanks for the idea.