Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures.

Five Happy Things {Week 25/2025}

We had a mini heatwave in the UK last week which made for a hot and sticky week. It was almost too hot to do anything except work and sleep, so it doesn’t feel like I achieved much except getting through each very hot day.

I’ve been reading The Seeker of Lost Paintings by Sarah Freethy. It ‘s an historical novel about love and art spanning Geneva, Rome and London. It’s a real page-turner and I can’t wait to go to bed and read a chapter every evening.

I’ve been trying to sew the dragonfly embroidery from an old sub box kit but the weather has been too hot to concentrate. It’s been sitting on my table all week and I’ve felt bad about not picking it up. Perhaps that’s a sign that I should try something else.

My little pup got a smart new hair cut. Not only was he looking scruffy but he was also hot. He enjoyed lots of chicken flavoured ice cubes all week 🙂

We’ve been planning our summer holidays which reminded me of previous holidays. I decided to make photo books of some of our European holidays and have made one for our trip to the Netherlands in 2019 as well as our trip to Normandy last summer. I make them myself on Snapfish, but it’s quite fun to look back through the photos, and make a little keepsake book.

What made you happy last week?