Five Happy Things {Week 32/2025}

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.

My daughter and I had a day in London where we visited the Jellycat concession in Selfridges. We both love Jellycat and I bought Amuseables Ginger, which I’ve been after for a while. We didn’t manage to book tickets for the Fish and Chips by Jellycat at Selfridges London experience, but you can visit the whole Jellycat concession anyway. It was very busy but Little Sis loved it.

Whilst we were in London we walked some of the Tusk Turtle Trail and spotted some of the decorated turtle sculptures. They were quite large and difficult to photograph, but we loved looking out for them and exploring different bits of London. We finished our day out with  trip to see the Bourdon Street Chippy (all sewn by Lucy Sparrow) as well as Bubble Planet London.

I finished my latest Cotton Clara Hoop Club kit which featured a large bow, divided into squares with lots of different stitches. It was quite a fun box to stitch, and I stitched it over the weekend. I’ve started the latest Craftpod box too, am really keen to keep on top of all the boxes I’ve signed up to receive!

I’ve been reading Excellent Women by Barbara Pym. I bought the copy a few years ago as the cover features an Orla Kiely print. It’s a funny story so I’m enjoying it.

Over the weekend we took the teens to Camden market. We used to live in the area so wanted to re-visit the market. Little Sis loved the vintage clothes shops and bought some clothes. Big Brother enjoyed the food, and we loved the ice creams from Hans and Gretel.