A few of my favourite things

In the words of the immortal song My Favourite Things as performed by Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
Silver-white winters that melt into springs;
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.



.And just a few of mine too in case you hadn't gathered and an excuse to resurrect an old favourite song in the process.

• Animals
•  Children 
• Christmas 
• Classical music 
• Cooking - including preserving of all sorts 
• Crafts - crotchet, knitting, dressmaking, bead work, patchwork, cross stitch embroidery, etc 
• Fine glass and crystal 
• Village life  
• Flowers 
• Folk music 
• Food 
• Gardening 
• Growing things from seed 
• Irish Music 
• Music 
• My own space 
• Nice linen 
• Open spaces 
• Woods 
• Pressed Victorian Glass 
• Pretty China 
• Reading 
• Walks in the countryside