Susan's Pendulum

The same edition of the Bible.  People were laughing at me during Bible class this week.  I had a question, but I needed to refer to ano...

Wooden knitting needles. The sound and feel is just luscious in comparison to metal ones. Happy!

Good brakes. I did NOT hit the deer tonight.  And the guy behind me reacted quickly enough that he didn't hit me. I'm sure I l...

This is the weirdest picture, ... but how do you show a picture of somebody not using a hymnal?? It makes me happy to see people singin...

A letter. A real letter! A few days before Jane started her blogging of HappyThings , Elva wrote me a letter.  I can't even descri...

How can a simple fried egg be SO good?! Egg.  From a happy chicken.  Cooked in a cast-iron skillet.  With a touch of sea salt and black ...

Thesis: No one can be happy and contented in his life's work unless he is doing it to serve someone else (and not himself). No matte...

Pictures taken by our friend Rachel .  (By the way, if anybody around here needs high school graduation pictures, Rachel is superb...

Our reverse-osmosis filter had not been working.  For eight weeks, I was buying jugs of water every time I had reason to be in town.  The ...

Turning into this driveway. Sometimes after work, I head to church instead of heading home.  Maybe there's class.  Maybe there's...

Reading to children. Picture books. Chapter books. Old books.  Sometimes new books too. There's something marvelous about readin...

My mother-in-law's measuring cups. Reason #1: For 30+ years, I only had one set.  Boy, it's nice to have a spare so that cups do...

Pretty dishes. Not only are they cheery, but they drip-dry super-fast in the dish-drainer.  I can let them air-dry and put them away 30-...

Going out for a beer after choir.  Now and then, several of us go to a nearby bar/restaurant and talk and laugh.  Last night, instead of...

Mitford. I love these books.  This woman is a fabulous author.  Nothing hard and ugly.  But neither is it unrealistic.  Just nice storie...

A visit from a friend I see, oh, about once a year or less since we moved. I squealed and bounced up and down when her email arrived, as...

This is the bestest crucifix in the whole wide world. It used to be by the pulpit.  I wish it were still there.  But it remains in the r...

Tomatoes on a sandwich. GARDEN tomatoes, not store ones. A specialty usually confined to August and September. Only three small tomato...

As I've been thinking about "things that make me happy," I'm pondering the distinction between happy/contentment, or happy...

Curls. I wish there were more!  But hooray for the ones God's allowed me to have. Happy curls.