Blog worthy!

A couple of blog-worthy fun things have happened lately, so here goes:

A Saturday morning run with a good friend followed by brunch with this friend and another - fruit salad, quark, maple syrup, eggs, bread, cheese ham, pain au chocolat, good coffee and happy chatter!

Afternoon tea (although this term does not do it justice - it was more like a meal!) with the lovely connect group ladies. We happily spent the entire afternoon sharing our lives whilst drinking an assortment of great beverages and snacking on cheese, nachos and salsa, berries, sweets, hot chocolate fondants and ice-cream!

Sunday lunch with friends - there are few things as good as easy going meals of cheese, bread, ham and fruit and homemade desserts coupled with good friends and rich conversation.

Skype dates with sisters and friends, and meeting new little people on Skype! (i.e. A friend's baby girl)

Sunny picnic lunches at work

Spontaneous sushi and champagne nights - I have good 'neighbors' don't you think?

Yes, I recognize that none of these events are unusual, but they highlight for me just how much of a difference  the simple pleasures in life make. And, as you may have deduced from this post, food and friends are two central aspects in my life!

Recounting events like these also make me realize again just how blessed I am to have a network of quality friends (all over the world!) -  people with character and soul, who give of themselves, who sow positive seeds and who inspire me to be a better person.