Sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference, the inconsequential (in the wider scheme of life) happenings that have a positive impact on one’s sense of wellbeing.
I read the BBC news every day and find myself almost desperate for some good news amongst all the miserable stuff that seems to fill the screen – war, environmental disasters, the Camp Mystic catastrophe, the death of Ozzy Osbourne...
Given the good news is hard to find, I thought I’d share a few things that have happened to me recently that brought me some genuine joy.
And, dear reader, I hope that you can compile a mental list of the little things that have brought joy to you as well. When I find myself worrying, fire fighting or problem solving, taking a moment to celebrate the little wins helps to bring some much-needed balance.
Marmite peanut butter
First up, Marmite peanut butter is back on the shelves in the supermarkets, back in my larder at home, and back on my toast in the mornings. Some while ago I wrote about its delisting by Unilever and made the point that a simple pleasure had been taken away.
A week or so ago, Mrs B. had been to Sainsburys. I got home to find a new jar of Marmite peanut butter waiting for me on the worktop and I kid you not, I felt a rush of elation. I may even have shouted ‘yay’ and fist pumped the air. Mrs B. bought the jar because she knew how pleased I would be.
Lyons Maid lolly sticks
Next up are a couple of developments in the Lyons Maid lolly stick saga (see earlier posts, there are a few, below). The first event involved a lady called Sophie McKay getting in touch, here’s what she said:
Hi - I came across your website because I happened to find one of the lolly sticks washed up next to a lake in Wanstead Park in London. It’s the Penguin one - a bit dented but good condition! I kept it as it looked interesting. I was searching for someone who would have more use for it than I do - your story was really interesting and heartwarming! Let me know your address and I can send to you - Sophie
I responded to Sophie and, bless her, she did post the stick to me, and it arriving in the mail made my day. How really nice of a stranger to do something so kind!
I was that chuffed that I shared the story with John, he had commented on my posts in the past and is a bone fide Lyons Maid expert. Long story short, he sent me a Kevin Keegan ‘Goal’ stick to add to my collection. That was two new sticks in short succession. When the Goal stick arrived, it felt a bit like Christmas.
Kevin isn’t a DC character, but he came first and is an honorary super hero in my books.
Both are now stuck to my monitor, and they make me smile every time I look at them – which, as I am typing, includes right now.
An Oldsmobile
A few weeks back, I went to a classic car meet at North Kilworth Sports Club and was delighted to finally see an Oldsmobile that I had been desperate to have a look at for two years … and had just never been in the right place at the right time.
I had passed this car on the road, it had turned up at meets after I left, or at meets I couldn’t make it to.
I watched the Olds pull into the sports ground and felt a surge of elation. I had finally got lucky; I just had to rush across the field to have a look.
I met the owner, Andy, who was nice enough to indulge a clearly over enthusiastic fan by letting me sit in his spotless car and have my photo taken.
‘Yay’ and ‘yay’ again.
And that brings me full circle, at the start of this post, I talked about inconsequential things that bring happiness. A sit in car, a jar of spread, a couple of pieces of plastic won’t bring back the dead, improve the macro environmental doom and gloom, one’s health, or wealth or solve one’s problems, but thank goodness for the little things that make a difference to the daily grind.
To Sophie, John, Andy, you all rock.
I read the BBC news every day and find myself almost desperate for some good news amongst all the miserable stuff that seems to fill the screen – war, environmental disasters, the Camp Mystic catastrophe, the death of Ozzy Osbourne...
Given the good news is hard to find, I thought I’d share a few things that have happened to me recently that brought me some genuine joy.
And, dear reader, I hope that you can compile a mental list of the little things that have brought joy to you as well. When I find myself worrying, fire fighting or problem solving, taking a moment to celebrate the little wins helps to bring some much-needed balance.
Marmite peanut butter
First up, Marmite peanut butter is back on the shelves in the supermarkets, back in my larder at home, and back on my toast in the mornings. Some while ago I wrote about its delisting by Unilever and made the point that a simple pleasure had been taken away.
A week or so ago, Mrs B. had been to Sainsburys. I got home to find a new jar of Marmite peanut butter waiting for me on the worktop and I kid you not, I felt a rush of elation. I may even have shouted ‘yay’ and fist pumped the air. Mrs B. bought the jar because she knew how pleased I would be.
Lyons Maid lolly sticks
Next up are a couple of developments in the Lyons Maid lolly stick saga (see earlier posts, there are a few, below). The first event involved a lady called Sophie McKay getting in touch, here’s what she said:
Hi - I came across your website because I happened to find one of the lolly sticks washed up next to a lake in Wanstead Park in London. It’s the Penguin one - a bit dented but good condition! I kept it as it looked interesting. I was searching for someone who would have more use for it than I do - your story was really interesting and heartwarming! Let me know your address and I can send to you - Sophie
I responded to Sophie and, bless her, she did post the stick to me, and it arriving in the mail made my day. How really nice of a stranger to do something so kind!
I was that chuffed that I shared the story with John, he had commented on my posts in the past and is a bone fide Lyons Maid expert. Long story short, he sent me a Kevin Keegan ‘Goal’ stick to add to my collection. That was two new sticks in short succession. When the Goal stick arrived, it felt a bit like Christmas.
Kevin isn’t a DC character, but he came first and is an honorary super hero in my books.
Both are now stuck to my monitor, and they make me smile every time I look at them – which, as I am typing, includes right now.
An Oldsmobile
A few weeks back, I went to a classic car meet at North Kilworth Sports Club and was delighted to finally see an Oldsmobile that I had been desperate to have a look at for two years … and had just never been in the right place at the right time.
I had passed this car on the road, it had turned up at meets after I left, or at meets I couldn’t make it to.
I watched the Olds pull into the sports ground and felt a surge of elation. I had finally got lucky; I just had to rush across the field to have a look.
I met the owner, Andy, who was nice enough to indulge a clearly over enthusiastic fan by letting me sit in his spotless car and have my photo taken.
‘Yay’ and ‘yay’ again.
And that brings me full circle, at the start of this post, I talked about inconsequential things that bring happiness. A sit in car, a jar of spread, a couple of pieces of plastic won’t bring back the dead, improve the macro environmental doom and gloom, one’s health, or wealth or solve one’s problems, but thank goodness for the little things that make a difference to the daily grind.
To Sophie, John, Andy, you all rock.
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Lyons Maid related posts:
2012 https://www.adrianbaldwin.net/lyons-maid-supermans-superheroes-ice-lolly.html
04/12/2012 http://www.adrianbaldwin.net/blog/the-sequel-to-the-supermans-superheroes-stick-story
25/02/2015 http://www.adrianbaldwin.net/blog/fantastic-plastic-perranporth-find
15/02/2017 http://www.adrianbaldwin.net/blog/first-class-ice-lolly-cool-cornwall-catwoman
10/03/2019 https://www.adrianbaldwin.net/blog/lolly-stick-happiness
13/03/2019 https://www.adrianbaldwin.net/blog/lyons-maid-supermans-superheroes-lolly-sticks-in-colour
19/03/2019 https://www.adrianbaldwin.net/blog/lolly-legacy
15/04/2019 Lyons Maid - Goal!
24/04/2019 A Second Goal!
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