Celebrate the Small Things

Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop now hosted by Lexa Cain. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week, no matter how small.



This week I'm celebrating: 

- I finally signed up for Camp NaNo next month - I'm doing quite well with the planning for the novel I want to write, so I decided to bite the bullet and sign up. My word count target is only 25000 though - I'll aim to get more than that written, but I didn't want to aim too high. 

- It's Father's Day this weekend here in England, so tonight I'll be baking some goodies to take to my dad when I see him tomorrow. I'll be making him two of his favourites; a Victoria Sponge cake and a Cherry loaf. 

- The weather's been lovely this week, the only problem is the pollen count has been really high and my hayfever has come back with a vengeance! It does kind of make me miss colder weather (I'm a winter girl) but it is nice to see the sun shining. 

Comments

  1. Unknown19 June 2015 at 12:24

    Good luck with Camp NaNo. Enjoy the lovely weather.

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  2. Annalisa Crawford19 June 2015 at 15:08

    Good luck with Camp NaNo. The weather has been lovely - I'm wearing shorts for the first time this year :-)

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  3. Susan Gourley/Kelley19 June 2015 at 15:15

    Have fun with Camp NaNo. I'm making my husband's favorite dishes for Sunday too.

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  4. Rob Z Tobor19 June 2015 at 18:01

    Good luck with the novel and the cakes . . . .

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  5. Kate Larkindale19 June 2015 at 19:37

    Good luck with Camp NaNo! I really should sign up too. It might kick my butt into gear a little.

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  6. Alex J. Cavanaugh19 June 2015 at 19:40

    Hope you go way above your word count.
    I prefer winter as well. Don't like heat or pollen.

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  7. Tonja Drecker19 June 2015 at 20:18

    Good luck with NaNo, may the allergies not make you sneeze too much so you can get the word count high, high, high! Enjoy your baking :)

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  8. Suzanne Furness19 June 2015 at 20:37

    Good luck with the writing. Hope your dad enjoys the tasty treats and your hayfever is a little better.

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  9. Unknown19 June 2015 at 21:22

    I'm a winter girl too, and I don't get nearly enough of it in Egypt. I bet your dad will love the yummy things you've cooked for him! I think 25k is very reasonable. Good luck, and have a lovely weekend! :)

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  10. Deanie Humphrys-Dunne19 June 2015 at 21:43

    Glad you're having good weather, Laura. Have a lovely day with your Dad.

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  11. cheerfuloptimistic19 June 2015 at 22:54

    Hope Father's Day is fun, and good luck with Camp NaNo.

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  12. A Beer for the Shower22 June 2015 at 16:13

    I don't know what a cherry loaf is, but I would imagine it's pretty fantastic (I'm biased, cherry is my favorite). Hopefully you had a good father's day. Good luck with Camp NaNo!

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  13. Tyrean Martinson23 June 2015 at 18:37

    Sunshine, baking, Father's Day, and Camp NaNo - hooray!!! Way to go with all that you're doing!
    I hope the pollen count goes down soon.

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