Spring morning

This isn't really a post about buying less, or living slow. Or it is sort of, it's about life and the life that we have chosen to live. Or not we actually, I.
I have been thinking a lot lately about the choices I've made, and the things I used to want and the way I used to feel when I was a teenager and in my early twenties. It seems odd to me to think of it because so much of what I wanted I have come by. Life isn't perfect and there are still things that we are wanting, or working towards, but generally I am very very happy.
When I was younger I used to love watching films (still would given the chance!) and my favourite types of films were slow wistful films that weren't about too much, especially films set in the past (but not too far in the past). It's a hard genre to describe! But I used to imagine myself one day as a grown up in that world, living a slow life surrounded by nature and sharing my happiness with someone I loved. I had always imagined living in either Wales or the West Country and I had always dreamed of being an artist and a gardener.
I have been out in my garden this morning in the sunshine, Ivy on a rug playing with the dewy grass, me taking down the laundry and squatting beside my seedlings to see how much taller they are today than yesterday, birds singing and the breeze in the trees that our garden backs onto. I planted some seeds this morning and as I put each tiny speck in the ground I imagined the plant it would become, and felt how precious that tiny speck was.
A lot of people we know comment on our lifestyle and out happiness. Life can be and often is challenging and painful, and unfortunately decisions aren't always ours to make. But when there is something to enjoy we must do just that.
I just felt like sharing, with the sun on my garden and my baby daughter asleep above me, it feels that all is as it should be. I wish this peace on everyone.