How've you been enjoying life recently?

@jakill (835)
June 7, 2009 8:35am CST
Last Friday I took the day off and met an old school friend in Torquay, the town where I grew up. We started with lunch on the high terrace of the Imperial Hotel, eating our salads while gazing out past the rolling gardens below to the sea, and the grand vista of the bay with Berry Head and Brixham in the distance opposite. The we walked the coast path all the way to Babbacombe Downs. All sound very healthy so far? Then I'm afraid we blew it. We found a lovely tea house called the Angel opposite the downs and had scrumptious scones and butter with our tea. There aren't many places like that around these days. The scones came on a cake tray decorated with tiny slivers of fruit we could also eat. As I'd ordered a cheese scone, mine also came topped with delicate fronds of grated cheddar. And everything came on fine old fashioned china: cups, saucers, plates, teapots and milk jugs. We felt we were in a time warp. What's your most recent enjoyable experience?
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• United States
7 Jun 09
I finished a story and am submitting it for publication. That was a blast, but more then that I felt really good when I realized that it was the first time that I just wrote a block of text, polished it and was ready to ship it out. I really feel like I'm making progress and progress is wonderful!
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@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
Well done, you. That is a great accomplishment.
@ayis12 (544)
• Philippines
8 Jun 09
good for you..:)
@ellie333 (21016)
7 Jun 09
Hi Jakill, You can't go to Devon without stopping off and having a Devon Cream Tea, whenever I have visitors we have to experience one including all those extra calories. I walked from Teignmouth got the ferry across to Shaldon and walked the coast path to Torquay before my son was born, loved it but was naughty and caught a bus back was absolutely exhauseted and then undone the good by going for an Indian and then out to the pub for the evening to see a band and drinks lots LOL. It sounds like you had a wonderful day and weather has ben beautiful of late here too. Huggles. Ellie :D
@ellie333 (21016)
7 Jun 09
oops never answered the question, what has been my ost enjoyable experience recently and for me it was getting to see al three of my children last weekend, bliss as the elder two no longer live at home. Huggles. Ellie :D
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@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
That is lovely Ellie - seeing your children I mean. And that is one long walk. I once did it the other way round and those ups and downs are real killers. I was really good last week in resisting the that gorgeous clotted cream.
• United States
9 Jun 09
Wow, sounds like you had a wonderful time. I had a busy day. We..me and my sister, started out early this morning to go pick plums. These were really big ones, so we only got about a bucket and a half. We spent the remainder of the day canning. Of course we still had new potatoes in the refrigerator that had to be canned to, so we did all of it. By this evening, we had canned 62 cans of veggies, and other things.
• United States
9 Jun 09
Sure it was a little hard, but we did enjoy getting all that stuff put up. Sure does taste better than the store bought too. We are constantly hunting for new recipes for canning, and cooking too. We also made a trip over to the Salt Festival a couple of days ago.
@jakill (835)
9 Jun 09
That sounds like really hard work. I guess the enjoyable bit was working in tendem with your sister. I hope you had fun together. And then, of course, there's the immense satisfaction of sitting back afterwards and surveying the fruits of your labour.
@derek_a (10874)
7 Jun 09
It sounds as if you had a wonderful walk around Torquay. We have been around that part many times and visited a few tea houses too. As you say, there are not many around now. We have just moved house down on to the Welsh Coast in the Vale of Glamorgan, and on a clear day we can see Devon from where we are. It is great walking along the cliffs around here too, there are none of those old-fashioned tea houses around here though, but on a find day, plenty of ice cream. - Derek
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@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
Well Derek. Next time I go to Ilfracombe, I'll give you a wave. Ice cream is nice too.
• Philippines
8 Jun 09
Around 3 months ago, we went to Coron, Palawan here in the Philippines, and it was the best vacation I had in years. It was very relaxing and I felt really close to nature. The experience was wonderful.. I loved every minute of it, and was really sad to go back to the city. Up until now, when I think back to that vacation, I still feel giddy. LOL.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
I must look that place up. You make it sound so attractive. At least you have those memories to keep you going.
• Philippines
13 Jun 09
It is extremely attractive. Check it out.. It won't disappoint you, I promise! =)
• Canada
7 Jun 09
Last weekend my friend and I drove to the ocean. We walked for miles along the shore. I just loved it. There is something about the ocean that calls me. Sounds silly I know lol. Her husband works every weekend so thats when we go out and finding nice places to explore. I've come to realize that there are so many places I havent seen right in my own back yard. I live just minutes away from Vancouver in Canada. And this summer I have decided its time to see them all!!
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
We have something in common then. The ocean calls to me too. That's why I'm moving to live near it again. Vancouver must be a great place to live. Everything I've read about it says it's a great place to visit. It's another place on my list.
@jakill (835)
13 Jun 09
I still miss London for all those sorts of things too. But the sea has a greater pull for me. I just want to be able to see it and walk beside it every day. I can always take the odd day trip to London, or go and stay with my daughter who still lives there.
• Canada
8 Jun 09
Ive been to London about 3 yrs ago. I loved it. But I only got to see the city. We had a place right in the heart of things. Did the typical tourist thing. lol. Spend a week there and saw so many things. Saw my first play, Phantom of the Opera, omg it was amazing. Went on the ,hmm cant remember what its called, the big wheel that you can see for miles. I want to say the Eye?? Museum after museum. Loved it.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
8 Jun 09
No Not at all. it seems life is treating me very very badly. I am released from project and its really hard to find another. when one thing is getting finalized,some people are opposing it. So i am in big trouble. All the things are bad for me.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
Same applies to you as to the previous responder. I hope things will look up for you soon.
@kykidd (6812)
• United States
7 Jun 09
It sounds like a wonderful time. I spent time with one of my close friends yesterday. She called and her husband had gotten tickets for a drag race. So the four of us drove about 95 miles away to a track that we had never been to. It was really interesting. We spent the whole day, and got back to her house around dark. Then we spent time with her whole family and some other friends stopped by. It turned out to be a beautiful day, not too hot, not too cold. And we got to try something new that we might go back and do again.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
That sounds great. It's so good to share the good times with family and/or friends.
7 Jun 09
Hi jakill, That sound so lovely, I do love to have something like for a change but I don't go out much but I would just love to jump on a train and get to where you were and have a love pot of tea and scones, it heaven to me and maybe pop you to your place, I live in west sussex, so its not at the other end of the world eh? Tamara
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
That's right, Tamara. And soon I'll be down at the coast too, as I'm moving to the side of Poole harbour. I'll let you know when that happens. Just a few weeks now and I'm getting so excited.
@bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
8 Jun 09
My most recent enjoyable experience was a couple of weeks ago. I went to my sisters house in the country for lunch and to relax. We had barbecue chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, green salad, and German chocolate cake.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
Mmm. That's making my mouth water. Lovely to have good food in pleasant surroundings and sharing with loved ones.
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
29 Sep 09
Hello, Well I haven't really been enjoying my life all that much recently. I mean I have been having a reasonably leisure type life, but I could use some more money though. Also, my friends aren't really true friends, they can't even keep a simple promise. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
@jakill (835)
29 Sep 09
I'm really sorry you're not enjoying life at the moment, but thank you for commenting here and possibly opening up this discussion again. I hope things get better for you.
• India
8 Jun 09
Actually three weeks before we went to a garden with our friends and the other day we went with our family,I enjoyed a lot,and now my exams are going on and there are no outings,enjoy your self.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
Best of luck with your exams; and then you can get back to the things you enjoy most.
@pansy45 (153)
• Indonesia
8 Jun 09
i think i wasrealy enjoying my life whe i was 10 till18 years old.after that i never enjoy my life cause i have so much problem that need to resolve.i don't know what i should do know.i hope i can enjoy my life again.cause i think it has along time i don't feel that.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
oh dear Pansy. I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope things get better for you soon. But even in the bad times, you need to try and get some interludes of relief, even if it's just going for a walk on your own and noticing the natural world around you.
• Malaysia
8 Jun 09
Eating is my recent enjoyable experience. Eating delicious food really can bring happiness to me. Hope all of you enjoy eating.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
Yes, good food is one of the great pleasure in life, especially when enjoyed in good company.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
7 Jun 09
Wow! Torquay, been there, or where Fawlty Towers was supposedly set, I want a seaview! Sorry to digress, is that beautiful stunning model village still at Babbacombe? I enjoy life when I go to the gym, the gym is my life at the moment, I go training 4 times a week, I am desperately trying to get abs, but it's proving difficult. It's my escape a place where I can enjoy myself. I usually do a 2-2.5 hour work out it helps with my depression and I feel so much better without it. When the warmer weather comes hopefully soon, I love going for a long drive in the car on my own with the windows down and singing along to the cd that is life for me.
@jakill (835)
8 Jun 09
Hi Wolfie. Yup, the model village is still there. Costs an arm and a leg to get in though. Glad you've found things to help with your depression. And best of luck with your abs.
@Beertjie (976)
• South Africa
7 Jun 09
I had a great time last night. Our whole family, except for one brother, came together. We are five kids ( now all in the thirties) and at one stage everyone just lived their own life. We grew up very close but as adults we just did our own thing. My mother and sister were like enimies and that made things worse. I was am the only one never to get married so I stayed in close touch with all. I was always the peacemaker, but did not always succeed. I am very close to my parents and sister and three brother, so it was hard for me to see all drift apart, and even avoiding each other. Well, my mother and sister made peace and have been visiting one another, having good times. Last night when all got together was a time of my life. I was the happiest person to be alive to see my family having such a good time together. Just a pity that one brother was not there, he is still living his own life, not very much into family. My day will come when all get together, that is my prayer. Your great day sounds so much like a screen from a movie, it must have been a peace of heaven on earth for you. May you have more of those. Blessings
@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
Thank you Beertjie. Your evening does sound wonderful. I hope you have many more like it, and that your other brother will join in too. He cannot realise what he is missing.
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@NettyB (335)
• United States
7 Jun 09
Wow, that sounds like an awesome day to me. I can tell you really enjoyed it. I do not get out much, I enjoy staying home and being on the computer or knitting or reading a good book. I guess the simple pleasures in life are good enough for me.
@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
I'd say there's room for all sorts of pleasures in life. As long as you find these things pleasurable, you are enjoying life.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
7 Jun 09
My Yoga class met outside for a picnic in the park after some yoga exercise. The park was next to a small river and it was extra nice to do the yoga outside with friends.
@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
That does sound like a lovely experience, Pat.
@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
7 Jun 09
That's indeed a time warp..lol..I would love to have the same experience as yours, just relax and spend time like that, but I can't. work is making me so busy and everything . I'm glad I'm busy or I would have gone numb and cold as ice with people's indifference and insensivity. Way to go Jean.
@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
Hey Jena. I'm so sorry you are experiencing so much negativity. Don't work too hard now.
@neojan (83)
• Philippines
7 Jun 09
This summer i really enjoyed spending time with my friends having adventure trips in some of the tourist destination in the country. We went to Bohol where there is a lot of beautiful spot and a cool place to live in. And today i enjoy posting comments here in mylot because i gain of friends. i enjoy reading comments and blogs and the same time i'm earning.
@jakill (835)
7 Jun 09
I have never been to the Philippines. I saw some pictures of Bohol on a blog recently and it looked wonderful. Perhaps I'll get there one day.