diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte
index 28a2889..e385398 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/home3/+page.svelte
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
   }
   let headline = $derived(clampWords(news?.title ?? 'What went right this week: the good news that actually matters'));
 
+  // small-joys shelf: 3 cells shown two at a time, rotated by the reader (no auto-motion)
+  const JOY_ACCENTS = ['#D2861B', '#8857C2', '#3F9A66'];
+  let joyIdx = $state(0);
+  const prevJoy = () => (joyIdx = (joyIdx + 2) % 3);
+  const nextJoy = () => (joyIdx = (joyIdx + 1) % 3);
+
   onMount(async () => {
     try {
       const a = await getJSON('/api/art/today');
@@ -42,6 +48,40 @@
   <meta name="description" content="A calmer, brighter corner of the internet: good news, daily art, small games, and little resets." />
 </svelte:head>
 
+{#snippet joyCard(i)}
+  {#if i === 0}
+    <div class="joy joy-word">
+      <span class="wm" aria-hidden="true">S</span>
+      <div class="joy-in">
+        <div class="tag"><span class="rule"></span><span class="tag-label">Word of the day</span></div>
+        <p class="word-line"><span class="word">Serene</span> <span class="word-pos">adj.</span></p>
+        <p class="word-pron">/səˈriːn/</p>
+        <p class="def">Calm, peaceful, and untroubled. The quiet after a storm passes.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {:else if i === 1}
+    <div class="joy joy-quote">
+      <span class="wm wm-q" aria-hidden="true">“</span>
+      <div class="joy-in">
+        <div class="tag"><span class="rule"></span><span class="tag-label">Quote of the day</span></div>
+        <p class="quote">Very little is needed to make a happy life.</p>
+        <div class="attrib"><span class="attrib-rule"></span><span class="attrib-by">Marcus Aurelius</span></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {:else}
+    <div class="joy joy-fact">
+      <div class="joy-in">
+        <div class="joy-top">
+          <div class="tag"><span class="rule"></span><span class="tag-label">A good thing today</span></div>
+          <span class="soon">SOON</span>
+        </div>
+        <p class="fact-hero"><span class="year">1928</span> <span class="onthis">ON THIS DAY</span></p>
+        <p class="fact">Penicillin was discovered by a happy accident.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+{/snippet}
+
 <div class="page">
   <header class="bar">
     <a class="brand" href="/home3" aria-label="upbeatBytes home">
@@ -145,35 +185,26 @@
     </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- "small joys" rail — little jewels: focal point + watermark + tag + soft gradient -->
-    <div class="joys">
-      <div class="joy joy-word">
-        <span class="wm" aria-hidden="true">S</span>
-        <div class="joy-in">
-          <div class="tag"><span class="rule"></span><span class="tag-label">Word of the day</span></div>
-          <p class="word-line"><span class="word">Serene</span> <span class="word-pos">adj.</span></p>
-          <p class="word-pron">/səˈriːn/</p>
-          <p class="def">Calm, peaceful, and untroubled. The quiet after a storm passes.</p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="joy joy-quote">
-        <span class="wm wm-q" aria-hidden="true">“</span>
-        <div class="joy-in">
-          <div class="tag"><span class="rule"></span><span class="tag-label">Quote of the day</span></div>
-          <p class="quote">Very little is needed to make a happy life.</p>
-          <div class="attrib"><span class="attrib-rule"></span><span class="attrib-by">Marcus Aurelius</span></div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="joy joy-fact">
-        <div class="joy-in">
-          <div class="joy-top">
-            <div class="tag"><span class="rule"></span><span class="tag-label">A good thing today</span></div>
-            <span class="soon">SOON</span>
+    <!-- "small joys" — two jewels at a time, rotated by the reader (3 cells total) -->
+    <div class="joys-shelf">
+      <div class="joys-head">
+        <div class="joys-title"><span class="jt-label">Small joys for today</span><span class="jt-count">· {joyIdx + 1} of 3</span></div>
+        <div class="joys-nav">
+          <div class="joys-dots" aria-hidden="true">
+            {#each [0, 1, 2] as d}
+              <span class="dot" class:on={d === joyIdx} style={d === joyIdx ? `background:${JOY_ACCENTS[joyIdx]}` : ''}></span>
+            {/each}
+          </div>
+          <div class="joys-arrows">
+            <button class="arrow" onclick={prevJoy} aria-label="Previous small joys">‹</button>
+            <button class="arrow" onclick={nextJoy} aria-label="More small joys">›</button>
           </div>
-          <p class="fact-hero"><span class="year">1928</span> <span class="onthis">ON THIS DAY</span></p>
-          <p class="fact">Penicillin was discovered by a happy accident.</p>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <div class="joys">
+        {@render joyCard(joyIdx)}
+        {@render joyCard((joyIdx + 1) % 3)}
+      </div>
     </div>
     </div>
   </main>
@@ -327,7 +358,23 @@
 
   /* "small joys" rail — little jewels: one big focal point per card, a faint oversized
      watermark glyph, an accent-tag label, soft diagonal gradient + long low shadow. */
-  .joys { flex: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
+  .joys-shelf { flex: none; }
+  .joys-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 12px; }
+  .joys-title { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 8px; }
+  .jt-label { font-family: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 17px; color: #7a6f5b; }
+  .jt-count { font-size: 12px; color: #b3a890; }
+  .joys-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
+  .joys-dots { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; }
+  .dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: #d9cdb8; transition: width 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease; }
+  .dot.on { width: 18px; border-radius: 3px; }
+  .joys-arrows { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
+  .arrow {
+    width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid #e0d3b8; background: transparent;
+    color: #b09a6e; font-size: 14px; cursor: pointer; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+    padding: 0; line-height: 1; transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
+  }
+  .arrow:hover { background: #fff; color: #9a7b3e; }
+  .joys { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
   .joy { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 20px; padding: 22px 24px; }
   .joy-in { position: relative; }   /* content sits above the watermark */
   .wm { position: absolute; font-family: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif; line-height: 1; pointer-events: none; }