5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

1. DD and I enjoyed watching one of our two free DVD rentals this morning before going out and looking forward to watching the other maybe tomorrow if we get ourselves organised.
2. DD doing some washing up for me this evening - bless her, she gets SO excited about washing up, I tend to save up or create washing up for her, plastic plates and the like (putting real things in the dishwasher as she can be a bit slapdash), but today she did a good job on the food mixer after we made fairy cakes for her packed lunches and I was her drying up fairy whilst she was the washing up queen!
3. We went out to Lewes for a mooch around today, whenever I go there, I always want to up sticks and move, it's such a funky, chilled out place.
4. Bought some scrumptious local organic veg at B!ll's, had the best tasting baked potatoes in years done in the remoska, they tasted like potatoes SHOULD taste, not the rubbish from a plastic sack in the mainstream supermarkets.
5. Am quickly earning free points on a bingo site to earn Amaz0n vouchers.
6. After a year or so of putting up with a broken holder for the shower head, I suddenly had a lightbulb moment and have now won a new one on Eb*y, £30 cheaper than an online supplier. Hoorah! Now to go for a new shower head itself....
7. Reading a great library book and being grateful that my council tax goes on the library service, allowing me to save so much money. I read incredibly quickly and can get through 2 or 3 books a day when I'm in the mood, so would never be able to afford to feed my 'habit'.
8. Just settling down to a watch a French film on TV.
9. Sitting in the lounge in candlelight (ok, and the laptop and tv screen) but certainly no need to have a lamp on, love watching the flames.
10. Washing and dishes are up to date, just the dreaded ironing and shoes to clean before I head up to bed.

What a horrible day! The wind is howling down the chimney and the rain is slashing at the windows.

1) Had a good sing in church this morning. Said in passing to the Vicar that whoever chose the songs today did a good job and it turned out to be him (it's usually the music group).
2) Chatting with a friend who has been offered a shiny new job
3) Leftovers for lunch and home made beans for tea
4) Finishing a crocheted scarf and wrapping it in tissue paper. Don't know who it's for yet but friends are getting home-made presents this year, if possible.
5) A good book to curl up with later on.

Good evening everybody :wave: - what a wild night! Hope it dies down by morning or else our bins will be rolling down the road when we put them out. I can get away without putting my household rubbish bin out (barely half a bag) but my compostable food waste (melon skins; potato, carrot, onion, swede, parnsip, peelings; mouldy bread etc) will have to go or it will be stinking by next week.

BitsyBeans - wtg on your refund from the energy company :j
katieclampet - hope you had a lovely day with your dd .
Caterina - sorry to hear that your dh is all - I'm sure he'll soon be feeling better with all your delicious cooking .
Rummer - well done you on the party going so well :T - you well deserve to sit with your feet up and relax today .
SunnyGirl - Good luck with the cake - I also did one with some cocoa powder to make a chocolate cake (with choc chips in), topped with choc buttercream and white marshmallows for dgs2 (he loves me to make him hot choccie with cream and marshmallows!). Do Thornton's do the small bags of toffee with just a few pieces in - just thinking that m-i-l may limit herself to one a day if there aren't many of them .
newlywed - good to see that you're still being well looked after - make the most of it hon. I watched Sleepless in Seattle as well - lovely film.
DitaBombita - sounds like you've had a really busy weekend - good luck with the candle making session .
nuttybabe - wtg on finishing your scarf :j
Broomstick - what a lovely chat you and your ds had - it's so important that we make sure our kids know their family histories. I have to remind myself that some of MY childhood history is 50yrs ago - same as my grandmother used to tell ME about :rolleyes:! So I can actually pass on 100yrs to my own granddaughter.
blackcrow - we had some flax-seed one time - it came in one of those packs of mixed seeds and nuts from a healthfood shop. OH ate so much of it that he finished up with a bad stomach. Probably because his gut wasn't used to so much 'fibre overload'! Well done on getting your laundry sorted out and put away :j.
Kittikins - looks like you and your dd had a great weekend - hope you enjoyed your French film.
Jevvers - mmmmm good company, good food, a roaring fire, watching the rain outside - what a great way to spend a sunday afternoon .
Patchwork - It makes such a difference in church when the hymns are good ones - something that can benefit from the acoustics. One of my favourites is 'How Great Thou Art'. I've got a lousy singing voice, but will give that one 'some welly'. I've only got one voice and The Lord gave it to me - so he can darn well listen to it !. Good luck to your friend in her new job - great to hear of somebody finding work.
ACEY - Well done you on surprising your sons and wtg to your youngest on gaining confidence jumping into the water - no stopping him now :j.

Mine for today:

1. Baked a fruit cake and a lemon drizzle cake this morning.

2. Cooked a proper dinner this week - roast chicken (done in my new enamel roaster), stuffing, roast pots, mashed pots, three root mash (carrots, swede, parsnip), steamed cauli and gravy. Chicken was so tender it just fell apart as I went to lift it out of the roaster - not sure if that was meant to happen .

3. Lots of chicken left over for tomorrow's evening meal and veggies for 'fry-up' at lunchtime. Enough Cauli left over to do a Cauliflower Cheese for Tuesday.

4. Washing done and dried on airer and rads today.

5. Finished a book last night and found another one today that I've been meaning to read for tonight - The Holy City (Glasgow) by Meg Henderson.

I'm just going to make myself some hot choccie and get in bed with my book. My Line Manager has been off work for around 6wks and she's back in again now - will be cracking the whip at a Team Meeting tomorrow afternoon lol. Brrrrr that wind is getting even worse outside - hope I get some sleep tonight - ((((BIG HUGS)))) to all who need or want them. nitey nite - don't let the bed-bugs bite - love Ollie xxx

Hi again. Makes me smile reading this thread Happy Monday everyone!

My OS pleasures for the weekend were:

1. Buying a slow cooker
2. Tidying OH's garden, pruning of unruly buddleia and clearing dead leaves from, well, everywhere, and made a heap to produce lovely leaf mould.
3. Making pea and ham soup in slow cooker - very solid soup - yum!
4. Having a very 'refreshing' run in the wind and rain last night
5. Tea and cake and hugs

big big hug for muppet,,i'll say a prayer for you x mine for today are,,

1. smelling my bread in bm and cant wait to eat it,
2. dh coming home for lunch as he goes to collage on mon night and would miss ds2 if he didn't come home to see him,,bless him
3. ds2 having a cry as creche tomorrow and this is 3rd week he cried not wanting to go,so gave him big cuddle and changed subject onto santa clause!!!
4. ds1 and dd excited going to school as it closed tomorow over the strike!!funny listening to ds1(14) explaining it to dd who's 8
5. looking forward to lunch which is hm oven chips and fried eggs,,

funny how 2 of my pleasures involve eating:rolleyes: