5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Frith - le 4 d!cembre is the Saint's day for all Barbara's :-))) - know, therefore, that the world's entire Barbarian hordes, wherever they may be, are with you today, not just she and we.
You have every reason to celebrate. Enjoy Barbara's especially laid, super protein, superboost, supercharged, go-getter brekkie fuel for today's Mission P45.
You're not England in Oz for the (blown away)Ashes. That's person P45, who has thrown herself on her own job pyre.

Pk - &'s NZ childhood again. November, summer coming. Over to Nana and Poppa's, always, for mincemeat making. Out comes big Spong mincer, hefty job. Assembled. Clamped to big old kitchen table edge. Preserving pan below. &'s excited, special job, turning the big handle as crates of dried fruit, almonds, apples, fresh picked and previous year's candied citrus are all churned through. Poppa forces it down from on top. Nana adds in suet, whisky, brandy. More wishes with big stirs. Wonderful glorious stuff. As years go by, & no longer has to stand on one of those emptied dried fruit crates to reach the top of that handle-turning circle. It's as exciting as reaching another button on Nana's dress or blouse in height:-)

Kk - wonderful news.
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1. Unbroken night's sleep! Radio is always on, was awaiting Cabin Pressure, r4x - Newcastle, vjm) Knew nothing 'til nearly 6bells, so un&! Blame lurgy

2. Porridge needed, made, consumed. Wickets fell stupidly during. Empty bowl still alongside as & writes from bed+mob., with fresh hwb. Heavy red-eye Lurgy not really budging. Unsure what else can be tried as &'s lifestyle, diet, is healthy anyway. Don't want to clog up surgery.

3. Still no glasses, not an osp.. Call was update for likely 1st pr tmrw, so>town of horse for further re-grinding check. Struggled with some hymn print in gloom and feel reading strain, not ideal.

4. Hearing stand-in vicar's voice, heard same lurgy. Loads going about. Made it later to crimbo chorale concert and so glad. Mulled wine afterwards helped))) 1st mince pie, too.

5. Hit pitch dark+torch+thermos, pre-6am Trumpy, not freezing fortunately. Let's hope this and that and that and that depart from Spits on Thursday. Spits/Trumpy M had not spotted an old,, folding cutting table & bought, great one-off thing, quirky provenance/markings. M does pics for market postcards. Table shot b/g will work well.
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Stopping now, struggle sans lunettes.
Postscript: unfortunately, toxic neighbour's chiennerie ramped right up last week. Enzed friends on receiving end. Frith, fired up by your school success later today, pitch some boiling tar Fennywards, ok? Will involve police if more 'damage', obstruction, abuse, etc occur.
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....on which note, happy Mondays:-)

:j to Kittikins on the fab house news
All strength to Frith and her sorting of toxic person
Loved, loved the mincemeat memories &

Weekend pleasures,

Still getting to yard at same time in the mornings but Lulu now goes out in dark, heading towards shortest day.

My new muckboots, half the price of some prestige wellies sported by other owners but my feet are toasty and dry, no wish for labels thank you.

Certain emporium's cherry liquors, chocolate, fruit and alcohol, what's not to like!

Radio also on in our boudoir &, TMS, but depressing news and Lainey remembers very little as wanted sleep more!

The Light up a Life service at the hospice that so beautifully cared for darling Mum, brass band, carols and eloquent readings, tears inevitably flowed but were carthatic.

The gorgeous full moon rising in a cloudy sky on the way home, checked again later and the sky had cleared, garden was light enough to see dog without usual torch.

Cheering on the puffin in Blue Planet as he guarded his fish from highwayman Skua!