5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Everything's in trump-dysfunctional mode. Not long in. Dislike darkness falling ever sooner.
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However -

1. Mending, fixing, finishing, sewing outdoors, with company of teen robin, so close, well within a foot of &'s toes!

2. Onto Wildlife Moment 1.
This lively little survivor, still slightly speckly, is behaving>& like gosling>1st thing seen post-hatch. & chats with him, supplies munch, as for all wings. Moved Lullington Castle lavenders to drink pre-planting, which still hasn't happened, après tout. Drinking spot is outside no.2 shed and that's where robin was, scrabbling, panicking, squeaking, trapped inside between window and curtain.
&: 'How on Earth have you found your way in there? Stop flapping, you'll hurt yourself'.' No.2 shed is locked, solid, with enzed friends' van roof cut-outs[solar e'thg now fitted, supplying all own leccie] and build-out bits and ply all wrapped and stacked tightly against it. Out front, & called for enzed F's assistance. In short, took about 45 mins to move, unlock, give space, before prisoner flew. Told him firmly not to be so silly again, please. Still no idea how he found his way in. Tmrw will be the test.

3. Was then too late for 2 appts, but secured LAST packet of emporium Lemon yum-yums for J, even at full-price [&, how could this be?] Enzed F joins enzed J tmrw, 1st nursing assignment over, but another already in place. F will be back in garden room for a few days while various coats of boat varnish are meticulously applied/dried. Incredible joinery, engineering solutions and space-saving cabinet-makery inside. All beautifully done/finished to immaculate standard.

4. Wildlife moment 2.
In the dregs of half-light, saw v.small hedgehog foraging across back. Was v. glad he didn't skitter away as & unlocked tall gate going in. Thought 'You must be a newbie, little chap.' Moved along path, still, quiet and YES! From under no. 2 shed,came middle-sized mother[& assumption, as per last year], then, from raspberries on left, out came Big Boy......
Have been cleaning out old small garden pots. Fresh space under the potting table now. In the end, went indoors, another key in yale lock to enter, kitchen light on. They just carried on, snuffling about, unphased. All that & reads of them and their mysterious little lives is countered by observed behaviour here. As with feathereds, frogs and toads, & always feels privileged.

5. Ratatouille, started yesterday, in ad hoc slow cooker, is divine. bop - regret another copycat by &. Had to head out for tom. pur!e, in disbelief at not having any. Store cupboard FAIL. rtc peppers, aubergine, toms, onion, umpty-garlics, end of special 5 litres of 2013 medaille d'or Var huile d'olive...other ingredients may have been available. Anyway, it's stonking Real Food. A Brownie point, please.
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On lean and means and freezer use ups until departure. Hoping for decent Spits this week and next 2. Brexitry does not for happy euros make.
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vjm>daughter - just a little guingette with this astonishing 'Breaking Bard', part-heard en route this arvo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07k01bn

Not liking Will Grundy or Anesha much atm....some will know of wot&speaks. Slight improvement, since departure of the o'connor persflage, who/which should never have arrived. Still too much straining for fx.
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Nightynight from &, never in step yet:-)))
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Well, everything posted just now, but for p.s. relishing your holiday by reading, mrslw.

Think dd must have rummaged it into her post, for which & should therefore say Merci)))

1. Sti!l relatively pain free.

2. Work was reasonable. Had appointed with occupational health about my back. She has suggested a couple of things to my manager. It may be listened too but not likely!!

3. Very little traffic on the drive to work and home which all helps.

4. Sat with DH in the garden with coffee - to keep warm!! It was relaxing and i love watching the bats.

5. Easy tea. DH has a ready meal ,I think the last one from his mum, I just had ratatouille and DS2 cooked his own.

6. DS1 had a good first day at work in his new office. He says it seems more relaxed and he also likes the people. Hopefully it will continue to go well.

1 A nice workday is complete
2 Managing to cobble together chicken and 3 veg pasta from very little and not caving to bad food.
3 I have had great feedback on a role and have a phone interview later this week, it sounds fantastic, but I have advised them I’m not rushing and they seem happy so we will see.
4 Dad isn’t so good, but I am grateful for some support from DB it has helped to talk things through, I’m back over tomorrow.
5 I’ve booked some tickets for a little Christmas rock and roll show

1. Worked with friendly collegue. It was an ok day. Tried to get a printer reinstalled on my computer. I'm not sure whether it was successful as 3 hours later it was time to go home!!

2. DS2 cooked tea and a better son than I am wife as he cooked kidneys for DH. The smell of them makes me feel ill.

3. Planted some plants and have decided where to move other plants to.

4. Reading a book in the garden with a coffee.

5. Seeing frogs in the garden.