5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

mcculloch29

Very quiet here as lashing rain and high winds aren't great cycling partners, so it's mostly been indoors for me.
Thanks for sharing all your joys, I love reading them.

1. Lovely messages regarding my buying in to the Angrove Rumbaba syndicate -I stand by what I said about jumps people being nicer!

2. As we are on that tack, yesterday a horse called Cerium won a televised race, the Highland Grand National at Perth. He was once very near top-class, but this was his first win for 6 years, he started the 40-1 outsider. I love this horse, in 2009 he finished fifth in the Grand National at 100-1 - some achievement in itself - but he did it with a fractured skull, somehow in going round, the flying hoof of a faller had caught him just above his eye. He must have been in some pain but it didn't stop him.

3. Freebie hush hush laundry product to test. OK not that OS, but free! Downside was the silly people sending it sent it in a bubble envelope and didn't tape the lid. Well done Royal Mail for rescuing it.

4. Son's lovely home-made foccacia. He does bread so much better than me.

5. Vanilla chai. Mr T's finest. I don't think I'll ever be cured of my habit of wanting lots of different teas in the house when I keep discovering lovely stuff like this. It's a proper chai too, not like the stuff Twinings do that just has a couple of spices in it.

DundeeDoll

sparrer wrote: »

DundeeDoll hope you found the natives friendly
Sweet dreams

yep cept the chinese wouldnt take the scottish £20 ironic that their nearest cash point is nat west, owned by rbs. But mil had given us bank of england note so we used that. Will need to get some english notes out -annoyed with myself cos took wadge out in dundee forgetting about probs. tends just to be the independents -hoping budgen will accept it for petrol :-(

mhagster

Dundee doll I remember walking out of a shop leaving a trolley of shopping as they refused my Scottish notes, I could have paid by card but walked out on principle!

Hello everyone, Saurday evening here and will head to bed early again.
My husband's UK colleague went to visit him this morning which meant I could go in slightly later & I had time to shop, wash & iron before heading out ....ironed whilst watching Casualty!
OH was quite exhausted today with everything & felt rather scunnered which is a good Scottish word . Possibly home on Tuesday but we'll see!

1.Getting a few bargains whilst shopping.
2.Sun was shining so washing dried.
3.Cream eggs for 39cents at DD1's shop....thought they had all been sold, was very excited to find more!
4.OH continuing to progress although he was tired today I can see how well he is doing.
5.My sister listening to me this afternoon, was feeling overwhelmed by everything

Chickenopolis

sparrer wrote: »

Wow lucky you chicken, having a break in the rain to do some gardening. Or did you run in and out between downpours?

Sparrer- no it was a perfect blue sky day . Not so, now though :rotfl:,

mcculloch - Angrove Rumbaba - excellent bloodline- Dr Fong, Danehill, Northern Dancer , Nureyev . A speedy little hurdler in the making. Will he stay more than two and a half miles ? I shall watch this little colt with interest x

mcculloch29

Oh thank you for those positive words Chicken! He's got a lot of good blood in him, but some of the posts online about him have been so negative. Good job he can't read, he is as game as a pebble, (where did that saying come from?!) He is loved so much by his owner/breeder, it's infectious.
mhagster, huge hugs to you, your sister must be feeling so helpless and have so many mixed emotions, it will be bringing things back for her. Perhaps it was just a wee wobble and she can continue to give you much-needed support. I hide a lot of things from my sister as she is very highly strung, I was thinking how good it was for you that you could share.
Have you anything like the Macmillan Nurses out there that you could talk to? Surely there must be something, I do hope so.

Chickenopolis

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Oh thank you for those positive words Chicken! He's got a lot of good blood in him, but some of the posts online about him have been so negative. Good job he can't read, he is as game as a pebble, (where did that saying come from?!) He is loved so much by his owner/breeder, it's infectious.

mcculloch-I had a sneaky peak at the NH flat race at Hexham on Youtube where he came fourth. He seemed well balanced throughout , and "workman like " - ears pricked and gets on with the job- nice qualities . To be fair the jockey didn't get behind him at all , as she was looking after him on his first outing - just hands and heels as there would be no sense in doing otherwise in the position he was in the field . I would love to see him race when he matures, gets upside the other horses and has a prof. jockey to drive him forward rhythmically, I am sure he has a lot more in him than is yet known . No disrespect to the amateur btw.

The negative comments are probably because he does look so different . Let him show all the disbelievers -thats what I say.;)

hakeber

here are 5 old style joys

1 watching snooker with my eldest as he does a running commentary of what colour is next and what the score is going to be.
2 we are into our last week of foster holiday cover it's been lovely tired but very happy we are going to miss them.
3 my boys have eaten half the amount of easter chocolate they got they still have 2 eggs each ~( where they have got this idea that you eat chocolate so slow is def not from me !!!!!)
4 walk in no rain to the library and renting £1 dvds in preparation for more rain
5 husband doing the supermarket shopping him and 2 children to lidl come back swap for the other 2 children and go to aldi ( kids think this is a treat )
bek

Skint_yet_Again

VJsmum wrote: »

... I am now chief cleaner ...

Hey VJsmum now you are chief cleaner can you pop round and do mine

Hope you enjoyed Harry Potter land

hakeber wrote: »

...husband doing the supermarket shopping him and 2 children to lidl come back swap for the other 2 children and go to aldi ( kids think this is a treat )
bek

:rotfl:Aww bek....sadly as they grow up this probably wont last !! Glad you have had good experience & enjoyed yr fostering

My 5 for today

1. Its the weekend
2. Lie in. Then popped round to friend for coffee
3 Took DS to town for new trainers and he liked the cheapest pair in the shop !!! (makes a change)
4. Not much traffic in town and managed to park in free area, must be rain keeping everyone home
5. Am looking forward to HM chicken tikka masala for tea later

Skint_yet_Again

Chickenopolis wrote: »

Angrove Rumbaba - excellent bloodline- Dr Fong, Danehill, Northern Dancer , Nureyev . A speedy little hurdler in the making. Will he stay more than two and a half miles ? I shall watch this little colt with interest x

Chickenopolis wrote: »

mcculloch-I had a sneaky peak at the NH flat race at Hexham on Youtube where he came fourth. He seemed well balanced throughout , and "workman like " - ears pricked and gets on with the job- nice qualities . To be fair the jockey didn't get behind him at all , as she was looking after him on his first outing - just hands and heels as there would be no sense in doing otherwise in the position he was in the field . I would love to see him race when he matures, gets upside the other horses and has a prof. jockey to drive him forward rhythmically, I am sure he has a lot more in him than is yet known . No disrespect to the amateur btw.

The negative comments are probably because he does look so different . Let him show all the disbelievers -thats what I say.;)

....will watch with interest and much envy

Chickenopolis

Good evening all !

What a difference a few hours makes , not in a good way:( Been told about an hour ago that my cousin was killed in a motorbike accident last night/the early hours of this morning when he was coming home after finishing his shift at work. Not sure of the details , just in shock at the moment .Had to phone a few relatives to let them know, my Mum is in bits

Will return when I have something nicer to say xx