5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Olliebeak

Evening all :wave: - well! where on earth did that snow come from? Front and rear gardens both covered with a thin layer of it.

Tealady - wd to your DD on her volunteer waitressing :T - aren't they funny when they get their first taste of 'working life' . I've mentioned 'saturday job' to my dgd1 and she :eek: lol!
newlywed - great forward budget-planning you've been doing. Hope things pick up for you both very soon - to you both.
CCP - we all have our OS-failures from time-to-time - some of us more than others - the important thing is to have another go. Which is exactly what you did with the bread-making :T. Check out this thread for a bit of a :rotfl:. Cats and computers are fabulous .
Caterina - wd on the Morsbagging - fabulous campaign :j. I bought some polenta last week - need to have a go at using it some time. I'm sure OH will enjoy it, if I can just get him to have a try .
GirlySquare - wd on getting your hair done - one of life's necessities for us females. awww at your adorable dd and her treasure hunt .
Ladyhawk - Well done on salvaging your Bean Casserole :T - will it freeze in small amounts to be added to other things at a later date? Hope the trainer cleans up ok - we've had similar happen here in the past .
Hardup Hester - wtg on mending the 'blanky' and on your charity shop finds :j.
jollymummy - wd to your DS on dressing himself - showing his independence :T. Have bookmarked your blog - thanks for the link.
bella - wd on making your own ready meals for the freezer :T and good to hear you enjoyed your Bible Study group .
nuttybabe - wd on your sock dog - and good to hear that your ds's enjoyed the party. Tiger Bread Rolls for 2p :T.

Will post my own in the morning - very late now and need to be up and out in the morning. Sleep well all - nitey nite God Bless - love Ollie xxx

house_elf

Hi Peeps,

Lovely OS cooking day yesterday.

1. Made huge pan of scouse for my Liverpool themed birthday meal. Fed 7 of us and DD has taken LO for lunch at work today.
2. HM sesame prawn toasts as a starter. (Used up some stale bread). Will definitely make these again as they were soooo easy, but use a bit more ginger etc next time.
3. Nigella let me down with the 'Strawberry Fields Forever' cheesecake! It didn't set! :eek: But tasted gorgeous in an Eaton Mess style
4. Lovely meal and presents from my friends. Don't know what we would do without them :A
5. Goodbye hug from DS1 as he went off to his party. He doesn't usually do hugs, :cool: but I have got 2 this week! Definitly worth having a birthday for!!

Must leap up and tidy up! Managed to clear the washing up from last night, just need to sort the rest of the house! :eek: Think I might get out the steam cleaner today. Cleaning is so much more fun with a gadget;)

savingforoz

Hi, everyone, happy Sunday!

My 5 for yesterday:

1. A lovely, bright, sunny day here in Bristol.

2. No 1 meant that my roofer could come and sort out the minor repair to my roof. Always good to know that your house is waterproof!

3. My friend came up from Weston to spend the afternoon with me.

4. NCIS on TV in the evening - love that show!

5. Delicious homemade golden lentil soup with a homemade roll for lunch.

6. Extremely delicious chilli, done in my wonderful slow cooker, for tea, with rice and homemade yoghurt. I prefer yoghurt with chilli rather than sour cream because it's just much nicer.

7. Doing my budget for February and finding that I have more money that I hoped to put towards my forthcoming trip. (Ollie, I think you asked when I was going - I fly off on October 5 and I'll be away for a year. And it's thanks to the moneysaving and frugal skills that I learned from this fabulous website that I have been able to do this. It's not an exaggeration to say that MSE has really changed my life).

Olliebeak

Morning folks :hello: - managed a bit of a lie-in this morning, even though I'd said I was getting up early :doh:.

house elf - you'd have definitely needed that pan of scouse up here yesterday, hun - freezing cold and then snow in the evening. Your Liverpool Theme day sounds great, but what a shame about 'Strawberry Fields Forever' dessert - at least it was STILL edible :drool:. PLUS the boys won yesterday (about flaming time too!).
savingforoz - great that you managed to get the roof fixed :T AND had a good day with your friend. Your trip sounds wonderful - a brill incentive to live the 'sensible OS Lifestyle' - you'll have to find something else to aim for when you return. October will soon come around :j:j.

Mine for yesterday:

1. Large load of dark laundry done early and dried on airers/rad rails :j. Went to get the whites this morning and there's only 3 items in the basket, so it can wait till Tuesday .

2. Porridge with Rowse Honey for brekkie :drool:.

3. Phone call from dgd2 (27mths) - she'd pressed the re-dial button on the phone :eek:. Think DD now needs to start keeping the handset high up where she can't reach it. We had a lovely little conversation before I told her to go and get mummy. If I ask her for 'big hugs' on the phone, she clamps it to her chest and squeezes with her arms - you hear all the buttons getting pressed :rotfl:.

4. Baking session - Lemon Drizzle Cake (left) and Gingerbread Cake(right)
- thanks for the Jeanette Orrey Gingerbread Cake recipe, GirlySquare - it really is very :drool:.

5. Evening meal of whoopsied Chicken Kievs (Asda proper chicken breast fillet ones) with oven chips and peas/sweetcorn - lazy meal, but I felt I'd spent enough time in the kitchen for one day .

6. Finished off all the cross-stitching of my Lily of the Valley Bookmark - only got the straight-stitch lines for the stems to do now and put the felt backing on it. It's been lovely to do this - only problem is having to have the 'Big Light' on at night so I can see clearly as the instructions/stitches are so small.

7. Have put Braised Steak in the Slow Cooker for tonight, so am going out to DD's in a few minutes.

Will pop back in again later - hope everybody has a good day - love Ollie xxx.

Kittikins

Ollie - pour me a glass of vino, I'm a-coming for some of that lovely cake (either will do, I won't be fussy!). Thanks for the warm welcome back

Yesterday's:

1. Got lots of my weekend to do list done
2. DD bumped her head twice (same part of head) but thankfully after lots of cuddles, a pink cake from the baker's, some medicine and lots of cuddles was okay.
3. School film club was fun, lots of happy children and a silly film
4. Popped in to see the 'library aunties', and am sad to find out that the opening hours are being cut to 24/week!!! Will be writing a letter to the council to express my dismay and hope that my favourite librarians (all of them in 3 libraries, I'm a frequent visitor) will be ok, financially and otherwise as there will have to be redundancies, I';m sure
5. Lovely friends came for 'pizza party' dinner, the children played nicely and me and other mummy had a good natter and shared some cider *hic*

Will be back later with some more good things, DD and I are off out to gather good experiences. Have a great day everyone, being back on this thread is very heartwarming xx

Reverbe

Still playing catchup..

Monday

1, Free cookies in M&S
2. 10p on street
3. New library books - River Cottage Everyday(tho what is everyday about salt & pepper squid and elderflower pannacotta beats me),Rachel Allen Home Cooking, What to Eat More now please and a coupla others
4. Freebies - Metro, M&S mag and mens nivea samples from the shopping precinct
5 Robbie Burns book and 10p on tube
6 Samples of Madeleines from Villandry -first time Ive had them
7. Focus group - £60, samples of products to try on spot, fruit teas, packet of crisps,sandwiches (they told us to take some more home if we liked as they wouodl only get binned)and toilet roll

Tuesday

1, Nella Lasts Peace
2. glass of red wine
3 getting an invite to a friend of a friends for the evening usually with food and drink
4. focus group leftover sandwiches for both breakfast and lunch
5 watching football on the webwith beers and crisps
6.Haggis and carrot and swede mash for dinner
7. 24 on dvd

Wednesday

1. Tesco Trials - shower gels and toilet roll
2. Thirst from Lovefilm
3. feeding the ducks
4. Bless This House on tv

scotrae

Thanks Ollie for the kind support and link.
Congrats Hardup Hester's hubby - I'll go back a page or two to read more but he's obviously got a job so good for him. Fingers crossed the rest of us follow suit soon too.

Just a trio to keep me going:

1. Picking up a bag of Freecycled clothes for my boys. Mainly sporty things - perfect for the bigger boy. After a good wash there were a couple of really nice pieces as well as some well worn play things with life left in them.

2. Visiting an indoor car boot today for the first time to see if it's worth taking things to next weekend. Probably not but I did find an ironing board with a new cover for only £3, which means that I don't need to wait for my birthday to replace mine (which drops a level without notice!). One of the few sellers was the lady from opposite so I can ask her how it panned out later in the week.

3. Hearing then spotting a new birdie visitor in the garden - a very vocal pied wagtail type - a giant compared with the long tailed types that came in the snow.

4. Giving in and having a sobbing hug on DH's shoulder after admitting I think I'm 'properly depressed'. He doesn't understand it but at least now I've said that he won't take it personally.

PetuliaGristle

Hi Reverbe, lucky you getting freebies from Villandry! Rosa Carrarini is one of my cooking gurus, she co-founded Villandry and her hot gingernut biscuits recipe is the best ever, linky is correct except for the cayenne, she only adds a pinch of cayenne in her book. No wonder they're called 'red hot' in the linked recipe!

scotrae so sorry to hear that the 'black dog' has reared it's ugly head, sending you lots of virtual hugs.

Ollie glad you like the gingerbread cake, can I come over with Kittykins? btw where do you get your loaf tin liners from?

jem1276

5 for Saturday (not very OS )

1) Hubby's birthday and he loved his card and prezzies.
2) Made him a lovely birthday breakfast
3) Very not OS but finally bought some MBT's for my knackered back and really really hope they work.
4) Nice birthday tea with home made white choc and craisin choc bar for afters.
5) Snuggled on the sofa and watched lots of old seinfeld's on DVD.


Today:

1) Making my first ever trifle in a bit. It is a birthday treat for him as it is his favourite pud and I have never made one in the 10 years we have been together
2) Had a lie in.
3) Will be making a nice and OS stew in the slow cooker in a min.
4) Going to play the 2 new wii games he got for his birthday.
5) Lie in planned for tomorrow, nice not to get up early on a monday as am on nights for 2 nights.

is76

1. Making winter coleslaw for lunches
2. Using frozen casserole veg to make veg curry (dinner + 3 portions)
3. Garden being cleared for new veggie plots
4. Almost clearing my ironing pile
5. Using my food processor for the first time - joy labour saving device. Desperately want to grate, slice more things.