5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

VJsmum

Good luck MMS
Hope you feel better soon, Kittikins. Actually you've given me a thought - i am a bit "chesty" and sinusy, I wonder if that is hay fever based?
Hello, JackieO - nice to see you on this lovely thread.
Lots of people seem to be pleased to see Friday

Today's pleasures
1. A serious one - the little girl next door (aged 7) was nearly snatched off the street this afternoon. We don't expect it here as we are a cul de sac and he tried to grab her from a remotish corner - he'd have had to take her past several houses to get her out of the close. She got away and ran into her house. The place has been swarming with police all afternoon. The pleasure being that she managed to run inside.
2. Took DD and her friends to Alton Towers - I didn't go myself just drove them there. THey are a nice bunch and were so funny on the journey - one of them randomly said "do you think the wicked witch of the west was made of sugar?" (because she melted when water was thrown over her). I nearly crashed the car with laughing :rotfl:
3. Mr T vouchers to pay for 4 teenagers to go to AT.
4. Stopped at a lovely farm shop and cafe on the way back
5. Watching a bee collect its nectar from the blue flowered plant in the garden
6. Actually had time to inventory the freezers, tidy them a bit and make a proper menu for the week.
7. Cleaned the caravan so finally up to date with my chores
8. sorted out my drawers (ooh err) - in my wardrobe. i don't really need to buy any clothes - for years Except maybe some new pyjamas.
9. Was "working at home" so got paid to do all the above!

Can't seem to think of one to round to 10 - but 9 is fab. Have a good night everyone.

Hope you are OK Chicken and your silence is merely an internet supply problem.

ampersand

Just in after a wonderful day - my sort, anyway.

1. Morning appt with Dr X at the Fitzwilliam - and 2 deeply loved objèts. He was excited at once by the first. Reaction instantaneous. He asked how/where on Earth I found it. Ming C16,with sth he's never before seen - a style of ironworking that ended in the Sung dynasty, C13! used in repair. I'd wanted to identify and understand country, age, why the repair and what a repair! It's a narrow ferrous band, like bias binding around the rim of a standard, although quality, blue&white bowl, velour glaze, with pine, grape, peony decoration, which I love, love, love. Significance of all decor explained too. Where the bowl clearly hit the deck at some point centuries ago, a semi-circle of hand-smoothed, thin iron, like a refined version of old potmender's kit, fills in the line of the rim. From this runs a crack. Yet, such is the supreme craftsmanship of this ancient repair of even more ancient origin, that the bowl still rings, beautifully. I asked if I might make notes. He'd like to recommend scientific testing of the iron and ferrous oxide, also indicative of repair age, to ascertain WHERE repair was likely done. So many 'We don't knows' though - and we never will. It was a prized object. Imagine the fury of the wealthy owner. Was he, even then, sufficiently connoisseur to know that rims were once bound this way? This was because, said Dr X, until the early years of Sung, pots were fired rims down, not as now. They emerged, therefore, with rims unglazed, slightly unfinished. This would not do for higher status lines. So, this fine metal binding technique was the remedy and another chance to show fine workmanship. How came the simple idea of inverting pots, firing them on their feet? We don't know. But it revolutionised Chinese pottery production. He has also translated and explained the 4 characters painted verso - it's just thrilling to hear an expert's knowledge and enthusiasm flow out generously like this.
I asked if he would like to unwrap the second piece. At once, 'Where did you find this? Where do you find these pieces? Both genuine. It's amazing' This one's a C14 oil vessel, later painted - C16 - with what he identifies as crimson peonies. And suddenly, I see that of course they are! I've just passed mine on the way in, exactly like these. He tells me that the peony, since 700 AD is THE flower of China, even now, because it signifies prosperity. This little vessel sits in my small hand, with two lug handles, just beautiful, despite a pierced hole in the base. He considers this deliberate and 'recent' i.e. C18/maybe early C19 - perhaps to dissuade possible thief. The multi-layered, single-shade painting is something he's never seen on such a vessel, which is also handworked and smoothed from a greywacke-like clay, unseen by him used in this capacity. Tests on the inner rattling piece could identify region. He would like pigment/age/source tests on the colour, also unusual. tbc. I have brought them back now, still loving them, overjoyed by the experience of this sharing and learning today. There was more, but that'll do for now. I will never forget this wonderful experience and his invitation to return, his wonderful words at parting, which I will hold close when confidence needs a boost.

2. New soap for handbasin - something I always like, going through my hw cupboard maturing stocks. Choosing is always a pleasure. Today's is Floris, some 10p jumble sticker still on. I always buy old soap if I see it - following Nana's words of wisdom and why. Good soap ages like good wine.

3. Away from FW just before 1, passed Emmanuel Church - concert about to begin. In I went. Wonderful hour followed -
http://www.concert-diary.com/concert/527400965/Lunchtime-Concert-Mifune-Tsuji-violin-and-Yukie-Smith-piano-
The Alba was unlike anything I've ever heard, with me still.

4. ...and still in time to walk up past old Eng.Lit exam halls. Questions always return to me. Still remember the feeling of excitement as eyes fell on one paper, with Charlotte Mew leaping off the page...that was a cracker. Nearly bumped lady as she backed away from one of the hundreds of notices which crowd all Cambridge railings, announcing every Uni-thing arty farty sporty culturey etc. She'd entered Emmanuel ahead of me, said the Alba was haunting. Agreed. She needed sth, having gone in, in shock - 5 weeks living in Cambridge after nearly 32 years in Kent - after Toni & Guy's appt and paying £62!!! for basic shampoo and half-dry. I was en rte>College Salon...you know the rest. 'Wish I'd met you yesterday' she said.

5. Briskly onto Library, for new book pre-hair appt. Suddenly saw Ferdinand Mount's 'Cold Cream'. Somehow we grabbed each other. Immediate start on bus to College. Just manage to notice it's my stop in time. Now half-way through already. St Stephen of Fry says 'I could read this sort of book for ever'. It won't last me that long.

6. Interesting diversion back to P&R, well de-badgered. Driver turns right, not left. We all wonder. He eventually does too. Makes stylish apology and we head back into central Cambridge, then Milton. We'd all just been interested to see where we'd end up.

7. UFO[]Unidentified Freezer Object]defrosted, zapped. Rather tasty. Chicken evident. More salad. Green tea and w8rs Seriously Dark Choc Ice to close. These are not only compulsive, but dangerously affordable - fatal combi for this Member of the Precariat.
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ccp for you, this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKCHZqax84
-and please see him this year.
mms-we're all moving with you. Can't wait to see new garden, new space and Ian wants us to accompany him on new walks. Your happiness glows.
Tealady - I remember when you triumphantly liberated those shoes too! Have more cake:-)

So many lovely posts coming with the sun.

Frith

Touch of hay fever here. I've had it every year since I was 8 and am always surprised neither son really seems to have it yet.

Here are my pleasures for today:

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Cleaned the stairs and the kitchen floor.

3) Smaller son had another good day at school! The other 4 in his class had been in the "red zone" so as they weren't allowed to do PE; they didn't minibus him over to the high school alone but sent the teacher in to do 1 to 1 football with him!

4) Made broccoli cheese for tea.

5) Went for a walk with smaller son (he on his bike) then played volleyball with sons and MrN's son5.

6) Took MrN his plate back (and he found one of mine).

7) Had a phone call from the lady organising the archaeology locally in August/September that I will be helping with. The conversation went "Oh, I can help you anytime. Except in August when my sons will be on holiday. Or weekends. Or after 3pm. Oh, you've got a meeting explaining what will happen? In the evening? No, I won't be able to make that either" !! For now she has me pencilled in for 4 days in September with possibly another 2 weeks after that. :-)

and 8) The Archers.....

sparrer

Hope all goes well tomorrow mms. Happy moving day, happy new home

Sweet dreams

ampersand

As seen last Sunday, although some Googling credits Mother Theresa.

DO IT ANYWAY

Dawna Markova? / Mother Theresa?

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred.

Forgive them anyway

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.
If you are successful you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight.

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, people may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.

Give the world your best anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and God; it was never between you and them.

[Deleted User]

Morning chums I had a lovely day yesterday, and I'm so pleased to say that my new chair is great I have it positioned in front of my conservatory window and I sat yesterday drinking my jug of coffee and reading my book for the whole of the morning I don't think I have ever sat in one spot for so long in my life :):) Its addictive that's for sure, but I won't get much work done by lolling around :)

This morning after I have showered and had my mushroom omelette for breakfast I have the school run with my youngest DGS Mikey.He is great fun and chatters away ten to the dozen He is such a happy boy and so full of life, to him ever day is brilliant and new.The outlook of a nine year old is inspiring to me bless him.I always feel that bit brighter when I have had half an hour of his chattiness.:):)
Then home to make some biscuits as the tins are looking a bit bare, and probably a victoria sponge cake for the weekend. Lunch, then History Club which is my favourite afternoon of the week as I'm a complete history nut. Then back to sort the DGS after school snacks by 4.00 peel spuds and sort DDs dinner out then home by 6.30p.m. for a large G&T (my Friday night treat whilst my dinner is cooking) then its relaxing and doing some knitting and t.v. watching until bed around 11.00p.m. and thats another week gone Time does really fly when ,like me, you are enjoying it

1.Breakfast,mushroom omelette and coffee
2. School run with very chatty DGS Mikey
3. Lunch,HM soup ,crackers and cheese,pineapple and rice pud
4 History club
5 sort DGS out and prep Dds dinner for tonight
6. Home for my G&T and own dinner
7. feet up and knitting and t.v. watching until bedtime

basically a day in the life of a very happy lady :):)

sparrer

Morning all, another bright and sunny one. I could get used to this

When she was tiny and came to visit my DGD used to call out for my (then) dog 'Sacha, are where you?' so -
Chicken, are where you???????????!!!!!!!!!


1. DM is much improved, she ate the chicken salad and ice cream with banana I prepped, said she enjoyed it more than any meal she's had for weeks . A simple meal but nice for her to eat in company
2. Huge pleasure - much as I love DM I'm not doing the trip again til Monday.
3. Did 20 mins in the garden before breakfast, albeit in my dressing gown, but little things which have been niggling.
4. New bank sent me a very nice letter telling me I have some more interest. Just a little bit but looks like the change is paying off
5. Text from a friend to say we're having lunch at a garden centre. We won't mention the amount of pots sitting on the potting table waiting to be planted out but there's always room for more

Hugs to all, have a sunny day

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Morning. And I reckon give it a couple of days and MMS will be having a furry four legged creature in her new house. Feline variety.

1 Off the nest
2 Off the throne
3 Off me trolley!
4 Off today and yellow thing is out
5 Do not bother your loved ones with idle chatter.

Right, I think I have been drowning in Dihydrogen Monoxide.

mhagster

I have just lost a long post ! Grrr!

In essence :
Glad it's Friday
Loadsa parrots
Lovely rainbow
Clear sky filled with stars ....candles and heating on and we are cosy.
A nice manager ( for a change) made for a pleasant day at work! Told him it was a nice change that he wasn't as grumpy!

A wave hello to chicken hope all is well, a nice to see you posting here to jackie O and an ooh! to ampersand on her vases

Have a lovely day all of you:)

CCP

Afternoon all.

I'll have to withdraw my #5 from yesterday, as I ended up running late and not having time to walk by the sea after all. So, instead:

5) Cuddles with a friendly feline on the way home from the quiz - worth it despite the amount of sticky tape I had to use to get all the tabby fur off my trousers afterwards!

For today:

1) The huge thunderstorm that gave me a rude awakening at 5am stayed around for most of the morning: I'm one of a group of storm fans at work and we were oohing and aahing like we were at a firework display. :rotfl:

2) Found the handbook for my car lurking at the back of the glovebox, just as I was thinking of going out and buying a new one. :money:

3) Bought my first punnet of cherries of this year - not a cheap treat at £1.80 for a small punnet but, being from the local market, considerably cheaper than if I'd got them from the supermarket. I had a nice chat with the stall-holder about the torrential rain we'd been having all morning, too.

4) Half a dozen French bean plants have sprung up during the day. :j

5) Planning a lazy evening with my kindle and a glass or two of the bottle of the red wine we won at the pub quiz earlier in the week. :beer: