5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Purple_kitten

VJsmum, What have I missed what’s in 2 weeks.:o
DH is part inventor, part electronics engineer he was taking the caravan apart before we got it home:rotfl:.. It’s going to be Christmas and New Year for the CoL’s first trip out, we used to go to a tiny 5 van site in the lake district, we stopped about 5 years ago, when the lakes seemed to become over run by a different “type” of person that was just so inconsiderate, I am hoping if the recession ever passes we will go back as they will all be off again. We found the most perfect pub for Christmas day there that I do miss. This year because of dads illness we are going to visit him early, and enjoy it early, we have stayed about the last few times for the family Christmas’s to be honest they were disappointing, people not turning up, and excuses, there are no young children anymore in fact they are all in their own relationships now, so this year instead we are going to spend Christmas and new year camping on a beautiful site in Wales, we have stayed before, it is effectively in a tidal quarry full with wildlife and walks, my apprehension is the only pub I can find that does Christmas day lunch is a bit “gastro” like, modern for us, the other place is a hotel which is far to chain like to even contemplate. I’ve rambled sorry.

1.Todays menu is stew, even though I was trying to convince OH that takeaway would be far cheaper lol.
2.Did a couple of loads washing / and drying in a gazillion decibel broken-ish dryer.
3.Moved the begonia and geraniums into the greenhouse, with a lily and oregano, I have no idea if they will survive who knows, but a better chance inside.:)
4.Just had about 5 clementines, my favourite fruit.
5. DH wants a banana and peatnut butter milkshake lol.

Kittikins

1. DD took part in a Remembrance Day parade and was at the head of 110 paying respects x

2. My favourite wine on special offer. Just a glass, I've got lots more work to do.

3. My mummykins let me raid her textbooks - is it tragic that I'm so excited to have access to them?!?

4. Nice chat with DD's teacher, whose daughter goes to the same Brownies as DD

5. Looking forward to reading the Sunday papers once I've finished my work for the evening

Broomstick

Evening everyone.

Five pleasures for Sunday:

1. Chat with a friend on the phone.

2. Lots of sunshine despite cold temperatures so managed to get a few loads of washing (back to the sports kit again) washed and out on the line.

3. Got some essential stuff from W8rz and a free paper. Haven't had a Sunday paper for ages. Treat.

4. Sorted out the household cleaning cupboard and decanted all my bulk bicarb, citric acid, salt etc. into sensible labelled tubs so they'll be easier to get at and stay nice and dry.

5. Gave in and made easy fish fingers, beans and chips for supper.

Sweet dreams.
B x

bagpuss38

Good evening all from the depths of my duvet.
Pleasures for sunday.

1. my little girlie being picked as the beaver scout to lay the wreath at service of rememberance.
2. Being let out of work 1 hrs early
3.nice meatball pasta cooked by hubby ready for my belly when i arrived hme.
4. knowing the poisionous tentacles of my estranged in laws cannot breach my family unit despite all efforts to try and hurt us.
5. Aforementioned duvet, all snuggly after nice warm bath.

Hope you have all had a good Sunday xxx

cat_g_83

1. Sunny walk along the river
2. Snuggling up on the sofa watching multiple episodes of catfish in my onesie (the other half hates it)
3. Long hot bath with salt scrub made by a friend :money:
4. Organising under the sink (not that much of a pleasure but very satisfying to have it done, I keep opening it up to see it!)
5. Very tasty bottle of homebrew ale with a friend in the garden, all wrapped up but the autumn sun was lovely.

Tealady_2

Evening

MHagster - Sending good wishes and prayers to Scotland and wishing your DM a speedy recovery
Frith - My DM had some similar surgery earlier in the year and now you can't even see a scar so hope your DM recovers as quickly
Sparrer - Welcome back, Malta is such a lovely island glad you had a good time
DFV - I don't make Macarons just buy them when on special offer

Pleasures for the last couple of days,
1. Big announcements at work which will mean redundancies so all have been getting paperwork in order to ensure enhanced reduncany package is honoured if we need it this time around but even if survive this time more changes to come again as will be merged into parent company. Pleasure is it makes everyone bit a bit nicer to each other in the office
2. Introduced friend to my favourite noodle bar and she loved it.
3. Invited to friends for fireworks yesterday, lovely fireworks and even nicer to catch up with everyone
4. Food shopping done and £5 under budget so put in the savings pot.
5. DD hearing a report on the news about how much food is wasted in the average house of £60 per month. She was laughing so much as she said they abviously didn't count us in that survey did they as sure you dont waste 60p

Pleasures for today,
1. Little bit of a lie in
2. DD taking part in the local rememberance day parade in leading out the Rainbows. Was a really good turn out and a lovely service.
3. Breakfast at a local cafe with DD after the parade. Not healthy or very MSE but yummy all the same and a bit of tradition for us.
4. Managed to get some Chinese 5 Spice in a local shop at a very good price, have been having difficultly getting it lately for some strange reason so was glad to be able to get some and even better as a bargain price.
5. Little snooze this afternoon then got on with usual cooking and baking for a Sunday.

Hugs to all who need them

Frith

Pleasures for today:

1) A bit of a lie in.

2) House reasonably tidy.

3) Cooked all the apples various people had given me (and 2 quinces) and it is now all in the freezer.

4) Went to sister and brother in law's for tea and to play Cluedo.

5) Sister said she was making baked potatoes. Thought that wouldn't be enough so did a pizza (dough in bread maker) and took that too. Sister and brother in law quite shocked that sons both ate a large potato, chilli, cheese then 2 slices of pizza. Then a cornetto!

6) Just doing school bags, signing planners, putting bread machine on etc. Sons to bed quite quickly and early. Actually leaves a bit of evening ahead of me!

DundeeDoll

bop that steam pud looks scrummy
catg there is something very satsfying sorting under the sink. And it is mse os cos it'll remind you what you've got before shopping
frith just one cornetto? Give it to me..
tealady if £60 is the average there must be people wasting even more!
pk i have never heard of a peanut butter and banana milkshake. Any other unusual flavours 5osers?
Back home from edinburgh
1) Reverbed a squid in blackwells - it had rolled under a chair but road kill doesnt get past dd's beady eye
2) blackwells have a lovely tree made of 24 little drawers for £9.99 if i cant source matchboxes for less than £8 am going for that. And as dd2 pointed out it's now only £8.99 cos of squid found
3) got a seat on a totally booked train. Was very lucky as the person booked in in coach b from haymarket either didnt catch that train or had got on the other end and couldnt fight their way through all the standing pasengers. Will defo book a seat next time!
4) xoh had made lovely veggie curry for supper (tres mse) and we ate it while watching poirot
5) finished knitting project #2 - a pair of aran slippers. Will sew them up tomoz. I am aiming to knit projects to use up my wool stash

VickyA_2

Evening everyone!

Long time no post. Sorry I've been AWOL over the past few months - work stress is high, but nothing I won't be sorting out soon enough.

Anyway, my pleasures for the day (I'll try to post more regularly!):

1) Receiving 2 jars of homemade chutney from my mum.

2) Making a Cinnamon Apple Crumble Cake for my Clandestine Cake Club meeting tomorrow night.

3) Booked a hotel room for our trip in April and got £75 cashback. :beer:

4) Downloaded a free Kindle book, which is only free for today. Normally £7!

5) Came on here and realised what I've been missing.

Have a good night/day everyone. x

Kittikins

Welcome back VickyA, that cake sounds amazing - wonder if BoP will add it to his repertoire?