5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

sparrer

1. Up early on phone duty, busy morning,7 calls in 2 hours. A record
2. Meeting with friends at lunchtime, someone brought millionaires shortbread. There was none left
3. 4 of us to Mr S for a late lunch, jacket and salad but no tea as the water machine had broken down so the soft drink I chose was free
4. The decorator starts tomorrow so stopped to buy bacon and choccie biccies at the corner shop for his lunch
5. A little cooler today but still no heating on. Enjoying it while it lasts

Sweet dreams

VickyA_2

Evening everyone :hello:

We returned from our holiday late last night, so I hope you all missed me. :rotfl: We've had glorious days all the time we were away, yet today has been drizzly. Ah well.

Despite that, I have pleasures:

1) Mr Sainsbug's delivery this morning, including £20 discount. Fabulous delivery driver - I have tweeted them to tell them, they're passing it on to the relevant manager.

2) Washing machine has been on all day. Hmmm, not necessarily a pleasure.

3) HM carrot & coriander soup for lunch.

4) Italian chicken for supper. Mmm, used to be my staple at uni 13 :eek: years ago.

5) Payout from TopCashback! A whole £22! :j :j

That's enough excitement for one day. Night all.

Kittikins

1. Had been feeling a bit blue, but thankfully meeting up for lunch with a chum put paid to that


2. She was late (and had also forgotten which town we were meeting in so was 10 miles away.....oops!) so I just had to go to a cafe owned by the dad of one of my former pupils that has recently opened. Had the best mocha ever


3. When chum finally arrived, we chatted for 4 hours and I managed to eat a scrumptious and healthy salad (polishes halo!)


4. Have now just finished marking my class' literacy books and am 'in love' with them all again. I was definitely very tired towards the end of term and on re-reading and finishing off marking in preparation for parents' evening this week (eek), I remember why I thought they were all so lovely at the start of term. Because they are! Their spelling and grammar may need working on, but their ideas are brilliant. We are going to have a fab time in the run up to Christmas


(Remind me of this in a couple of weeks' time when I'm tired again, lol)


5. Watched Kind Hearts and Coronets for the first time tonight, lovely


6. Cuddles with DD. How can I put that last? Well, like the saying goes, I'm saving the best til last. Love my girl xxxxx

VintageLady

Hello! I have been meaning to do something like that as it makes you feel good since you reflect on positive things.

1. had a lie in with OH and caught up on Peaky Blinders and Dr Who in bed.
2. blitzed kitchen and now is all tidy ready for the week ahead.
3. went out for lunch with my sister to discuss wedding stuff. In very early days of planning!
4. came home to find OH had fixed up the shelves we bought yesterday in the kitchen so I could get my 1930s tea set unwrapped and on display.
5. my first post on this forum!

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Here, bunny, bunny, bunny!

It was the intention of BoP at this juncture to show you some nice pictures of me buns. Unfortunately, they all turned to crumbs very quickly. Rubs tum.

5 Had nice soup, with hot buttered, (in date!) buns from my oven last night, then we had poached Sea bass, with homemade parsley sauce, new tatties, carrots that never made the soup and mushy peas. Note, we do not use that yorkie fish shop peas, but proper cannon balls. As they sing in the pontoon stand, if you no get your fish from market plaice in Cleethorpes, we … on your fish. Now, as for the stove yesterday. It was well mucked, with even certain bits were fully burnt on. No problem for BoPsie though, she cleans up grease as though it is not there.

4 Back on the flat lands today, washing the pans. Window in the winding house is slightly misted on the inside. That means the sweat shop is really working. Now I hear talk about the increment due by sum to the maximum, but here on the flats, it is a pittance that is cashed daily, just like the share fishermen of yesteryear.

3 Raffles has adopted his autumnal coat and is well plaiced around the house. Last night the tree of decked was uprooted, as he threw the wine carriers on the deck. There punched and proud he sat on the glass cabinet, licking paws and grooming. Just curious as to why raffles needs to be at eye level where he sleeps.

2 Watched interesting interview with Mr Lydon yesterday, not broadcast, so a few expletives were said, un bleeped of curse. Clinical, and undiluted. Very good, unlike other outlets that I could mention. He is always on the pretence, when asked of his Irish heritage, his reply was terse, straight and to the point, “I’m English”.

1 It is not where you came from, but where you are going.

Now I hear you all asking about BoPs homemade parsley sauce. Well, it is a bit like the favourite Fresh Lumpy Custard, except please, do not use Custard powder, as this will impair the flavour. Fresh milk, ¾ pint. Bring most to boil in milk pan. In jug, add tsp salt, pepper, pinch garlic salt, two tbsp. of corn flour. Shake the herb bottle of parsley to taste. Add boiling milk. Bring to boil and simmer. Far cheaper and better for you than the emporium variety.

Frith

Pleasures for Friday - Sunday!


1) A trip up the Eiffel Tower. We went up the steps to stage 2. Smaller son wouldn't go up in the lift to the top (I was secretly relieved).


2) Did some geocaching - one at the ET and one on a planted railway viaduct (Promanade Plantee).


3) Pizzas.


4) Think sons' favourite bits were the shop opposite that had a massage chair to test out and the nearest Metro station that had a travelator they could run the wrong way along!


5) Went to the London Transport Museum and Covent Garden.


6) Got home and had a printed report and DVD about the archaeological dig I went on last year.


7) Big lie in yesterday.


8) Bonfire party at mum and dad's last night. Had soup, baked potatoes, sausage rolls then toffee apples and brownies.


9) Sons escaped injury. :-/ They wanted to let off the fireworks but (unknown to us) the first rocket they had, they dislodged the stick and just shoved it back in again. They lit it and it spiralled into the air then changed direction, hit the ground and exploded around them. We have no idea how neither got burned at all.


That's it! All quiet today.

Chickenopolis

Good evening all

VintageLady - welcome :wave: Peaky Bli*ders - Yay - I love it !

VJsmum- your weekend sounded fab ! Fillet steak is cos OH got paid :rotfl:

PK- well done re your utility savings :T

KK- I hope that you feel less "blue" soon x

BoP - Regal Raffles


a few for today

1. Went on a mandatory course to teach me to do what I do The whole team are attending too , have another day of it tomorrow . It's ok - a bit tough on my body sitting around all day .Cue the Benzo's...

2. Colleague drove to course venue- because of Benzo's :rotfl:

3 . OH had day off to sort out 4 new tyres on Audrey the OGV and had also put up a coat rack that I have been asking him to do for a few years :TErr coat rack full of dog leads , dog coats , a bag full of poo bags etc ...plus the odd coat ..

4. Curry for tea

5. Mr. T vouchers have arrived !!

Have a good evening all !

Purple_kitten

1.Entered another competition and remembered to put in a prescription by the end of the prepaid one.
2.Worked from home, I had previously arranged it thinking my apt was today but it’s weds…ops.
3.Worked hard to find a dentist who specialises in “non calm dentist phobic” patients for DH booked him in and broke the news, as he has 2 broken teeth now.
4. HM curry and turmeric rice for tea
5. My exam material has turned up, so while my work finishes in 6 weeks and will get quiet I can study up and use the brain matter.

mcculloch29

1. Economy Gastronomy book arrived, in absolutely perfect condition, a 1p buy from Am@zon Marketplace. It had a Gift Aid sticker on it, so had languished in a charity shop at some point. It looked as if it had never been opened, which was a bit sad, but happily there was no handwritten dedication defacing the inside.
Not just because it's now my book, but also because the idea of an unappreciated gift saddens me. A few of the recipes were similar to those in Jack Monroe's new book, clearly Allegra has influenced her!

2. Lovely phone chat to new learner who is the nearest to me, geographically, for years. Not that we will ever meet but it was nice that I could picture his place of work mentally.

3. DD picked up some goodies, was nice to see her briefly, along with DGD.

4. Dr C is a happy bunny, had a lovely time over at his female friend's place, and is chatty and good-tempered (For a change! He talks all day when in work, solving people's problems, so doesn't like to talk and is often short-tempered by the time he comes home.)

5. Just been paid, hooray, and will have my tax credit in the bank this week too, which gives me a decent cash buffer for the month.

CCP

VintageLady - welcome to the thread! :wave: Nice avatar pic.

Frith - yikes at your sons' firework accident - how terrifying! :eek:

1) Toast with butter and damson jam for breakfast. :drool:

2) Watching a colleague listening to something on the radio, on her headphones while working, that left her bent double with tears of laughter running down her face. :rotfl:

3) A sleepy-looking Isis appearing from the bedroom when I got home - usually she meets me at the door but obviously overslept today!

4) Not very OS of me but I've decided it's chilly enough to put the CH on tonight - it's so nice to be warm.