5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Broomstick

Evening all

Five pleasures for Sunday:

1. Another sports session run by DS1, very quiet and focused for those participating and I got lots more admin done on the sidelines.

2. Have had the central heating for much of the rest of the day at home which has been lovely. We are needing to deal with a damp/mould problem in DS1's room and heating the house seems to be the best way to do it. I'm ignoring the expense (one day at a time).

3. Thanks for the mention of Countryfile, mcculloch. It's been a while since I watched it and I've just caught up on an episode. It's a very gentle, grounding kind of programme and in keeping with quite a lot on this forum isn't it?

4. Meal planning with DS1 so that I am consciously making enough quantities for him to take to work for lunches. Cooked enough extra supper tonight to cover Monday's and Tuesday's so I'm pleased with that.

5. Another NSD

Sweet dreams
B x

Frith

Broomstick - long standing mould problem here too, I'm afraid. We get it upstairs where the ceilings slope (the bedrooms go up into the roof, if that makes sense) and there is no insulation between the sloping ceiling plaster and the roof tiles so moisture condenses there. It cleans off easily with a cloth, hot water and Flash but always comes back. In other years I've just put the storage heaters on as low as possible after cleaning and that really slows it down. This year it is worse and I think the steam from the new shower is not helping so must get a extractor fan put in the bathroom.


DD - I should mention Epiphany to smaller son as his namesake is involved!


Pleasures for today:


1) A lie in.


2) Uncle still hanging on in hospital. He has mentioned a lot recently that he has "had enough" and is refusing to eat. Dad says he is quite comfortable (on a drip).


3) Took the Christmas tree back to brother's so he can replant it. It will be too big for our house from now on.


4) Took brother's dog for a walk to the next village through the mist and rain and brushed him when we got back.


5) Sons back from their father's.


6) Cats so pleased to see smaller son back. He had been in bed an hour or so and came downstairs to say "Please could you deal with these cats? I've got one on my feet and one on my face"!


Back to school for sons tomorrow. I can't imagine getting up at 7 (taxi at 7.30 then bus at 8) but have bought pains au chocolate to help.


ETA - DfV - your mention of marzipan reminds me there is about a quarter of a box in the cupboard left over from when I iced the cake. Wonder if I could make Danish pastries with marzipan in the whirls tomorrow.....?

Skint_yet_Again

DfV wow ... I am in awe of your epic post ! I like walking in the rain, its the cold that triggers my pain

Pleasures for sunday

1. hm soup for breakfast. Woke about 5am with stonking cold and nose is now v sore. I had leftover soup in the fridge so ate that about 10am

2. DS gone for field gun practice so just stuck some washing on and then laid on sofa

3. leftovers from NY day roast dinner

4. watching some silliness ... Agatha Raisen murder mystery

5. DS brought home a coffee maker and spent the afternoon feeding me cups of coffee

6. Am glad I am not back to work until tomorrow

mhagster

I shall just pop in and say hello, don't think I've 5 pleasures...not been a bad day just a very long and busy day at work.

Only had one minute to wait for train, son and pup met me at station, I took a very happy puppy to the vets to get his stitches out ( he was so excited to go!) he got treats for being good!
I'm now home, quite exhausted, back aches and I will hopefully sleep well tonight,

Have a lovely Monday

ampersand

pk - quickly, here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ_WG3d3GL8&index=1&list=RDmJ_WG3d3GL8
-from where 'tis but an &y daisy chain skip to :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk&index=2&list=RDmJ_WG3d3GL8
and this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY&list=RDmJ_WG3d3GL8&index=7
'cos today's that day.
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Didn't know that & and the late Scott McK had date in common. I'll lift my red streak hair high to him, come samedi.
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sparrer - enzed for you next 'J' this year[I think], so countdown proper has started:-)

chicken??? Seasonal off lay?

Back l8r.

DebtFree2012

Hi All

I am getting back into posting on this thread as I feel I would like to take stock each day and make the most of 2015.

1. A good night sleep.
2. Got up on time! (I snooze far too much).
3. Seeing the kids happy to go back to school.
4. Lovely walk with the dog who also enjoyed it.
5. A nice easy day at work to ease me back in.

sparrer

Quite a busy few days so have just caught up on posts. Sounds as though everyone has been as busy as me. Sympathy to those back to work, but it's all in a good cause
PK you're so right about decorations, the house looked lovely decorated but now looks so much better 'naked'. Hope you're feeling better, did you manage to avoid using the dreaded steroids?
DFV German gingerbread, can take it or leave it. Commercial marzipan is revolting but proper frangipane, love it, especially through Stollen. Irresistible, as my intake has proven this season
& NZ has been put back due to friend's change of school and home so further arrangements to be made in time.
Broomstick thank you for the reminder, there's something very satisfying in organising the coming year on paper. The on line calendar is okay but a real diary/calendar feels much nicer

1. Sorted through my clothes and I don't need anything for at least a year. That does include shoes, boots etc., but whether I'll be able to hold out on those is another story
2. Having fun playing with and learning all the things my new tablet does, and enjoying the free books I've put in the library. I might get through them sometime this year. Or next...
3. Honey. A friend gave me a jar of 'Aphrodite's' honey for Christmas, I've never been keen as it's so sweet but this is gorgeous! It isn't going to last long
4. Went for a drive at lunchtime and called at the garden centre - well the car just turned into the gateway of its own accord, as always - and after a good look around I came away without buying anything. This is very out of character, I'm deeply concerned for myself :eek:
5. Met some friends when I stopped at the local post office, we went to a new, very quaint tea room and put the world to rights.
6 Now home watching a B-rate movie and just about to take a quick siesta as it's such a riveting film. Hmmm...

Purple_kitten

Ampersand: That made me laugh.
1.Can it be, the phone interview went so well, the company is local-ish by train better price to get to as its not London direction, local by car but a pig to park, I got a phone call back within 10mins to say final face to face this Weds, fingers crossed, it would be a temporary role just till Easter, I’m excited.:j
2.Did a few money saving things, so trying to do a load of washing a day to be able to hang it around to dry, but also using the buzzer to know when it’s finished to get it straight out and turn the machine off, and something that sounds daft when I write it but we have a jug of water by the kettle the theory is the kettle isn’t having to heat cold water but room temp water so using less leccy? I’m not sure but in the habit now so we will see what the bill says lol.:cool:
3. Woodpecker and friends visiting in flashes of colour.:)
4. I am wearing what I can only call a nigh on neon erm coral type fleece top it keeps catching my eye it’s certainly “bright”.:o

ampersand

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CHASE AND FOLLOW THROUGH. Gorblimey & was in hot voice, having advised YP to move off if embarrassed...give YP his due, he stayed alongside and had good blokey talk with older chaps[all v.v.v.good for YP]. Looks likewe had a cracked sternum during match; should have been a straight red, chest-high kick and urgent ambulance. At least Ad'brokes v.v. close.

4. PADDINGTON! Yup to everything:-) Loved all the referencing to other times/scenes/texts/musics[the whole thing is larded with them, i quickly realised] and thought they did well to not be 'harry potter with bear' in special effects. An early point - we both noticed - empty jars in stowaway boat far outnumbered those packed. Any ideas?

5. Caf! Rouge for munch, grâce à Mr T. Prices are up and menu shrunken, less français throughout, but what came was way better than v.g. Terrific service from A--- and part of &'s joy is speaking that langue.

6. Hairy long drive, thick fog and ice, really dangerous for long stretches, but YP delivered, & rtn, safe in bed, 0417h.

7. -and still in time for HC, great sermon, laughter and a good moment. Something very kind, gentle and encompassing happened for a young woman and the person she'd wheeled along, on her day off, both 1st time visitors.

8. So quick was December, hadn't realised Family afternoon was round again already. Straight back to baking - bacon/egg/leek/cream slice, impromtpu strudel, custard in thermos, all done while listening to brilliant Iprcess File
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01697h2
and watching Big Boy pheasant...and Ratty. Phoning his nemesis tonight.

9. Good comms with France and NZ.

10. Love the way a big white smooth NZ stone sits in the pal of my hand.

Big Hello's df2012 - great people in my siggie.
https://capuk.org/ and Martin thinks highly of them.

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Hope you sang along, pk - I did:-)
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YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CHASE AND FOLLOW THROUGH. Gorblimey & was in hot voice, having advised YP to move off if embarrassed...give YP his due, he stayed alongside and had good blokey talk with older chaps[all v.v.v.good for YP]. Looks likewe had a cracked sternum during match; should have been a straight red, chest-high kick and urgent ambulance. At least Ad'brokes v.v. close.

4. PADDINGTON! Yup to everything:-) Loved all the referencing to other times/scenes/texts/musics[the whole thing is larded with them, i quickly realised] and thought they did well to not be 'harry potter with bear' in special effects. An early point - we both noticed - empty jars in stowaway boat far outnumbered those packed. Any ideas?

5. Caf! Rouge for munch, grâce à Mr T. Prices are up and menu shrunken, less français throughout, but what came was way better than v.g. Terrific service from A--- and part of &'s joy is speaking that langue.

6. Hairy long drive, thick fog and ice, really dangerous for long stretches, but YP delivered, & rtn, safe in bed, 0417h.

7. -and still in time for HC, great sermon, laughter and a good moment. Something very kind, gentle and encompassing happened for a young woman and the person she'd wheeled along, on her day off, both 1st time visitors.

8. So quick was December, hadn't realised Family afternoon was round again already. Straight back to baking - bacon/egg/leek/cream slice, impromtpu strudel, custard in thermos, all done while listening to brilliant Iprcess File
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01697h2
and watching Big Boy pheasant...and Ratty. Phoning his nemesis tonight.

9. Good comms with France and NZ.

10. Love the way a big white smooth NZ stone sits in the pal of my hand.

Big Hello's df2012 - great people in my siggie.
https://capuk.org/ and Martin thinks highly of them.

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Hope you sang along, pk - I did:-)

VickyA_2

Good evening everyone :hello:

First day back at work wasn't too bad I suppose!

1) Talking about heroes and heroines in RE. Normal my dad, Niall from One Direction etc... One lovely child said "You, Mrs VickyA because you help us to learn." Lovely!

2) HM spaghetti bolognese from the freezer for supper. Bonus!

3) New Boots vouchers arrived. Nearly able to get a lovely bottle of perfume with my points, which is what I save them up for. I'm fickle!

4) Christmas has left the house. All cards are in the recycling bin too.

5) Nearly, so nearly finished my book. I'm going to disappear and try to really finish it!

Night all x