5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

BoP is outta SparraShire. And inn for the knight. Wobbleades are purchased. Dinner served. And four day no shave weekend.

Feel the Fur.

VickyA_2

Evening everyone:hello:

Thank you for all your kind thoughts. Grandma is hanging on in there, despite the doctor having thought that the time was imminent. She's a tough cookie, and even now still recognises my dad and brother. I'm popping to see her tomorrow. As I mentioned before, she hasn't recognised me for the past two years but that's not the point, is it? Dementia is a cruel illness and evidently doesn't have any sort of filter.

Pleasures today:

1) Picked DH's birthday cake up. It's for him and his twin sister and it's simply great!

2) Managed to get lots of house stuff done, but the ironing pile is looking at me, mockingly.

3) Read my book.

4) Lunch out with a friend.

5) Packed for a weekend away with the in-laws! The cake is safely ensconced at their house as a surprise for DH!

DundeeDoll

dont get furballs bop
1) nice walk down to main campus. big yellow thing in the sky
2) all-morning programme approval reward - free lunch :P i had falafel sarnie and lots of fruit
3) after uber long meeting this avo everyone else left and i had over 2 hours on my own. got a masters supervision done hooray
4) xoh gave me a lift home then i had nice veggie chilli and rice for supper.
5) got an invitation to my alma mater (hughes hall cambridge) who is having a dinner in edinburgh. interesting...

mcculloch29

Thank you for yours. Thinking of you Vicky. Time to post some good moments.

1. Friend's cancer has not spread, lymph nodes clear. Wonderful news, though radiotherapy to come. Some sail through it, others don't. We shall see.

2. Another freebie good book to read in the post, along with an interesting hard foam massage roller that is designed to relieve tight muscles. Once more, we shall see if it does.

3. Text convo with DGD, who was building her family tree - school project - and wanted to know names, surnames of her great-great grandparents on my side of the family. Estonian and Latvian names of course, so something different from the rest of the class there, for sure. Ours is not a very culturally diverse area.

4. Unexpected cooked lunch at a friend's. It was lovely.

5. Writing this past midnight on Good Friday so I just tucked in to a hot cross bun. Or two.

ampersand

Good Friday to all - a very drenchy one here, so. v. pleased[which is a bit wrong-egocentric in this context] that...

1. One of Vic's birthday-today [how apt!] presents is jolly pictorial brollie of chickens:-)

2. Just finished the Big Cake and am pleased, however amateurish it is - sitting on strewn shreddy green tissue, little eggs hidden, 12 fluffy chickens scratching about, name+greeting in speckly eggs+candles on top. Yesterday, zoomed to town, found perfect card for all who wish to sign AND VERY BEST of all, in grotty-sour-person-avoid shop, found 2 hanks of WONDERFUL WIDE PICTORIAL CHICKEN RIBBON to go round cake. SO SO SO pleased! - wish you could see it. It's just perfect - enough for pressie and both Special Edn[50ème anniversaire]French jars of Nutella, unseen in albion. [Vicar declares self addicted]]

3. Absolutely buoyed by no.2, found luck kept smiling re: card signatures, aware that many are otherwise away for bits/lots of Easter BH. Had managed the 'Sorry to ask...' extra, a bit after 0200h yesterday and dropped it all off en route back from town - 4 family signings:-) Then, crossed paths with one in Surgery, 3 on bikes, 2 who were unexpectedly at home/delayed, and another cracking ex-RAF chap, nearly blind, who nonetheless walks his 2 mile min. daily. Always have good NZ/RAF/rugby/WWII service in the Pacific/Art[son paints, well] talk with him. He was really pleased to be signing, using his amazing state-of-art magnifier set-up, like a big tv screen. Will pop down road for widowed neighbour to sign shortly. There are many who love our Vic., even if not in the Church family....yet:-) Small triumph of sorts - went into suicide-watch bed-person and managed to limit it to 30 mins[and another trip to surgery for placebo prescription]. Card signed, which was object. Vicar spends time with person often, but Easter means less, so person is ringing ambulance and Dr rptdly and smoking a lot, which & can't deal with at best of times, let alone in current bleugh-state.

4. Card and lovely reflective Merci letter from France re: birthday, what it meant that & went down, that we were together there on that special w/e, our friendship of so many years, what our lives have been....

5. Yes, mcc - 1st cappuccino and bread and big Fr. farm butter not long consumed ici aussi, in Hot Cross bun form, naturellement. Have own simnel cake to cut later.

6. Best ever[he says] bag of bunny-and-babies poo/straw from neighbour and good mini-farm chat.
#
vicky - during the all-night watch, saw your light on @0348h and thought of you and Gran. Have a wonderful w/e with OH[and twin] bday+CAKE! Do I misunderstand? You have BOUGHT i.e. not made, this one?
#
& did not go up for washing of feet last night - had not thought, was wearing tights, a complication too far:-)

judi24

What an amazingly busy and productive day Ampersand - you are inspirational!!! Not having your feet washed because of the complication of the tights made me chuckle I guess that wasn't a concern 2000 years ago!


Well I am taking Ampersands advice very literally and relaxing on my first day off! I have done nothing! and I mean nothing! Made breakfast at 12! but apart from that zero, zilch nadda - and I need to get moving as my house will not clean itself!!!


Yesterday was a very bizarre day!!!


1, Birds - everywhere! There as a turkey on the road on the way to work, yes a turkey!!! me and another van stopped to try to catch it as it was going to get killed but we couldn't! no idea what happened to it or where it came from - then got to work and was presented with an Easter cake by a giant chicken - one of the volunteers was dressed up with and Easter basket! I love my crazy work place! thirdly I spotted a gorgeous full plumage pheasant on the way to Cadets drop off - very handsome obviously out looking for ladies!!!
2. Lost 6 and a half pound at fat club - I know this is not very MSE or OS but it definitely is a pleasure - taken me months to get going with this and finally resorted to going to a club
3. Planned early night turned into a very late night chatting to a friend - was worth it though!
4. Last day in work for 10 days - busy and crazy - but I work with some lovely and inspiring people
5. Did I tell you I have 10 days off!!!!

sparrer

1. A most frustrating day with little vision as for the first time in my life I've been visited by the conjunctivitis gnome. However very little stops me doing the things I need to and this certainly won't. The bottle of drops says 'O****x infected eye drops', not sure if I like the sound of that...
2. washed my 2 pairs of wooly gloves and Winter bootee slippers. I wear the gloves and wash them in a bowl of hot, sudsy water then doing the same with the slippers. Not with them on my feet, of course!
3. Had to laugh at the news this afternoon, the newsreader said the fire has now gone out in Holborn. Apparently the fire service had to wait for someone to turn the gas off. Is it just me or does anyone else think they should have thought of that in the first place?!
4. One of the supermarkets is advertising chocolate and white chocolate Hot Cross Buns. This is most definitely not a pleasure, the ones I made traditionally are and have been enjoyed a little too much today
5. The new Clare Balding chat show was just okay, Gogglebox was very funny as always.

Sweet dreams

Frith

Pleasures for today and yesterday!


Yesterday (Thursday)


1) Not a bad sleep.


2) Coped with getting up and dressed in the bunk house. Honestly, if it were mine, I'd have a trip to Wilkos and stock the kitchen properly, then get some decent beds from Freecycle, then get the shower fixed! So we had our cereal out of mugs, as there were no bowls. Quick shower under freezing water.


3) Bigger son went climbing all day with brother in law (only came back at 7pm!)


4) Went on Bala Lake Railway with smaller son, my sister and new niece.


5) Lovely lunch at tiny caf! at the end of the line - just a jacket potato but what we needed.


6) Smaller son and I went to local posh farm shop and I bought myself a new hat. Much like BoPs coat lost in Paris, I recently lost my hat, purchased in Hereford in 1998 :-( But now I have a new one!


7) Chinese take away for tea.


8) Played trivial pursuits for a while. Even the box of that was mouldering and smelly :-/ Quite cold in the bunkhouse as we couldn't get the window shut properly due to the ivy growing through it. And there was no heating. (Can you tell I wasn't very impressed!)


Today


1) Good to get up after a terrible sleep.


2) All met up at Lake Bala at 10.30 (cars packed) and smaller son and brother in law canoed from one end to another as part of the 3 lakes challenge. They did so well that at one point they were 45 minutes in front of the average time! But then the wind changed and they got back just 10 minutes ahead of schedule.


3) Bigger son and I looked out for smaller son (soon just a speck then didn't see him for 4 hours) and found 7 geocaches.


4) Met up with sister and niece for tea and cake in a caf! in town.


5) The return of smaller son!


6) Drive home OK. Smaller son fell asleep immediately and now has aching arms.


7) Went a different way home (A49) so I knew where I was going and stopped outside Ludlow at the swanky food place.


8) Tasty tea of steak and ale pie (see 7 above) and parsnips from the freezer.


9) Brother and parents appeared bearing Easter eggs.


10) I did an Easter egg hunt (little eggs) as sons away from tomorrow.


11) Enjoyed Gogglebox.


Might be more radio silence from me as off to Oxfordshire to stop with school friend tomorrow.

DundeeDoll

Oops didnt mean to get home so late.
1) monday's bargain daffs still going strong
2) some kind easter bunnies arrived for elevenses with eggs and cakes.
3) had hm chilli at work for tea as straight after went to
4) 14 stations of the course. very meditative (first time i've done the stations so wasn't quite sure what to expect)
5) just missed bus so decided to walk then saw work colleague in pub so went in (stuck to fizzy water). had really nice time then back home with colleague and partner for a drink (red wine for them, ginger tea for me) and a long chat about work with 2 senior bods leaving. hence back much later than planned.

mhagster

It's Saturday afternoon here I'm just in from work and just out the shower.
Heading out somewhere very soon.

My Good Friday was an excellent one, I worked, we were very busy. DD2 had her first shift in 3 weeks.....parked on a stool at the till...so literally got paid to sit on her bum all day! ( same again today...she is such a chatterbox with the other girls and new owner ....all I heard was her talking all the time!)

New owner had said if we ( main colleague and I) reached a certain level of sales then we would get commission. We would split this 50/50.... So moral dilemma of other 2 working with us yesterday. We reached our target and shared it amongst us all. The other 2 were surprised and delighted! It will go with my laundry money stash.

Laundry money paid and added to said stash!

Came home and then OH and I headed out with the dog. We had a lovely drive down the coast and stopped at a lovely little town called Flinders and had coffee and cake in the cafe garden ...it was blooming freezing! The most delicious banana cake and a three layer red velvet.
We had a wander round with the dog and then found an amazing little cove, where we let dog off the lead. It was a very shell covered beach so I picked up a few tiny , pretty ones.

Then we drove along the coast, the scenery was just stunning. We stopped at Mornington for chips.....I stood in a queue for 15 minutes and then was told it would be a 45 minute wait....whaaaat? It was so busy, anyway , because of that we ended up having a fabulous walk along another little beach. The sun was setting on the red cliffs and the almost full moon was rising in the sky. The sea was very calm. Poor Haggis ...he ran into the sea after a flock of seagulls and was soon up to his shoulders in water! The look on his face was priceless. We laughed and laughed and then he got his own back when he shook all the water off !

Good Friday is such a poignant day for us. My husband was diagnosed with cancer the day before , now 3 years ago. ( actual date tomorrow the 5th) on good Friday 3 years ago we got up very early, having not really slept, and headed to the beach. Where we sat just watching the tide go in and out, in and out...it does regardless of what else is going on. We had no idea what was ahead of us, we did not know if there was spread, if he would make it, if we would be able to stay in the country. We were both so frightened of what was ahead, of the unknown journey we were about to embark on together ( and its always been together , even though it was him who was ill)
Three years have passed and we grow together as a couple , as a family having been through this. We have laughed and we have cried, we've known people not be as lucky as us, we've known people face the awful reality of diagnosis , of treatment in that time.
We are grateful for old friendships and for new ones ( and maybe a few lost along the way,) for kindness from medical staff , for the skills and knowledge they have. Most of all I am grateful to still have him with me....not the strapping , healthy man that moved out here 4.5 years ago, some days more battle weary than others, sometimes a human pincushion as they try to find veins, sometimes a Guinea pig as they try a new medicine here or a different one there, but all done with acceptance and good grace. I am very inspired by him.

So on that note ....he has just grumpily queried when we are going out!!
Better get ready and make the most of the rest of the day

Next 3 days off work! Yahoo!

Have a good one