5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

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So -
1. Stifling night here, but looking out and seeing all drippy wetness means no watering for a bit. Thankyou, says water bill.
Mowed neighbour's and &'s so-called grass yesterday. Ah, so that's why it rained:-)

2. 'Nights in White Satin' - Michelle Spring. All v. &Uni and social mores observant.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00LI5OFOI/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=1-4&qid=1435990554
Good grief, surely & can't put her p/b up for sale at that price?

3. Summer veg. soup is still feeling just right. Apple use-up next - cinnamon and dried fruit will be there somewhere.

4. Heather Watson yesterday - great play/attack/attitude/progression. Have followed her for some years now, pre-London 2012. Have never, ever, warmed to Serena Williams and her gamesmanship, regardless of her play/ability. At least she did say Watson should have won.

5. While listening outside to 4., watched Father blackbird feeding 2 children lined up on no.2 shed roof. RSPB explains this can go on and 2-3 clutches annually is a norm[can be 4!], maybe using same nest, so had better leave &window one for now.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/b/blackbird/nesting.aspx
I am over and again massively knowledge-gapped in such basic things which I assume I've absorbed via barefoot native bush NZ Nature-loving/-knowing, observant childhood. Couldn't be more wrong:-).
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Happy 4 July to any of you with Independence Day things to do.
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Have just come back to edit out huge x6 spacing between each pleasure. Will it stay corrected? On verra.

Cars, skint - need/loathe/love etc.etc.

Have just decided to offer &utah black holes as a Perpetual Pot for all mwah days[heads-up pk] and general poopness days. Should have thought of this ages ago.

DundeeDoll

fuzzle wuzzle lost post so here we go again...
& i always thought it was knights in white satin :rotfl: now listening (which 2nd time of posting isn't true as now on ultravox white china having listened in between to whiter shade of pale, not to be confused with whiter shade of pail :rotfl:)
so for 5 mse pleasures of yesterday
1) having an nhs dentist. £10.76 for thorough inspection and clean
2) takeaway breakfast of tea and bacon roll eaten in the sunshine
3) day in the library marking. am going to put that into the diary as a weekly event.
4) lunch with prof from dental school. as it was work he paid
5) after-work drinks with a student over for graduation and another colleague. a couple of other friends there i haven't seen for ages. we watched the watson match
white room eric clapton then time for another cuppa. the rain has arrived :-(

villagelife

1. Enjoyed watching/ listening to Heather Watson match amongst driving DH and DS1 to a rugby club dinner where Will Greenwood spoke.

2. Cleaned the house and found the carpets in both DS rooms.

3. Spent time in the garden kept a small area clear of weeds. Need to pick gooseberries and blackcurrants soon.

4. Loads of washing done and dried on the line.

5. Watching the lightening.

Skint - no need to feel even slightly guilty as its the day to day person that has the most effect on you and takes a lot to make up for the negativity it produces.

mcculloch29

Dr C. has just come back from a house viewing and he loved the place. Very important that he does get this, looks good.

1. Oldest platonic male friend is coming for Sunday lunch. Lamb, as he missed the offerings at Easter due to work.
2. Oldest female friend is getting a break from grinding caring duties (mother had severe gastric episodes this week, endless mopping up and clothing changes).
3. Local buddy thrilled with gift earrings.
4. Watching the free light show. Love thunderstorms. Some spectacular storms this week.
5. Deciding that I wouldn't go to hell if I bought a £3.49 Indian takeaway for 2 from Aldee.
6. Lovely chat with DGD on Messenger.
7. Unexpected offer of a very good read. I hope I can reciprocate!

[Deleted User]

1) Another lovely day here for the village festival this afternoon, so many people came, so many people worked very hard to make it happen and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

2) Just watered the gardens and hothouses, it's one of my favourite occupations.

3) Made another 6 lbs of gooseberry jam this morning from homegrown fruit, 10 lbs in all this year which will be nice in the colder months.

4) Gave a bottle of soft drink we won at the festival to a little lad and his mum because he was feeling poorly due to the heat.

5) We're having a barbecue for supper this evening so no having to stand over a hot stove, blissful!

DundeeDoll

fingers crossed for dr C mcc
goosegogs yum bop and good for you passing on the drink.
1) a rainy start to the day and both girls working so decided to go to the theatre. managed to get the very last seat with non-restricted view for the matinee of Yer Granny. meant to be
2) walked dd1 down to work with the dawgs. found a bank card and was able to drop that in at the bank on the way back
3) lovely lunch - pasta, hm pasta sauce and a couple of the cubes of feta i froze
4) play was great (and took coffee in a flask for the interval) then to watch some tennis while waiting for dd2 to get out of work. met one of last night's crowd and he bought me a pint.
5) walking back met pakistani graduate and i suggested we go to tay park house hotel so he could see where he used to study and the tranformation. we had coffee in the bar, then he took some photos and went off to his friend's a happy bunny

mhagster

Let me think of a few pleasures from last few days.

Been worky working with 1 1/2 shifts to go. Mostly fine.

Home wth a HUGE chunk of Mars bar cake, it had to be sold by today , just had some for my tea! ( didn't bother with main course...straight to pud!)

OH came in on the train as I finished and had a coffee whilst I finished up. First time since op.

New towels bought in the RTC corner at aldi.

Only gone and got DD1 a job where I work! One of the other girls handed in her notice today so works out just nicely!

Quick chat with friend from home.

Happy Sunday

Skint_yet_Again

Pleasures for Saturday

1. lots of washing done and dried on line. Last load went out at 4.30pm !

2. walked to local car boot with a friend in the afternoon. Sun blazing but a lovely cool breeze. Had a mooch around but didn't spend anything

3. NPD/NSD

4. back to friends house for a cool drink .... she had some Tesco flavoured water which I normally don't like but this was sparkling white grape and blackberry with ice .... delish :cool:

5. roasted a chicken for tea with leftover salad bits & potato wedges

Have a good sunday everyone x

VickyA_2

villagelife - Oooh, Will Greenwood. I love him! *sigh* He used to play for the Tigers, before returning to Harlequins. And he was at the same school as my brother - just not at the same time - and they both have their names side by side on the sporting honours board.

So, a busy few days. Always pleasures though:

1) Friday afternoon was spent seeing the new facilities, at the place where I work during the summer holiday, opened by the Duke of Gloucester. My father was awarded a token for being on the board of directors. He wasn't expecting me to be there as I told him that I had to be at work. Fortunately, my headteacher allowed me to take my PPA off site... Great to see him there and he had tears (of joy???) when I walked into the marquee.

2) Managed to exchange my BP vouchers for a Pizza Express voucher - buy one, get one free on main courses.

3) Went to a friend's engagement tea party this afternoon - one of my cake club friends. Another cake club friend had baked a divine Victoria Sponge. Yum, yum, yum!

4) Sorting out cards for birthdays and thank you letters. Seemed to be a few for this forthcoming week - all done and posted. There's nothing I like better than a physical letter/card through the post, so I like to send them too - despite the cost of second class postage NOT being particularly OS!

5) Another £3.96 payable through TopCashback! :j :j The earnings to date, over the past few years, has been £1,320.51 :j :j :j :j

[Deleted User]

1) A much needed cooler day, this morning indeed so cool that I needed my dressing gown on to go up and open the hothouses, after the heat of the past week it feels so much nicer.

2) A proper lunch, sausages, mashed potato, carrots, green beans and cabbage AND GRAVY!!! the first proper hot meal in more than a week due to the heat and it was delicious.

3) A 4 mile walk with He Who Knows this afternoon across the common through the woodland path and back home along the lanes and footpaths, we had the sunshine by then but also a lovely cooling breeze which kept us comfortable.

4) A phone call from DD2 yesterday evening to say they'd had and accepted an offer on their flat and got almost the asking price. Buyers are not in a chain either, such good news.

5) Both of us feeling well again today after feeling a bit poorly yesterday afternoon, don't know what caused it but both had galloping indigestion and burpiness which was very uncomfortable. Today way much nicer!