5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

DundeeDoll

Lazybones sleeping in the sun. Well till it rained...
Well done on spits ampers
1) gardeners arrived and took down the Wendy house oblique bike shed the garden is soooo much bigger
2) made yummy curried carrot and parsnip soup from some sad veg
3) dd2 arrived back home and we went to buy her curtains which were not too dear
4) used new slow cooker for tea
5) then we walked dogs to mum's for a cuppa and a blether

Frith

No sons for a week now. :-( Lots to get done while they're away.


Ampersand - I'm looking forward to voting!


Here are my pleasures for today:


1) Not a bad sleep.


2) Sons have skyped a few times.


3) Builder here for several hours and the bathroom is nearly finished...


4) Went to mum and dad's for lunch and sister, brother in law and niece appeared. Niece now 6 months old.


5) Went swimming with my brother.


6) Cleaned my bedroom properly (no more plaster dust!) and the kitchen cupboard below the bathroom which had rubble in it. :-/


7) Enjoyed watching Casualty.

mhagster

Almost bedtime !

My weekend pleasures included :
One day at work which went past quickly enough
One day off work which was just the right length of time!

Woke up early, phoned friend from home, lazed around in jammies for a while.

Bad dog! Back in the bath as he was rolling in blooming possum poop again. It stinks! So I have a very clean bathroom again!

Had to return an iron I bought last month, it was leaking water at the cable! new one bought.

Many bags of mulch bought in order to cover the area where bad dog is rolling ! Hoping it stops his nonsense. Bought a new lemon tree....hoping this one produces lemons.

Went to local cafe and had a pumpkin tart, not been for a while.

Had a snoozette.

Had to go to supermarket, not too expensive.

Final of masterchef ...think my favourite may be going home .

One more day to work tomorrow and then off for three. I'm really looking forward to my days off.

mcculloch29

Usual collection over a few days.

1. Phone calls from Oldest Friend and D.Sis, got to speak to my two great-nieces and great nephew. I had sent them a package full of goodies that manufacturers had offered me for review, much appreciated, apparently. One of them was an ice-cube tray of Lego-type minifigures, and ice-cube mini-figs duly appeared as Major D'Neph's FB profile pic. (My comment: 'For children under 5 and military personnel of all ages.')

2. More items given away for free on the local FB 'Free to a good home' FB page.

3. Just had a massive bowl of stir-fry, put together from almost past their best veggies from the fridge, chicken pieces, a pack of micro rice and giant instant noodles - so similar to the more expensive Chinese noodles but can be microwave prepared. The rest is now cooling for two good sized meals for the freezer and days when I CBA'd to cook.

4. I bought a bottle of fabric conditioner from Savers with a very feminine fragrance. For years I've had to use neutral fragrances as it does tend to stay on clothes and Dr C. didn't appreciate smelling feminine.

5. Working out a solution to tighten a very wide waistband on a pair of trousers that are now a bit loose. I do love it when a bit of lateral thinking strikes.

1HANNAH

Today's 5...
DH cooked Sunday lunch
ds2 did well in his swimming lesson
watching ds1 laughing with my niece
Enjoyed a Tunnocks tea cake that was a freebie after cashback
Only one more week til dh has two weeks off

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Happy Sundaes and all!

5 Perfecto Plaice, North Atlantic, with new minted buttered tates and home mush lead
S with home made parsley sauce. Rubs tum. Going to leave the corrected edit. Was mushy peas!
4 Then home crumbed out of date full butter, spotted !!!!!!, steamed. Served up with fresh lumpy custard. Not out of the kettle foam version. Rubs tum.

3 Feet up job now, just packed away bag. Shirts and tails. Back to South of SparraLands tomorrow. Rubs lamp.

2 And savings, instant, at w8rz this day. Managed to get the tangerines as well. Rubs Apple.

It's called earth, you can't jump off!

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1) He Who Knows and DD1 safely back from their holiday in Norway having had a fantastic time and managed to catch head colds!!! nice to have them back though.

2) 9 jars of beautiful crimson redcurrant jelly made this morning from home grown currants, 3 of the jars are one and a half pound ones, so nearly 10 lbs of jelly for the price of the sugar, magic!

3) They got me some chocolate liquorice as a present, I LOVE IT!!!

4) Lovely berry crumble for pud made with home grown berries, delicious and tasted of summer pudding.

5) New Agatha Christie series starts on the telly tonight, going to enjoy it!

VJsmum

Evening all from wet and dreary ice cream town

Pleasures for the last couple

1. Good drive down with DD, lovely to have a few hours to just chat. Stopped at Ik*a for lunch, but least said the better
2. the new fridge fits - though it was touch and go for a while
3. lazy morning yesterday, followed by a long drive to go to the tip but we then did the precipice walk - beautiful day.
4. out for dinner with friends
5. revolting weather today but we did a posh sunday lunch, with too much beer beforehand :beer:, proper roasties and proper gravy.
6. OH has gone home, and met an old friend on the train. She has been v. poorly (paranoid schizophrenia, so really poorly) but is much better
7. DD and I walked to the sea and then later walked to Honey ice cream shop. I had a honey and irish coffee combo - lish
8. No tea to cook cos we had lunch - had a cold roast beef sarnie. Rubs tum

Have a good night all

ampersand

Frith, you could have knocked me down with a ballot paper when I read 'I'm looking forward to voting!'
So, usual 'Just in', this time from excellent hustings mtg. Hall packed to gills. 15-20 had to listen from foyer. Amazing! I choose to remain undecided until I learn more of each on my own terms, preferably at mtgs.
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1. & liked this candidate, unknown in any particular prior to[and he's a Capricorn:-)] Didn't speak in soundbites, took ?s in 3s, listened naturally, patiently and well, answered ditto, ducked nothing. Good with all people, undecided and interrogators, natural with youngsters. & observed for good half-hour while helping sort Hall after. He dived over to thank us warmly while driver for Bedford, anxious re: 1/2hr over-run, tried to haul him away. Was clearly lifted by numbers present, intelligent, impassioned ?s, able to be himself, un-murdoched. Read about his wife's courage too.
Met husband and wife couple who taught him early. They've followed and supported him since. Both retired Cambridge Uni lecturers now.
Yes, this was a real pleasure...and his 'Keep the faith' inscription in &'s Ken Livingstone book too.

2. Two unexpected and very special moments in benefice service this morning.

3. The rain, the rain, the rain. Down it came, still comes, and so cold - but & suddenly remembered and Declared a Smug as leaving no.2, realising I had brought washing in before leaving. Got that one right for once.

4. Rushing about then to get to last Open Studios afternoon and take stuff. Love their ancient tip-tilty timbered house. Love everything in it and about it, including the people.

5. From 3., handed over the big length of red fabric, dry at last, for LP use. Wow! reactions.
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Hungry now. A honey and irish coffee combo wouldn't go amiss. Too late & - vjm's crossed that one off the to-do list. Will be healthy and warm and boil kettle for hwb...it's 26th juillet day of blitty albion summer, après tout.
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Explain choc liquorice svp Mrslw? Despite love of all things choc, & cannot do the other. Feels unnatural no-no.

IHannah - your lovely pleasures are so neatly written, succinct, unlike...umm, wonder rambly who?:o

Mothproof your wellies one and all and get splashing.
mcc - DO like your no.4.
bop - program your Advanced Irriot Avoidance app when heading to sparrashire demain. They're out in stupid no's in this weather and can't drive.

Bonne nuit.

mcculloch29

Scandinavians are big on liquorice, I've noticed. Germans too, you can get ammonia flavoured salty liquorice in Germany.
I can remember peering at the translation of 'salmiak' in disbelief.

Just had a lovely text convo with Dr C, with pictures of his new gaff with lots of stuff in situ.
Including a beautiful set of very expensive storage boxes, brand new, that I claimed with hard won survey points.
They are being returned. In my turn, I have promised him halogen light bulbs, if they fit.