5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

MHags, there on their way :heartpuls :heartpuls :heartpuls :heartpuls :heartpuls :heartpuls :heartpuls
Oh, Jenny is going to see her master on August 17th!

Cappella

Sometimes it's very hard to think of five pleasures. Sometimes just being able to enjoy being alive is enough; but it's even better being alive and being able to look forward to:
1. Choir tonight; we're singing The Armed Man and Faure's Requiem this week. Last week we sang Amarillo and a selection from Fiddler on the Roof. We like ALL music.
2. Enchiladas for tea, never made them before but am trying three new recipes from my cookery books every week. So many good tastes I've never explored - and some horrible ones I won't be repeating:)
3. Putting the ironing away - hate ironing so it's always a pleasure to finish it.
4. Re-reading all of Terry Pratchett over the next few weeks. Love those books.
5. Discovering new authors. Just finished 'A Song For Issy Bradley.' Hated it, but oddly glad I finished it. Books are brilliant vehicles for exploring other people's lives in.

Yvieblue

We have a choir group near where I live Capella; I'd love to go along but haven't managed to pluck up the courage thus far:o

I'm looking forward to beginning a new book later; probably a collection of Inspector Morse stories.
Will be having a chilled Chardonnay to accompany my reading:)

I agree that sometimes it's hard to find five but I'll settle for those two and count myself very lucky - and of course this thread, which is always uplifting:)

LaineyT

As others have said sometimes hard to think of pleasures, going through worrying times at the moment so guess even more important to appreciate,

Driving through the fens on Monday afternoon, the Combine Harvesters were out and the harvest coming in, it is Lammas after all.

Taking Tilly out for late night mooch and hearing the Owls calling to each other from the beech trees.

Spending time with my darling Mum who is going through health issues, siting on the sofa just holding hands whilst we had a chat, simple comfort, what we all need.

Slightly cooler nights means putting second blanket on bed, feels really cosy.

The pleasure of driving away from work every day, that's not good, not sustainable and am doing something about it.

Ah Frith, stone skimming is a fab pleasure.
Good luck for tomorrow Bop, do they know what's coming :rotfl:
Hugs to Mhags and family.
Slugs away from garden of &, hurrah for coffee grounds.

ampersand

1. In from Compline and ready for bed. Very tired, not sure why. Took many with me tonight to our ancient place, roman stone, long grooved cross lit with tealights on the floor, communal silence, taiz! music, day fade to night, stillness, good words.

2. Again landline worked this morning to enzed. Was able to speak with Aunt re: tomorrow's funeral in Aberdeen of her oldest friend, who & met 60 years ago too. Aunt and Betty started their world travels as intrepid young things together over 65 years ago.

3. Leaving compline, &'s car radio is on. France Inter and Michel Fugain singing an & motherlode song, Une Belle Histoire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwZnH5Zhr7Y
Old versions are blocked for copyright reasons, even so - emotion.
...and it's a mix, Joe Dassin follows on wih l'Ét! Indien.

4. Listening to 3rd Test from Edgbaston. Like new-to-& commentator Dan Norcross - and hearing Blowers and Swanny, bien sûr :-) Ooh, roll on 8 Oct for that Evening With.........

5. Another N&P apology letter, with sincerely meant £s in &'s a/c - very welcome.
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All love and care to you and yours, mhags
Same for another mser on her Thread, chemo today.
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1st day at school nerves for bop demain. Nails, shoes, hair off collar, tie straight. 'Raffles ate my homework Miss.'
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Slugs still abide, lainey, but can be thwarted if not screwdriver kebab-ed.
kk-note your 'Tim Minchin' but...' review of Groundhog Day. Even &, who is Lord Tim of Minchin groupie, thought it an odd one to do. Actually saw film on plane to NZ 8 years back.
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Au lit, bonne nuit.

Frith

Quick pleasures for today:


1) A lie in!


2) Had a couple of hours sorting out the allotment. Had a bonfire and threw all rubbish on. Raked the edge with the trees. Very sadly accidentally raked off the top of a bumblebees nest. We could see all the little eggs and cells and several tiny bumblebees looking lost and the queen who was cross. Covered it over with a flower pot and will hope for the best.


3) Hens had a good run about while we were working and laid 3 eggs today.


4) Spoke to my neighbour (2 houses along so barely see her!) and she will look after the cats for me next week.


5) My school friend phoned about smaller son's birthday arrangements.


6) Bigger son and I made 2 Victoria sandwich cakes for tomorrow.

milasavesmoney

* Cappela, enchiladas for us tonight too. We are down to the last three packages of roasted green chiles in the freezer. It's time to get more from our favorite store in Hatch New Mexico, only a three hour drive over the Rocky Mountains. Beautiful! We will get three bushel bags roasted and peeled when we go. We put them up in quart freezer bags and make stacks of them in one of our freezers. Mexican food is a way of life here.

* FaceTime with Sequoia who just turned two and is talking nonstop. She told me her chickens, Wobble and Wiggle (yes she named them ) like Cherrios! She would know. Firth do you name your hens?

* OH caught fish at the river this morning and came home a happy man. Black bass. Yum!

* everyone rallying around my stepdaughter...all her sibs...as her grandpa is in critical condition in the ICU. Family is so important!

BoP leave your scarf at home. You've got this!
Mhags prayers for you all. If you are not religious you can take that as good thoughts of peace coming your way.
:hello: to everyone else!! Owls calling from the beech trees... sigh

Smiley87

It's been a busy few days for me with a bump in the mortgage and a few other things, but I can still find five:
1. My other half being a good egg and looking after me
2. Proper stick to you ribs tea - steak pie, roasties, veg and thick gravy
3. Lots of cuddles from the pooch
4. Leaking tap now fixed!
5. Found some more candles that I've been hoarding away - vanilla caramel swirl and juicy raspberry have been used over the past few days and they smell great!

villagelife

Been a busy few days.

1. Eventually managed to book tickets for Monet's garden online for when we visit later this month. DH wants to be there as it opens or earlier to attempt to avoid the worst of the crowds.

2. DS2 has cooked this week twice which is lovely. He is very good and will now cook veg with the main part of the meal.

3. Enjoying being able to use produce from the garden. Managing to freeze some for the winter. Determined not to let any go to waste this year.

4. Work has been manic but appreciating that it is so much better than previously with the old boss. A new member of staff has started who seems nice and works well.

5. New hay fever tablets are working better than the last ones.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

The scarf is ready to be eaten.
PM2DD#UTM

Here we go, chalk, boreds, black, and three chairs in opposing positions! Only Humane Remains and unsocial workers will be missing! Guess with only one chair occupied, BoP will come out of the blue cornet!

Oh, and just in case I don't get out without interventation by PC Plod, down under :heartpuls to the needy!