5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

mhagster

I think we all know I don't cope with the heat skint I just come on here and moan about it! However no fear of that for a few months so can just moan about how blooming cold it is! It's our shortest day/ longest night , was still pitch dark at 7.30am and damp and dismal for most of day.

Work, was doable . Had a flick through the mags I was chucking out today...all very samey samey , almost finished a crossword....drat those customers who come in!

Walked very quickly home and encountered my neighbouring workers from across the road, so had a chat with them...finding out who's moving in when they move out next month. Offered them some lemony love and took a bag over later.

Took bags of OHs clothes up to school for winter clothing collection. They've been sitting in the hall for 10 days. Didn't feel too sad, the hard part was already done. Teacher who's organising was telling me they've got loads of clothes which is excellent.

Had my first bereavement counselling session this afternoon. Cried through a lot of it but felt good to talk and psychologist seems nice. Go back in a month and not next week as receptionist seemed to think! Apart from not needing to go weekly I can't afford to go weekly.

Came home and had a bath and DD2 painted my toenails. Felt rather relaxed. Think the talking helped too.

Have a good day

Vjsmum enjoy your Glasto experience!

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1) Orleys op is over, went very well and he's back on the ward and according to his mum is having a snack!

2) We have a beautiful new carpet in our bedroom and the little carpet fitter is melting on the stairs laying underlay in prep for a new carpet there.

3) I've processed and frozen 4kilos of gooseberries, 1 kilo of loganberries, I've picked French beans and courgettes which are in the fridge and I've made a massive jar of pesto from the basil forest in the polytunnel.

4) We've got a brand new thread for 'what's for dinner today' after the old one was auto deleted yesterday.

5) We have a breeze without which today would be unbearable! too hot!!!

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Go on and try on with me. I tells you, it will be good! Oh well, heres the BoPs wittings of the day! DD seems you colleague is on the winding flyer, the same slow milk train BoP catches to and from Derby! It is the bit bypassing Warster that is the … Will wave Friday from BoP Palace as the milk train winds back up Nurff!

Oh fixtures out and I wills be down DDs place for me chrimbo shopping! Game on!

5 Cool not, and Raffles has had about enuff of it now! Anyway the salad and mackerel, fish it is good for you and provides a well balanced diet, unlike broad beans! Garden raspberries, strawberries, and vienetta was also wolfed down. Tum was rubbed and we later saw the cheese on toast delivery bike whistle pass selling carp food! One night we are going to see the can’t cooks! Please avoid cheese on toast delivery, it is expensive at £20 for a loaf of bread and we should know that without the fish, the bread is about as much use as staying in the basket in Bethsaida! Mind you, them loaves were made from barley, and that should have been for the wobbleade!

4 Now that’s your foods stuff sorted for the day, BoP, is back at the mill and we have just organised a meal out, not at the chuck wagon that some go to, but the local wobbleade emporium. We are seeing one of the stokers off the premises. That will be in just over a fortnight! More later. Food will be taken, but not cheese on toast! On that, as I murmured yesterday, the price of the cakes of Jaffa has gone through the roof, as such I am having to do with digestive ones instead. Proper food again. And it is always right to be set off on the day in a good weigh, this very morning and for not be a greedy BoP and having the whole tin of SatFest day, I had Spagyetti hoops on buttered toast. Also to fill me boots and think of VJ in her wellies, Raspberry jam on buttered toast. Another good start to set me off to the mill. Tum was well rubbed!

3 As for the yellow thing, it is far too hot for BoP to get into his beach wear at the moment and I am just glad my hair did not go rusty as well. Seems buck of face is plastering everyone with joyness of calling for a safe zone for ginger nuts. Not the ginger nuts are nice and always crunchy. Proper food again. How do I do it so regularly!

2 Just checked my pot of pension, and as it was losing money hand over fist the last few days, I am glad to say this morning it has gone back over the roof. Steady on the exits we are. Please note that BoP was advised in October 1978 about pensions. Do not take this as financial advise and …

I fear the fairy-tale writer, Ms Rowling has a solution for our worldly indiscretions. Perchance she came down here and kicked some butt about?

Take issue with that, then!

Can't weight. South Africans are walking. Oh yeah!

ampersand

2. & has been in accordance and mostly comprehension of all bop posts on this page!!!
First to 7 races on those high seas though, bop and we lost last time when it was won too soon. More light airs and no heavy breathing thankyou. & will be wearing her pounamu fish-hook of Maui for 1st test in the early a.m. Alma, Sat morn.
http://eng.mataurangamaori.tki.org.nz/Support-materials/Te-Reo-Maori/Maori-Myths-Legends-and-Contemporary-Stories/Maui-and-the-giant-fish

Raffles, looking to you for a victory. It could go other way. Lions are now gelling well, thanks to your Gat ear input.

2. It's hot, but & has loaded for Spits. Salt-lick cheeks and brow before, during, after and same again all day demain, j'en suis sûr. 34.5C here earlier.

3. Sturdy Mr New Spoon at work, work, work again. Multi-tasker he:-) 10 jars strawb. jam this time. Emporium albion organic - 400gm punnets rtc 49p!!! Had been £3 [don't be silly Mr Emporium] Note, not h-g. Mrs L-w. That was more hot stuff last night. Instruction in old enzed recette: leave till half-cold before potting.
Took plenty for others and dropped off en route back, also for enzed friends. There were a couple of hundred packs easily.

4. At one w/e thing, & won gallon of special scrumpy and promptly re-cycled it as raffle prize at next event.

5. Some unpleasant and difficult situ's being tackled. Nowt to do with enzed friends:-), whose live aboard van progress is visible daily. Portaloo and panelling and oven arrived or were fitted today. F was early out to B&Q on discount day. J has completed van's first crochet squares blanket and is right now beginning another for &:-) They are fabulous. J reckons she's done over 50 through her crafty life so far.
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Right, must do some book research before byes and up at 2 bells.
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Everyone out for a strawberry moon gaze for 'tis the night of summer solstice.
Litha calls.
[Lawks, in a far, far land & was a bride this date, back in the 60's. First time of several....]

Frith

Glad the spoon is working well, Ampersand. Good day for a wedding anniversary (mine was December). Would have been my best childhood friend's 42nd birthday today. Unfortunately he only made it to 30. It used to irritate me at primary school that he was 4 days older then I am!


MrsLW - 2 tiny flowers on our courgettes so far (not under plastic but under an extendable netting thingy).


Pleasures for today (Wednesday)


1) It hasn't felt so hot here today (though the thermometers inside and out say otherwise).


2) Smaller son had a day off school as they have run out of teaching assistants (don't ask...) So we cracked on with some of his homework that had built up.


3) Bigger son made spoons and helped me picked more raspberries.


4) Bigger son and I went in the river this evening - me paddling and he swimming.


5) Waiting for the weather to break - apparently it is raining on the coast of Wales so hoping it will get here quickly.


6) Have been in bed with the fan on so watched One Born Every Minute then First Dates.


Haven't really achieved much today!

house_elf

Morning All,

DS1 home and talking loudly on his phone, now DH snoring.......I am awake:mad:

Tuesday (second attempt....too hard).

1. Drinking tea in the garden early morning, before everyone awake.

2. Lovely day.

3. Air conditioning while doing ICT cover.

4. Handmaids Tale on catch up. Not cheery, but v. Good.

5. Class 4 enthusiasm while we made Pirate themed game for Summer Fair. Wish I could bottle it!

Wednesday

1. Tea in the garden early morning.

2. Worked with lots of staff I don't usually work with while doing stupid ICT cover. I am lucky to work with such nice people.

3. Met lots of kids I don't usually work with while doing stupid ICT cover, including some of kids who will be in my registration group next year. It's going to be interesting!

4. Actually did some of my own work. (As well as stupid ICT cover).

5. DH and DS1 went to cinema and I watched Eat Well for Less and had house to myself.

6. Mr T on the way home from work. Lots of rtc bargains in chiller. Elderly man asked about price of a big bag of rice in World Foods Aisle. No signs, so used Mysupermarket app to scan barcode. £10 bargain! He was really pleased. Said he was sending it to Syria.

Too breezy to sit outside this morning , but nice to be cool.

Have a lovely day.

villagelife

1. Enjoyed my first cup of coffee.

2. Went to work by bus. Enjoyed reading my book.

3. Work ok. A senior colleague thanked me for staying late last Wednesday. A simple thanks goes a long way something my immediate managers don't seem to understand.

4. Spent time littering in the garden and watering plants.

5. Had to do DH accounts and the pleasure was able to do in the garden listening to a podcast.

MandM90

1. Yesterday lunch time I spent an hour reading in the sun by the river
2. After work I spent another house reading in the sun, in the garden (loving The Last Kingdom series...currently on book 3)
3. Dinner was yummy (pasta, broccoli, mushrooms, veggie sausages)
4. Remembered to close all the curtains yesterday morning, so house was much more temperate. Also got cold flannels and lay them on our foreheads in bed...bliss!
5. Put bread maker on this morning, will come home to the smell of fresh bread

juliettet

5 for me,
1. Scottish strawberries from a local source. So good I could smell them in my shopping bag.
2. Garden racing on, all so fresh and green thanks to recent showers.
3. Sitting on the back step last night in PJ's at 10.45 watching the cats play in the cool. (I'm in Central Scotland).
4. Work is not so manic just busy. Day goes so fast.
5. Switching the TV off and pottering. Love the Summer.

mhagster

Whilst you all roast , I'm frozen! Tucked up in bed rather than putting heating on.

Busy day , a few 'moments' which gave caught me unawares. Maybe talking so freely yesterday unleashed something.

Work. Love a Thursday morning.

Now the proud owner of about a dozen grapefruit. My 86 year old chap I have a wee blether with each morning brought them in. Shared some with boss.

Grocery shop.

Drove son to A&E but couldn't wait , was xrayed but just a bad sprain. Glad we got it checked out though as still sore / swollen after 5 days.

Nice text from our friendly pain specialist to arrange a catch up.

Cheque from one of OHS pensions arrived, took train to bank. 'What are you going to spend it on ?' I was asked...er, it's not a lottery win thinks I but politely replied it would be going into savings account! Changed a direct debit date. We always had $50 come out on 1st of month to keep the higher level of interest we get, when I had to change to non -joint account the woman dealing with me ( who was very nice & helpful otherwise) said, oh let's change that to the 8th and at the time I never said anything ...2 months of it randomly coming out on 8th & I've had enough so back to the 1st thank you!

Train into city, tears as we go past where OH died, waves at son who was waiting on opposite platform and then smiles at next station as daffodils are flowering. There's always a huge bed of them.

Another train in a different direction to collect DD2's hire dress for school formal tomorrow. Then train back into city and then train back to ours.

Because of said cheque going in and being later than I'd hoped with in & out of city we had takeaway. It was nice!

Thank goodness it's bedtime!