Five OS Pleasures in your day today

SunnyGirl

Reverbe - Hope you're doing ok hun. It's tough being apart. I hope that your care package was enjoyed it sounded such a lovely thing to do. ((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))) to you.

Saturday's blessings

1. Eating a lovely, sweet & juicy orange after dinner last night. It was gorgeous.

2. Laughing till we cried with all 4 of the kids over an unintentional slip of the tongue.

3. Finishing my Mum's cross stitch Mother's Day card.

4. Making 2 huge pizzas & topping them with exactly what we all wanted.

5. Getting some ear phones from Poundland so I don't have to listen to everyone's 'music' when they're on the computer The peace they give great definitely a pound well spent :T

Reverbe

Thanks Sunny.I find it real tough. We are not real lovely dovey and at time I am not even sure if he likes me even after 4 or 5 years or so as things are never said but it would be easier if I heard from him which I dont really as he is so overworked all he does is work, eat and sleep.Life has been hard for me and without friends even harder to cope with.Nothing to take my mind off etc.But the packet was an idea at least. Thanks for the hugs.

Yesterdays List

1. finding money on the street

2. getting a huge bag of wool off someone from Freecycle

3. Finding a triple breakfast brunch pack of Sainsburys Sandwiches in the library

4. Getting a pile of mystery library books wrapped for a Valentines treat/game and also finding tokens in 2 of them for a free dvd rental.

5. 2 dvds from Lovefilm - Fast Food Nation and Three Burials

6. Cafedirect kit with lots of free samples of coffee, tea and chocolate

7. The post - Boots Face cream and Nella Last's War

8. Free heart shaped sweets from the charity shop for Valentines Day

9. a white rose a flatmate was given free on the street

10. a Nabokov short story in last weekends Saturday Times

11. free apple and cinnamon muffin from a local coffee shop

12. indian meal with friends paid for out of their football bet winnings which was a good laugh. red wine,plain and spiced poppadums,naan bread,stuffed pepper, chicken passanda, rice , several side dishes and samplings of their dishes.

13. free red rose and gift(prob chocolates) from the Indian restaurant

14. hot chocolate before bed

15. Kings Of Cool - tv show about the crooners.

Caterina

Hi all

What a great day I had! I am so grateful for everything!

1 - Breakfast in bed (toast and HM marmalade, tea) courtesy of DH

2 - Walked with DD to Farmers market and got some lovely veg and a delicious loaf of organic crusty bread for lunch

3 - Lunch: HM baked beans (the best batch so far!) with veggie sausages and the farmers marked bread, buttered, with tea. All sitting at the table, family and two friends, how lovely!

4 - DD's boyfriend, DS's friend and DH nearly finished the front garden, nearly ready for planting veg, and it is looking great!

5 - Baked a cake, about to go downstairs for a cup of tea and a slice! STOP PRESS: DD's BF (wonderful boy!) just offered to bring me both upstairs while I am here on the computer! I am in HEAVEN!

6 - Tonight planned dinner: cream of leftovers soup, will contain: leftover sauce from making baked beans, leftover lentils and mash from yesterday's veg. shepherds pie, leftover veg and chickpea curry from two days ago and an addition of a few carrots and leeks (freshly cooked) to stretch it for all of us (6 to the last count!). All blended and served with grated cheese croutons (made with leftover bread).

7 - The wonderful Nonnymice have agreed to help a person I know who is in need of help - THANK YOU to all Nonnymice who read this!

Have a great evening everybody!

KarrieBee

Hello all. Since has been a lovely and hectic weekend I am posting a higgledy piggledy batch of blessing!
1. HM macaroons and cupcakes for Valentines tea yesterday.
2. Finding a lovely teaset in our local hospice shop for £2.50 - it really set off the table along with our 1/2 price pink bubbly and the pink roses OH brought me as he knows they are my favourite
3. Getting my sax out and playing for the first time since my dad died, nearly 4 years ago:eek: Music was always such a huge part of my life so it is good to get started again. Although I do now have my eye on a 2nd hand cello....
4. A trip to the farmer market for some lovely local veg and meat, all stocked up for the next week now.
5. A phone call from one of my best friends yesterday that started with "How long has it been since I told you you are fabulous!" I sent her card and she was very chuffed. We miss each other a lot now we don't live in the same town.
6. Spending some really lovely time with OH. It is almost our 2nd weding anniversary and im still feeling very honeymoonish!!
7. Watching a soppy chick flick that OH brought me when I got turned down for a job a couple of weeks ago (and sneakily eying Robert Downey Jr when he was still young and handsome)
8. Reading a great Ian McEwan book in bed this morning - thanks to our local library.
9. Getting invited to 2 interviews for jobs I really want.:j

Gosh I've gone on but that was a whole weekend worth! Off to make a beef and beetroot stew for tonight and do some pilates before i seize up in the cold!
Blessings to all
(((hugs)))

kippers

Todays blessing:

1) Baking: choc chip cookies, shortbread, bread, Fairy cakes and pasta sauce to take on holiday next week.

2) Seeing my DD's 1& 2 excitedly packing their toys to take.

3) My D/H cooking a sunday roast

4) Sitting here now with the thought of watching TV with a cup of hot choc in my jim-jams

5) Being blessed having a wonderful DH and two wonderful DD's

cafelady

Hello all

My OH and kids are away for a long weekend so I have been spoiling myself..

Met up with a friend I haven't seen for ages for lunch and shopping yesterday. Not very OS but very nice.

Complete and utter relaxation today. Reading, radio, late breakfast, late lunch..going to sort laundry in a minute so I don't get too used to it.

Uninterrupted Archers omnibus this morning.

An hour and a half chat on the phone with a dear friend who now lives a long way away.

Looking forward to Wednesday onwards as am off work with DH and kids for the rest off the week.

pawpurrs

1 Going for a nice walk on the beach with my dogs, one new rescue that I got yesterday.

2. Picking up shedloads of whoopsie bargains at the meat counter @ Waitrose all nice old fashioned cuts.

3. Enjoying reading the Sunday papers.

4. A nice home cooked meal.

5. Made weezels Lentil pate.

claireabelle_2

Evening everyone...
I always feel the most old-style on Sundays
Today my pleasures have been

1. my OH making me a bacon and egg roll and popping out for my sunday times :A
2. making a cracking sunday roast with roast beef for a change...
3. ... and making my first ever yorkie pud from scratch (thanks delia!) and the lads saying it was the nicest they'd ever had shucks!

now chilling out with the cricket - bliss!

laineyc_2

1) Getting the house straight while the boys were all at rugby training
2) Reading the Sunday papers after lunch
3) A big bear hug from my OH
4) Having a siesta
5) Being able to rustle up a replacement meal when my SC ham was a disaster

rhiwfield

Havent posted for a bit but good wishes to everyone and in the past 24 hours:

1. Got to ground zero of DS2 bedroom and began to redecorate
2. GD3 shouting "cuddle grandad" as I'm up to my elbows in Polyfilla!
3. Sowing French Marigold seed saved from last years plants
4. Sitting in the greenhouse at 5 pm at 70F with glass of red wine and pretending its summer (for about 5 minutes!)
5. Going to a murder mystery charity night and for once getting the murderer right!