Five OS Pleasures in your day today

princess_lou

1.HM banana milkshake this mrning 4 me & ds
2. Getting through some more washing
3. Having sister 'in law' & her 2 boys round to play- ds had fun, we had good natter
4. Gave her a voucher 4 the restaurant they are going tonite
5. Watching X Factor & snuggling up with ds

Olliebeak

Good evening all :wave: - turned into a cold, windy and very wet day here today - brrrrr.

sparrer - sounds like you've had a good couple of days with your Aussie visitor .
princesslou - I think I should have had a copy of that cookery book when I first got married - my cookery experiments were a very long, slow learning curve :rotfl:.
Rummer - such a shame that somebody's business is closing down like that BUT those bargains are as much yours as anybody else's - wtg girl :j.
flutterby - sorry to hear you've been having headaches - are you sure they're just 'tension'? If you're still having them, I'd honestly pay a visit to the GP (if you haven't already done that) - hope you're soon feeling better ((((HUGS)))).
Louba - isn't it amazing how much better we feel when we've 'had a trim' :j.
Primrose - well done you on such a busy/productive day - that Pork Normandy sounds very delish :drool:.

1. Had a really busy day with dgs1 here for the day. We whiled away a couple of hours on the comp this morning and then took a trip to the local shopping centre. Donated a 'baby play-gym' back to the charity shop that I bought it from about 18mths ago - it's been well played with (2 babies have used it in that time) but still good enough to be sold on again .
2. dgs1 had a rummage through the toy boxes in about four different charity shops and didn't once ask for anything - awwwww.
3. Visited Wilkinsons, HomeBargains and B&M Bargains and picked up a few bits and bobs towards Christmas pressie/goodie stashes.
4. Took dgs1 to Asda cafe for lunch - fish, chips and baked beans which he soon made short work of.
5. Managed a few bargains in the shop - not that many whoopsies, BUT some good rollbacks on things that I will use - coffee, fabric conditioner, milk, bread, SmartPrice curry sauce is only 4p at the moment :j - you'd pay more than that for the jar alone!
6. Took dgs1 back home to his mother - phew! She gave him his tea - fish fingers, potato waffles and, yes - you've guessed it, baked beans :rotfl:! AND it all disappeared as quickly as his lunch did :rolleyes:.
7. Ham and Turkey salad for evening meal tonight - should have been something hot really, but we've had lots of 'red meat' recently.
8. DS2 rang to request baby-minding services for tomorrow morning. He's got footie practice and will take dgs2 with him while his g/f will be going to bed following a hospital night-shift with another one to follow tomorrow night. So dgs3 (aka Billy-blue-eyes) arrives at 9.30 in the morning
9. Have just taken some Turkey Mince out of the freezer for tomorrow's evening meal and put some flageolet beans to soak. I'll turn it into some kind of 'casoulet-type' thingy tomorrow - may even let it cook itself in the SC.

that's about all from me for this evening - hope everybody has a good night's sleep - nitey nite - love Ollie xxx

sounds rough out there tonight - the wind is positively howling and I can hear things getting blown around the back garden - oh dear!

flutterbyuk25

Olliebeak wrote: »

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flutterby - sorry to hear you've been having headaches - are you sure they're just 'tension'? If you're still having them, I'd honestly pay a visit to the GP (if you haven't already done that) - hope you're soon feeling better ((((HUGS)))).

Thanks Olliebeak. I haven't been to GP yet this time, but I've been twice before in the past few years and they just say there is nothing they can do, just take painkillers. I haven't had headache since around 2pm yesterday so fingers crossed it's gone. If not I had planned to go to GP in the week.

x

Rummer

Olliebeak wrote: »

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Rummer - such a shame that somebody's business is closing down like that BUT those bargains are as much yours as anybody else's - wtg girl :j.

They were only closing because they are moving to bigger and better premises and will be recruiting more staff so it will be a win win all round!

Today my pleasures will be:

• Enjoying my bargains from yesterday
• Tidying my garden for the winter
• Opening all the windows and letting the fresh air flow
• Spending a few hours crafting for christmas
• Playing with my kitten
• Baking up a storm in the kitchen
• Finally tackling the laundry mountain

helyg

1. Listening to the kids practising their songs for the Harvest Festival before going to Sunday school.

2. Roast dinner, complete with rubber chicken, followed by apple and blackcurrant crumble made with fruit from friends and family's gardens

3. Baking session while the oven is on to cook lunch: chocolate cupcakes and Twinks Hobnobs

4. Spiced Butternut Squash soup made in a big batch for lunches this week.

5. A walk in the forest this afternoon to burn off the calories!

flutterbyuk25

My pleasures today will be:

1. Going to watch the rugby (Ospreys V Edinburgh) with my friends

2. Eating slice of HM carrot cake for elevenses

3. Taking some of HM carrot cake to parents as a gift.

4. Washing drying in sunshine on balcony

5. Having leftovers for dinner - pasta bake, and whoopsied pitta breads for lunch.

x

Reverbe

Friday

1, Free bag Walkers Smoky Bacon crisps with MOC in The Sun

2. The free Greggs Steak Bake I got with a bogof for lunch

3. Reading the Boy In The Striped Pajamas for one of my book clubs

4. YS sausagemeat fried with fennel seeds, cumin seeds and chili flakes with barley cooked with garlic and herbs for dinner

5. Oh Brother Where Art Thou on dvd belonging to flatmate - one of his fave films but I have never seen it even tho I have been in when he's watched it before..

Saturday

1. LO sausagemeat for brekky

2. free sample of Lenor Fuschia Infusions

3. More Tales of the City and How to be a woman and not die in the attempt from Lovefilm (the Margaret Rutherford one posted the same time didnt show up yet)

4. free Boots magazine

5. Radox limited edition Redbush and Thyme for £1 in Boots instead of £1.60 at Superdrug.

6. value noodles for dinner including in a sandwich

7 discovering Tescos value white bread isnt that bad for 47p.

Belisarius

1. Hanging the tea towels out to dry on the line ... gorgeous sunny day, here
2. Eating a slice of freshly baked bread with butter
3. Defrosting & cooking a free-range chicken I got on offer at a farmers' market a month ago
4. Going for a bike ride down the river
5. Chucking a rolled up piece of paper repeatedly at my cat ... hours of free amusement!

thriftyscotslass

My goodness, the past three days have just slipped through my fingers - better than time dragging I guess :rolleyes:

1. A lovely bright day today here today - really enjoying these extra good days, fingers crossed for a few more before Autumn and the cold weather really sets in.

2. A trip out in the car with dh - well spent, we have found out where ds and I need to report for our days sailing on Tuesday - I'm practising my pirates arrrr Now if my sailors look like Johnny Depp or Orlando Bloom I'll be made up - knowing my luck though, we'll be sailing with Captain Birdseye :rotfl:

3. Laughing at my troops - when I asked them what they wanted for Sunday tea back came the request for sausage and mash - easily pleased, bless them.

4. Finding out that we can get concessions for this year's Panto plus ds gets to go for free - woohoo :T

5. Hm veggie soup with a small piece of crusty bread for lunch - so simple but very scrummy

Have a good Sunday evening everyone - it's X Factor for us. I can't complain though because I got to watch Strictly last night. Fairs fair and all that,

Thriftyxxx

Louba

Hello!

For today

1 - getting lots of washing done, sad but it feels quite satisfying!
2 - got the flat cleaned and hoovered so it's looking much more like it should
3 - noticing how many people are using their own shopping bags in the supermarket.at first it seemed like it would never catch on!
4 - OH is making me tea
5 - a beautiful sunny day!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend
Lx