Five OS Pleasures in your day today

bellaquidsin

So wet and dreary here today, so:-

1. I was so happy I didn't have to go out.

2. Roasted butternut squash, carrots and onions in the Remoska and added chicken stock made overnight in the sc to make delicious soup.

3. Gave the house a spruce up.

4. Lovely soup and homemade roll for lunch.

5. Baking this afternoon kept the house nice and warm and the heating down.

Bella.

sparrer

Oh dear I'd just found this thread then had to miss a few days but just read through the posts and they are such a positive way to start the day, thank you all...

1. Returned from hospital last night, where I'd been for 4 days after having an asthma attack. Had a scan which showed that my lungs are fine

2. DS getting an Indian in for dinner - take away that is, not person! :rotfl:

3. Lots of lovely post to come home to including cards and a foot stool, Christmas present from DM which just came at the right time

4. Getting a phone call from a dear friend in NZ to wish me well - we usually only phone for birthdays and Christmas so it was a very special treat :A

5. DS has offered to do the weeks shop for me (which I usually do on Thurs but had to miss this week) this afternoon, bless him he doesn't like shopping at the best of times so this is also very special

Life is good today

clutterydrawer

- did a whole week's shopping for £5.70 (will be using what have in store aswell) - way better than I normally manage
- got a free supermarket magazine that had loads of really lovely christmas recipes in it
- saved a pretty paper bag from my christmas shopping and used it to make christmas cards
- splashed about in the puddles on the way home from town
- had a delicious lunch with food brought back from college - we have a pre paid canteen card so if i have money left at the end of the fortnight i get stocks to take home with me!

Hardup_Hester

I've not posted for ages as work has been so busy, but my 5 for today are:-
1) DD visiting with DGS & DGD
2) Having a cuddle with DGD
3) DGS helping me decorate the tree
4) Having debis soup for tea from the freezer
5) Giving my old tree & lights to a skint single Mum & seeing the smile on her face

Primrose

1. Poured with rain all day but thankfully no need to go out.
2. Managed from breakfast until darkness without the central heating.
3. Put up the Christmas tree. When we tried the lights, they worked first
time !
4. House smelling of lavender as I tried out a cheapo new oil burning
essence.

freebiequennie

1. not getting up til 11.30am (although this was coz i had a mega headache - and i didnt even drink last night!!)

2. walking to aldi and getting carrots, potatoes and a 15m roll of xmas paper for £2

3. making some hm veg and gammon soup

4. wrapping all the xmas presents

5. husband cutting the chicken we got on m and s deal in half so half in freezer and other half marinated in bbq sauce and now in oven for tea.

Caterina

1 - Breakfast in bed, porridge with toasted pumpkin seeds and honey, thanks to DH!

2 - Cosmetics class, made a lovely scented body butter and bubble bath, all natural, great stuff!

3 - Lunch at the cafe in Blackheath, HM soup and roll for so little money!

4 - Cakes at the above.

5 - Last but not least, the best pleasure today, to meet four more OSers at the cafe for the SE London OS meet I organised, we had a great afternoon together!

Good night all

Caterina

julieq

Has to be the Muppet Christmas Carol which was on Ch5 earlier today (such a brilliant version of that story, can't be bettered), followed by a remosked beef mushroom and horseradish stew cooked in beer with a layer of whoopsied spinach and potatoes in duck fat roasted on top (fat from the lidl ducks, absolute treat those too).

I'm sitting in an advanced state of contentment, completely ready for Christmas now. Unfortunately someone seems to have sandwiched in another working week

bellaquidsin

Well today had the promise of being damp dreary and miserable so:-

1. I invited DD and her DH, DS, and DD to tea.

2. Bought a nice fresh chicken from Mr. S this morning.

3. Spent the afternoon cooking chicken then pigs in blankets in the Remoska, to eat cold with salad and jacket potatoes.

4. Played old fashioned games with the grandchildren.

5. Oh yes, I also bought two gardening magazines this morning, not very MSE as I know I could have got books from the library, but the magazines are topical and will give me the inspiration I need to get going on growning veg. next year, and I'll send for the freebies as well and some seed catalogues.

It hasn't been a miserable day after all.

Bella.

studentgirl_2

I think this is becoming my fav thred at the mo.

1. splashing in puddles with DS2 becasue we were wet anyway.

2. Taking DS2 to a birthday party with a really nice prezzy for his friend that I got 75% off because the box was slighty damaged. (he will never notice)

3.Making a pasta bake for tea and streching it to make 2, one for another night.

4. putting up the tree with the boys.

5. eating h/m mince pies and DS1 whos 14 saying they were the best hes had:D