5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

DundeeDoll

ampersand said:

2. After mid-week Communion, waited at rural roadside while  2 runners passed.  Young guys, beautiful legs!🤩😆😇  

The Lord works in mysterious ways 🤣
1) forgot the pasta I'd put on rapid boil - went upstairs to finish important email and was alerted by the smell of smoke - the good news is i didn't burn down the house and the saucepan seems to be saved
2) I'd only put the Mediterranean fish stew on simmer and it was delish (the fish was a bargain ys)
3) f2f meeting with a PhD student up at Ninewells for the afternoon - caught the bus, ticket machine was jammed so driver gave me a freebie
4) drinks with the boss - she'd invited some others - as usual i had a very large gin and tonic without the gin
5)late night of work was encouraged along with a night of Faure on ClassicFM and a beautiful moon

Happycas

Good morning - cold and frosty here

D Doll - difficult to plan an outfit that's attractive yet suitable for hill walking in Scotland in January!   But I'm sure you'll think of something!

Lainey - so sad about your friend.  Hugs to you both
                Good news about your dog though. Wonder if there's something similar for humans😂

Plodding steadily on here.  Nothing exciting, but that's good.

Finally got through to the surgeon's secretary.  DH is indeed ' on the list' but she doesn't know how long the list is!  Got another number to ring for that.

Went to visit a poorly friend yesterday.  She didn't look well but perked up a bit as we chatted.  The worst bit is she's normally a sociable soul but at the moment is unable to get out and so that's getting her down. Promised myself I'd visit more often.

Managed to lose the Christmas/ comfort eating weight.  Woo hoo!

Happy frosty day everyone

LaineyT

Ha, how true HappyCas, I could do with a similar boost!

For yesterday,

A Mistle thrush bouncing along the bottom of our hedge, rare visitor to our garden.

The postman came with a present for equine pal, a rather posh new headcollar and lead rope, hers was so frayed and worn I doubt that it would hold a determined escape effort.

At the yard, good chat with fellow livery owner and horsey cuddles.

Tasty tea, leek and cheese pie which was a NS recipe from new book.

The moon rising from behind a dark cloud.

villagelife

Lainey sorry to hear about your friend.

1. Worked at different site so work was ok. Last day I will see a colleague as she is leaving as has a new job. I am pleased for her. I will see her again as she has tickets booked for rugby in a couple of weeks. I will write a very similar post in just under 2 weeks as someone else is leaving work who also has rugby tickets booked.

2. A lovely man helped me change my tyre. I can do it and have done it in the last bit couldn't undo the nuts. He had problems too so didn't feel too feeble.

3. A colleague who badly sprained her ankle last Friday and it's not improving was advised by her GP to have an xray. I sent her there early so she caught normal bus home. Our boss on Wednesday made her walk on it all day seeing patients as boss sat and did telephone consultations all day..

4. Quiet evening with candles lit. Started a new jigsa

5. DH heard that he will get some money from isolating when he was positive. Not heard how much yet but anything will be useful.

Admiral_Barbarossa

Special Jen Buxx to LT
Gogs tested!
Lie inn and hens pecked?
Terrible Art! I am inns the Carp Signs!
& Yous glasses will steam up, and Ms DD!
Stretch and relax! I told me niece last weak I can still touch my toes! And I can!
Burnt on to ... Another pan gets the!
HC ares yous getting the beech ready looks?
And yard chats!
VL A squirts of the wd40 normally shifts them!

Look is a FryDay!

Was inn the discount surplus store last night too got the provisions inn! Strawbs were also bought! They were mighty tasty when they has the sticker of reduced on them! Them and the spring role was has for supper!

Yous asked for it, here it is! Not Available in Jimmy the Cook's store!

The Admiral Chopsy Bitsers Spring Roles!

Take Spring Roles (From the Discount Surplus Store, inn the chilled area!)
Search the refrigerator for the bitsers, lick onions, peppers, mushrooms, sweetcorn, peas and the like.
Add some sauce, such as chilli, or Hoisin.

Bake the spring roles in oven. 
When five minutes too go, put chopped onions and mushrooms into skillet, fry. Add garlic and chilli.
Toss inn the other bitsers and stir. Add sauce.
Putt the spring roles onto warm plate!
Cover with the chopsy bitsers! Toss on sone chives too make it special!
Serve!

Not seen on the bake off Saturday repeats chow, not live!

That was supper, then watched the goooooooners!

Fiery fizzy waters were needed as well. Cheese was taken!

Up this morning two see off the Albatross, after mes honey monster and iced milk. Tee was also taken. defrosted our wheels, it is filthy! Right filthy! I does not knews watt she does with it!

Now sat watched the eliminator inn the bash! Tea is mugged as well!

Jen gives her all!

Keep Face!
Edit!
Just herd that Meatloaf has died!

Frith

Pleasures for today (Friday)

1) Not a bad sleep. Woken by next door's having their septic tank emptied, but it wasn't early.

2) Hens OK and I cleaned their pen out.

3) All jobs completed round the house.

4) Smaller son's new trousers arrived. They have to be a particular make and model, extra long length and large size. Both pairs fit! Ordered in the sale. 

5) My magazine came through the post.

6) Popped to Sainsburys and had a cup of tea and read a bit of my magazine in the cafe.

7) My little niece's 7th birthday today so went to her tea party. Just my family and her other grandma. Picked my brother up so had someone to chat to in my car.

8) Got chips from the van for smaller son's tea.

9) Watched Would I Lie to You.

10) In bed now with 1 hwb. 

DundeeDoll

Happycas said:

D Doll - difficult to plan an outfit that's attractive yet suitable for hill walking in Scotland in January!   But I'm sure you'll think of something!

🤣🤣🤣  
1) Dr M has texted me twice today, first to check I was still OK for the walk, and second a thumbs up when I said I was 😋
2) no pub tonight due to an avalanche of work but have worked my way through several requiems and RFW mass in G minor
3) a beautiful moon
4) DD2 got me a new case for my new phone as a thank-you for paying for her hotel tomorrow night
5) Death in paradise followed by live at the apollo and now the news quiz. night all

ampersand

1. Sort and cull of many, many socks.  More to do.  Where have they come from?  The start of more major sort and cull.  So much can go.  All done while listening to Quins snatch the win from Castres, vl - thought of you.  Exciting match!

2. Will newbies understand if & declares yesterday was an npd/nsd? 👏  

3. Another little handful of tiny fresh dug pommes de terre with emporium rtc lamb chops and a lush, slow simmered courgette/tomato/hg garlic reduction, using last of last year's special ollive oil - gift from old Uni friend's daughter's quinta in Portugal.  All yum.

4. Hwb warming bed while & enjoyed osp 3.

5. Robin's immediate arrival and chat as & pegged out laundry.  We conversed😁.  Much birdie activity and munching all over garden, outbuildings, trees.  Constant osp through kitchen window.
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Awake before 5.  Awaiting R5x Oz Open coverage.  So much better without ykw.  & can probably cope with Rafa nearing his career's end if Carlos Alcaraz Garfia continues to shape up well.  He's learning all the time, as is Raducanu.
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Hungry now, so pet.déj. next.  & can feel real dawn dip chill has dropped in last hour.  Bon Courage!  Start of big day and 1st XV v Thurrock.

Happycas

Hello

Admiral - might be getting beach ready, but until DH reaches top of hospital waiting list ( which is on a par with finding the end of the rainbow!) it will be Brid North beach again this year. So the beach body will be all covered in warm clothes.

D Doll - all agog for next instalment!

Went to new shops/ cafe at nearby wildlife park yesterday.  Lots of new building going on.  Nice cafe and posh shops. Fortunately a lot didn't open until 12 so couldn't buy anything.

Watched another episode of Hidden Assets then Would I Lie to You to lighten things up.

Made an apple sponge.  Was very good with the last splash of cream we had.

Happy Saturday everyone

Suffolksue

DD should we be looking at hats !

1 Norwich won and are out of the relegation zone!
DH would be happy 
2 went walking with the Strollers group and kept up fine ,out for 11/2 hrs probably less than 2 miles but coped ,
3 will try and build up to the Amblers ,think the Walkers will be beyond me until I get hip sorted 
4 Decluttering/ sorting continuing slowly 
5 eating my way through freezer continuing slowly 
6 DGD is finally feeling better and less tired post Covid ,she has booked her delayed booster and thinks her exams went ok