5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Happy Aniversary house elf:j

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

VJsmum wrote: »

Well, yesterday was fab

1. Wanted to go walking but did our homework and pre booked the parking. The only two hour slot we could get began at 9 o'clock so we had to get up early to get there. But wow, the early morning light was fab and we had the walk to ourselves for the most part. Stunning views.
2. Then drove to the west coast for coffee in the warm sunshine. Lovely
3. Then drove up up up and found a fab restaurant for lunch overlooking the sea. Lovely grilled squid was consumed
4. Then we drove up up up some more to the highest point. We were way above the clouds and could see Tenerife and La Gomera. It was stunning and not that cold. Beautiful drive down too
5. Ate tea on the terrace. To a cacophony of frog chorus and crickets.n leftover spaghetti Bol (small portion each) with bread and meat and cheese. And wine...

Perfect day

Ooh VJsmum, I am sooo jealous! Apart from the squid it would have been a perfect day for me too. Mind you, your post is my number 1 pleasure for today! Your description is so vivid I almost felt like I was there & although I don’t know what you look like I could practically see your happiness:T

2. Watching the squirrels demolishing the contents of the squirrel feeder in twenty minutes flat!

3. Phone call from DSis - she has received her 2nd parcel & was really happy that the 2 Boxes of Turkish Delight were hers & she doesn’t have to share with her son:rotfl:

4. Received my Bird Watch Pack from RSPB

5. Fish & Chips for dinner.

See you all tomorrow.

MrsSD:)

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1) This morning we decided (finally) to change our old (and I really do mean OLD) microwave as setting times was getting very random with the button going backwards and forwards and the timer having hiccups! We now have a beautiful Fire Engine Red one that is only a microwave (no fiddly bits) and I LOVE IT!!!

2) Having bitten the bullet on the microwave we now have a new kettle too, very clever one that has clear glass to heat the water in so I can see exactly just how much water needs to go in for 1 mug of tea, fab!!!

3) Visit to the city on the bus and I hit a rich seam of sales in various places and got some nice things for family birthdays and even for Easter (stickers for the Zebra to make Easter cards).

4) Made an earlier bus home than I was aiming at , just, as He Who Knows rang me to remind me that the next one was the school bus and not a place I'd be happy! He even came to collect me from the local centre as the bus doesn't come into the village, above and beyond bless him.

5) I have my canine pal Maisie coming for most of the day tomorrow which will be really nice and I'll have a doggie walk in the afternoon too YIPPEE!!!

mhagster

Hello. Have just half made my bed! Sheet is still drying off in radiator which matches the quilt set I've put on. Nothing worse than going to bed and it still needs made....ask me how I know...far too many times!

Nice doggy walk first thing. The frosty ground was starting to thaw so a bit squidgy underfoot. Struggling a bit just now as 45 weeks since OH died but more that I'm doing some mental countdown to a year, anyway I stopped in the field I was walking through and did a 5 nice things right now. There was some blue sky, my dog, the birds, the view, I'm alive. It does help kind of ground me to the here and now.

Dentist. I saw the same dentist for many years and even when we were in Australia would still see him when we came back each year ( until 3 years ago) Anyway, his list was now full when we came back so had to see a new one in practice. Well, luckily he was just lovely. And my teeth are just lovely too! And again the weird feeling of not paying a fortune as you leave!

Gave someone my parking ticket which still had 60 minutes left, she was delighted.

Then it was time for hairdressers. Gone back to short. Shorter than I'd thought but it's nice. But it's blooming freezing on my neck!

Bit of a headachey thing going on all day so had a lie down but didn't really snooze.

Tea was chicken wrapped in bacon from freezer. Mash, cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts and carrots.

Niece phoned for a chat and they're coming for tea tomorrow.

ampersand

1. Reporting live from Cogolin, vide grenier jeudi. Hooray and Salut! More than several old aquaintances renewed, including RCT lady, but no Stade Mayol match samedi. Tant pis. Wonderful this, for now anniversaire'd &. Trouvailles:-)))). Little Meriva already re-stuffed.......

2. Weather all the way down and until this arvo various somewheres btwn biblical+apocalyptic. 'thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening things, Galileo...." & is in top house, power anywhere round here an occasional extra. As for connectivity, exactly as back in Fenny Notspot lands, non-existent, so nul points. Love this sort of real Life. Four dogs, many cats, semi-detached hillside stalkers, frequent breeders.

3. 1st stop, Dennebroeucq, so welcomed. Loss of maman is loss of ancient farm's ancient heartbeat, but continuing.... beautiful butter bought and has survived down to Collobrières, where accepted like gold dust.

4. Days are taking own shape, comme il faut. So, y'day became fab-u-leux, no matter how bizarre by others' codes. M and & had brilliant time, all day long, plus lunch@Borello's, très longue(encore comme il faut) more storms, grêle down chimneys etc., ending suitably à minuit, with a remarkable Rudolf Nureyev thingy on Arte channel.

5. Comme toujours, & is entirely her own sort of happy here.
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Check out the hairy road to and fro. Best done in dark, as glimpse of distant headlights at least ups survival chances. Rte de Gonfaron 7k direction>Collobrières, but hairpin left>dir.Chartreuse de la Verne, then 28 snaky km>Cogolin, with moment's pause for twinkling of St Tropez way down below and distant where Med barely glints. & always takes this pic.

Next off to find copies of Aladin + Antiquit!s Brocantes, &'s every ditch jump treat to self, altho' always justifiable on potential earning grounds. "Knowledge is power."

Will catch up read somewhere eventually))). Best wishes and bonne ann!e to all.
Will not join upended, twisted caravan seen down vertiginous roadside drop a bit after Capelude.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Bonjour tout le monde,

Let me see if I can find 5 os pleasures

1. An empty shelf in one of my double kitchen cupboards. I keep opening it to see the space & have so far (about 4 hrs) resisted the temptation to fill it��

2. Fish finger sandwiches for lunch.

3. Bath emptied of decorating paraphernalia so potential to have a lovely long soak before bed.

4. Bathroom completely cleaned & the only superfluous items binned or recycled.

5. Saw a fox pottering about in neighbours garden - urban foxes are healthy looking specimens and being a ‘townie’ I do love seeing them!

Have a great evening everyone.

MrsSD��

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Well, after a famine.....a feast

1) Maisie doggie with us for the day today for the first time since November, lovely to have her and she was such a good girl.

2) Text on He Who Knows phone today from Cookie dogs mum saying she was back with them and if we wanted to could go visit and go walkies.....so we've had 2 canine pals to play with and loved every second of it.

3) We've now got Cookie back permanently and can go back to our routine, HOORAH!!!

4) Cold here this afternoon so sitting beside the stove now it's up to heat is blissful.

5) Knowing we can keep it that way all winter because we have the wood in store beyond price!!!

mhagster

What a day!

Started with a foggy dog walk.

Then a foggy drop off at bus stop of a DD1 who is currently in an ice bar in Amsterdam.

Then home to a message from friend , was supposed to pick up her DD after school but she was too unwell for school and ended up here for the day. I made sure it was not a fun day! Saying that she was good and just stayed cosied up on sofa most of day.

Then as she was being dropped off DD2 was waking up with the biggest most pustular tonsils. Managed to get appointment at docs and yet more antibiotics for these blooming tonsils. Referral for removal is in the system. Just need to wait. So she's been ghastly most of day.

Made lentil soup for lunch and a lasagne for dinner
Friend stayed for tea and niece and great niece came too.

Posted off a job application.

Found a bag of big chocolate buttons in cupboard that our Australian guests had left. Thank you!

DD2 has got a job and starts on Monday ! Well done her and her tonsils

Frith

Pleasures for today (Thursday)


1) Not a bad sleep.


2) Took smaller to school (he's not really in the mood for it at the moment).


3) Went round the charity shops in both carpet town and canal town and got some tracksuit-ish trousers for me (if I ever make it back to yoga) then found a lovely lambswool jumper for bigger son from Jack Wills! (His favourite). He only ever wears hoodies but this would look smart with a pair of jeans if I can persuade him. £75 new and this was as good as - £4!


4) Got more hen food from the grain merchant then went to feed the hens.


5) Did little bits round the house - washing, cleaned the bathroom and stairs.


6) Had fish and chips for tea.


7) Bigger son chopped some firewood for me.


8) Watched Hunted with the stove lit.

LaineyT

Bit blue at the moment so finding pleasures doubly important.

Driving through back roads to yard and came across group of ramblers, despite the heavy rain they were all smiling and gave me cheery waves as I passed.

Poor pony got upset by farrier visit, she is usually fine but he worked in big barn due to weather, so cuddles until she had calmed down.

Catching up on recorded programmes, this one was about the plot in The Murder of Roger Acrkroyd and whether Poirot got it wrong, interesting.

Visit to the emporium and saw ex colleague and her gorgeous baby with his two tooth grin.

Stuffed peppers and squeaky cheese for tea.