5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Frith

Pleasures for today (Sunday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) It hasn't rained yet today !!!

3) Did usual chores this morning. 

4) Went to M and S. Fewer pots of tea these days (sad times) so had an orange juice and did lots of Arabic.

5) Sat out in the garden with the cat for an hour or so and grabbed the trowel to remove a few thistles that had seeded from next doors. (Not recently. This was when the people before had it and didn't garden for 4 years). 

6) There will be meatballs and wraps for tea, made yesterday. I'm going to catch up with Gogglebox first. 

DigForVictory

mhagster - <blush> very belated happy birthday! Chap gets bringing laundry in? Most impressed. Sending big texts when opportunity permits, oh yes. Blossom & daffs are good things.

Frith - fingers so crossed for house move! Touched how your chess club works to keep a little girl engaged. No more tea? But if no more complex March, fair enough. Quite a start to April at Park Run! Have you deciphered what was written on you?

Highdays - loving the sound of the summerhouse emerging. Especially dad's old stool.

Purple kitten - working glasses are astonishingly worth it! Inspiration can indeed be gravity powered. Love the idea of 4 pawed help in the garden. 

LaineyT - love you steering a courier in! Lungeing before rain - excellent timing. Eeep, car! Love the sound of a hotxbun.

Happycas - a cold is to share. (Learned from my generous, creative, ooozing children.) If you must come down with something, now while spring is cheering you up & yet hot water bottles are still de rigeur, is the time.

PaulieHerts - OH will cope. You've trained him carefully, have the food ready - Enjoy your time off!

ampersand - victorious over NotSpot - will go listen to Dara on DID as Barbers Adagio for Strings was 'Our Song' - will be interested to hear how it made his list. "did a bit of helpless little old lady" then completely foxing the touring team in the best ways (and teaching Them songs)!

Nelliegrace - splendid pleasures! Hoping the blossom does bring fruit.

villagelife - if you need to pull the duvet over your head & hide, that's fine. Maybe leave a note so the rest of your family can see so they are more thoughtful before climbing in under with you?

OS recently

Coz on walk spotted crittur, then IDed as a newt. Later Fink-Nottle inclined friend advised from photo distinctly pregnant newt

Scouts playing “Moo!” trying to make each other laugh… they’re nose to nose & blissfully silly!

The 90th birthday party that was just amazing, despite the host needing a quick once over from paramedics in the first hour & making a glorious entrance to rousing applause when he arrived in hall. His family touchingly grateful to me for a ruthless line in distraction & badinage... I got him to laugh & that eased some anxieties in a way medical expert friends didn’t.

Tucking mum in as she used to tuck me, a special moment between us. Preceded by vigorous gestures, as once her hearing aids are out, language is wasted.

Now preparing to go on a walk. Coat, hat? Stick, phone? We mother each other & chuckle… Mum delighted by all the emerging yellows of spring, me by her alert curiosity & competent walking!

The sight of mother & son well stuffed & affectionate over emptied plates of lasagne.

Got a terse “email system almost full” message - deleted all the auto generated copies of notes & thus wiped over two thousand messages to Himself. Happily all shorter versions of the real one.

Couldn’t tell you why but went & had a look at the order of service for Himself & was much comforted that the photos did him justice & reflected some of his skills. 

We got home & heard what sounded like a bad tempered rodent in an echo chamber - turned it was Middleson tiling & declaring himself “occupied” (mixing grout while sat on the loo - seemed a reasonable term).

Penning thankyou letter for birthday party & thinking really, completely spoiled for the traditional jelly & pass-the-parcel sort! Deliberately not mentioning the floorshow as party splendid both because and despite.

Health Strength Love & Courage to all as have need, plus lots of flexible clothing to accomodate the joys of Spring & the sudden coolth & wet that includes...

mhagster

Hello. 

And the first big worky day is done and dusted. One to go. It was glorious having last weekend off but needs must I suppose. 

I am fortunate that I can manage just working two days a week. I do without some things to accommodate this ( by choice) and live a fairly simple and quiet life ( again by choice) anyway first day done.


Was a cold and frosty start to the day which surprised me. Had to defrost windscreen before heading off. It was the most beautiful sunrise.

The day was busy and we were kept going. 

A bit of laughter and chatter. 

Okay tips! More than I got last week ( none 😆) 

Home to sort some things out with DD2. It’s moving out week and I think she’s a mix of excited and overwhelmed. I’m 
just ready for some quiet which I think I will like for a few days and then it will be too quiet. So a big adjustment for us both. 

Anyway I have a much tidier airing cupboard and empty kitchen cupboards! 

Lovely to see my dog boy. I think he senses somethings happening. So big cuddles with him. 

newlywed

1. Broken tooth not giving me any pain at all, even with icecream.

2. Sunshine

3. Oh went out so I got a chance to watch an old black and white film.

4. Went out later to catch up with my sister, took our own coffees to the park and sat in the sun.

5. Coop was still open on my way home so managed to buy some eggs and some icecream.

6. The 5 mile walk in the sunshine felt better than the lazy morning.

Purple_kitten

1 Grilled bacon sarnie for brekkie, and a pork roast for dinner.

2 Actual warm sunshine.

3 Bird feeders cleaned and re stocked up.

4 I disappeared down a rabbit hole looking for inspiration for DHs birthday – thou still haven’t found the right thing yet.

5 Meal planned and remembered to take the meat out of the freezer today to go with it.

LaineyT

Your summerhouse sounds lovely Highdays and the perfect home for all your treasures.

For yesterday,

Early cloud floated off and we had lots of lovely sunshine.

The usual start of bacon butties and catching up on all things Ambridge.

Time spent in the garden, tidied up my herb pots and cosseted them with new compost, looks like my parsley didn’t make it but everything else ok. Also cleared out an old planter and found three very small carrots that had been missed when picking. Washed newly repaired car.

Back inside mid afternoon, enjoyed our lunch then watched two episodes of Magpie Murders with the wonderful Lesley Manville.

Evening walk with beloved and small dog, heard the first skylark of the year, high above the field.

mhagster

Hello! Work is over and done with for the week! Hurrah! 

Alarm clock woke me up this morning. It’s always set in a work day but I usually wake before it goes off. 

Watched a beautiful sun rise Almost full moon out the back! Lovely! 

In at work a wee bit earlier so I could leave mid morning. Nice chats with both of our bakers who were dropping stuff off. 

Nipped home. Hello doggy. The chap was here so I didn’t need to come but I wanted to. Hung out my washing.

Back to work and it was a tad busy! 

Tips. Meh! But more than I had this morning. Laughter and chatter in amongst the madness! We seem to have developed a way of communicating without actually speaking! Usually a raised eyebrow 😏😜

And home! Sigh! A doggy waiting at the porch for me coming home. Out for a quick wee. 

Home to a birthday gift from DD1. A very nice pair of socks with platypuses on them 🇦🇺

And what a beautiful evening. Blackbirds are singing. Sky is blue. Ducks have been overhead. Washing all dried and folded. 

One more night of a full house! 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Monday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Did various admin bits and spoke to the man about having a house buyers survey.

3) Have been asked to do 20+ days of invigilation. 

4) Did a bit of Arabic here and there.

5) Went to English Played dominoes today.

6) Went for a walk after tea with my brother. 

DundeeDoll

goodness dropping in after a hectic 10 days and now caught up.
so sorry to read of your loss @villagelife
belated birthday greetings @mhagster
love the knitted dinosaur @ampersand
long live lego @bop so long as you don't kneel on it!
and everything crossed for the housemove @Frith

my big news is...
1) I have been accepted into the cathedral choir. I was going to try out when i retire but since that might not be for a few years decided to bite the bullet. My first rehearsal was Thursday (happened to be another alto's 21st so there was cake and fizz), my first service Sunday and who should be in the pews than John Bell himself. Holy week so lots of rehearsals and services - very happy.
other os pleasures
2) mum and I are busy planning the back garden
3) the birds are very happy with the feeding stations adorning the rowan tree
4) the days are getting longer
5) Luton is continuing their winning streak and on live on Friday lunch time which is good cos i have choir rehearsal and a service in the evening (we don't mention Leicester Bop)

PaulieHerts

Greetings from Cornwall.
Good journey down with 3 stops for the dog, but that suited me too. Cottage is lovely, same one we stayed in last year.  Visit to friend’s 93 year old uncle this morning then on to beautiful Mousehole in the sun, bit chilly in the wind though.   Beautiful blues in the sea and sky.  Nice fish and chips in the pub and a stroll round the village somewhat limited by my mobility.
Stopped off for a very quick stroll in Penzance then back to the cottage for a lazy cream tea, chat and tv.
night all 💤