5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

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 💤

Happycas

Good morning - it is, too!

Paulie - I've missed your photos.  That's a lovely one.  Thank you.

Got a nice email yesterday from our chosen charity shop to say how much our donations had raised, and how much gift aid.  To be honest, I don't think it would keep the children's air ambulance in the air for 10 seconds but I suppose ' Many a mickle...' And we usually call in the cafe, and buy a couple of books so it all adds up.

Sainsburys yesterday and bought the Easter eggs.. Quite surprised they weren't too expensive! ( of course, there were some expensive ones but we ignored them!)

Then to the outlet centre where I got a dress from Next.  Very smart but a bit big on top ( unusual for me!).  At that price, I'm willing to alter it.  It's sleeveless, so not a big job.

I also got an Elly Griffiths book from The Works.  It's a Ruth Galloway one, fairly early in the series but I've not read it before so that's a treat to look forward to.

We got some summer flowering bulbs a while back, and today looks like a good day to plant them, so I will!

Happy 🌞day everyone

LaineyT

Oooh, love Cornwall, hope you have a smashing time PH

For yesterday,

Chilly but bright start, the frost was sparkling in the early morning sun.

A white egret sitting by a stream.

With pony, she was clearly enjoying the sunshine so much that every time I went to put the head-collar on to bring her in she would nonchalantly walk away, good job I keep an emergency carrot in my pocket!

Driving home and so much green & blossom in the hedgerows.

Fancied a risotto for tea, had it with fried mushrooms on top and plenty of Parmesan.

ampersand

Paulie - know that spot exactly!  Have photographed from other side with tide out, to include where Alfred Wallis was first 'discovered' painting.  Love your pic!💗
If you're still there, climb up behind the Tate to his Leach-tiled grave in the Barnoon cemetery:
https://images.app.goo.gl/goiTiPKC5KZyRq7X6
 
1. A gloriously sunny day today.  360⁰ look around and not a cloud in sight.

2.  Have brought bird with broken wings to Red Lodge dentist.  Young person in desperate straits with broken teeth and severe pain.  It took her 20 days to find any appointment and that was 10 days ago. Have brought her in new2&, safe, legal Fiat Doblo.  Loving it so much.

3.  Food Warehouse 10% discount day again much appreciated.  A few pass-on extras found.  Always a pleasure to shop there on Tuesdays.  Staff are consistently lovely.

4.  Line-dried laundry.👌

5. Only the Mildenhall Base jets leaving a trace today - 

Highdays

Hello again.

A glorious day here, sparkling and sunny - but pretty chilly outside still.

Today's pleasures:

1) Fell in love with a reclaimed wood table/desk online while I was ordering a chair. Went to the factory/showroom and ordered one to be made to my exact size on the spot. Beautiful oiled old wood and local steel framework, lovely backstory too - chap was made redundant so sold his house, lived in a caravan, bought secondhand tools and taught himself to do welding and set up on his own. Now has 25 staff and going great guns - so much so that I won't get mine until June but it will be totally unique and suypporting a great local industry.

2) Dentist this morning, was a bit wary as I broke a back tooth at the weekend but not causing any problems so waited for today's check-up. Dentist is going to leave it as it can't be mended but says it is fine as it is. Nothing else to be done which was a pleasure but she wants  me to see the hygienist again which is £60 of non-pleasure as last time I went she said she didn't know why I'd been referred as all was fine. Grrr! Still, at my age, better safe that sorry I suppose.

3) Didn't dare eat or drink before the dentist so coffee and a bacon roll with hubby afterwards while we were out and about. Everywhere felt very quiet considering it's the Easter holidays.

4) Lots going on here  - first skip arrives tomorrow, Velux windows next week, paint chosen for front door, old scaffold boards for raised bed sourced, sand and hardcore delivered so builders can finish patio, path and summerhouse edging on Friday, prep work on roof removal starts Saturday. Busy planning my 'crops' for the raised bed.

5) There are two really big and really old magnolia trees in next door's garden, just the other side of the fence. They pretty much fill my view out of one side of our extension and, against the bright blue sky, they are absolutely amazing. 

Right, off to have a cuppa and a very naughty slice of homemade caramel cake. Diet will begin again imminently!

Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Tuesday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Went to Hereford for the charity shops and had a cup of tea in the garden in the middle of the cathedral. 

3) The survey on the new house has been arranged.

4) Went to Ludlow on the way home. Bought 2 t shirts and 2 cardigans from the charity shops.

5) Smaller son and I went for a walk round the nature reserve down the lane. 

6) Watched Celebrity Hunted. 

Purple_kitten

1 A lot of tidying, cleaning sofas and spring cleaning in general.

2 Mowed the front lawn, I’ve left the back for now, its great with the ferret’s free range they keep it down a fair amount I want to let the crocus leaves die down a little more before doing it, I don’t know if it helps the bulbs or not but it’s not getting done just yet. Saw a lot more butterflies today, a rather large red admiral and various yellow ones.

3 A few new Ikea containers in the hallway and I’m using the old ones to tidy the greenhouse, also now have plans to jet was the patio and I get the job of re painting both sides of the fence, so I’ve ordered in the fence paint as it’s half price, delivered to the door. I don’t mind painting the panels it’s the lifting them in and out with both of us with arthritic arms causes a bit of bluntness.

4 Cooked up pizza slices from the fridge.

5 Had a text to say our glasses are ready, looking forward to being able to read again, dh was surprised when he handed me a container to read the instructions and I couldn’t.

LaineyT

For yesterday,

#1 has to be the spring weather, nothing but blue skies and sunshine, perfick.

At the yard, girlie worked over trot poles and she was a little 🌟 her fitness is definitely improving and mine is being dragged alongside.

She was warm and tired afterwards so I gave her a lavender wash down before turning her  back out in the sunshine,  she probably rolled at some point but who cares, my pony was happy.

Few chores in the afternoon, dog food from store and bird seed from GC, also picked up some seed pots which I’ve been meaning to do for ages, think too late now for first crop but salad pots are my favourite anyway. Popped them in egg boxes and left to chit.

Tired so early night and book reading.