5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Frith

Pleasures for today (Sunday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Took some weeds and rubble plus carboard to the skip.

3) Went to Waitrose for a pot of tea and a few bits.

4) Lovely sunny day so I read my new to me Joe Lycett book (free from the new free swap shelves in Sainsburys) and had more tea and did the Waitrose Weekend crossword.

5) Cleaned the fridge and the kettle!

6) Made a curry for tea.

7) Walked a different route today - to the station then back in a sort of circle. It felt much longer than M and S and back but Strava tells me it was only 3.75 miles! This week I have walked 24 miles plus played an hour of badminton. Got back about 10.

ampersand

1. Chilly wind has kept today nippy despite sun, but still went up on The Gallops after great family service.  Thought of dd and ds birthdays next Thursday, 3 years apart, also birth of one grandmère, loss day of other, &'s maman, via rta.

2. Dd might have reached Aotearoa by now.  There for 6 weeks, including anniversaire, on leave from CanSupport in New Delhi, her life's work.  6hrs' delay on board before takeoff, 'plane broken', 15hrs allowed for repair, overnight hotel, re-board, then 'diversion', then 'official inspection report, not fit for further flight' so all change again and all connecting flights burgered.  

3. Great Wooden Spoon Vets tourney yesterday.  & raffle hustling again😁, for very worthy cause.  Used real wooden spoons last year, marzipan this time. Food colouring paintwork, red+dble yellow+blue=brown, sortakinda.😁  £1500 raised and appropriate cake finished in time.
https://woodenspoon.org.uk/about-us/our-history/
These tourneys are run annually, all over the UK.  Funds raised are locally used for children in desperate outside-the-system need.

4. New book started, 'State of Wonder', Ann Patchett - not sure yet.  Already feeling that selective dust jacket blah is over-egged and off-topic.  On verra.

5. Another week over, DG.
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Just caught up with others' osps and ups and downs of life generally.
Frith - so sorry about your team and for ds. Is there anything for off-season involvement or weekend distractions now?  Hope so.
Your walking and upping exercise via bits of sport is really impressive! 

LaineyT

Fab cake Amps

For yesterday,

Early start as small dog needed a wee NOW Mum, but back to bed afterwards with a cuppa and a good hour reading my latest book, an historical romp by E Chadwick.

Lots of radio listening, first the Reunion about the 1996 avalanche disaster on Everest and then a catch up from Ambridge.

Yes to being much cooler & did get out in the garden for a bit, bit of planting up and admiring of apple blossom, suspect that will all be blown away in today’s predicted high winds.

Capt S home around 2, presents of tomato plants from DSS with strawberry ones having gone the other way.

Walk with my beloveds then home for yet more Midsomer Murders and fruit & cheese.

mhagster

Hello

Up early ( now into normal time zone after clock change!) 
Had to wait in today. And not that I would have been going particularly far it’s more the fact you have to wait! Sofa and 2 chairs collected from lounge which will shortly be known as the packing zone! ( because I can shut a door on it!) anyway two nice chaps came from charity furniture shop and collected but not till about 3,30pm and I’d been waiting since 9am.
Then another chair from my bedroom was collected. This was somehow manhandled into a very small car. And if it didn’t fit in the car it was to go on the roof rack! It fitted. Just! And a renovation project for someone! I bought it ten years ago in an op shop in Melbourne and loved it but not enough space in new house. So I’d to wait till they came which was about 4.15pm. 

Then I put my big coat on and grabbed a Vinted parcel and walked to the shop…this took a while as I met a friends daughter on the way and then a friend pulled in with her car on the way back and we chatted for blooming ages but was nice to have a catch up. Anyway blooming freezing and lots of heavy showers today. I just had a wee shower on the way there. Was nice to have a walk. 

Chat with sister this afternoon.

Chat with friend on phone this morning. 
Quote from removal company. Will deal with them in the morning. Still awaiting confirmation of date legally. 

Hoovered upstairs. Dealt with dusty radiators! Who knew? Hoovered downstairs once the furniture was out the way and washed the floors and uncovered 5 balls! 

And generally so much weather today and again it’s turned in to a nice evening. 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Monday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Met with 4 friends for a cup of tea in the Turkish cafe (it wasn't very Turkish).

3) Made a big batch of tomato sauce and had some with spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.

4) Took smaller son to Tesco.

5) Watching episodes of Hunted.

Might go for a walk later.

Happycas

Good morning.  Already looks like a much better day than yesterday - though that's easily done.  It was awful.  Lashing rain,  hail,  dark,  cold and so much standing water everywhere.  Was glad when it was time for bed.

Ampersand - a special remembering day coming up.  Very clever cake

Lainey - beautiful blossom.  Thank you.

Frith - in awe of your energy, but must feel so much better than moping. Well done x

Yesterday - out to yoga in the dreadful weather.  Was glad I went though.  Coffee, cake and natter with friend after.

Sorted out the freezer.  Came up with meal ideas to use up bitsas. Made cranberry juice with pre Christmas cranberries.  Used my new sieve.  That pleased me!

Reading Elly Griffiths House at Sea End.  It's an early one as Kate is only a baby.  I never seem to read series in order.  Just the order they appear in charity shops or 99p on kindle 😂

Happy not-raining-yet day everyone 

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Was just heading into horsey town for a food shop when wild hailstorm blew in, sat in the emporium’s car park for a bit until the worst of it finished.

Handed a complimentary bunch of roses & lilies by staff member, apparently it’s a new thing they are doing? Whatever reason it made my day.

Did a pilates session as weather too rough to get outside for gardening. Soup for lunch,bbbrr.

Over to the yard as had farrier coming, he managed to just get her feet sorted in between squally showers.

Sky cleared and a chilly evening, hot water bottles made.

ampersand

Thinking about osps - &'s aren't often events or eventful.  Never mind.

1. Finished Ann Patchett book.  &'s view: author's rewritten Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'.  Now reading le Carré's posthumously published 'Silverview'.  Unsurprisingly, memorable turns of phrase shine out.

2. Watching bizarre weather, when not caught in it.  Big walking time up on The Gallops.  Frozen despite sun today.

3. Usual Thermos of black green tea on board, always an osp.

4. Current apples are really good and crisp.  

5. A lovely Thankyou em and this one, from Church bookstall. 

Over 50yrs of old stamping ground memories right there.....💞💖

mhagster

Hello. Just watching sun go down over the garden fence. 

Up early.
Went up to castle. Cold wind but dry and we were sheltered in the sunshine. 

Booked in removal firm…well pencilled in for 2 dates and will confirm once I hear from solicitors. They will deliver packing stuff tomorrow so I can get a proper start! 

I’m not taking 2 skinny chests of drawers so was going through one of them this morning to see what fits and what doesn’t. Friend is definitely taking them. Thought she was but she’s seen them tonight so I’ve asked if they can go by end of next week. And she got a skirt and a pair of jeans that don’t fit. I was given the drawers for free a few years ago.

Ventured into the garage. Where real spiders live! Saw them! Anyway a few things passed on via local FB page. Snapped up in minutes! A pile for DD2 and asked to please take them at the weekend. A pile for tip appointment tomorrow morning. A pile to move to new house. Felt very productive. 

Tuesday Tea was spag bol. Using up veggies! And I made a brownie with very RTC orange mini eggs. And very nice it was too! Chatter and laughter as usual.

Had two linen tops I’d bought from Vinted delivered and a huge big bag of doggy food that had 15% off my first order. However it came way after doggy teatime and he had rice and sweet potato at 5pm and then a half of his food once it arrived at 7.30pm! Note to self don’t run out of dog food again!

It’s been dry all day but a chilly wind! 

Started a new library book this afternoon. I will miss my spot I have for reading …but I’ll find a new one! 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Tuesday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Walked to town (and back).

3) Had my hair cut at college. It is £5.50 now. 

4) Popped to M and S on my walk back and had an apple juice.

5) Cleaned the patio doors and surround and hoovered downstairs.

6) Used the l.o meatballs in wraps for dinner then made some Millie's cookies. 

7) Applied for one NT job and one invigilation job at a school much nearer than the school I have worked at up until now. (My previous school was nearby, until I moved house!)

8) Rushed to do as much as possible around the house plus paperwork then received an email to say my election work is cancelled on Thursday but will start on Friday instead. I will have an unexpected day free now!