5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

DundeeDoll

beautiful sculpture amps and very poignant - reminded me a bit of Lou Reed's Candy Says 
For Friday which already seems a very long time ago
1) met colleague on the bus - she's just been promoted to senior lecturer
2) had just finished 'Women in Academia' so passed onto her
3) free lunch - although usually never such thing this was indeed a free meal - very nice sarnies
4) coffee with a colleague from another school
5) ceilidh band practice at the lead's house - she is so generous, insists on cooking a meal for us all - then a great practice. our next ceilidh is 27th June. I lerv ceilidh

mhagster

Quiet day.
Up at ridiculous o’clock watched a beautiful sunrise at 4.28am
Picked up a big pup.  DD2 wasn’t feeling well so I took him for the day.
Picked up key from estate agent . They had it for viewings when I was away.
Drove home the country lanes way. 

A hare ran in front of me… had to slow down and felt like I was chasing it! It eventually ( after what felt like forever) ran into a field.
Home. Tidied up… however when you don’t have much it doesn’t take long 😀 wore my flower crown! 
Washing out and had about 724 rinses with all the blooming showers ! What is with this weather?

Did a bit of watching, a wee snooze, more watching.
Had lasagna for dinner.
The Chap picked up the pup. 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Saturday) What a nice day!

1) Good to get up after a horrendous sleep. At 6.50am.

2) Went to the different Park Run where 2 of our friends live. I was bag watcher and photographer. Our chaps came 4th, 6th and somewhere lower down the field. 

3) After, we had a picnic (still in the park) and our chaps went to play football with some local people who then joined us for the picnic. They were all splendid and I chatted to one about his career at Solihull Moors. I think he was probably startled that I had been there!

4) Home after for a quick thaw out and to collect the bread I baked last night.

5) Then to MrM's at about 2 and have just got back. Lots of eating and 2 games of chess. 

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Bit of a lie-in followed by boiled egg and marmite soldiers,

Made a loaf then out into the garden, bit chilly in the breeze but lots of sunshine. We cut back a couple of bushes and trees including a small willow that had taken over a corner by the trellis, discovered it was holding up the fencing so that’s something that will need sorting in the autumn when it’s lost it’s leaves.

Had got so involved outside that had completely forgotten about the bread dough and it was now doing a good impression of the Quatermass experiment and coming over the top of the bowl! Knocked back and it actually baked well so perhaps that’s my new method ha ha.

Afternoon with the beautiful grey one, we did some more work on our non ridden dressage and then went for a little meander around the farm to give her a change of scenery.

Loaded nachos for tea then settled down to watch the Aussies give us a master class in how to win a T20 cricket match, their field placement was superb and made all the difference, onwards!

Suffolksue

Sorry mega mia but pleasures 1-100 

I have a new hip !🤣🥳🥳

lots of phone calls and discovered I was on the wrong list ,once that was sorted I was quickly offered a last minute cancellation ( less than 12 hrs notice ,interesting time immediately post op and was in recovery overnight but all well and now home and starting the hard work .

Hopefully now not in constant pain I will find lots of pleasures 

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Great news SuffolkSue 🥳 Wishing you a speedy recovery 😊

Purple_kitten

Wonderful news SSue, wishing you a speedy recovery.

I both saw and heard the woodpecker’s nest was raided by a crow early hours, I haven’t seen it today, it is weird to be worried about them they have been a daily regular for so any years here.

1 BIL came over, kindly bought flowers and chocolates, very thoughtful. Sat and had a bit of a natter until I ran out of oomph about 4 hours in, we called it a night a lot earlier than normal, but I’ll make it up another time.

2 I garden pottered and remembered to water in some plant food, it does need mowing but not feeling up to it yet, and the sparrows are loving the grass this length.

3 Kiev and chips for dinner tonight.

4 My second batch of sunflowers seem to be seeding thankfully, my first batch was decimated.

5 Just bought in a couple of wash loads from the line. Always a pleasure.

DigForVictory

topsyturphy - three rousing cheeses DS2 capable of standalone, & beginning matrimony!? Fingers crossed for house!

LaineyT - blimey Cupid has been busy - excellent! Aww small dog. Most intriguing garage attendant. Awwww, baby sparrow awaiting breakfast. Yumm egg & soldiers.

DundeeDoll - I'm all for Munro-bagging. F2F has a charm online utterly lacks. Hurrah ceilidh practice

Frith - invigilator and guard, ah yes, and blisters? Paint, chess & Park Run! With good times then lots of eating - splendid.

mhagster - hurrah you had a good break even if not quite with expected follow through & All The Weathers. Love post service treat peonies! Flower crown? Stunning! Hare can be a symbol of abundance & prosperity, although also tricksy & elusive.

Purple kitten - hurrah successful surgery & that you are even back in the kitchen!

ampersand - drat Doblo work but hurrah art & raspberries.

Highdays - hurrah laburnum & now I'm better list.

Suffolksue - hurrah our bionic woman! That last minute cancellation Clearly Meant, now to get your eye back in for the fun stuff!

OS Pleasures recently

his tap & go banking is very wonderful. Apparently I’m going to spend £7 in the coop tomorrow which is interesting as I thought I’d be teaching in class. [Was. Most remarkable.]

My therapist is nervous of first aid. “Not a fan” of blood or broken bones - me having seen & been both, regard it mostly as housekeeping - “do x, stop the place getting too untidy”. Passed on my nicknaming the resuscitation manikin as “George” (hearing the last sense to go, so upbraid George ”been on the cocktails again you daft blodget?!” & other phrases intended to encourage your casualty to get in a word of self defence) & suggested that she aim to make her trainer chuckle… 

I’m trying to grow lavender from seed. Absolutely no joy so far, so I cheated & bought baby plants that fit through a letterbox & now have two tubs of hope in the sunniest bit of the back yard. (I’ve not peeled let alone eaten or dehusked the mango yet.)

Middleson popped in to check we were well & raid the bookcase for a map of Snowdon (he & his mates will be doing the three peaks in September, currently for the giggles/bragging rights but I have suggested a charity could benefit…) Left also clutching a pack of miso soup sachets, as it’s an ingredient he was considering but unwilling to risk, whereas I swig the stuff routinely.

I say, family tree climbing as flow state as coding. Youngest asked “when you going to bed, mum?” And I realised it had gone 10pm! All this sun… also glorious son.

Whoo university has changed - you have to say by June 6 where you want to go. Happily, Youngest knows, so he can crack on with that admin. [Done! OhThankHeavens]

Crazy day (of several) at work including a flying trip to Ullswater as a client is something of a technophobe. Trainee performed superbly, calm polite & smoothly cooperative with the accountant who had no such complications.

Peeled & chopped a mango, sawed out the seed & found lemon & grapefruit seedlings forgotten in the “hotbox”! So mango tucked in to contemplate germinating & seedlings tucked into pots in the sunshine & you can almost hear them blinking.

Babysis has henna tattoo on her hand - paid a fiver for it & I smiled sweetly & schemed team mehindi sometime as I want the shared experience not just the commercial one. Also the artist didn’t tweak the design to “fit” the hand so there were blank areas that struck me as possible lost opportunities.

Scout first responder training - with a Dundee graduate who was in explorers with my lad & remembered the seizure when  woodcarving. The new training kit is Very impressive - the kiddikins can link to mobiles & judge you ruthlessly on speed, puff, depth & recovery etc. Also there is now gear you can practise backslaps & the Heimlich on, without risking your trainer or buddy - we need to bring first aid back onto the scout calendar! Also we learned the Heimlich hug for when the casualty is fatter than your arms are long - fun for three players, one of who is “casualty”. (I even got a try at a tourniquet, as it is accepted that all who throw axes for fun probably Ought to know how to put one on, but that was off-record & you should Never allow a scout to get that dented.)

Oh, Skyfall! I do love the last hour. I can (& did) skip the start but from the escape (I’m rather taken with this young Q), to M’s speech (Judi Dench, <swoon>), to the dash north & the finale - I love it.

Aww, Youngest & I on the same wavelength when he can’t remember the word tontine & I can. I even hazily recall a Simpsons episode about one. I wouldn’t kill him for the last enchiladas, he’s the cook!

Helped out at weaving museum, tying knots as loom treadle not quite working & scraping off & sloshing on paint. Very satisfying.

Home to find some pomelo (genetic grandfather of grapefruit) seeds have tiny shoots - so more potting up! Will it be warm enough for citrus seedlings? (Just as well indoor windowsill...)

Health Strength Love & Courage to all as have need & extra healing, growth & waterproofs where applicable!

Frith

Pleasures for today (Sunday) Very sad news about Michael Mosley this morning.

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) I walked to M and S and had a pot of tea there. Not warm but somehow very humid today. 

3) Drove to floody city after lunch to collect smaller son's new chair from Ikea. It seems Ikea send a van out to Tesco and you can pick it up from there. Had a nice chat with the van chaps (who have to park for 2 hours and wait for customers to come and collect their stuff). 

4) Popped to Waitrose after for the free newspaper. I shall do the crossword in it just now. 

5) Home again and helped smaller son put his chair together.

6) Mowed 2 lawns, which was quite tiring.

7) Spent a good hour sanding all the skirting board in the hall. That doesn't sound like much but it had had laminate floor (which I pulled up after slipping over on it and landing on one elbow). The old glue where the laminate was sealed to the skirting had to be sanded off, bit by horrible bit. It is now completed! 

8) Omelette for tea with onions and tomatoes plus some slices of toast with hummus to use it up. 

9) Watched Casualty. 

10) Had to tidy up after all the sanding so vaguely carried it on to hoovering and steam mopping and a load of washing is on. 

11) My friend sent me this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf6v59c5yuY

mhagster

Hello. Another day of quiet.
Up early then dozed again.
Went over to DD2 . The Chaps grandparents were visiting and wanted to meet me. 

Home and somehow even after a long lie I dozed off again…however I woke just before I was going to hoover in my dream! 

It has stayed dry today but not very warm.
Chat with friend on phone.
And just done a face and feet mask thingy!