5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Over to the stables early as had lunch date, girlie had brushed against the creosote on the fencing and had several lovely dark smears on her coat 🙈 a mixture of sunflower oil and washing up liquid brushed in & then washed off did the trick, good tip from another owner.

Lunch out with my bf, several weeks since we’d been together in person so much chatter & laughter.

Home in time to watch the cricket, close game but we need to beat the States now.

Easy tea of pork kebabs with sweet potato wedges.

Blackbird singing into the twilight.

Highdays

Morning all.

Not been here for a while so a bit of cathing up to do, hope everyone is well.

Recent pleasures:

1) Lovely sunny weather, nice to be outside until late evening. Had curry night with my bairn and partner last night, mostly outside - finally felt like summer.

2) Finished all my meds so feeling much more like me again if still a bit waffy and easily tired. Interestingly - but not nice for them - but I have heard of two other people locally who have also been bitten and on strong antibiotics, one in hospital on a drip. Strange ...

3) Away for a night tomorrow, quite locally, but meeting up with brother and his wife to visit a stately home and a castle with dinner and a hotel stay in the middle. Looking forward to a good catch up and they won't mind that I look and feel a bit droopy still.

4) Done some lovely reading, revisited some old favourites, very undemanding and gentle, just right.

5) Starting to think that a break away would be good. Life here does feel like a permanent holiday but a change of scenery would be nice. Thinking a self catering cottage rather than a hotel so we can take things at our own pace and thinking Suffolk as we've never been. We are NT, HH and EH members so hopefully there are some nice places to visit. If anyone has any particular recommendations would love to hear them.

Right, coffee and the garden bench beckon. Enjoy your weekend.

Suffolksue

Highdays ,I live in Gainsborough’s town ,lots of lovely places around 
O what about Constable country (Flatford Mill and surroundings,or around Woodbridge / Sutton Hoo 

mhagster

Quiet day. Woke up at very silly o’clock. 

Worked at new script for a while today. 

Waited in for a parcel. Then nipped to supermarket. Met a friend so great big chat and a great big hug! 

Bought sunflowers. One of my favourites! 

Chat to DD2 on phone.

Hoovered…the dog is going through his big hairy moult just now! 

Sweet peas about to flower! 

 

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Lazy start with a cuppa and reading my book in bed, still up by 8am.

Made a loaf, then topped up windscreen wash and checked my tyre pressure on mini,  think I have a slow puncture on one but hopefully it can last until service in the autumn.

Lunch of fresh bread and cheese then over to see the beautiful grey one, bit of groundwork done then she was put out in paddock. I did take her play ball out to the field with us but she looked at me as if to say duh, now have the important business of eating grass so no time for ball games Mum!

Home and sat in the garden with a cool drink before taking small dog out, too hot for a field walk so we just had a meander under the beech trees and she was very sluggish so right choice.

The full moon was just rising as we headed off to bed, a strawberry or rose moon, one of which I have loads of, another not so much.

Happycas

Good morning.  Sunny 🌞 hooray

Ampersand - what a long day for you, but glad the news was good.  And then the long drive back home !
P Kitten - that sounds frightening.  But great that the NHS sorted it so promptly. Hope you're continuing to improve.
Highdays - a lot of nuisance caused by such a small creature.  There a fable/parable there somewhere!
Mhagster - fingers still crossed 

Recently

A real OSP. Washing dried outside every day this week.  Been struggling to reach two consecutive days this year.

DGS football team tournament yesterday. The weather was kind in the morning.  Warm but with a bit of a breeze.  We left at lunchtime as DH still tires easily. I'm glad really ( not that he tires, but that we left) as it went on until 5 pm.  I would have been flagging by then! and DGS team didn't win anyway. PS do you think I'm too old to learn the offside rule?

The garden is beautifully lush and colourful.  Though the bamboo we were sold as a non-spreading variety is galumphing everywhere since the rainy season.  What we need is a panda.

Think today I'll wash the winter throws for the bed, which I've washed already this year, put away and then had to get out again.  Or would that tempt fate?

Happy 🌞 day everyone

Highdays

Thank you, SuffolkSue, that's really helpful. Away until tomorrow night so will research and book hopefully on Tuesday. Had a quick skeggie yesterday, you really do live in a beautiful part of the country, very much looking forward to exploring x

mhagster

At the beach for 6am. Lovely walk and a stalky slow drive past my new house 
Chat to friend on phone.
Fell asleep on sofa! 

Tried on new to me  Vinted outfit for wedding. Love it! 

Sat and worked. Script almost finished. 

Chat to DD 2 for blooming ages! 

RTC steak pie and RTC corn on the cob and peas for tea. Stuffed! 

Frith

Pleasures for yesterday (Saturday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Went to bigger son's house to give him his barbecue back. 

3) We went to B and Q for some cheap plants for him and I also bought rtc lilies and acquilegia. (spelling?)

4) I walked down to the local fete at about 2pm but it was unexciting. I had a cup of tea in the tent staffed by the Scouts. 

5) Watched Casualty. 

6) Phoned my school friend. 

Today's update to follow. 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Sunday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Porridge for breakfast.

3) Cleaned the bathroom. The shower seems to be made of 150 components with borders, edging and generally inaccessible places that are impossible to clean. 

4) Went to M and S for a cup of tea with my friend this afternoon.

5) Spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning the kitchen. Anyone would think I was having a party on Tuesday! Did other bits of cleaning and tidying.

6) Had bagels for tea with guacamole and salmon.

7) Watched the Scotland match which was a bit sad and horrific watching one of the Hungarian players be stretchered off. It reminded me of when we watched Christian Eriksen and he had a cardiac arrest on the grass.