5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

VJsmum

Hi all

Pleasures for yesterday

1. good journey to ICT and marked a dissertation on the train
2. marked most of another while here and did a tutorial - as ever, the marking pleasure is getting it done
3. DS arrived.  First time he's been for over a year.  He was buzzing having driven his first train the day before
4. spag bol for tea - after gin and with wine
5. gogglebox

have a great evening.

DigForVictory

LaineyT - fondly imagining toy shop. A Quiet day is needed some days! courgette flower - congratulations! "mostly interested in the other therapist’s lunch", well, spaniel... Bindweed truly the work of Satan. James Anderson quite the other side. A day at the races then a cobbled together meal en famille - lovely!

VJsmum - to do yoga I need to clear the floor, but yes, I too should return. Hurrah DS drove his first train! Sleeping well & birthday present shopping. Marking a dissertation on the train - awed at your wheeled office.

Frith - parkrun logistics... pineapple upside down cake and custard - Yum! Glad DWP being helpful. Onwards with a replacement sander - Huge respects. With our floorboards we stopped at clean enough to varnish (Must 'recaulk' gaps w sawdust mix & slivers.) Hurrah proper period lampshade & that you allow yourself time off for good behaviour.

mhagster - Hurrah olio, quiet but sun shining - yes please! Ah the crazy that is clubcard. Yeay cake dome! Wedding words - huge confidence in you. Ergh solicitors. 

DundeeDoll - Balgay sounds a place to feed the soul. SO glad ill dog recovering

Purple kitten - just so hoping Fuse comes through. A good vet is a very special pleasure, but I think they (rightly) see you as very special owners. Glad Mr.T not adding to your burdens. Nestle as well? Argh.

Fionatritton - welcome to the 5 OSP bord & all the best with learning Italian - I too use free PressReader library membership but mostly to try to dodge paywalls! Stunned by waste not want not box.

Ampersand - attagirl - a bit of sodditry is good for giving life a reminder it is not all one way. Shortened & hemmed linen trous - non sum dignus!

Happycas - Your fleece blanket has emerged too?!  

OS pleasures recently

Lovely medic has me on antibiotics but assures me that I do not have a menopause related bunion but arthritis. Just as painless but somehow less irritating!

Whizzy wireless headset! I can walk away from the desk, and gesture wildly, delivering training now. That my office floorspace is about the same as a phone box doesn’t spoil the fun that much.

Heat mat has triggered germination in lemon pips! Hunza apricots still darkly pensive…

Midsomer theme rescored for carnival organ - so well done, so funny!

Latham festival has Shania Twain & will be bracketing the football with the Lightning Seeds & Madness…. Love the robust north west festival glee!

Some nights my Scouts are a joy & you couldn’t put a price on the fun. Other nights you wonder what the paperwork would be if you rendered them down for soup. But our little previously elective mute was coaxing her blindfolded brother scout on brilliantly, so tonight mostly priceless!

Youngest claiming to be the voice inside my head. An amusing idea but I think he’d be a bit startled by the range of voices already there, from people who’ve had a part in raising me. [Of course I voted. Several voices are quite insistent.]

In Oxford Aldi mum chose some rather lurid lilies but they were rtc so I added another bunch in bud so she’ll have triffids galore. Then chuckled over coffee for a cough & persuaded her into eating a bit more. Youngest off with list to cook Dig family food (chilli, bolognese, etc - meaty, hearty & served with Lots of carbohydrates) as she eats up well for him! {Galore triffid a vivid yellow lily so v colourful & mum v happy}

Now where else do you find a cyclist who spots the car lights still on as they cycle back up the hill half an hour later & apologetically rings the bell, just in case? Focused on mum, I’d completely forgotten the car!

Sis has covid & the cheek to ask me to go fetch her laundry from the other side of town, take it back to mum’s, wash & dry it there & take it back across town. I’m here to see mum, not burn time fuel & mums resources but family…. Not seeing a good way to say get knotted. [Offered launderette, she coped without.] Read up on hot zone protocols & grinned darkly over the “contamination reduction zone (or warm zone) is the transition area between the exclusion and support zones” idea.

“More work for the undertaker” & “I’m gonna wash that man fight out of my hair” are fine old tunes mum remembered bits of, & Google & YouTube provided the rest! Explaining “sewing your wild oats” without elevating the blood pressure took a bit of doing. (Her book club’s choices will add to my grey hairs).

Ah. Mum has tested positive for covid. (Feeling relatively fine, but having to be coaxed that at over 85 she counts as vulnerable, & therefore her seated exercise & lunch club cronies should be left to cope without her for a fortnight, to Protect Them…) Her carer trying to be calm but jittering a bit. (Testing clear at present.) Book club read ditched for a Harry Potter! {Everyone now back negative but careful}

Old Uni mate celebrating 38 years married as I try to figure how to get current lateral flows & if/how to reschedule a hospital appointment Monday. My first thought was “I’m not that old!” but I am…

Hurrah, I can explain “Ray Ban” as high end version of sunglasses like hoover to vacuum cleaners & show mum an image of the wayfarer. 

The cat is making noises reminiscent of a trimphone & apparently this is how he purrs.

“You can stick what you like up your nose lateral flows, Lego, petrol whatever. You’re not making me.” OK, hand me the Lego, but also see how easily covid is able to move in now the visceral horror has calmed.

Home, scrubbed, tested negative, eyeing work calendar as end of weekend & hoping Thursday’s report meets audit requirements as finished at 8pm…

Inspected my green family - the heat mat is making no difference to the humza apricots but the lemon pips are popping! Now to see if the Cypriot kumquats are inspired to try likewise.

Oh Andy! And then she lost. Oh botherit. To see his farewell though, bless the man. 

Ah, sheep grazing on the verges, I’m definitely back home!

Chuckling with lady in white linen tunic & jeans, (the visual epitome of Greek island holiday adverts), over punctuality & Jane Austen.

Colleague referring to some new trainees as “rescues” - they had been in call centres & now are far more free range & need supporting to get used to the open sky & the idea that their manager is an ally not a predator. Advocates “consistent handling” - which I agree with, but life isn’t reliably consistent!

Re-reading “the power of the dog: cabal” Neil Gaiman’s farewell to his dog. I tear up every time, s’beautiful.

I must ask the next delivery person about how & when & if they take photos. Is it an invasion of privacy to snap the recipients feet? It would help reassure us parcels have been delivered.

It’s thundering. As a Summer goes, I think it’s been mislabelled. Fun to watch the light show though!

I love the spot the station emails, even when it’s raining (“expect light rain in the next hour” as I hear it plosh & gurgle) & seeing a horizon is off, let alone a space station.

Rather fewer Scouts tonight, but we all bundled home in time to appreciate the last minutes. Suggestions include the Concorde at Manchester, cooking & “more stargazing please” (alas the weather, but we’ll try!)

Got various crisps loved by the family at discounted-for-footie rates. (Managed not to snarl at the chocolate staying exorbitant.) Added a bottle of Hendersons as the stash at mum’s has run out.

Drawing up a ‘maybe I will’ list for my Friday off! Read, weed, transplant things… even sort books for charity shop <shudder!>

Many years ago we had the occasional Modesty Blaise novel to read. I snagged one off a shelf & am roaring with laughter at Willie Garvin.

Aw. Turns out Youngest is using a vintage HMSO ring binder rescued by his father as his recipe book. I wondered what it was doing & then realised!

Health Strength Love & Courage to all as have need, and Hope that things will improve likewise. 

mhagster

Hello. Bedtime. Having an early night.

Woke at 5.55am. What’s going on 😆. 

Finished the book I started yesterday. Will return it to charity shelf.

Caught up on hoovering/ bathrooms/ laundry.

Went to a dog park where you book your private use for an hour. I drove by it then ended up going round blooming narrow country roads trying to find it!  Dog and Big Pup had a good time. 

Got another olio order .

Been a dry but dull day. Washing didn’t get completely dry. 

ampersand

1.  First day of The Old Curiosity Fair at rugby club done.  DG, &'s pitch paid from takings so far. 🤞for tomorrow.

2.  Wonderful evidence of young gay friends' wedding happiness.

3.  Essential serial slug killing, morning and night.  They're huge, everywhere and eating everything.

4.  All Blacks'🏉victory, 24-17!  Yesssss! Much rebuilding work still needed with retirements and new coach, Razor Robertson, but good. Useless Foster's departure couldn't come soon enough.  Heard on and off, while ferrying stock in for osp 1.

5.  This has just made me chuckle .....and wonder.🤔😁

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/oqZiUwxXjK6HJozB/

Frith

Pleasures for today (Saturday)

1) Good to get up after a mere 4 hours of sleep. 

2) Went to Park Run.

3) Back home and pottered around.

4) Went to a pre season match for our football team. Nice to see all the players again.

5) Fed bigger son's cats.

6) Watched Casualty. 

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Small dog slept through the night for second night running, good for her and very good for her human slaves ☺️

DSS and fiancé had breakfast with us before setting off to see other family and then pick up their own small dog, an 8 week old spaniel!

Spent the afternoon at the yard with the beautiful grey one, we did some lateral work in the school and then went for a little stroll around the farm. 

Driving home and saw what I thought was a piece of rope in the road but then I got closer & saw that it was moving in a S shape, yes it was a snake! About a metre long and greenish in colour, never seen one in the UK before and checking it out when I got home think it was a grass snake. Rural Suffolk so guess a good habitat.

Watched a film and was sent various videos of new pup at home, he seems like a confident lad and is a beautiful reddish colour. DSS and gf are suitably smitten.

VJsmum

epic post as ever DforV. 

For yesterday

1. washing dried on the line - mostly.  A quick airing overnight and they'll be ok for DS to re-pack for another week in the hotel.
2. yet another walk by the sea
3. lots of tea and coffee drunk and chats chatted
4. out for a meal with friends.  Lovely seafood pasta.

enjoy the evening all - whether watching or avoiding footie.

mhagster

Up and out early this morning. Saw a fox then a heron. 

Then we both had a snoozette on the sofa.

Read for a bit.

Been a nice enough day. Dry till half an hour ago.

Had sausages ( from my olio collection) and croquettes and veggies for dinner.

Walked round to see mum’s NDN. The hydrangeas in mums front garden made me smile.

And the cheers that erupted on the way home made me smile too…checked my phone…Spain’s first goal.

The most beautiful sunset. 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Sunday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Took the removed wallpaper from the bathroom ceiling to the tip.

3) Went to M and S for a cup of tea.

4) Back home and did some more painting in the hall (under the radiator) then played about with the sealant gun again and sealed everything I could find!

5) Phoned my school friend.

6) Football was poor but smaller son and I had nice cheese and crackers. 

Highdays

Hi everyone.

Back from our holiday and just dropping by, haven't caught up yet so hope you are all ok.

Some pleasures:

1) Had a great holiday.

2) Sussex is beautiful, in parts just like a Constable painting. Constable's uncle's house was at the end of our lane. This could be my only claim to fame!

3) We went to some lovely places and met some super people.

4) Superb accommodation, 5* definitely. Single track road was somewhat interesting!

5) As always, my own bed.

Will catch up on all your happenings tomorrow.