5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Frith

Pleasures for today (Monday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Back on the blood sugar diet! Had 2 weeks off but am still one stone lighter than I was 2 months ago. Had an omelette for lunch then goulash for dinner.

3) Took some stuff to the charity shops and bought a Seasalt long sleeved t shirt for £4.

4) Met my sister in the supermarket cafe and we had a cup of tea and a chat. Also gave her some boots that were too big for me. 

5) Remembered to recycle my batteries. 

6) Worked from 4-8 which went OK. Had time to have a proper clean up at the end. 

7) Changed my bed and did the washing. House is quite tidy.

8) Played a few games of chess online. 

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Started the day by using my journal, had got out of the habit but determined to start it up again.

Horsey town for a quick food shop and a coffee with my friend.

Over at the yard, worked my girl in the lunge pen and then tidied up her legs & heels, mud season is here and don’t want any nasties causing an infection.

Tasty tea, meatballs in tom & courgette sauce with gnocchi.

Quiz night and I managed to answer quite a few on UC, luck of the draw I guess.

Purple_kitten

1 Meal planning still.

2 We popped out to Aldee, for the first time in 2 weeks.

3 Kiev and rana pasta with greenery chopped in is tonight’s tea.

4 Cleared out a craft/card/wrapping drawer, which was easier than I thought, and I had a lot of very happy 4 paw helpers and used cartons we already had to organise cards/tags etc rather than needing new.

5 Left deep conditioners in my hair for about 4 hours, a bit of tlc.

6 Three wash loads on the line and remembering to bring them in again as dense fog forecasted for tomorrow.

Frith

Pleasures for today (Tuesday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Walked into town, listening to a podcast on the way.

3) Went to college as no one has answered the phone at their hairdressing salon for a week. Had a chat with smaller son's friend who works on reception, about the football and that he is trying to buy a flat. 

4) Went in the hairdressing salon and no pupil will be ready to cut hair until November. It was all in darkness with one lecturer (who has been there for the 15 years I have had my hair cut there). We had a chat and I said I was trying to grow my formerly very short hair into a bob and the back grows faster than anything else, into two silly triangles. Well, I am sworn to secrecy but she whisked me through and just cut the back for me!

5) Walked home again and spent ages cleaning the garage where the cat had had some toileting accidents. 

6) Got the new electric sander out again and sanded the doorframe plus side of the bathroom door so we won't have to shout for someone to kick it open from the outside any longer. 

7) Mowed one lawn, though it was too wet. I had been waiting nearly a month for a dry day. 

8) Went to the football (a draw) and watched the hospitality suite get evacuated and a fire engine park outside! Evryone went back in after 10 minutes. 

9) Sainsburys just delivered an order, about 6 minutes after we returned home. 

mhagster

Morning! Still so dark this morning at 7.10am but the lodgers are taking my doggy a walk with theirs so I was told to go back to bed! 

Anyway for Tuesday: ( and this is why I should do it on the day or I forget 😆) 

Up and out with my doggy. 

Went to supermarket to get a couple of small pumpkins and a bunch of RTC roses and came home and raided the garden for herbs and trailing leaves and did some floral frippery with a hollowed out pumpkin filled with flowers. 

Dropped one in at old work with a bag of tablet for them ( because I’m nice like that!) 
Went over to DD2 house in the afternoon to wait on different chaps coming, it was cold and damp. With no water ( for flushing loo) or electricity ( for charging our phones!) the chaps were all nice but Ooft what a mess ! 

Back home via chippy …hello doggies , I know we’ve been ages.
Then a couple of hours later…bed! 

And I appear to have slept right through!

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Woken up early hours by small dog who had, very bizarrely for her, messed in her bed. So bedding changes and clearing up had to be done. She looked so sad and embarrassed my heart went out to her, getting old sucks!

Am fighting a cold so honey & lemon on constant supply, went into town to drop off a bag at the CS, get some more lemons and to pick up cash for the window cleaner whose paying his last visit of the year this week. 

Chicken soup for lunch.

My big girl is still enjoying the better windfalls from our tree, they are big old things and she really smacks her lips when eating them.

Pastry week on the Bake Off and we celebrated by having a custard tart for afters.

ampersand

& has connectivity, grace of Mr Lewis in Town of Gown, so will try for 5 osps.
1. Donated and bought in Nexus, new Town of Horse CS run by old CS friends.  Understand why now. Recommended, Lainey.👌 

2. Very rtc 50p Scotsdales herbs - and hugs again with BR, suddenly seen while there.  Looking forward to seeing what Tree Spinach is, or does.🤔

3. Happy discount Tuesday at Food Warehouse.  Have never drunk it, but took 9 big cans of Guinness for only £6.30!  Baking and casseroles ahoy! Great recipes here:  & will cope with US spelling and measurements -
https://www.displacedhousewife.com/chocolate-guinness-cake/

4. See osp 1 - wearing fabulous red long merino+cotton cardie with pockets, chosen from their "Any-10-for-£1" baskets.😃👏.  Checked it hadn't been dumped.  No, & loves it and handed on the other 9 tops and trousers en route.

5. Fed🏉Seniors their post-training munch last night and leftovers were enjoyed this morning -

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We'd be on our bikes over here all day, do our own sausage sizzles etc., safe, knowledgeable, responsible, catch fish and crabs too, make dens.

Frith

Pleasures for today (Wednesday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) Took me ages to hem the ebay patio curtains, using bondaweb. I think there must be 6 metres of fabric. Gave them a good iron too.

3) Went to Waitrose for a pot of tea and read my magazine.

4) Mowed another lawn. Still too wet!

5) Cooking this afternoon. Did 6 portions of Spanish chicken, now in the freezer. Cooked some chicken and stuffing for hot sandwiches for smaller son for the next 2 days. Then made chicken and guacamole wraps for tea !

6) Popped to Sainsburys with smaller son.

7) Watching Grand Designs (or I will be in 2 minutes, when it starts). 

VJsmum

evening all.

Pleasures recently

Stripping wallpaper in ICT - it mostly came off like a dream
exciting planning the renovations - though not very MSE
a very sociable weekend - out to the pub on Thursday, for a meal on Friday, a different pub on saturday and yet another on pub on Sunday!
pictures with my girl
radio 2 while stripping, especially on Saturday which was great british band day
a good drive back.
A visit to our local castle.  I've been meaning to go for about 5 years, not having been for about 15!  It's fab.

mhagster

Wednesday pleasures: 

Well I slept! 

Into town with DD2. Few things to deal with, met friend had a quick chat. Popped into florist for some eucalyptus and had a nice chat with the girls there. 

Home. Hung out washing. Perfect afternoon for blowing my bedding dry! 

Had a snooze. Various people were texting me and the pings were coming through my dreams! 

We had a burger for tea. Not something I would usually have at home ( love a burger when I eat out) but we’ve got two lots of food to be eaten! 

Made bed before bedtime! Hoovered and washed floors and put all my laundry away. 

Just in from a two doggy walk. And I’ve came to bed! Strange having others in the house!