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5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

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  • mhagster
    mhagster Posts: 5,816 Forumite
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    Hello! As the fireworks have started 28 hours early! Grrrr! 


    Anyway up early. 

    Working this morning and afternoon writing a service. But took a break midway to go to CP to walk dog. It was a stunning drive down. All the countryside was white with frost. Blooming chilly but very pretty. We had a nice walk. 

    Chat to sister. Chat to friend. 

    Caught up on washing. 

    Did an ironing. Just a small one..,work clothes and pillowcases! 

    and now all cosy in bed…going to do a bit of watching. 
  • Purple_kitten
    Purple_kitten Posts: 3,311 Forumite
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    A knock on the door from the gas man, who spent a long time on the road, there are problems, it looks like the new year will be fun,

    It’s been a lovely time, but I’ve had to send apologies to this week’s invite, I am not sure how its gone down.

    A good sleep

    A brief trip to aldi and a fare few reductions snaffled away in the happy freezer.

    I made toad in the hole that actually turned out well – I am surprised, which used up the last of the Christmas day pigs in blankets.


  • ampersand
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    edited 30 December at 11:59PM
    Chilly old night again after another sunny day. About to leave Trumpy emporium, to what will be &squat hwb-bedland about half an hour away 💓.....and fuel up en route, &!🧐 Little orange light etc. etc......
    1. Latest emporium 'Little Treat' was £3 off shopping bill.  Merci beaucoup.👍👏🤗
    2. Lazy ncd+nsd yesterday, if any longtime ospers remember they mean No Car Day+No Spend Day.  Not really lazy though, as the Afghan blankie was FINALLY finished.  As for &'s fiddly picot edging... Cursed self and unpicked a few times, to recount and re-do.  But done is done.
    3. Very glad to have seen S on Christmas Day, now 11 years straight and a good, happy pic together.🙏🫶😀
    4. NHS and Addenbrookes afternoon was long, more tomorrow also as next week's precursor to more BROH. Again, such good people and surprise mtg with J+J(summer marriage) and on Mum.
    5. Lovely to cross paths with M, who lives in a remarkable old chapel, filled with wonderful antique-y all sorts and we, long friends,  occasionally opposing bidders!....😁
    5. Pics from &'s invited daughter of several days and glorious feast tables over chrimbo, at a gathering of 20-ish family+friends of a fellow worker at CanSupport in Delhi, her life's work.

    Yippee! Pics finally loaded.👍
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  • DundeeDoll
    DundeeDoll Posts: 5,332 Forumite
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    looks fab @ampersand 5 pleasures for today
    1) the buses - mum and I went to Dobbies on the 72 and came back on the X7 then 16
    2) 'free' coffee - we both have a subscription which entitles us to 2 hot drinks per month and neither of us had been in December so we started with coffee then shopped then ended with coffee
    3) the sales - bought some lovely new bedding in the sale (have been using the children's castoffs) - I will use 1st January
    4) the river tay - walked into town alongside the river with dS, hot drinks (1 free) then bus home (me free, I paid for DS)
    5) football with mates
    then a very cold walk home and now in bed with Mrs Brown and christmas pudding chocolate :yum:
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