5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

LaineyT

For yesterday,

Thankfully a little cooler, out to the emporium first thing and picked up a few bits for the weekend, fruit & ice-cream seem to top every list atm!

Gave myself a pedicure and manicure, much needed and listened to the latest Sherlock podcast while everything was drying.

Hot out in the paddocks so my girlie came in, tidied up her mane & tail, did some horsey Pilates then left her to her hay net.

Cooler late afternoon so few jobs done in the garden, in for tea then we were so happy to see clouds roll over and we had some decent rain. Let’s just hope it helped the firefighters as they battle a big fire on the heath at Dunwich.

Woke up in the night and could still hear the rain, could almost hear the garden sighing in relief!

Suffolksue

not a drop here Lainey and I’m not that far from you !

mhagster

Just said a very early good night to the dog and came up to bed!

Up early.
Was working this afternoon. A beautiful service. Met such lovely people.
Home with a lovely box of flowers.
Popped round to see DD2 and had a wee baby cuddle.

After a wet start it dried up and the sun came out for a wee while.

villagelife

For yesterday

Enjoyed my dog walk. It was a lovely temperature for a walk. Saw some baby deer.

A walk to village to get couple of things done and nice chat with woman in post office.

House is looking tidier

Friend is recovering well from her surgery.

Reading my book in the garden

Highdays

Morning all.

Not a drop of rain here but thankfully a more bearable temperature and a cooling breeze.

Recent pleasures:

1. Settled back into normal life after our trip away. Our 'Monday Tea' existence suits us just fine.
2. Planning done for our next few trips away.
3. Lovely relaxed summer days, easy meals, minimum housework, lots of reading and relaxing. Lazy? Moi?
4. A new baby in the extended family - little girl. Well, not so little - 9lb 14oz in old money. Ouch!
5. Will sort a picnic for tomorrow and another concert in the gardens afternoon, yet another of our favourite brass bands and a delightful way to spend a summer Sunday afternoon.

Right, coffee and Saturday newspapers are next on the agenda.

Have a good weekend whatever you are up to.

mhagster

Early to bed and early up…felt like I was waking up at my normal time. Which I liked. My sleep has been a bit hit and miss especially sleeping on the sofa.

Anyway once up I wrote a list of chores and ticked them all off and then wrote some more and did them. Felt like a good reset. Hoovered. Cleaned bathrooms. Ironed. Filled a charity bag. Amongst other things.

Then DD2 and The Baby arrived with all their stuff😃 and that just tidied look was gone.

I had emailed about the work I did yesterday to say thank you. And got two lovely emails back this afternoon. Filled my heart.

Bath time and bedtime stories also fill my heart.

Went with son in law to pick up some furniture for them that someone local was giving away. To me to you as we waddled out to the car!

Washing out this morning…just as it started raining. A day of showers but managed to get it in again just before a shower…and then the sun peeked back out.

Ate one of the cupcakes I was given yesterday and DD2 had the other one. Red velvet.

And had curry and rice for my tea.

Happycas

Good morning. No rain here. Nary a drop in living memory! Well, that's what it feels like. The ground is like rock and all the grass is brown. We are fortunate in that there is no hosepipe ban yet but it can only be a matter of time.

Recently.

Still going with DD to water her holidaying friend's allotment. We go every other day but everything is still very dry by the time we get there. And on Thursday DD and DSIL swan off to join said friend in Barcelona leaving DH and I in charge! A heavy responsibility.

Another nice problem to have is what to do with all the tomatoes, cucumbers and courgettes. So many neighbours and friends are on holiday that I'm. running out of recipients.

Yesterday I spent time sowing ( salad leaves) and sewing ( my year of tiny leaves). That amused me!.

I've realised I need to step up buying clothes for our trip in September. The shops are starting to shove beach clothes in a corner and fill the racks with black and brown. But at least summer clothes are in the sale so it might be more MSE.

Sunday. Time to put the croissants in the air fryer.

Happy Sunday everyone 🌞

Frith

Pleasures for today (Sunday)

1)Not a bad sleep.

2) Did some tidying up in the garden and sorted the pot plants out.

3) Took smaller son to Aldi to choose beer.

4) Cleaned the oven.

5) Changed my bed. 2 loads of washing done.

6) Cleaned the fridge, round the microwave and other awkward bits.

7) Made a curry for tea.

8) Noticed bigger son's Christmas tree is dying so watered that. It's one from a pot that he can dig up each year. Hopefully it'll pick up.

9) Waiting for a Sainsbury's delivery.

DundeeDoll

• 5 for the weekend

• saturday morning a financial review at the bank (not before time and must get into habit of doing annually)
• redid house insurance (about time too!)
• friends threw a centenary birthday party for their house and invited us to come dressed in 20s style - quiz based on the 20s, yummy afternoon tea and a super afternoon all round
• bought nice thank-you card from Waterstones and a small Great Gatsby jigsaw - bought them both on my points
• (very) early birthday treat - i have a dobbies care and end of July they send me a card with '2 hot drinks and 2 sweet treats to celebrate' barcode. as my birthday is 27th last year i was going to go on my birthday, couldn't and missed out so this year I invited gbf to enjoy the treat today - we sat outside in the sun and it was lovely
• then mr t and home for mum's super roast chicken dinner

villagelife

Some for past couple of days

Had a catch up with friend who I hadn’t seen in ages. It felt really good to get up to date with all the news and put the world to right.

Chat with my Mum.

Spent bit of time watering the garden. We have a hosepipe ban here so veg done with a watering can. We are meant to have enough water in reservoirs but they can’t store enough treated water.

Reading my book in the garden.

Picking and eating tomatoes which are still warm from the sun.

For yesterday

House tidied.

Used carpet cleaner to clean bedroom carpet. I’ve been meaning to do it for ages.

A friend came for lunch. She had surgery on Wednesday but was remarkably ok.

Messages with DH who is away for a couple of days.

An early night as feeling tired at the moment.