5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

mhagster

The sun came out and dried up all the rain. It's been a beautiful day.
Much sobbing today . I really miss my husband. I've some major decisions to make ( and am able to be in a position to make them because he died) and could really have done with his opinion. But I wouldn't be here making life changing decisions if he was...so go figure!
Plus trying to chat with DD1 and she was in her living room with her housemates and the telly was blaring ( and she had called me not as if I was interrupting her) she has my car. She wanted my car. She needs to get a road worthy test and certificate to change the registration to her and she hasn't bothered her backside and I've been asking her for weeks / months and still she hasn't done it. So I could feel myself getting very annoyed and was already emotional so said I was hanging up. Grrrr! I've even said I would pay for roadworthy check weeks ago. And she hasn't had much work and could have got it done and now this week she's working 6/7 days plus Uni and no way is it going to be done so I just sound like a nagging mother! Grrrr!

Anyway whilst upset and sobbing I cut the bloody lawns again! Seriously the grass just keeps growing! My son has severe hayfever so it's not really an option for him. He did however ask me if I was okay? No....then got full vent! He wisely took the dog on a very long walk.

Spare room is spare again so its been gutted. DD2 did wardrobe so 2 bags of stuff taken to charity bin at T carpark. Shelves have been put up and shoe rack going down to understair cupboard. All bedding ( quilt, pillows etc) washed and dried and mattress febreezed! Get it back to a girly room after our male guest was there for 4 weeks!

Made some Cajun chicken pasta for tea and sat in garden and ate it.

Much washing done and all ironed. Just need to put it away!

Tomorrow of course is another day

Frith

Pleasures for today (Sunday).


1) A lie in.


2) Hens well and courgette and pumpkin plants are growing.


3) Asked smaller son where he wanted to go today and he opted for the large shopping centre (?). Had a look round there, bigger son got some socks and they had some cookies.


4) Got a few jobs done - bathroom cleaned, stairs cleaned and I took the extractor fan apart and cleaned it so it runs more quietly now.


5) Tagine for tea. 14th day of the Blood Sugar Diet completed so I will weigh myself in the morning.


6) My brother popped in.

DundeeDoll

Busy but lovely weekend
1) spent Saturday lunch time preparing salads for Sunday church lunch for 50
2) then lunch at McManus galleries with dd2 and mum
3) Sunday school this morning with dd2. Ascension. We did Jesus being taken up into the clouds, ate some chocolate left over from Easter, and made thank you cards for the lunch helpers
4) lunch was a great success. We have raised £10800 for the new lighting and after lunch we had a talk from our climate change fund link person
5) home, walked dogs wit( gbf who had come to the lunch, then another walk with dogs over long chat with ds. Discovered we;re both going down to manchester Thursday so i;ll Get a train over to Glasgow and he;ll book 2 seats from Glasgow. Dogs now fast asleep as soon will I be. Can;t believe I missed Eurovision!

house_elf

Morning Peeps,

Mhags DD is off for a summer season in Greece today. We will have many FaceTime conversations with her over the coming months similar to yours with your DD.......until the social life kicks in, and we will be forgotten!......hope you feel better once you have made your decisions.

Sunday

1. Lovely drive to Ragley Hall for Handmade Fair. Sunshine was beautiful.

2. Workshops were very expensive, so did not sign up for anything, and just wandered instead. Found a stall where you could make an embroidery picture for £5. Spent a companiable time making a flower picture. Bought a pattern to make a pinafore. Took home lots of inspiration.

3. Chinese takeaway for tea, as DD wanted to have one before she goes.

4. She is all packed and ready to go. (I am awake and very anxious).

5. The sunrise is beautiful.

Have a lovely day

villagelife

1. Saw MIL briefly. I had brought some clothes for her and she said she liked them but wasn't looking at them. It's been done. She had forgotten it was DS1 birthday and said she would give him money like last year. That will be nothing then.

2. DS1 liked his presents. A book and various vouchers.

3. Facetime conversation with DS1. He was away as it was his godson's christening. He then sent a beautiful photo of them both. I think he enjoyed his day.

4. Went to Savill Garden to have a look round with DH. We both enjoyed ourselves but wouldn't rush back.

5. Spent some time in the garden.

6. Water came back on. There was a burst pipe so we had about 3 hours with no water.

ampersand

Have got nowhere trying to do online ryanair check-in since 5 bells, then Live Chat. Lesley's 'help' was ludicrous and un-, so have left it.
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1. Using up inventively:-) Thus, 'interesting' risotto/fried rice will be consumed over next couple of days, doubtless with various add-ins. Currently - arborio rice, olive oil, red onions, peas, thai basil, chestnut mushrooms, bacon, ham end, 2 eggs, a little cream, 4 tomatoes, various garden herbs. Tastes lush. There's trifle, too - sponge use-up, this use up[made last week]https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13356/tea-fruit-cake , with finish off cream, banana, tin of pineapple, big chunked orange poached in 2 ends of h-m marmalade and berry jam, use up flaked almonds and h-m custard[brownie points please bop] It is far too nice - and very filling. Naughty yummy scrummy.

2. Early out yday to catch M at Trumpy carboot. News needed of someone for 2 other someones. Suspected worrying reply late last night passed on. But met someone else with his new someone and this is v. good news indeed. Long may they last en couple. Picked up a few quick interesting bits, ho hum. How much No More Stock now joins No More Books, No More Plants....yesterday only 6/nil, until.....

3. ...Quick rtn to &squat for old lady lunettes and still on time for early church @ 10 was terrific, felt needed. Just so happened, not sure how[&, phib] that 5 nmbs and 10 nmps left from yday's drop-in caf! day sortakinda levered their crowded way into &'s car, still loaded from Spits and Trumpy. That'll be sorted shortly.

4. Offloaded plants, had soddit moment and headed to town of horse for big Antiques Fair late entry. Declared self 'Trade' - & is not paying £4 to go in and walk around for final hour. Looked for M, an older, très soign! lady of probity, style, substance and was shocked at her appearance. Blood clot on lung, operations, slowly returning to activity. Another pause and think moment Bought from her, on behalf of oxfam. One other nice guy - quick deal on 2 quirky little bits. Would have loved the geniine old oil-on-board swinging signs for a long-gone game butcher, but couldn't justify, esp. with euros to sort. Petrol and euros are both up again today....:-(((

5. Stopped en route for another lavender, which has been on The List for a fortnight, but none found until asking chez lovely village plants lady - 80p, average for most of her plants, all of which are terrific. More digging and all planting then done by nightfall. Coming in from out front, solar light beaming not just once, but 3 times, reflected in all the birdie waters:-) It's a lovely effect.
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Busy busies from now till go time.
Hope son's experience is one more wake-up call along the way, Frith, not to mention Mr N's son's. Any follow-up action on event itself?
Daring to hope David Milliband might come back. & would be out on sure campaign trail:-) 'DM dumps TM as PM'
Happy Mondays all.

[Deleted User]

Day at the races.

Excellent view of horses.

Ice cream cornet with raspberry sauce.

Girl practising handstands on grass.

Won one race.

LaineyT

Sunday pleasures,

Early up and despite forecast no rain so yomp around the field with small dog and home for bacon butties, coffee and all things Ambridge.

Sort out of books and big pile waiting in spare room to be re-homed.

Afternoon spent in the garden, window opened so continuous groans and cheers from Capt S with the last afternoon of Premiership footie, his team have qualified for CL with two major competitors missing out so happy days.

Invitation from SIL for family get together.

Blue Brie on sourdough toast for supper, Midsummer Murders and all that.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

V had to get the Live Scrabble up and running yesterday. Top form by BoP and we did not have a pitch invasion! BoPsie played well but skill is permanent, Cocoa was drunk!

4 Sunday lunch was proper frozen foods again, with a cottage pie made two weaks ago! Serbved with pan gravy, cauliflower and peas. Strawbs and mint choc ice cream was also eaten. Glasses of orange concentrate and eau de faucet were drunk! Saturday brekfest was usual snorker and best back. Haricot has beans in tom sauce and the usual trimmings were had with tea! Tum well rubbed this weakened! Inn BoPs packed lunch box today is the usual Bourneville, cakes of Jaffa, salad, and special this weak, Chili and rice! Homemade chili and rice that is! Recipe available. Noted inn then emporium last day Jimmy the Cook has some sauces out. Not on your nelly! Tin of chopped toms and the rest. Made especially hot for BoPsie. Firewater is available if yous is affected by thinking of the cakes of Jaffa!

3 Down at mill, the elevator minute at the morning prayers has been rather sharp since the lady who looked for trouble and found it. No one has completed their minute without tears this morning. Rich tea biscuits, provided, were not used as we did not want people to splutter! Back in the furnace room, the boilers are fired up for the weaks doings!

2 Nite BoP is inn the gym. Donts knows hows that BoP has excess puppy fat at the moment. Anderby Creek is delayed! News on this later. BoP tour in the US is now only … Washington and The Big Apple again. Tickets Booked for Colin Hay at Radio City. Hes with some drummer from a group called The Beatles! Details of the Anderby Creek trip soon!

Let sleeping dogs lie!

VJsmum

Art'noon all

DD - erm, leftover chocolate??? what is this strange phenomenon?

Pleasures for yesterday

1. Another busy, busy day - more washing, cleaned the floors and hoovered downstairs
2. DD did upstairs.
3. More marking - the pleasure is that it is nearly finished
4. Beautiful blue sky and sunshine
5. Had a bbq - that I, a mere woman, cooked all by myself. Without needing someone to fetch stuff, prepare stuff and bring beers. I did it all by myself.

And today

1. Walked into town and back in warm sunshine with more blue sky
2. Finished the immediate marking batch :T
3. No weight lost - the pleasure being that none was gained and that i could put on a pair of jeans that are really tight and that i wouldn't have been able to wear a couple of weeks ago :T. I had a bottle of beck's blue last night (no alcohol) and my weird rash has reappeared. So I think i am right in that i am allergic / intolerant to something in beer. I'm hoping its the malt / barley and not the yeast... but I fear...
4. OH is cooking tea
5. The laburnum trees - love a laburnum

Have a good evening all