5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

mhagster

Hello! Bedtime. hopefully a better sleep than last few nights.

Anyway pleasures for past couple of days:

Painting finished. Hurrah. Not my favourite smell.

Visit from the niecelys.

Brickie ...Knocks on door. That's me away. Not enough bricks to finish the job! Seriously? The builder shall hear me next week when he returns from his sun lounger!

Lovely carpet measurer chap came . Measured hall and stair way. That will get fitted next week. He's chucking in the carpet grip and doorway doodahs for free.

Eyebrows waxed this morning.

Went on a country side adventure in Storm Callum. To pick up a very lovely rug. Way up single track roads , middle of nowhere...beautiful farm cottage. Lovely couple and not psychopathic maniacs as I was concerned about! Rug fits perfectly in family room and tones in nicely with the new to me sofas...

Refund on new to me sofa. Thank you.

Paid in a cheque at bank. No queue. How novel!

Lovely wrap/ shawl thing from M&S in charity shop.

Tea was leftovers.

Nice chat with friend on phone.

Catch up with friends at local hotel. My turn to pay.
Much laughter , the odd tear but much laughter.

Chat with my boy child. He's been taken on at work but at much less of a rate (still okayish) than he was getting as a contract worker. Not sure if he loves it enough to stay. Though he wouldn't leave unless he had a better paid job.

Lovely chat with my Melbourne girl this morning. Loads to chat about.

DundeeDoll

Friiiidaaaaay yay
1) overslept. Thank you mrpiano for waking me up with breakfast. Managed to get washed and dressed at double speed
2) 10am induction on queenax, new gym rig. Omg those monkey bars are a challenge! And back to office by 11
3) lunch meeting - new job shaping up nicely
4) xoh has new job. Same place but sounds very exciting. She sounded very happy about it which is great. Even though we’re split up we were together for 30 years so good to hear good news
5) then dinner to wish dd1 well as she goes off to Manchester tomorrow.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Friday’s pleasures

Another dry day but very blowy

This morning Our main squirrel was sat on window ledge outside kitchen - waiting to be fed :rotfl:

DSis went out for a couple of hours:D

Hm spicy vegetable soup with hm focaccia croutons for lunch :drool: - needed soured cream to tone down the spiciness

Fish fishfinger sandwiches for dinner - yummy

Rearranged contents of my two freezers & updated lists :T

Finished 2nd baby blanket

DH weatherproofed the garden tub, made a rack for all his hammers - 8 of them :rotfl: & continued working on the garden table he is making :T

Reading your posts

house_elf

Good Morning Folks

Recent Pleasures

1. Wednesday.......beautiful weather. Went to the train station to buy a group ticket for Thursday, and had a lovely chat with guy in the train station. He used to play football at our school when he was a lad.

2. Thursday.....NEC for UK Contruction week with my Vocational group. A Grand Day Out Students were on a freebie hunt, and came back with bags of pens, key rings and rulers.

3. I saw George Clarke (swoon), and spoke to Carwen Jones (such a lovely man).

4. DS2 had first driving lesson. Very happy.

5. Friday........started to design Christmas Eve boxes with my Friday group. Hoping to sell few to staff. Definitely an example of iterative design :rotfl:

6. Lots of reduced stuff in MrA on the way home.

7. DD visa has arrived:j She will be flying out next week.

8. Watched Vera with DH and DD.

Have a lovely day

villagelife

1. Went to MIL house for quite for house clearance. If acceptable he was able to do it then and there. Quote was very expensive so house not cleared yet.

2. Duh up a couple of plants that I will bring home and also a couple of things that I think could sell.

3. DH cousin came round and took loads of stuff for charity shop she works at. We have been unable to find a charity shop that will pick up the furniture within a month.

4. Home in time to spend time in the garden. Grass has been cut

5. Watched rugby and pleased that we weren't playing Leinster!

LaineyT

It’s the joy of being cooked for Plumduff as per #2

Up early and out to farmshop, picked up a large piece of brisket on special offer, cut into smaller pieces and now nestling in freezer.

Out for lunch, village pub ten minutes from us, lovely food and portions just right as hate to feel beaten before I start.

Lazed around on sofa for a while and watched Mr Holmes on catch up, we saw at flicks when it first come out but thoroughly enjoyed again.

Over to see pony, she was already tucked up in stable out of wind so gave her quick pamper and that was it.

No cooking for me :j crumpets for supper and settled down to watched Extra slice and Gogglebox.

Olliebeak1951

My five for yesterday:

1. Had a totally relaxed day and stayed in nightie/dressing gown all day - lazy mare !

2. Caught up with some friends on Facebook - hadn't had chance all week due to being busy.

3. Long awaited parcel arrived via Mr Postman :j. This is a REAL highlight for me, as I've explained on another thread :T.

4. HM Savoury Mince with Mashed Pots and steamed Cabbage/Leek/Celery for evening meal. OH is still :drool:.

5. Caught up with soaps - phew so much blood-shed and excitement !

6. Chat with Charity Shop Co-ordinator - I'll be back into harness from next week, starting with Monday afternoon to get back into the swing of things :j. This is the next step in getting back to 'MY normality'.

plumduff55

My five for today are;

1) Tasty bacon sandwich smothered in brown sauce for breakfast.

2) Sitting at kitchen table all morning completing paperwork and budget for next few weeks.

3) Went to nearby town with my friend and found a new cafe where I had a pot of tea and a lovely cake for £3.20 - great for the budget.

4) Had cod steak, peas and home made oven chips for dinner. While the oven was on I baked a chocolate saucy sponge pudding for dinner and some cakes.

5) Best part of Saturday is the evening. Watching Strictly now and a film on Netflix later not forgetting my wee tipple and crisps and maybe even a Turkish Delight. Sounds loads but it's only once a week :j

DundeeDoll

apart from luton losing it's been a very nice day
1) woke at 7 and did important email for boss
2) saltation yoga. having paid £190 for a year's membership 11 days ago this was my 5th visit so currently at £38 a visit ;-)
3) then back in the rain - thank you dd2 for my lovely radley umbrella for my birthday in august
4) dd1 dd2 and i hd lunch at botanic gardens then dd2 took dd1 to manchester. dd1 is starting her next adventure.
5) housework then dog walking then mrpiano played rachmaninov 1st sonata then cooked supper.

Frith

Pleasures for today (Saturday).

1) A lie in.

2) Saw the hens and Bonnie poorly. Hunched and refusing to feed. :-(

3) Took smaller son to his open morning at college (the one that does catering). Much panic, moaning and chanting through stress but I was determined we were looking round. We were shown round catering with another girl (a pupil at the school I used to work at!) by a first year student who was marvellous! Shown every kitchen, the uniform, all questions answered.

4) The tension then went towards shin pads (he needs some for Monday) and we went round the usual superstores before finding some in a small, family run sports shop that has been in floody city all my lifetime.

5) All smiles after that and we had a cup of tea outside the Boston Tea House.

6) Bigger son spent hours making a lamb passanda which was lovely.

7) Used the remaining lamb to make burrito filling ready for tomorrow.

8) Watched some of Strictly then Casualty.