5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Hangs head in shame - not posted since page 323

Starting with a displeasure my Decluttering thread has vanished completely

However lots of pleasures, summarised as

Two barbecues - one my side of family & the other at DH’s side of the family

Week away in Scotland - rain, rain & more rain but time with my DH is always a pleasure

Week in France/Luxembourg with biking friends & it was hot, hot, hot 🥵 occasionally too hot

DSis has reduced the dining room ‘crate mountain’ - now only 2 crates to be sortedafter 13 months :eek: but 2 crates & 2 boxes of photos in spare room - a winter project!

The lovely weather since we have been back.

I will try to get back into posting daily

MrsSD

PipneyJane

Hello. May I join in?

My 5 OS pleasures for today:

1)

1. The OS Board. I love reading it.
2. Test Match Special. I didn't succeed in getting tickets to the Cricket World Cup - I was after the cheapest seats at Lords or the Oval - but I love listening to the commentary and the way the presenters tease each other and chat. (I'll be listening on the drive home tonight from work.)
3. My veg patch. Tonight, I'll get to harvest and cook the first courgette of the year. There's one that is finally larger than my thumb.
4. It's Tuesday, it's quiz night! Every Tuesday, a group of my friends do a pub quiz. It costs £2 to enter and, since we're nearly all drivers on the Lime-and-Soda, a round of drinks is less than £10. Lots of good chat and camaraderie at a cheap price.
5. An easy commute with paid for mileage. Today, I'm visiting a different site to my regular office. The drive was straightforward and the mileage will pay for this week's tank of petrol.

- Pip

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Ruby terrier and her mum, such a greeting from the small houndicus and putting the world to rights with mum when we went for coffee this morning.

The roses in peoples front gardens, I've never lived anywhere with so many roses they seem to thrive here and they are every colour imaginable and beautifully scented.

Trip to the garden centre this afternoon to find some wire to train the blackberries and loganberry and finding a garden seat with storage reduced to £200 which we may go back for tomorrow, it's got a roof and sides and a storage chest under the seat, it will fit where we have a space for it and will be lovely to read a book in on a summers day.


We replaced the first lot of petunias in the garden hanging baskets, the first ones got very 'leggy' and they now look lovely.


Have trimmed all along one of the border fences in the back garden and all the overhanging ivy and branches growing through the fence slats from next door are gone, it looks so much nicer.

mhagster

Let me find pleasures in my busy day of work.

Well I wasn't starting till 8am. Usually 7am but after a scone Masterclass and a couple of tries the boss made the scones and they looked fabulous .

So I walked to work ( the walking there was fine the way home not so much ) and enjoyed the bird song and smelled the wild roses as I walked by and admired people's gardens.

Work was busy. I was cook today. Made a very delicious tomato and lentil soup. I work with a nice bunch of girls.

Had a very lovely customer pop in...our very own & who went out of her way to come visit me! I was delighted and she's exactly as I'd imagined!

A slightly more weary walk home as back was sore and feet were sore and I'd brought home the dirty tea towels to wash so they were an extra bag to carry but admired the gardens in reverse order and it was dry with a pleasant breeze.

Decent tips but I'm putting them in a seperate jar for OH's oncologist research for the month of July. We've almost raised $1000 so I reckon by the time I put my tips in we'll be over that amount.

It's a pleasant evening, I'm going to rake in the freezer for something for sons tea and then go out in my garden and weed and deadhead and potter. Otherwise I will fall asleep sitting up!

Have a good evening and& thank you for taking time out of your long journey home to come and see me. Sorry I couldn't chat for long but I share everything here anyway!!

Purple_kitten

Frith, oh I like Dungeness, and the great fish and chip shop, on a corner on the main drag towards hythe. Sorry can't be more specific going from memory.
& and Mhags, how lovely x


1 Did a hair pack it was desperately needed
2 Finished loading the van with clothes
3 Cleaned up the house hoovered and mopped the whole place, feeling a tad bit tired.
4 Waited until late to fill up all of the bird feeders and water.
5 Cooked fish for dinner.
6 All plants set to auto water
7 Made a batch of scones to take with us and a packed lunch.

fuddle

Evening it's a lovely relaxing read catching up on your pleasures.

Homegrown strawberries picked from the allotment.

Being grateful that my health allowed me to carry my containerised bay tree from the plot to my back yard.

Being grateful that I have two girls who could carry my larger containerised blueberry to the back yard.

Enjoying the knowledge of growing I have accumulated and knowing instinctively that my blueberry is becoming iron deficient and treat accordingly.

Being able to snip lemon balm growing by my door for a tea infusion over lunch time.

Very happy that my hardworking husband could walk through the back door very early at 4pm. He's done absolutely nothing this evening, recharging his batteries.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Not everynites yous get a tucks inn and nite nite from BoP! And of curse a :heartpuls to the needy!

All except & that is. Come on Engerland. Send the kiwis packing tomorrow!

It’s Just is Cricket!

DundeeDoll

1) another lovely day, another lovely walk in
2) another hm arabiata, this time with a few prawns thrown in
3) a colleague i had delegated something to said the nicest thing. something was suggested which she knew wasn't right so she thought 'what would susie say' and said it. and by goodness it was exactly what i would have said! very proud
4) lovely dinner with said colleague and another lovely colleague at our local hotel. i have a 10% off loyalty card
5) then watched the end of the footie in the bar. sad about the result but was nice watching with 4 lions

Suffolksue

Thank you all
Mhagster how lovely to mee&
Oh dear Specialst nurse ( she's great ) came armed with 'yellow folder' which will contain DHs end of life and treatment choices .
He did actually listen ,she has left it for thought and discussion and will return when we want .
Now he has to think about it ,he doesn't want to ,watch this space .

1 nice day
2,got washing dry
3 did some housework
4 the Sarastedy does make moving him easier ,but good grief it is hard to push on carpets !
5 I was so proud of those carpets 2 yrs agon

Tomorrow is another day

Frith

Quick pleasures for today (Tues)

1) not a bad sleep

2) sunny

3) went to Sainsbury’s in New Romney - what a hoot! I hope all Kent people are like the shoppers there :-) All the aisles were being restocked simultaneously so I was having to say “excuse me” and “it’s a bit tight with that stuff in the middle of the aisle”. In the Welsh Marches, you would receive a polite, murmured reply. Instead I was called love, darling and twice “babe”! I’ve never been called babe in my life! A Sainsbury’s lady showed a man where something was and he said “thank you my lovely sweetheart thanks babe” all as one sentence!

4) we walked over to a very ancient church in the middle of a field

5) enjoyed the football