5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

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Happy New Year everyone!

Lovely lunch out at a garden centre yesterday.

A drive through the countryside after lunch and admiring the freshly cut hedges, ploughed fields and ditches that were full to the brim because they'd been cleared thus avoiding floods on the roads.

Nice walk round the local lake when we got back home.

Pansies bright in the winter border.

Hearing an owl calling outside in the woods along the road after dark last evening.

LaineyT

Lovely words Mhags, thank you.
Wishing all my fellow 5 adayer’s a very Happy New Year x

New Years Eve pleasures,

The post lady delivered my book so spent a couple of hours reading through, half cookbook, half reading recommendations, The Little Library Year by Kate Young, good stuff.

Snorkers and mushrooms for breakfast.

Visit to BuryStEd for a look around, had a mind to get a calendar but couldn’t find one I liked ( prefer a family one with columns for both of us plus dog & horse so none of us miss appointments ). We treated ourselves to a coffee in bookstore, might have had a Tunnock biscuit with mine

Driving home and a beautiful sunset.

Evening full of Yahtzee and catching up on the comedy programmes we like.

DigForVictory

Out with the Epic, in with the Edit. Today, anyway.

Aww, Princess Charlotte’s curtsey! So cute, and so appropriate for her strange world.

Youngest has juicy cold & has been excused much. Even most of the washing up. I just hope the relatives feel as generous when they read their thankyou letters... [They were! So startled & charmed, they checked with my mother (who trained me) as to how I did it - robust moral suasion & reporting back the incredulous delight.]

Platelet donor son handed up arm again & calculates he’s saved 153 people so far. Fellow novice donor started bleeding unexpectedly - son’s observing mate (& needle-phobic driver) nearly threw up at the blood. Son supportively laughed....

Do just love this little iphone. I can start to write a thankyou letter on it waiting for oven to heat. [Need to finish & email it, ahem!] Read a few more pages of a book. Get a reminder to read the meter. Apart from getting emergency phone calls on it, this little gadget’s a trusted pal!

Himself opines ”Tesco is held together with hairy string” & y’know, eyeing what holds up signs, electrical duct tray etc - he’s right. They had Ben & Jerry’s choc fudge reduced (I do love a Bank Holiday) & The Sick has recovered his appetite...

Lo, new decade! Which starts with me sat here, tea in hand, gently weeping over Japanese Maple. Then grinning at Lady Hale. Then pining somewhat for a rattling game of Mah Jongg. I have enough playing cards for Racing Demon - that sort of multi generational game that leaves various parties on tea, toast & bed rest for three days after but someone still gloriously The Winner.

On the subject of family gatherings & pizza, may I offer this thought? Better by far to feed them on their individual choices (thoughtfully selected & agreed on) than effortfully create love which they may not all fall on with gusto, then take away all the remains for breakfast or a needed snack. Love does not alter but the Effort of Cooking does. Warm yourself in their bright eyes & keep a couple frozen for the unexpected young & hungry!

DundeeDoll’s poetry spells out in greater detail my heartfelt good wishes to all who read & post here.
Mhagster, I post on a prepping forum & that your lass seized memories has me cheering her from the rooftops (& reaching for a handkerchief).
Must now stop. [Difficult lesson]
Health, strength, love & courage to all as have need!

Skint_yet_Again

Just popping by to wish everyone a happy new year. I have been lurking and keeping up with your news.

1. Spent Christmas with DF and my sister’s family. Took flowers for DM. DF has made a full physical recovery after sepsis

2. Andrex puppy dog now 2 1/2 yo and much more of a pleasure. No longer bites us or chews skirting & radiators :eek:

3. She also now cuddles up on the sofa if she feels like it :rotfl:

4. DS has a lovely girlfriend who has moved in with us and is a joy. Plus she is tidy & helps with housework. Just hoping she can convert DS They are saving for a house.

5. For the first time in a long time I am feeling positive about the year ahead

Best wishes to you all x

Suffolksue

DfVPlease don’t stop I (and many others ) love the epics .

Agree re pizza ,I always have several in the freezer for unexpected (usually DGS 1,aged 14) visitors .
DH still dozing,he wanted to see the New Year in ,he’d already had his last meds so fell asleep in front of the fireworks and it was difficult getting him into bed ,he’s definitely sleeping much more the last few days .Wouldnt be a bad way to go .
I do hope that doesn’t upset or offend anyone ,you are my sounding board ,though have had the same conversation with DS who is of the same mind

I wish you all a Happy Healthy New Year .
Do everything you want ASAP we just never know what is around the corner ,this time last year DH was carving the bird and still playing golf three times a week .

DundeeDoll

Morning all. Having had lovely quiet evening in with dd2 (on text all evening to bf) ds and ds’gf (who went to bed early so nice of ds to stay with his ages mum lol) went to bed at 1:30. Yet still woke at 7. Will pay for it later! So shower (water still not heating, plumber coming Friday kerching But fortunately I have an electric shower in my en suite), walked dogs in search of sunrise at 8:46 (far too cloudy) and now back listening to the wonderful Clive James. Bop i is debating whether to pootle down to my local in search of sky sports 12:45 ko against our nemesis Millwall) mhags i’ve Been here just 3 months longer than you. we’ve certainly shared some joys and griefs, and yes lots of food and laundry folding! Sage advice suffolksue aha & I see you’ve awakened another mah jong rattler in dfv

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Happy New Year and the Roaring Twenties. Even Happier to them dappers that where her last time!

PM2DD Millwall. One friend inn towen is a Millwall Fan and what can I say! You get yourself to the wobbleades emporium and enjoy!

God is being anointed at the Theatre of Fish this day. That is pleasure 1 to 5,000! Best news since Lawrie and the rising Matt Tees against the Scoonts in August '71. Bring it on. May even get the live link here to see the canonisation of the new leader.

Then to get back to earth, the gooners are on later!

We can all agree that we are all crazy, but who decides that we are crazy to start with?

villagelife

Happy New year everyone.

A few from the past couple of weeks.

A good Christmas with family and friends. Laughter as good good and drink.

New years eve enjoyable with DH. Quiet but is what I needed.

Back pain improving and stopped taking painkillers so feel as if I am functioning.

mrs_motivated

Wishing you all and your families and loved ones a Happy New Year.

A few pleasures for yesterday, stayed up to toast the new year in, Indian style buffet was a hit and then we had a team quiz, I was the quizmaster ....channelling my inner The Governess Chase persona.

DD2 and her partner went home about 12.30, DD3 and her partner stayed over and went to bed around 1.00 o’clock, a quick tidy and few pots washed and the off to bed for me.

And today’s pleasures

Woke bright and early, think it will be an early night tonight...Tree down and decs away, house cleaned and tidied :T

Pooches walked and now sleepy.

My little Wolf cubs playing later, will be cheering them on and praying VAR fails to show up.

Lamb in the slow cooker, shall have tonight with Mediterranean veg and hassleback potatoes.

Shall be making next years present tags from this years Christmas cards later...and this time I will remember where I put them :cool:

Have a lovely day everyone, feels extra special the start of a new decade.

DundeeDoll

bop shhh not a word. The good news is, due to vacuum cleaner finally giving up the ghost, I didn't go to the emporium of wobbleade. So for today
1) spent a couple of hours decluttering emails - down 180 (still a long way to go!) and updated diary
2) have told children the mince rounds will wait till tomorrow as we have serious work to do on the fridge contents, including remains of Indian (there is no room in the freezer!). Going down nicely
3) researched vacuum cleaners, phoned mum to see if she could drive me to Mr S which accommodates one of our Argoses, ordered vacuum cleaner and off we tootled. i treated her and dd2 to a cuppa for their kindness, and there were free stroopwafels
4) I have now vacuumed my stairs (sorry Mhags, they're red) this is their first vacuum since being laid 23rd Dec due to vacuum woes. Pleased with my purchase - small which means it wasn't too expensive, and light to carry up stairs, though did need emptying 6 times!
5) Found some me time to play the piano - Czerny and Mendelssohn. may find some more time