OS Daily Good Friday 02 April 2021

Gers

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Gers

Morning folks. 

There was a hard frost overnight, the cars are coated with it though the sun is now bright. Yesterday the wind was very chilly, such an unwelcome change from Wednesday. When the cleaner was here I nipped out for a wee while. I went to the PO for monthly cash withdrawal (cleaner and window cleaners) and took a detour to get myself my usual flat white as breakfast. 

Later on in the afternoon I plunged into the pantry-of-doom. 😱 I started gently on one shelf, there are four plus the floor, which has the most frequently used items. I don't really mean 'frequently' as the first item I took out was a packet of sun-dried tomatoes with a BB date of 1992. 😱😱 It was very quickly lobbed into the bin. I've got a stash of approx 40 bottles and jars of oils, sauces and mustards to be disposed of, all out of date by a long margin. Heart-breaking. 😢 I'll take some to the tip tomorrow. 

DM slept for most of the morning then got a little mojo back later to do some drawing in her bed. Wasn't long before she was exhausted though I'm pleased that she wanted to. 

Today I'll be emptying the bottles of sauces and mustards (not the oils) to take to the food waste dumpster. I'll have to wrap it all up very carefully once in the proper bags. Luckily I've got a number of those huge carrier bags which Waitrose deliveries come in, they're very sturdy. 

For now my thoughts are with the poorlies, I hope things get better soon. Happy Good Friday to everyone. (Is this eating chocolate day?)

camelot1001

Morning All

Permission to eat chocolate Gers! Good luck with the pantry.

It's a beautiful sunny morning but mighty cold, there's a hard frost and looked very pretty when I got up. It'll take a while to clear the car as there's thick ice on the windscreen. Bedding and towels on the line, should dry today with the sunshine.

I'm on holiday now for a couple of weeks, yesterday was manic trying to get everything done with the financial year end too. I do keep thinking it's Saturday as I'm rarely off on a Friday.

Hope the poorlies are recovering well, have a good day and take care. XX

nmlc

Morning everyone 

Gers - thinking of you and your mum x

Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x

Happy birthday to those with a birthday x 

Air feels quite cool this morning, cloudy too.

DH in the bath, I'm enjoying my first cuppa and a brekkie bar whilst on here, I'll go for a shower shortly.  DS1 still in his pit, DS2 settled and happy.

Dinner last night was HM chicken and mushroom pie, mash, veg and gravy - all eaten as those that wanted had seconds.  I have a couple of options for tonight's dinner so we'll have which we fancy.

We'll be having a lazy weekend before it all starts again next week and hopefully the work situation will be somewhat clearer over the coming weeks.

Keep safe and well x 

nmlc x 

-taff

Morning all. Most definitely colder but I was not up early enough to see if there was frost, thank god. I had a lie in and it was lovely. Today the goth box is busy again for the OH this time, his friend is coming round to talk armies and gaming. I was thinking about going shopping yesterday for some fruit and veg but on the way to pick up OH there was traffic everywhere, and not just traffic but big big queues of it, so I very quickly gave up on that idea. I have a small piece of lamb in the freezer from buying when YS a few weeks ago [ at least the wild overspend last month resulted in no spend this month there anyway] so I might do that Sunday. I did a veg and rice and leftover chicken/chicken stock soup yesterday, there's enough for lunch today so better get thinking cap on for tonight. Ruby, i will remember that for when I have some aubergines. The grass might get a haircut today, I haven't been paying attention to how long it is and it's pretty long!

Gers, good job. Florence, love the bright colours in your blanket. Nanny, hope you've not disappeared into total declutter land..Hope you're all doing OK or as well as expected or racing up and down mountains [ in your minds eye] Stay sane, look after yourselves.

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Morning, hugs if you need one. Gers, similar experience when my mothers house was cleared out, lots of out of date products, I sometimes wonder how she did not get food poisoning.
Good Friday...... grey and cold, DB says its down to 6, will not be going out anywhere, its too brrrr.
Reconciled the bank  with the spreadsheet this morning, after Wednesdays marathon and not finding where the mistakes were, the new one balances. I was puzzled yesterday that the council had not taken our rent or CT. I rang after lunch and was told we were getting a refund as we had overpaid...........I  was recently awarded Attendance Allowance and that had resulted in us paying too much so adjustments were being calculated.  We would get revised paperwork shortly. So........we await a letter.
I have decided to start quilting Niblets quilt next week, so clearing the board so I have at least a free hour. 
I need to go into Leicester at some point once the shops have opened, so am applying for a discounted rail card. I am deaf so I get a discount of 1/3rd as does someone who accompanies me. 
No plans for the weekend, we would normally have gone out for Sunday Lunch, but until the restaurants are open again, that will be a no no, will be cooking chicken I think.
Tonight supper is the usual Friday supper, good old HM fish and chips. Strawberry cheesecake to follow.

Hard_Up_Hester

Morning all
Thanks for the thread Gers and hugs to all those in need.
Cold and overcast here, I've lit the stove, Beano has had a walk and I have a cuppa.
No plans for today though I might sort out my herb tub, I have some compost left from planting lettuce.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester.

RosyRed

Morning all, the weather has brightened up again, cold brrr,bit of frost on the park which Miss bigdog loves to roll on. More ongoing work in the back garden today.

I met up with DNiece and her boy in the park- it was lovely to see them .Her youngest was at nursery so didnt get to see him unfortunately.There was a bitter wind but we still got an ice cream from the cafe

DS2 may call today with the children. I'm going to make 2 meat pies if they want to stay otherwise one will be frozen if I can squash it in  

Right better go and help DH, he's repainting the fence before the new flags for the patio go down, it's quite drippy stuff!

Have a good day all. and sending love to the poorly people x

RedRuby1231

Morning all
Its overcast and very windy here, I am missing the sunshine, OH (ever the optimist) thinks it will brighten up so I hope he is right.
Todays excitement is picking up my click and collect from Mr A and nipping into iceland for a few bits, not sure about dinner tonight I cant remember what I ordered but we wont starve.
Dogs will be taken out this afternoon will go somewhere nice and maybe take a picnic lunch with us.

I keep thinking its Saturday too as OH is off so that has thrown me a bit.

Have good days all and take care xxx

dp1

Afternoon everyone
I still have little one as her mummy had to go back to hospital last night to be put on a drip as she was so dehydrated. They sent her home after a few hours - I wish someone would decide to keep her in to find out what's actually wrong with her. We've had a busy morning - making Easter baskets for mummy and great gran and a birthday card for great gran for Monday. She is fast asleep at the minute while I'm waiting the arrival of my next little visitor. My little great nephew is coming to play in the garden -I'm really looking forward to spending time with him as I've hardly seen him during the last year. I'm expecting him to be very excited as it's his birthday tomorrow - he'll be 4. He'll probably be quite shy at first, but his mummy said he's very excited to come and asked all week if it's the right day yet, so hopefully he'll soon be fine. Oh, I've just had a text to say he's on his way...only 2 minutes drive up the hill.
I hope everyone else has a good day too

maddiemay

Good afternoon everyone, dull start, now bright sunshine, but a very nippy wind.  Walked to market and back this morning, but after living in the south for 30 years where our particular area seemed to close on Easter Monday, not good Friday, I had not realised that so many more shops would be closed today, never mind another visit tomorrow will help with my step count.
I bought a Thyme plant to put in a pot and another baby  Erysimum Bowles Mauve,as the ones I had last year were tremendous and flowered and fed the bees for months and months.
I need to wrap up warm and change back into my scruffs and get out there, OH is going cycling so just dog and me, but he has unpacked and put together the new carpet shampooer and got the big D*son out and vaccd for me.
DP1 so sorry that your DD's problems are not being resolved, but enjoy the time with the little ones.  Gers my niece who will sling out anything that is a couple of hours past the BB date had already done a couple of purges at DMs house, so it could have been much worse when we cleared the house.
Hugs to all that need some, take care.