5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

All posts have failed today, so one more try before resuming &lit.

Delighted to be blamed for your smitten Jacquot state, Lainey:-)

bop - town of horse emporium is highlighting this one:
https://www.carltonbooks.co.uk/raf-100-the-official-story-hb.html

Some recent pleasures -

1. DG - feel corner slightly turned since whatever walloped & did so. Fevers, shakes, delirium, muck sweats, all sense of time/place gone.... Came to at some morning point, silly clox, knew 1st change since Monday night. Just so glad, but taking no chances with carp weather return promised.

2. A gorgeous ratatouille from many use-uppery peppers, leeks, onion, 'matoes, olive oil, odds'n'sods. All overnight in s/c. Divine and sensible.

3. Bill Nighy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09v8hkm

4. Prob. foolishly/too soon, dressed, drove to auction house[business] Nearly keeled over, but seated under orders, watched Cheltenham Gold Cup fantastically run/won by Richard Johnson on Native River, lead start>finish. Auctioneer W.A.'s first ambition was 'jockey'. He retains the requisites: small, neat, fit, well-made, vitality[suspect Lainey knows who].

NZ childhood memories of Trentham Races surged again.
http://www.trentham.co.nz/history.aspx

Royal tour 1953-54 by Crown Studios Wellington

& was excitedly waving:-) [posts passim]

Thought of you too, mcc.

5. Have just booked Royal Wedding flights/car hire. M and I shall play@Guests of Honour down in France, as we did for K and W. We had great fun.
M's gt-gt Aunt attended last time. She's 97 now, but still expected.

Yes, & IS rabid leftie:-)
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Blessings and comfort as needed.
Bonne nuit.

Hope you are on the mend now, Ampersand - sounds nasty.


Pleasures for today (Friday).


1) An extra lie in bed once smaller son had gone to school.


2) Hens well.


3) Bigger son cut up some more logs ready for the possibly cold weekend.


4) Bought more hen food.


5) Meant to drive from grain merchants straight into town. I happened to point out to bigger son a large stately home that has been in disrepair for decades - certainly all my life - despite the poor tenants living there in numerous leaking flats.


Bigger son suggested we park and have a look so we did. We wandered round the grounds although so dangerous with the patio collapsed and the roof fallen in on one wing. Then we saw the estate agents were there and they asked if I had an appointment to view it (!) I said no but they showed me round anyway! Half a million to buy but several million to renovate. 20 bedrooms, stables, fountains, 2 towers, a 4 bed cottage and 8 acres.


The nice lady and I looked round what we could. Cellars out of action because the Severn is in them, ground floor not too bad, next floor just about possible to explore and the third floor draughty with the roof off in places and some parts inaccessible. The other wing was not suitable for looking round. Astonishingly, the roof fell in there in December (over the boiler house) and up to that point there were still people living in some of the ground floor flats. :-/


6) On to carpet town to collect smaller son who had walked to the football ground with his friends to get his tickets for the match against Alfreton tomorrow. He is all set and excited to go on the bus now. Hoping the snow holds off!


7) Watched Gogglebox and the Last Leg.


8) About to listen to the Now Show.

Good morning Saturday. Had the laziest day yesterday ( well from midday onwards) so hoping to be slightly more productive today.

Dog walks with the 'ladies' yesterday. Haggis is truly in love! Same again this morning.

Had slimming club, another pound off so 12 in total. ( 38 to go! ...my challenge is 50 for 50) I had not stuck exactly to plan...but still had a loss so shall take that!
I like that I know so many people that go and it's all rather sociable!

Walked there and back via T ( bought some Easter eggs for local children's charity ) and home via rather muddy field.

Had a chat with DD1 and then my mojo up and left and went and had a lie down and watched Netflix .

We have a date for DD2 tonsillectomy. Next month. Hurrah!

I got my plans ( all this talk of windows & doors!) ...I'm taking a door away from kitchen ...I'm envisaging units...architect popped in a window...nah! ...in extension ...I'm envisaging a full brick wall...architect popped in a door...nah! These would literally be to look at next door neighbours wall/ fence and lead to nowhere and an unnecessary expense for a window/ door I don't want! This is my vision and what I want! Plans are being amended!

Have a good weekend .

Hey to PK and SYA, urgh &, poor you, hope recovery continues,

Friday pleasures,

Some sun and reasonably warm, washing dried outside and windows open to air the house.

Biked down to village garden centre for bird peanuts, found a cracking Easter card with spaniel carrying basket of chicks and other treats.

Also watched Cheltenham, Capt S had his pennies on the gold cup winner. Was good to see family of my first ever crush, Mr N Skelton, being successful including a cracking win by DIL to be, finally the lady jockeys are being given decent horses and obvs winning, about time.

Baked potato with cheesy beans for supper, simple but yum.

Mastermind and Gardeners World, then fell asleep so missed others.