5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Vjsmum, congratulations to your DD on what sounds like a great graduation.

1 A little lay in, with porridge for brekkie and later was a lovely grilled chicken salad for lunch at our fav caf!.

2 We went to the next town over for their wonderful fruit and veg stall, as lidl has outpriced itself on courgettes and a few other things. Wow did they come up trumps, a box of toms as in a big cardboard box of toms I will make into lasagne sauce and salsa, a cauliflower that takes up half of the fridge shelf, courgettes, carrots and she got me a marrow that is ridiculously long I am assuming about 2 ft long, the lot for a fiver. We also picked up lots of needed little bits, bird food, wood wax, descaler, sponges etc, all home bargains direction and saver shops.

3 I made a note of a little table top sale happening around the corner, I spotted the guide dog people butting up signs for it.

4 It’s nice to be back and 2 teas later sitting, using a jingly glove thing to play with the animals.

5 A very tiny bit of tidying done.

6 Just put a slice of from freezer pizza in the oven.

Hello all - catching 5 mins around house cleaning and tidying and other sorting.

Pleasures for yesterday

1. OH and i went for a spontaneous walk along the canal to a city 8 miles away. beer may have been involved :beer:
2. we managed to avoid all rain showers somehow :T
3. OH cooked roast chicken for dinner - I KNOW, on a saturday too. But DD and i are out tonight so it made sense..
4. I think i have caught up with post holiday sleep deprivation..
5. I slept through a quite good film - according to OH.

DD and i are off to Stratford to see Seth Lakeman at the RSC. Report tomorrow

Due to remodeling and a not so helpful internet company I've been forced to find other pursuits. Now that phone line (yes I still have a landline, not just a cell phone...don't completely trust that they will always work) and internet service has been restored, I come back to find you have all moved. But you have been tracked down! Too much good stuff to miss out on here 'bouts!

* Three more rooms finished. Tile guy hired for kitchen backsplash to be done in three weeks. Quality tile guys are busy here. We are on his schedule.

* A feeling of blissful contentment as Thomas (DH) and I kept a gorgeously cuddly 4mo. old last night. She 'talked' and smiled at us until she snuggled down in my arms for her bottle and sleep. Of course I held her until they came home. Little blessings.
Her parents were happy to have a night out for dinner.

* I looked at my calendar and nothing is scheduled for this week. I breathed a sigh of relief.

* Still have the granddawgs. House elf, this Bernie parks himself under one of the refrigerated air vents and doesn't move. He also has a summer haircut. DD1 lives in the high desert so not as hot there and he can spend more time outdoors. He currently is testing out the new hardwood floors in my walk-in closet. Otherwise he is passed out on the tile floor in the kitchen.
I hear the feral cat these dogs so love to chase has been napping with the rabbits while they are here with me.

* It has rained for the second day and smells heavenly. Flowers will bloom in the desert with two days of rain! A respite from watering the yard and garden has Thomas in a good mood.

* So many garden tomatoes! I'm thinking I'll make a pasta dish tonight. Something with tomatoes and balsamic vinegar.

* Huge meat mixture cooked up for future burritos and now portioned in the freezer. I then can take out a container, add beans or potatoes or whatever and cheese of course for scrumptious burritos.

* The pit bull sounds just like Thomas when snoring. I don't know why this is funny to me, but it is.

* Blinis with runny apricot jam that didn't set up. Add sour cream and it's a masterpiece.

* Ability to cut back on sleep meds. Downright happy about this! :j