5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Oh dear BoP that'll never do.
Have a lovely time MandM, sounds fab.

Hello all, pleasures since Sunday

1. Had coffee with friend, outpouring
2. Did the shopping in Ald! - there were only 3 of us in there due to snow.
3. DD and I had previously arranged a night away in a posh hotel. As there was no reason not to go, we went. it was a lovely and gentle break. The hotel room was free with some insurance policy, but we paid to use the spa facilities and ate in their restaurant. it was the Fishmore Hall in ludlow, Frith. We were in the hot tub, outside in the snow looking over the snowy fields and hills. Spent yesterday morning browsing in Ludlow, such a lovely town.
4. Everyone is being very kind. On here and in RL. there will be a family sibling crisis at some point but sufficient unto the day and all that.
5. We went to dinner at friends' house last night - it was postponed from sunday. Driving home in unexpected snow was a bit :eek: (nothing was gritted) but we made it.

Have a lovely day all

1 Well 1 day to go, I received some lovely autumnal flowers from a colleague today, and the bus driver gave me a card saying I’ve escaped. He he, which I dusted off a vase for, I’m starting to feel rather shattered it’s all catching up a little.
2 Picked up a reduced Chinese meal thing from Mr T on the way back, it was er an easy way out, but I didn’t need to worry about cooking so all ok.
3 Washing is on.
Banking 4 and 5 as shattered there will be lots to write tomorrow.

Pleasures for today (Thursday).


1) Good to get up after a ridiculous night's sleep! I had a dream within a dream (dreamed I was awake) which woke me at 3am and I couldn't get back to sleep after that.


2) Survived the worst example of white van driving I have ever seen this morning. The road was TERRIBLE - with thick, white ice right across it and snow still banked up at the edges. I was going at 20mph, not braking at all, with 2 cars at sensible distances behind me. An old man pulled out onto my road (but going the other way) and did so gingerly and sensibly. When we were nearly side by side, I saw in my wing mirror a transit van overtaking the other 2 cars and me! I had to do an emergency stop (on the ice!) which could easily have caused the other cars to crash into me, or skid. The old man had to stop and basically fling his car into the verge/snow. I have no idea how the van managed to squeeze past then cut right in front of my car. The other man gave me a cheery wave and a shake of his head!


3) Got a bit of shopping done in floody city. My school friend asked for a new hot water bottle but the covers are horrid! They are either "fur" which looks like Alsatian pelts or tweed like a sporting jacket. Anyway, I found one with a knitted cover which will be fine.


4) Back home and bigger son had fed the chickens and made himself a pizza.


5) Smaller son did plenty of homework including (drum roll) the first homework he has ever done unsupervised! Hoorah!


6) Bigger son went to his old school on his motorbike to collect his GCSE certificates. He said it was a bit of a non-event as people could go between 3.30 and 5.30 and someone just handed it to him and no one spoke to him at all.


7) A tasty tea of chicken chow mein then a massive trifle made from more raspberries from the freezer. Smaller son is not usually forthcoming with his praise but he said it was "glorious" :-D


8) Bigger son has gone to games night with my brother and brother in law.


Going to my old job in the morning and hoping to get my NVQ signed off once and for all...


I don't know Fishmore Hall, VJsmum, though I pass the end of Fishmore Rd when I drive from here into Ludlow. My usual haunts (not sure how far you looked around) are the very good charity shops, the Olive Branch caf!, Holloways of Ludlow reclamation (just for looking!) and occasionally the castle or a long walk down the back to paddle in the river. If you went over the Clee Hill to get to Ludlow, you were very close to my house.

Just in. Long, very long - again - Spits day. Didn't even get everything unpacked today, was just too busy. Ditto at end of day. A late £145 in 3 sales is lovely.
Surprised I'm doing this at this hour. Cricket on r5x and commentator's/commentators' curse is as yet unstruck.
Even better. Even more unlikely.
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1. Takings as yet uncounted. Treat in store for a few hours' time. Suspect rather ok:-) Most pleasing that the exceptional antiquarian bk of last week's d!bacle sold again, early, for £170 again.

2. 2 hwbs doing lovely work, tum and toes.

3. Just finished pukeko mug of hot milk and honey.

4. Feeling relieved a big day is done, on heels of all that has happened in last week.

5. Rang France re: events of last week. M. entirely in position to appreciate extraordinary event, having growled re: Adbkes stay.
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It's 0341h. Sign off, &.
Night all:-)

PK's last day of purgatory :j

Thursday pleasures,

Lazy morning, sat in pj's watching the cricket, slightly better but normal service seems to have been resumed.

Met a friend over the yard and we caught up on all things horsey. Extra security has been put in place after the visit from the hare coursers, it was a good thing that the short tempered yard owner with his selection of shotguns wasn't home at the time

Lunch was HM veggie soup with cheese toastie.

Caught up on final episode of The Dectectorists.

Armed with vouchers we hit the emporium with a (small) list of festive drinks, lovely and quiet so plenty of time to peruse.