5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Quick pleasures for today (Tuesday)


1) Not a bad sleep.


2) Hens well and 4 eggs.


3) Happened to spot the window cleaners in the village so they came and cleaned my windows. I do the downstairs but there is no reaching the upstairs (they use a jet wash long brush thing).


4) Had LO burritos for lunch.


5) Popped to the charity shops to find a vase for one of my entries to the forthcoming village show. Found a vintage fluted measuring jug which will be just the job.


6) Brother in law has had his operation. There was a choice of 3 (depending on the damage they found once they started) and he had the 2nd choice so was in surgery for 5 hours. He is ok, though not comfortable. He might be home on Thursday!


7) I babysat my niece so my sister could visit brother in law. We fed the hens, did some weeding, watched some Cbeebies, she had a bath then some stories. I was told very definitely that one of the hens is "boody". :-D


8) Took smaller son for his favourite activity - a "midnight" shop.


9) No word from bigger son so I am guessing that he is enjoying this part of NCS. He did text to ask how brother in law had got on but my questions about "is it going ok?" have been ignored!

Tuesday pleasures,

Avocado on toast for breakfast.

Popped out to pick up a prescription and found a perfect WA card for DN and hubbie, it’s a flamingo one and she loves flamingos

Washing dried on line after a few rainy days.

Into Town of Gown for haircut, took backpack and stocked up on cheapo shampoo in Bo*ts.

TV off and Yahtzee played.

We did the SOL in 2001 PP so don't feel need to go back when there's loads of other things to do. Meeting my Melbourne girl there then bringing her home. 16 weeks to go!

The bricklayers were here before I was quite ready this morning! Older chap said 'now don't take this the wrong way ( which invariably means I'm about to...) but I find that women dont have a clear idea of the final thing. Men do. ' so I told him...quite pleasantly that actually I had a very clear idea of the final thing ( having told architect exactly what I wanted) ah yes said he....like the curtains and the carpets. Growling inwardly at mysoginy in my own back garden!

Poor things were bricklaying in horizontal rain ( prior to remarks) so I made some oat biscuits and a cup of tea for them. I'm never very sure of the etiquette regarding cups of tea.

Then they left and the sun came out and so did the washing. I have to do an obstacle course to get to the third of the line I now have available.

Into town as DD2 had a GP appointment. Parked at lidl and walked through park, standing in the queue thinking I know that woman who turned round & was thrilled to see me ( still couldn't think who she was) and turns out she was the gran of a girl who son was at school with. Had a very brief catch up with her.

Then did lidl , got last £5 off £30 spend.

Home and walked dog via post box and back. Met a neighbour and chatted with her.

Bought a lasagne ( I never usually buy one) but it was actually okay. Had with mashed potatoes, broad beans and corn on cob.


The rains back on, I just had to do the mad dash of the obstacle course to bring the washing in! Doggy can wait a bit for his next walk I think!

1 The car sailed through it’s MOT such a relief for an old un. DH did the service; the pricey bit was the MOT itself.
2 Then loaded it up with our stuff and went to the tip, and then CS with DFs things.
3 Strimmed and tidied the garden.
4 I popped to lidl for fresh bits I need for a planned snorkers, detoured via the dreadful Mr T, where I did get a few meat RTCs oh and 2 caramel doughnuts. But no more Mr T now for a month.
5 Received a lovely sale top that is well made and flattering, very pleased.

I’m a bit apprehensive as tomorrow will be the last day for the old what was family home, it will be nice to have finished it, but I suspect a bit emotional.