bid Report post Posted February 11, 2009 What are the simple pleasures in your life that give you a lovely lift? For starters: asking Big A if he'd like a coffee when I make myself a cup of tea (no idea why this gives me a burst of pleasure, but it does ). Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
something_different Report post Posted February 11, 2009 snow! chocolate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted February 11, 2009 OOOh - lots. A glass of white while listening to the Newsquiz on radio 4. I potter round the house at the same time, putting clean washing away usually, and feeling glad it's Friday evening. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 11, 2009 A Diet Coke and a banana I know, this hedonistic lifestyle of mine will be the death of me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 11, 2009 A new magazine, a cup of tea, and an empty house in which to read it! Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nellie Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Long lies in the morning..............very long lies!!! Bliss! Nellie xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynne Report post Posted February 11, 2009 A cup of tea when no one else is in the house (ME TIME) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
call me jaded Report post Posted February 11, 2009 A haircut Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
call me jaded Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Long lies in the morning..............very long lies!!! Bliss! Nellie xx grrr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warrenpenalver Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Polishing shoes to a glass like appearance!! So repetitive its totally relaxing!! Guess its a ex military thing Target Shooting. To be good youve got to relax and getting it right feels good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CEJesson Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Snow. Blue Sky. Landscapes. Hills & Mountains. MG Rover cars. Cake. Biscuits. Quaint cottages and tea shops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 ~A smile ~ Watching the dogs run and play ~ A rainbow ~ Snoozing on the sofa Clare x x x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nellie Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Sorry, that really was bit insensitive of me <'> ............the other hand, as an OAP I?ve waited a long time for some quality time between the sheets! Nellie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Mr p bringing me a cup of tea in bed Cooking a meal from scratch with a glass of sherry to hand & LOUD music playing Being woken by the dawn chorus - means spring is here Getting up late on a weekend & "coming to" gradually rather than rushing round as I usually do Going to the farmers market once a month - saying hi to people I know there, & bringing home yummy treats A long email from a friend to enjoy Reading in bed Finding the first snowdrops And of course .... JAFFA CAKES! Lovely thread bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted February 13, 2009 Rubbing the tips of the cats ears between my thumbs and forefingers and watching her get all spaced out by it! (her little eyes shut and she looks all smug and luvved up!). and what's best is they're always really cold (go figure - but try it, it's true! I think god skipped putting capillaries in cat's ears 'cos of the fur but he underestimated the wind chill factor!) Another cat related one - I love going to bed and seeing the cat sleeping next to Ben's head, 'cos i know there's a symbiotic thing going on and they both get something really great from it. Non cat related - the smell of Ben's hair when it's just been washed. Getting the perfect mix of salad, steak, potato and mushroom on your fork. The first gobful of a good red wine. A good joke. A good laugh. reading something in a book that is so great you make a mental note to write it down (and then forget). Being alive (but this is something of a double edged sword!) A yawn and stretch that nearly hurts. Talking to yourself and saying something so unexpected and funny that it makes you laugh... L&P BD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 13, 2009 The smell and feel of a bed freshly made with clean bedding. Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 13, 2009 Rubbing the tips of the cats ears between my thumbs and forefingers and watching her get all spaced out by it! (her little eyes shut and she looks all smug and luvved up!). and what's best is they're always really cold (go figure - but try it, it's true! I think god skipped putting capillaries in cat's ears 'cos of the fur but he underestimated the wind chill factor!) Just tried...old cat has warm ears, and little cat has cold ears!! Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted February 13, 2009 Just tried...old cat has warm ears, and little cat has cold ears!! Boho Did they get spaced out/luvved up? It could be an interesting experiment if the warm-eared cats don't and the cold-eared cats do... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) Did they get spaced out/luvved up? It could be an interesting experiment if the warm-eared cats don't and the cold-eared cats do... Well, the little one is in season at the mo, so she's sex mad anyway and following Big A everywhere yarking at him (The other day I heard him say to her 'Stop showing me your bottom, it's not nice!' ) Old cat only really gets luvved up when she's kneading the furry throw on the settee But I shall investigate further! Boho Just tried again, and nope, the old cat doesn't liiike it! Edited February 13, 2009 by bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pookie170 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) ..........the other hand, as an OAP I?ve waited a long time for some quality time between the sheets! Nellie NELLIE!!!! This is a family forum!!! Tch, can't take you anywhere, can we???? Christmas Cake Cugglin into my lads while we watch a fab DVD Strolling through woods with the lads in my life, on a perfect spring day....and not meeting another soul on our travels either! Lying in a toasty hot bubble-riffic bath with a great book, Diet Coke and mint humbugs by my side, whilst listening to my favourite choons, all surrounded by lit candles......totally chilled out and feeling pampered...... (And may I tell you how often that happens???? Not a lot, that's what!!) Edited February 13, 2009 by pookie170 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hev Report post Posted February 18, 2009 take a break magazine and a coffee on a thursday morning make me feel good hot bubble bath katie in clean pyjamas just after her bath the thing which makes me feel really good is baddad especially when he rubs the tops of my ears with his forefingers and watches me get all spaced out you didnt think he was on about a real cat did you kathryn??cat is his special nickname for me!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) the thing which makes me feel really good is baddad especially when he rubs the tops of my ears with his forefingers and watches me get all spaced out you didnt think he was on about a real cat did you kathryn??cat is his special nickname for me!!! :lol: Boho I'll never be able to look at a cat's ears in the same way again Fabby to see you around here again, hun!! <'> Edited February 18, 2009 by bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Walking around the supermarket...when it's quiet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted February 18, 2009 the thing which makes me feel really good is baddad especially when he rubs the tops of my ears with his forefingers and watches me get all spaced out you didnt think he was on about a real cat did you kathryn??cat is his special nickname for me!!! You wouldn't get me near those ears until they'd had a flannel taken to them! And while you're at it make sure you don't miss your neck - you could grow tata's in that lot! Ikkle ones in fresh jimmies - Oh yes! Do you remember the good old days when you got thick, white cotton sheets fresh from the line on washdays? They were crisp and cold and smelled of sunshine... now they are soft and thin and smell of fabric softener Still - a big improvement on the nylon ones my mum bought in the 70's - you'd get rope burns if you cornered too quickly and on summer nights they'd fuse to your body like a second skin. Static shocks, too - but then if you're going to be shocking i guess bed's the place to do it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
call me jaded Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Sooooo looking forward to this evening. 3 children on a sleepover, DH at work, ASd boy will be in bed by 8.30pm A light supper which includes cheese and excludes the certainty of someone telling me the damage I'm doing to my heart, a long bath, fresh sheets, Sky+ in the bedroom. It's going to be good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted February 18, 2009 A light supper which includes cheese It's going to be good My god - are you mad??? Just think of what that'll be doing to you heart Beelzebub's toe - jam! Enjoy your cheese - nice bit of stinky stilton or danish Baloo, i hope. Might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Sooooo looking forward to this evening. 3 children on a sleepover, DH at work, ASd boy will be in bed by 8.30pm A light supper which includes cheese and excludes the certainty of someone telling me the damage I'm doing to my heart, a long bath, fresh sheets, Sky+ in the bedroom. It's going to be good You devil, you!! Enjoy Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 18, 2009 :Still - a big improvement on the nylon ones my mum bought in the 70's - you'd get rope burns if you cornered too quickly and on summer nights they'd fuse to your body like a second skin. Static shocks, too - but then if you're going to be shocking i guess bed's the place to do it! My mama had a complete brain storm and bought both purple and fuschia pink nylon sheets!! Scary... But do you remember the cotton candy-striped ones? Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Do you remember the good old days when you got thick, white cotton sheets fresh from the line on washdays? They were crisp and cold and smelled of sunshine... Mmm, we still have them in halls - I love making the bed when we collect the fresh ones on a Tuesday morning Plus I get to laugh at the students who clearly haven't got a clue what to do with unfitted sheets!! :lol: But do you remember the cotton candy-striped ones? No, but I do remember having flannel ones which I think my Mum used to starch or something as they ended up like sandpaper - ouchy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
call me jaded Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Woohoo DS gone to bed. Downside is I have to wait for the washer and drier. Still getting over the havoc caused by norovirus and all the kingsize sheets are on single beds. My mum still has the candy-striped sheets. Ooh I might nip down the road and borrow some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Step away from the cheese, Jaded!! Boho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
call me jaded Report post Posted February 19, 2009 I've survived the cheese, you'll all be delighted to know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 19, 2009 5:29pm (and 59 seconds) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday (actually, especially Friday) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad cat lady Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Mini me, when he is telling a joke, he giggles so much when he is trying to tell it that he is funnier than the actual joke. Makes me smile every time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Our weekly date as a family with Kung Fu on DVD. So cosy, curled up watching it together - my menfolk for the violence, me for David Carradine in his bare-chested prime Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted February 23, 2009 A hug from The Little Monkey (who knew that would ever happen ) A hug, full stop..come to think of it Doggie getting so blissed out with a head scratch she nearly falls over.. Sunshine through the windows.. First sip of tea in the morning.. Putting on silly socks.. Snuggling on the sofa, with a good book.. Listening to the opening notes of a favourite tune.. *goosebumps*.. Reading all these lovely posts...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Receiving a text from a friend Hearing the guinea pigs go mad whenever anyone rustles a plastic bag (and then explaining to them that it isn't food) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Walking among hundreds of crocuses and snowdrops that have just come through the ground that not very long ago was snow-covered Getting a postcard from someone on holiday to add to my collection Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Getting whipped cream on your hot choklit...........when you didn't ask for it People watching at the hot choklit place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
call me jaded Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Yes I've been people-watching over cappucino today. Must find somewhere that is less creche-like now I don't need one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
