A "nice" thread

Delighted to notice how many of these pleasures cost us nothing at all financially. There's a lesson there somewhere.

Two Robins having a 'chat' outside our window. They really looked like one was giving the other a piece of his mind, I could almost imagine his wings on his hips, head poking forward (I have a vivid imagination). The other one looked a bit confused as if he didn't quite know why he was getting an earfull 🙂

Our garden is a bit attractive - coming along after cold winter!

Kim19

Delighted to notice how many of these pleasures cost us nothing at all financially. There's a lesson there somewhere.

Indeed Kim19.
Thanks TillyTrotter.

We are spending a few days in a cottage in the Lake District. The first time we have felt brave enough to go away from home since covid began as I am CEV. We are keeping away from busy places but have managed to have our picnic in some lovely spots and found an ice cream farm today where we could sit outside and enjoy our first ice cream for almost three years- bliss. The scenery is so beautiful and we are so grateful that we are well and able to enjoy this time together.

Best wishes Ashcombe and to your cousins son Kim.
The card is something to treasure Aldom.
But really, lovely threads from everyone. So much to be thankful for.
Thanks for starting the thread fancythat.

DGS rang this am to ask if he could come and see us. While he was here, he asked if there were any jobs we want to doing.
So now the lawn has had its first mow!
It cost us . . . a can of Pepsi (which we keep for his visits. Made my day!

I have just spent 6 hours with a group of crafting friends. Lots of chatter and laughter ( not much crafting).
Now I am looking forgot a visit from my Brother and SIL on Tuesday and preparing for a weeks holiday on my own.

Paddyann thank you! I had lots of cuddles.

Aldom
That's a lovely card from your Grandson, I'm not at all surprised that you're proud of him!

Aldom, you must be very proud of your Grandson he sounds a trooper

The family are here and the sun is shining, what more do I need?

Something very simple. I get great pleasure from listening to music in my car, played from my Spotify list.
For months, Bluetooth wasn't working, even after trying every tip on the internet, consequently, no music. It looked like an expensive repair.
On my way to drop off some Mars Bar cake to my daughter, which I forgot to give her, when we went as a family to see our new granddaughter this morning, my music started playing spontaneously. I have no idea why.🤷‍♀️

The best part of this morning was that my two boys, who hadn't really been speaking for the last two years, were talking again.

My heart was singing along with the music!

Congratulations on your new granddaughter, Marydoll! What lovely news.

Maggiemaybe

Congratulations on your new granddaughter, Marydoll! What lovely news.

Thank you. Lying very unwell in the cardiology unit in January, I thought I would never see this wee darling.
Then again, I thought I would never live to see my other wee grandadaughter. I am on cloud nine.

There are such lovely examples here of things that give us pleasure.
I have been researching my family tree and the 1921 census has provided me with the details of a relative whose name I couldn't quite remember. I am thrilled to bits.

I sang with my Sing it Happy choir today and really enjoyed it. It is a choir anyone can join - singer or, like me, hopeless.

But our leader is also a brilliant singing teacher and her pupils sometimes come and do solos. One of her pupils, a teenage girl, sang 'There's a Place for Us' so beautifully that I needed a hanky.

fancythat
Thank you for this thread. It has really cheered me up and made me think.

This morning at church I met a lady with whom I seemed to have ‘ clicked’ I have seen her a few times in church but never had a chance to chat with her before.
Then on my way back home I saw a lady struggling to walk with a stick. I stopped and asked her if I could help. It turned out that she has the same Christian name as me, lives in the same apartment block and was born a few miles away from me in South Wales! If I had just walked past her I would never have met her. This too lifted my spirits.

AreWeThereYet

Two Robins having a 'chat' outside our window. They really looked like one was giving the other a piece of his mind, I could almost imagine his wings on his hips, head poking forward (I have a vivid imagination). The other one looked a bit confused as if he didn't quite know why he was getting an earfull 🙂

I witnessed something like that recently. One was posing aggressively and swaying from side to side while the other one, like yours, just watched looking bewildered. As I stated upthread, we do like feeding robins when they have young and some years they’ve had three broods but as my son says we’re perhaps over populating the area.

We had a walk this morning with a group of us and then afterwards we all sat around in the park with our coffees and had a good chat in the sunshine. Lovely after all the torrential rain we had yesterday. One of our group has just lost his wife and it was good he turned up and we were able to support him.

I'm very new to Harry Potter ( I know!) and have been compiling quizzes for my nine year old granddaughter who is in a Harry Potter phase. She knows a lot of the books and has read them as well as heard them as audio books and seen the films. She loves the quizzes as she gets most of the equation right and I am amazed at how much she has retained. She gets a lot of recognition for this from me. I've run out of questions as I've only done the first book ,so I've sent off for a couple of quizzes books. I get a lot of pleasure from doing this with her and am looking forward to the books arriving.

I do a gratitude list quite often and that cheers me up. I'm grateful for my pretty good health, my lovely daughter and granddaughter who I get on really well with, my loyal and supportive friends, I have enough to live a reasonable life.

Also deeper things like grateful I don't live in a war zone, have a roof over my head, clean running water, am warm enough, enough food etc. I am one of the lucky ones on this planet right now.

A gratitude list is a good idea Phillippa111
I agree with you about the war stuff too.
I may have mentioned before on GN that my dad used to watch quite a lot of war stuff. It made an impression on me. So thankful not to be experiencing it.

dragonfly46

Fancythat I am so sorry to hear that - I hope they are problems which can be resolved.

Thank you.
It went worse before getting better, but it may all work itself out , that particular problem. Thankfully.

Mollygo

DGS rang this am to ask if he could come and see us. While he was here, he asked if there were any jobs we want to doing.
So now the lawn has had its first mow!
It cost us . . . a can of Pepsi (which we keep for his visits. Made my day!

Aw. Lovely.

People volunteering to help, and younger people too, is a bit special really.

LRavenscroft

My nice post is a homage to the lady who runs one of the craft groups I attend. She is in her mid eighties, treats everyone the same, celebrates our achievements and has a wonderful and optimistic outlook on life. She gets people to do things and help her to raise money for charity funds (food bank) by asking if they could help her rather than commanding. She raises quite a lot of money for very needy local charities that serve local families in hard times. She is one of those people who is not afraid to do the job herself however humble. She is the nicest lady I have met in a very long time. In her company you feel that you are 'home'.

Lovely.

Feel like I may be in danger of overusing that word, like nice, but whatever!

She sounds like she has special skills.

Farmor15
It is exhasting.
But rewarding.