What has given you pleasure today? ( An anti-rant thread).

Warm sunshine outside drying my clothes etc.
A clean kitchen after my son was home alone all weekend.
Mark Carney winning the election in Canada.
A phone call from a friend inviting me out on Friday.
This thread! I was thinking of starting one but now I don't need to bother...

Painted a garden bench then sat in the garden enjoying the sunshine and reading my Kindle.

My dentist told me she can repair the tooth I thought was a complete gonner with a simple filling.

The weather it's so lovely, perfect for me these days, really warm, mid 20s without being too hot. Everything looking verdant on a walk earlier and all the different flowering in our garden. I'm enjoying sitting on our patio in my pendant egg shaped swing seat looking at the garden enjoying the peace and quiet, just the birds.

Seeing a swan sitting on its nest in Walsall Arboretum.

It's the simple, wholesome things that make the heart sing, isn't it.

A long walk with a dog walking friend then a wander round the library for new books and lunch sat in the garden with my new book. Can’t beat fine weather can you I love it.

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I filled a suitcase with things I no longer need and delivered it to the charity shop. They particularly like the case!
Then I walked about 3 miles through the woods and along the river. I'm just home, tired and happy 😊

A long journey, most of it along the Heads of the Valleys Valleys Road in Wales. Quiet, beautiful countryside, and a warm breeze.

After attempting bed changing and some cleaning this morning I'm sitting outside listening to the birds which is giving me pleasure.

Fresh crusty bread with butter and apricot jam for breakfast.

Some washing on the line warm and dry.

A bargain milk jug and sugar basin from the local charity shop
A lilac tree in full bloom on the way back. 😊

The warmth of the sunshine.

I went to choir. I can't sing but going to my choir gives me a real buzz.

I have at last decided that the chance of frost is over so have reorganised my many patio pots, feeding and topping up the permanent ones, and potting on the annuals grown from seed or plugs. It is so satisfying! I did an Asda shop this morning and bought some Magnum Euphoria ice creams. One will go down nicely as I sit and recover.

I was just in town and thought that an ice lolly would be just the ticket. I knew that the ice cream van would be outside the shopping centre, but the window was closed when I got there. Just then a man passed me and went to the van so I loitered. Sure enough he got in and opened the window so I got my orange lolly and sat in the sun to eat it. First one of the year.

I have a clean house, bedding changed and washed and my garden weeded. I have to admit I oversaw it all!