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Currently noshing some fresh bread with lovely butter.
Can anything beat that?
Erm, yes
Probably best not repeated here though
Big Bang Theory => blue Bernadette
Getting in to a bed with fresh linen on and hunkering down with a good read...
Melted cheese.
Getting into a bed with fresh linen on
That's the thing!
EDIT:
Melted cheese
Another good call. Needs crispy bread though which could make it not so 'simple', but luckily can go into the oven with cheese, so I'll allow it.
smelling fresh rain on a spring/summer morning
Roasted and salted cashew nuts
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Easy.
Warm shower to end a sweet day's riding.
(Bike or otherwise 😉 )
Yes the fresh bread and fresh linen strike a chord with me. Have to watch for crumbs though.
Pigs.
In.
Blankets.
kids sleeping in til after 7 o'clock in the morning.
Although I've never known it happen!!
Freshly cut grass with the slightest hint of petrol from the lawnmower, on a warm sunny day.
has to be petrol with a bit of oil in it but yes, nail-head
the first morning after mid winter when the sun gets up before you do (usually followed by a sudden panic that maybe that means you've slept through your alarm)
the cold side of the pillow
getting a duvet into it a freshly laundered cover and getting yourself into bed, under the duvet, in one move
Smell of a racing 2stroke motorcycle. 🙂
I really like new socks. Once a year I replace all of my socks with new ones. Just going though this at the moment so it's three weeks of new socks every day. It's sooooo decadent 🙂
Carnation milk drunk from the can
Corn Beef ash
Freshly creosoted fence.
Oh, just remembered. Ambrosia creamed rice from the can, directly from the fridge.
Oh yes
Petrichor
Oatcakes
Holding doors for overburdened people
Left over beans from the can, fridge cold with a big slug of sainsbury's hot chilli sauce or tabasco
Mrs g-d is not convinced.
The first coffee of the day
The smell of privet hedge blossom takes me back to being 8 years old where our old house had the stuff growing front garden.
Giving my dog a belly rub. 🙂
Making the missus laugh.
Fresh crusty bread + cheese + wine.
The first pint / dram at the end of a hard hiking / riding trip.
Running on the beach with wor kid's dog. I hate running, but can't stop smiling when the daft mutt is alongside.
First / last cup of tea for the day.
Driving a freshly washed / vacuumed car in the sun (rare I know)!
A good fart/poo/wee
Lovely hot shower, then in to a fresh bedding.
Walking the dog up the woods and manicuring the trails.
can anything beat that?
Hmmm, do like bread, and butter, yet on the scale of simple pleasures then getting jiggy with someone who wordlessly, intuitively and rapidly fits yr jig has to rank highly 🙂
Also the smell during and after rain on a long spring evening cycle run. And the smell of chilli on the stove. Oh. Could go on all day.
Taking off your kneepads after a long hot ride.
Lying in bed hearing owls calling. Think the most vocal one right now is a Little Owl. And still have half a glass of wine left!
(To try and trump northwind 🙂 )
Taking off your socks after a long hot ride!
Seeing the sun rise.
First cold beer/cider/water/fruit juice after a hard summer ride.
First pencil strokes on a fresh piece of paper.
(actually totally innocent but none of you will believe that) An unexpected cuddle from behind.
'Kisses' from the dog when you walk into the house.
Poached egg yolk bursting over a simple salad.
Socks warmed on a radiator before being put on.
Finding a cool patch of bed for your feet.
Smell of a large diesel running (not the exhaust, the rest of it).
WD40
Bacon and egg roll, runny egg.
Walking to bed on a sunny morning whilst passing all the miserable gits on their way to work 😀
Being woken up at 4.30 by your 3yr old.
Birds singing
Hot cake for breakfast in bed, followed by ............ Then a long shower then a ride (MTB)
Smell of fresh coffee brewing
Fresh sheets, yes!
The first beer after a ride on a hot day.
That and Bacon
The Wife.
Taking the wife on a picnic on a warm summers day.
Driving a V8 on twisty roads.
Cycling.
Haagen Daaz and a great movie.
Seeing a 6 pack staring back from the mirror.
Getting a I love you message.
Being called 'daddy' by our two year old.
Smell of WD40
The warmth of a small bunny tongue behind the ears and the accompanying snuffle when your ears get inspected too.
Sneaking in a gear change over a small rise, and going that little faster than you thought you would into the next downhill.
Seeing a 6 pack staring back from the mirror.
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14 month old mini RRR shouting "Dada!" and frantically crawling towards me as I first open the door getting in from work 🙂
Slipping into a warm pool with a free lane after a long day dealing with people, problems, pain etc. There are no words.
Wow. Swimming in a pool has always been a chore to me!
Wife is no simple pleasure, so that's out. While living for long periods in remote places the only thing I missed was cheese on toast and a cuppa from a tea pot, pref with a crossword. First thing I have when returning home.
Watching Jesse the Roomba do his stuff.
the only thing I missed was cheese on toast
After being away from home doing restaurant eating 4 nights a week for months that was always one of the "What I'll do when I get home" things.
Years ago in France I had a disco biscuit, a surf, a cycle and a **** all in one day, in that order. Simple but blissfully deliriously happy. From nature I love the smell of Autumn in the woods.
Warm sausage rolls dipped in brown sauce. Mmmmmmm
Oh... And watching my daughters jumping around to Just Dance on the wii
Leftover curry from the night before and the first swallow of a good beer. And a belated and unexpected birthday present.
Any thread started by Renton or JHJ...
the sight and smell of bluebells
Nigerian Guinness.
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An empty horizon at the beach.
Stars.
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Cycling along a French avenue in summer.
Being warm enough to your gloves off mid-ride, felt great today.
Popping bubble wrap.
The snap/pop/crackle of a tubeless tyre seating...
Dusty trails in dappled sunlight.
The feeling of a completing your 'to-do' list with time left to do something you actually want to do before you have to be responsible again.
When my son (5 yrs old) says "Dad, it's sunny and muddy at the same time, can we shred the gnarr today?" (although i feel guilty allowing him to think it's normal to talk like that).