The thought of the loaf of bread I just put in the mixer to have at lunch in sausage sandwich format
And mdma obviously
I went to Tesco last night and paid at the machines. Was waiting for my £5.20 change and expecting the usual massive pile of silvers and coppers when what should pop out but a £5 note and a 20p.
Hallelujah! I screamed, punching the air and then dropping to my knees and sobbing for joy.
...Well not quite. But it was a massive and welcome (disproportionate) surprise.
I meant to post this a few weeks back, but didn't get around to it ...
Out on a solo evening ride, beautiful dry autumn evening. A sudden gust of wind just picked up some leaves from the trail, lifted and swirled them into the air briefly, and then just dropped, and all the orange-brown beech leaves just floated gently back to the ground. Magic.
Walking along the cuddyside in Peebles i was treated to the otter swimming about.
Ah but the best feeling of all is when you buy a tool and it turns out to be the wrong tool and then you throw it in a box for years and suddenly without any warning at all in the middle of a job you need that exact tool and you go “wait a minute…”
Shortly followed by "...when did i buy the second one?"
Oh that's an excellent find Ambrose. Are you a fan of 5000 year old gags too?
(It's the way I carve'em)
Watching Point Break on the big screen* last night as part of the BFI 'action movies' season.
Full of geaky Point Break fans all laughing at the same bits, joyous 🙂 🙂
*have only ever seen it on tellybox
Crispy but not too crispy chips.
Schadenfreude.
Yup, I reckon that's the whole list for me.
My Christmas cactus flowered for the first time in maybe 15 years. I guess it likes its new position (more sunlight)
A solitary quiet pint in a quiet pub.
Finding out that Nick Parks of Wallace and Gromit fame also animated the dancing chickens in the Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer video
Writing a post on the social mediaz and hitting the character count limit exactly. I feel like I've got my money's worth.
Nick Parks
Park.
- those perfect early morning rides, where you can watch the world wake up around you, loaded with flowy single-track and gigggly bits that just make ****ting about on bikes a total joy.
- designing bike things in titanium
- testing shiny things you've designed and finding out that your ideas actually work really well in the real world.
- reading favourite books, with the wood burner pootling away and happy cats all over the place trying to soak up all the heat
- getting home from a rubbish day at work to be greeted by my fave one eyed knobead cat, full of head bunts and purrs.
- waking up next to my favourite person in the whole world
- pickled onion monster munch
Can't get much better than all that ^^
Pulling into the driveway after a very long day at work, opening the door of the van only for my daughter to come flying in head first for a hug before I've even had the chance to get out.
She'll be too big for this soon but dammit I'll miss these welcome homes.
Remembering and putting the correct colour bin out on bin day. Middle aged wins.
Learning that the price of pigs in blankets has fallen by 2% since last year.
I have been looking after my new girlfriend's dog this weekend and watching how happy she is jumping into muddy water made me smile. Not sure I will be looking after her again after getting her so muddy but it was worth it.
On the subject of kingfishers, I used to see them all the time when I lived next to the Basingstoke Canal, particularly kayaking as they’d fly ahead of you, swooping to the next branch. Now living on the Isle of Mull, we were driving along and noticed a bright blue bird swoop and perch on a roadside fence over a burn. Said to Mrs DB “why would I think I’ve just seen a kingfisher?” As they weren’t known to live on the island. She was talking to some knowledgeable birders - apparently kingfishers have been observed at a “secret” location.
Simply getting out in nature is what makes me happy - the mindfulness of simply taking it all in, whether up on the hill or out in my kayak, particularly in an eagle, otter, seal, porpoise or dolphin stops by. It gives you a sense of perspective, sitting there in the majesty of nature and your only worries are the weather and the tides.
Gigs. Getting to see a good artist live with a number of other people is a joy.
Saw Slipknot saturday night, at one point making way for a dad and his 14yo daughter to get to the barrier so she could fully enjoy her first Slipknot gig right up front. Watching them sing lyrics in unison was a beautiful moment to watch. Parenting done right.
Doing the last yoga session of the year with a Christmas playlist quietly in the background. We settle into a nice gentle stretch and in a moment of quiet hear "You scumbag, you maggot...."
Cue 16 yogis bursting into laughter
Dua Lipa at the Royal Albert Hall. Just sublime.
Argentina
Last night here and loved every nothing seems to work minute in the place.
Practically Wham proof too
oh well just about to end another bottle of Malbec
My morning coffee from my favourite mug(s). This morning's is a 2014 TDF mug when the grand depart passed though my town in Yorkshire. What a weekend that was and 2014 was a brilliant year for cycling for me generally so it holds some great memories.
Plus I love coffee.
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Sabatier Professional Satin Polished Stainless Steel Ladle
The right size, right weight and right length for my wok.
It is a pleasure to use it for stir-frying but I had to bend the "scoop" to almost 180 degree (not easy and could break but I bent it as far as I could). However, I only managed to bend it to around 170 degree which is good enough. The steel is hard and did not bend easily.
I have another wok ladle but this one is much better for smaller wok and making it enjoyable to use. Food also taste good. LOL!
That without fail, someone will start a Mint Sauce “She’s on her way back” thread.
The dog thread.
and I don't have a dog
Arriving at a destination in the van just as a good song on my playlist finishes, lovely.
Using Spax screws rather than the assorted Homebase, B&Q, Focus DIY etc screws knocking about in my screw draw. I didn't have enough 4x40 screws so treated myself to the posh ones.
Opening up a brand new bag of coffee, sticking my nose in and filling my lungs 🙂
Just put all the Christmas decorations up in the loft. MrsMC has reorganised them into new boxes labelled:
Outside lights
Indoor lights
Nativity
Tree Decs
Advent
Jumpers and hats
Tat
Tat
Tat
Realising you have a problem is the first step...
The Avensis I sold for £1,000 a couple of years ago at 15 years old and with 165k on the clock just passed its MOT for the second year running with nothing major noted. Yes it's no longer my car and it was definitely "sold as seen" but it.still gives me a warm feeling inside.
Ahhh, my new tubeless tyres are staying up,the previous set had reached a weird point in their lives where they just wouldn’t stay up,I think it was small punctures in the sidewalls, plenty of devil heads thorns here 🙁
The Avensis I sold for £1,000 a couple of years ago at 15 years old and with 165k on the clock just passed its MOT for the second year running with nothing major noted. Yes it’s no longer my car and it was definitely “sold as seen” but it.still gives me a warm feeling inside.
thought thats a good idea, i'll have a look how my old ocatvia lauren & klement is doing now. i loved that car and only sold it a few years back as i had a company car for a while. i assume its been scrapped? 🙁
@sadexpunk - even if it's been scrapped you should still see the history - I can see my old Celica that was last MOTd in 2014 for example.
Are you sure the reg is correct?
@sadexpunk – even if it’s been scrapped you should still see the history – I can see my old Celica that was last MOTd in 2014 for example.
Are you sure the reg is correct?
@whatgoesup it certainly made me think twice, but i dug out one of the photos from when i sold it....
Riding my bike in the woods, actually just being the woods.
Field Archery... Once again in the woods.
Any form of sketching/drawing.
My collection of historically accurate military figurines ... Or some would say ToySoldiers.
Windows 11's next problem on its next boot. Must be fixed before you can do any real work.
I do like my TV 🙂
Someone's else dog to throw sticks for ... Then you can hand the dog back like grandchildren, when finished.
Actually, quite a few :-). And that makes me happy.
But the woods makes me really happy.
Regarding the Octavia, does changing the registration number for a private plate show on the MOT history? Perhaps not likely on a car of that age
I have just checked the registration number of the first car I owned, a 1977 Mk1 golf and it comes up on the system but apparently never had an MOT! I guess because it was scrapped before the new on line system came in
The smell of napalm in the morning.
