Kettle on, time for another cuppa, grab the biscuits….and put your feet up for a quick chat about whatever!
Brushed off
Birdseed. I managed to shower myself with birdseed the other day while looking at a display bird feeder in a shop, filled with tiny seeds and grains. I think I literally froze for a few seconds when it happened. It sprayed all over the floor, all over me, all down my boots and goodness knows where else. No birds came near me when I left the shop so I must have managed to brush it all off. 😏
Oblivious to the drama, the birds out the back are ever grateful for the food, especially the ‘fat balls’.
Bagged
Some bargains for next Christmas. Honestly, January is a great time to pick up Christmas cards, decorations and bits and bobs for next Christmas, if you’re bothered about that sort of thing and can be bothered to go looking. I don’t blame you if you don’t though. Some people are pros at this type of thing, like the woman who had already bought and wrapped next years’ gifts before the new year had even come in!! I bet she needed more than a cuppa after that.
I wouldn’t go as far as wrapping Christmas gifts a year ahead, I might change my mind about what to give someone nearer the time.
Bits I grabbed recently include some of those nice individual Clinton’s Christmas cards that retail for over £5 but were going for 99p each, and these ‘matchbox games’, are interactive cards to get your guests going, great for stirring up the dinner table banter and/or great as little gifts any time of the year.
Each pack was originally £4.49 each and I got them for £1.34 each. 💫
Endured
More train ride delights. 🚆
Imagine – your carriage reeks of piping hot McDonalds and your reserved seat is across the cosily narrow aisle from the guy devouring the Mcdonalds, with literal dolby sound effects and lots of fingers being aggressively licked.
Could it get any worse? Yes. This particular day you decided not to bring any head/earphones, you never normally commute without them but for some reason you left them behind this time.
Both sound and smell had to be endured in equal measure.
Thankfully he worked speedily through the fries before slamming his hat down on the seat beside him and ‘going in’ for the burger. Right at that moment the train driver makes a cheerful introduction with “good morning ladies and gentlemen”. It was 7.08pm.
Overindulged
On the subject of food. I may have gone a bit overboard on some almond and caramel popcorn – so sweet!! 🙊
Conquered 🏆
The mountain of shredding that has been building up in refuse sacks for longer than I care to mention. Anyway it’s pretty much all done now, and once again I’m vowing never to let it pile up that much again. Little and often is the way!
Right then, tea’s getting cold now, off to get a top up and some lunch.
Wishing you a great week….🔆💫🤗 until our next cuppa.
Cherryl
Those sounds make cringeworthy sometimes 😫
Shanti
I can’t bear messy slurpy food sounds for sure. Definitely not ASMR for me.
kimvannie876
Wow! at the bag with shredding…yum! for those popcorns, my favourite snack…oh no at the smell of fries so early in the morning and YEAH for being smart and getting some items on sale for next Christmas.
Cherryl
Ha ha, I know, that shredding had got wayyy out of control 🤭 (along with the popcorn lol, the worst thing it, it’s so light so you just keep eating and eating….you never feel full 🙊🍿)
Christmas bargains….it’s amazing what you can pick up when you’re not really looking, wishing some bargains your way too 🤗
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debscarey
I often get bird seed showers from the apartment the floor above mine. In our ground floor apartment, we have patio doors and we use them when the weather is fine and it’s not muddy underfoot. It was also great during the first Covid lockdown to have an alternative route to exit our building, although we’re less stressed about that sort of thing now. Now the muddy footprints on the carpet seem to have regained their position of importance! 😉
Cherryl
Glad to hear someone else gets bird seed showers, just hope it doesn’t drop into your drinks or wake you from a nice snooze 😊
pvcann
The bird seed made me laugh, and – never, ever forget the ear buds on a train.
Cherryl
Lol, I will never get on a train without them again – lesson learned the hard way 😏🎧
SueT唐 梦 琇
Great post, really enjoyed reading it Cherryl.
Cherryl
Thanks Sue 💐😊
wetanddustyroads
Yummy, I love popcorn (especially caramel popcorn) … but not so much McDonalds (and definitely not 7:00 in the morning) 😬.
Thanks Cherryl, I’ve enjoyed my cuppa with you – for me, it’s not lunch, but time to get to bed. Hope you have a great week ahead, Corna 🌸.
Cherryl
🙏 Thank you Corna, I’m not much of a McDonalds fan either 😊 rest well tonight and have a good week✨
Liz Dexter
Oh the MacDonalds man, eek! I had a day out in Oxford with my best friend on Wednesday and my reserved seat on the way home was across a table from a maskless man having a very loud phone conversation. I actually went un-British and asked a woman to move her bag from the seat next to her so I could sit there instead!
Cherryl
Don’t blame you, I would have moved as well tbh, loud telephone conversations on trains 😫
Kym Gordon Moore
I love your cuppa overindulgences, conquers, and delights! ☕ You are not a robot, 🤖 but an actual living, breathing human being! 👧🏽👸🏽👩🏽 Yay!!!
Cherryl
Ha ha,😆👍 I’m glad my human side is coming through lol, job done. No bots here. Thanks for reading, and pleased you enjoyed it ☕️🍪
Kym Gordon Moore
I did enjoy it Cherryl. Your message was quite refreshing my dear! 😁 You got me looking at my shredder as we speak! 😱😩😲 LOL Have a lovely day sweetie! 🌞💖💐
My Life in Our Father's World
I do enjoy the randomness of posts like this. It gives readers peek inside the heart & mind of the author.
Hugs 🫂
Cherryl
Aww, thank you, they’re definitely random lol 😝 as with many quick chit chats. Sending hugs back 🤗✨