@sandrapinchedmysandwich There's something about libraries that feels lovely. I love owning books, but going to the library feels special. I'm on the search for an old book I've forgotten and spent so much time in loads of them pre-Christmas. It's bloody lovely. Also, guinea pigs! We have several little piggies and they're absolutely insane. They're currently with my sister and I cannot wait to get home and cuddle them.
@TimothyIsNotAnArmardillo Okay, this looks excellent and I might be treating us. 😂 DH has a thing for anything coffee. He went through a phase of Turkish coffee and we've still got a cupboard full of the different sachets.
Your girl sounds so precious. I hope she's had the best Christmas! I'd never buy a dog again after adopting I don't think, it's so rewarding seeing them come out of their shells.
@LunaNorth Yes! Bloody love horses. Ours are absolute dicks, but we've got one old boy who literally looks at them sternly to keen them in line. Absolutely agree on the paperbacks. I do enjoy a Kindle though, it's good for testing if you want to buy - but I cannot get over the wonder of holding (and smelling) a real book.
@DoloresODonovan You know, MN can be harsh sometimes and some threads dissolve into a bit of...meanness. But there are threads like this one, and some others, that keep me here. Clever women, brilliant humour, and genuine kindness. AIBU can bring out the worst in people (me included), but Chat and some other sections are genuinely so lovely. I've had over 40 women try and help me find a book on another thread. It's really, really nice.
@DrCoconut I wish I could knit! I've tried crochet and I'm crap, but it looks so relaxing. Jealous of Norbot in the new Wallace & Gromit!
@ssd They'll always be your babies. ❤️ I hope you're doing okay, it must be a hard time of year when they go back.
@Loloj Have you tried that Trucklemans stuff? Oh my God. The spicy chutney? It's a game changer for a cheese sarnie!
@fiddleleaffig I love holding hands. DH has to walk with a cane now after an accident, and we had to swap sides. My right hand still itches even when I hold his right, I was so used to it! I feel bereft when I'm on my own sometimes - no DC on one side and no DH on the other! God, I'm a soppy thing. 😂 My oldest is 8 and it's getting more rare, too. Those tiny baby fingers.
@NewMe2024 Low afternoon sun feels splendid. That with a hot water bottle on the couch in winter, as @Crackers4cheese mentions, and it's heaven.
@Whattheduck I remember doing the surprise weekends for my Dad. He'd cry sometimes and I'd never seen that really, it's always stuck with me and made me really see that parents are human. For some reason it made parenting easier for me? Maybe the realisation that being emotional was okay.
I'd like to add:
- Wallace & Gromit. Never fails to make me laugh, but the new one is going to be rewatched many times.
- When DH strokes my head after a long day. I don't ask, he just does it and puts his palm on my forehead because apparently that's nice. It's so, so sweet.
- Those giant fluffy slipper boots for around the house. It's like walking on clouds!
- Toast in the afternoon, unexpectedly. Back from a walk and someone makes some, drenched in butter, with a proper cup of tea.
- The smell of homemade vegetable soup when you come home.