The simple pleasures in life

[birchesgreen]

And the simple irritations in life when they don’t return it without being pestered

Or they change job and you never get the thing you loaned them back!

That includes a laptop...

 

[jupiter]

Baking hot, freshly made cheese and bacon quiche straight out of the oven.

 

[dangie]

Sitting out on the patio in warm summer evening sunshine with a glass of Erdinger Weissbier. Unfortunately it's now 14th July and I'm still waiting

 

[SteveM70]

A Sunday afternoon snooze

 

[52290]

Today watching Fishwick buses running through the streets of Leyland but knowing that tomorrow, like the Brig o' Doon, they will be gone.

 

[CaptainHaddock]

Manchester United losing to an injury time goal.

 

[Ivor]

On the way back from Clapham Junction Station after the match & actually getting a seat on the train after a lot of walking & stair climbing throughout the day as now feeling my age

 

[43096]

Travelling on the East Coast Main Line racetrack in a Mark 3 with IC70 seats smoothly and serenely at 125mph.

 

[PeterC]

A tea and bacon butty from a roadside stall on a frosty morning.

 

[32475]

The annual return of swallows to nest in the outbuilding and the very first ripe fig of the year off the tree.

 

[contrex]

That smell just before it rains

My wife, a health professional, was diagnosed with hypertension. She didn't fancy beta blockers, and, for the hell of it, wangled a referral to the Bristol Homeopathic Hospital. She saw a qualified doctor there with an additional homeopathic qualification. A whole sheaf of questions including 'How do you feel just before a thunderstorm?' She answered 'Great. Really exhilarated and excited'. The doctor said that was an important answer. She was given a prescription of drops, and after three days her measured blood pressure dropped really dramatically so she felt faint. She called the doctor and was told to halve thr dose. She is a trained scientist, and doesn't believe in what she calls 'woo woo'. Her BP is still reasonably OK even though she finished the drops years ago.

 

[MotCO]

The warm whiff of a "new baby", talcum powder and citrus , truly wonderful!

Or the smell of a baby after a bubble bath - they smell so clean!

Other favourite things. The smell of the countryside and fresh air having escaped from the metropolis.

 

[PlatformEdgeVT]

When I wake up early for a railway event and the only thing I hear on my walk to the tram station is the chirping of birds

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Getting up really early to catch a plane.

 

[ChrisC]

The annual return of swallows to nest in the outbuilding and the very first ripe fig of the year off the tree.

Completely agree with that. Each spring I love to see the house martins arrive to nest around the village. Sadly it’s now getting towards that time of year when they will all start gathering ready to return to hotter countries for the winter.

 

[Busaholic]

Today watching Fishwick buses running through the streets of Leyland but knowing that tomorrow, like the Brig o' Doon, they will be gone.

That;s terrible news, I had no idea that was going to happen. Must get round to reading the pile of Buses magazines I've got stashed up in my living room!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Your young baby wrapping their tiny hand around your finger.

 

[MotCO]

Your young baby wrapping their tiny hand around your finger.

And for the rest of their lives, they have you wrapped around your little finger

 

[GRALISTAIR]

And for the rest of their lives, they have you wrapped around your little finger

I have 3 girls -tell me about it!!! My wife says they have got me wrapped around all ten of their fingers/thumbs!

 

[Hellzapoppin]

The peace you feel in hidden away country churches.
The sound of sky larks.
That wonderful time just before dusk when everything goes quiet, known by us anglers as last knockings.

 

[RichJF]

The feeling you get when travelling to your s/o's place.

Travelling for holiday in the evening & getting excited all day.

 

[Crossover]

Perhaps an odd one, but unburnt fuel (from the likes of a vintage car or race car or similar)

I would also add live (music) performances - there is something special about going to a theatre or gig

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Perhaps an odd one, but unburnt fuel (from the likes of a vintage car or race car or similar).

not odd at all. In the USA I love the smell of nitromethane at drag races. Very exciting.

 

[Harpo]

Brewing with my stove-top coffee pot. Especially if it’s just outside of the tent.

 

[75A]

not odd at all. In the USA I love the smell of nitromethane at drag races. Very exciting.

Same here @ Santa Pod.
Got 4 days of it next week - the European Finals.