Simple Pleasures

[LaGoosh]

1 hour ago, Chest Rockwell said:

I find the idea of waking up before the kids to be madness. I haven't set a regular alarm since they were born.

I like getting a bit of a breather in before the madness starts. To wake up and go straight into the parental chaos when you're half awake and groggy is absolutely brutal.

[Chest Rockwell]

I totally get it, but I value any extra minutes of sleep too much 😁

[deathrey]

Yeah, the bliss for me is waking up of my own volition on a Saturday or Sunday morning and realising both kids are still asleep and I've managed to just wake up when I wanted to, and can in fact go back to sleep if I wish too.

I think once I got up and got ready before the kids woke up, which was nice but sleep is nicer.

[BomberPat]

having a quiet pint with a good book is one of life's great pleasures. If I've arranged to meet someone, if I can, I always try and get there a good half hour early so I have time to sit and read first.

The other is just nature and wildlife in general. Seeing a fox. Watching the ducks on the local pond. Seeing a squirrel eating an ice cream cone like how a man would.

[DavidB6937]

I'm very much a sit and listen to the waves at the beach person. That's where my simplest and calmest pleasure is for sure. Even if it's cold I love just being able to walk down there and clear my head.

[Chest Rockwell]

54 minutes ago, BomberPat said:

 

The other is just nature and wildlife in general. Seeing a fox. Watching the ducks on the local pond. Seeing a squirrel eating an ice cream cone like how a man would.

This is a big one for me. This year we had some work done to make our conservatory much more heat efficient and it's really nice to sit in there now. As a result I'll work in there sometimes when I don't need to be plugged in to my big monitor.. the other day I downed tools for a good five minutes because a woodpecker flew in to our garden and I was lost in just watching it hop between the tree and the lawn.

[FLips]

Running water. Not a tap or anything daft like that, but garden water features, fountains, becks and streams, even fish tanks. Could watch and listen to it for ages, very relaxing. Reminds me of my Grandad's fish pond when I was a kid and you could hear it through the window at night.

[Lorne Malvo]

14 minutes ago, FLips said:

Running water. Not a tap or anything daft like that, but garden water features, fountains, becks and streams, even fish tanks. Could watch and listen to it for ages, very relaxing. Reminds me of my Grandad's fish pond when I was a kid and you could hear it through the window at night.

Think I've mentioned this before, but my Dad moved house last year and his new garden had a fishpond. Within a month he'd ripped it out and replaced it with Live Laugh Love slabbing. What on earth was he thinking.

You can't beat sitting in the garden in the summer reading a book. Absolute bliss.

[LaGoosh]

Watching a cat nap in the sun.

[Bruce85]

I’ve got an electric heated mattress topper which I turn on 10 minutes before bed. Getting into to a nice warm bed in the cold winter months is bliss. 

[Arch Stanton]

3 hours ago, BomberPat said:

The other is just nature and wildlife in general. Seeing a fox. Watching the ducks on the local pond. Seeing a squirrel eating an ice cream cone like how a man would.

I absolutely buzz off spotting a little bit of wildlife around where we live. We're in the suburbs, but still manage to see squirrels, foxes, owls, bats and even badgers. Any sighting brings out such a childlike glee in me.

[Thefatduck]

9 hours ago, TheHighlightReel said:

Photos of the Bernese please.

Once I know how to share photos I will - any clues? 

[Chest Rockwell]

You have to host them elsewhere and then post a link. 

[Thefatduck]

Just set this up so hope it works. 
 

This Blossom. 
 

 

Edited November 27, 2025 by Thefatduck
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[Wretch]

That is a gorgeous dog.

I haven’t read the rest of the thread so I’m sure it’s already been mentioned, but a quiet pint or two by yourself. Currently sat in a boozer having just finished work doing exactly that before I head down to Forest in a bit.

I’ve recently learned how to play Sudoku, so doing that at the kitchen table at 6am with a cuppa is something I really look forward to. I’m actually giddy going to bed now because I’m looking forward to it that much.