We get used to the usual noises in our environment and often
hardly hear them.
At the moment, if I listen, I can hear sparrows chirping,
the dull roar of traffic on the main road, a helicopter flying over, a neighbour’s
dog barking, some faint distant music, and someone hammering timber – it is
easy to tune out most of the time.
In the last 24 hours I have come across two strange noises,
the most recent being similar to some machine being used behind the house. I had to go and investigate – it was speed
boats going up and down the River!
The other noise was a scrabbling during the night and then a
thump and a bump – it was Mittens leaping up the outside wall of the house and
squeezing through the barely open window of my bedroom.
She must have been desperate to join me for the night!
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| Even at low tide, it is pleasant to visit the beach on a sunny day |
We have a hot day today, no rain so far but there are
thunder clouds building up again.
I did my normal Tuesday thing and went and bought some
groceries, as well as a pixel puzzle book to replace my codecracker book. I like to do a puzzle or two when I cannot
sleep, but get tired of doing the same ones all the time.
Years ago, I was told to always buy a little treat with the
groceries as it stopped one feeling poverty-stricken when cash was a bit
tight. Most of the time I still do this,
and today I bought a 300ml bottle of chocolate milk – Puhoi Valley Real Belgian
Chocolate Milk. It was totally
delicious!
Sometimes we need these little treats to make life more
pleasurable 😊
Margaret.
You know, I almost always buy a little something, sometimes more than one, when I go shopping.
ReplyDeleteI always investigate sounds, too. We cannot sleep with our cats...they will not just sleep. If I am in the room, Bubbie is constantly doing something. But you should hear them sometimes when they want me to get up. It sounds like they are tearing the door down. You just would not believe how loud they can be.
I get walked on when she wants me to wake up! And, yes, I do know that noise at the door :))
DeleteA treat wit the groceries sounds good. Where is the beach?
ReplyDeleteAt Papamoa, facing in the opposite direction to Mt Maunganui.
DeleteYou must have been relieved that the scrabbling at the walls followed by thumps was just Mittens. I think my adrenaline would have made me so awake I would have had a hard time falling back asleep.
ReplyDeleteChocolate and flowers tend to be my little treats. A fair amount of after Christmas marked-down chocolate made its way into my shopping cart. I hope to exercise restraint and eat only a little
bit a day.
Good luck with your restraint! I'm afraid I am not that good at doing that :)
DeleteYou guys wouldn't enjoy us nearly so much if we shouted, whistled or rang bells to get your attention. xxx Mr T
ReplyDeleteSo true Mr T. But I think tonight I will stay on the bed instead of coming through the window - the wall was a bit much to climb! Purrings, Mittens 😻
DeleteOh Margaret - Mittens must have given you a fright! It has taken me a bit to get used to the noises around the rental...
ReplyDeleteStay safe
Blessings
Maxine
I often pop a treat into our basket, we worked hard all our lives to have a good retirement, so there is never any guilt. We too can hear a motorway in the distance, but mainly at night when the sounds from our village are less.
ReplyDeleteLovely you have a beach close by. It’s jet skis that annoy me and make the most noise. Always a sign of high summer. Non at the moment lol! B x
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ReplyDeleteI hear strange noises coming from our furnace, it makes a lot of noise turning on and off.
I would love a walk on that beach, looks beautiful. I have not had chocolate milk in years, sounds yummy. Take care, enjoy your day!
It's always nice to have a special treat on hand when you need one.
ReplyDeleteWell, you may have motivated me to pick up a bottle of Oyster Bay. That's a BIG treat in life!
ReplyDeleteWe sure do. The milk sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteGlad you could figure out the 'noises'!
ReplyDeleteA treat, when grocery shopping. Lovely idea!
Codecracker books! Must look into these, for my husband. He lovessssss doing cross word puzzles and etc. I'm sure they come in big print. Thank you!!!!
That treat idea is superrrr!! I often buy myself a treat when shopping and then feel guilty. No more!
ReplyDeleteI thought that beach looked familiar!
Lovely Papamoa
Oh, I am in favor of treats, especially chocolate ones!
ReplyDeleteAm going to listen closer to the sounds on my vicinity.
WE consider chocolate a staple for the cupboard! Your weather looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteThings that go BUMP in the night!
ReplyDeleteYes I think a personal gift of something chocolatey is a great idea, but I think I've been overdoing it recently, have to stop treating myself!!!!
I've never thought of buying a little treat. Then when I thought about it more and realised that in the 20 years I've lived alone the fact thatI only shop for myself so have free choice of what I eat without pleasing anyone else (except when I'm entertaining or have friends staying). So really every thing I buy is a treat for myself. I really am a lucky person.
ReplyDeleteEach of us has our own familiar sounds of our neighbourhood. About once a month there is a stock auction not far from where I live and I remember so clearly the first time I heard the auctioneer. It was so unexpected I argued with myself about what I was hearing. I treated myself to that Puhoi Valley Chocolate Milk a while ago and agree, it sure is good.
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