👏 Mups .

Aw!

There is so much doom and gloom,  arguments,  and bad news of late,  I have to 'switch off'.

Then last Friday something really simple, but so lovely happened to me,  it made me think about starting a cheerful thread as a change from bloody Trump, Andrew, and stabbings!

On Friday I had gone to post a letter,  and just a few feet away from the post box there is a small charity shop.
I didn't intend to go in,  but I love teddy bears,  and one about 2ft high was sitting in the front window smiling at me.

I wanted him,  but  sense prevailed and I turned to go home.
As I was walking away,  a voice behind me said 'Hello'  and I turned round to see it was a lady from my exercise class,  I don't know her name.  She was carrying loads of stuff to donate to the shop.
I said how much I liked the Ted, and she said to go and get it if you like it.   

Well that's all it took to make me  weaken,  so I went back to ask how much it was, as there was no price ticket on him.
The chap behind the counter had no idea what to charge,  and in the end asked me if £2 would do.
I said yes please!
Then to my horror,  I realised I had no money on me!!   I had only gone out to post a letter after all.

As I was going to put Ted back in the window,  the lady I had seen outside had put the £2 on the counter for me.
Silly or not,  but just one little kindness out of the blue like that, really made me fill up. I hardly know her even.  Bless her heart.  What a lovely kind gesture wasn't it.   
It doesn't always take much to make someone happy does it. 

This pic isn't actually him,  but is almost identical. 



Have you had any nice, unexpected little surprises happen to you of late? 

Checking three times whether you locked the back door and turned the telly off at the wall before going to bed.

Going into another room to get something,  then doing something entirely different instead.

 I am terrible for getting distracted like that.  Loads of times I go to do something then get distracted along the way and do something else entirely!   

Quote from: Alex on February 21, 2026, 03:33:27 PMSandie Shaw  ? 

When songs used to have a  'tune'

Can't remember. Perhaps I got the date wrong. Thought it was Cliff

    

Quote from: JBR on February 21, 2026, 03:59:48 PMBeans, beans, they're good for your heart.
The more you eat, the more you

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Bright doggie!

Wonder if she ever got that watch fixed 

Quote from: Scrumpy on Yesterday at 06:10:52 PMI put this thread up because it was a discussion on the radio..  The Motivator ( some guy who advises on exercise) was talking about how to keep moving without relying on chairs and tables.. and sticks..

I bought Mr Motivater 's get fit video .
I watched it once while having coffee and bikkies