Good Morning New Years Day

Afternoon here, Happy New Year. Grey and dismal in the north east with heavy rain on the way.
ps don't feel alone, there is always someone on here to chat to

Happy New Year to everyone. Especially those who spent Christmas alone but Lona is right, there are always our GN friends.

Chucking it down here in south west, there is a huge puddle outside my door right next to the wood store - I think I will have to dig out wellies to get the logs in.

ps Hope the coming year is the one where your life starts to improve. I know how difficult it can be when you are alone but there is life out there and you have to push yourself to join it (something I am very bad at!), but this year I am determined to make an effort - we can compare notes!!

Chucking it down here on the Hampshire coast. All set up ready for DD, DSiL and 2 DGC coming for late lunch at 3pm. Last hurrah of the festive season. I have made a chicken and leek filo pie which looks very good. DD is a keen cook so I am always encouraged to try a new recipe for her visits!

Wish you were nearer ps - you would be welcome to join us. I am sorry that you are feeling so sad and lonely. Keep logged onto GN - you will feel the warmth and goodwill coming over the internet.

Happy New Year to everyone especially those feeling so alone and sad. cheers

Gagagran Is that the Jamie Oliver pie? My ds makes it and it's very tasty!

Filthy, foul & depressing here.

Horrible here.
I'm trying to think of something different and non fattening to do with the two chicken quarters I have left in my fridge. They're not cooked. Fed up of chaseur, au vin, curry, CBA to bone them out. Probably just roast them and have them cold.

Make a slit in them, bung in some soft cheese, wrap a rasher of bacon round them then oven bake.

Lona no it's a Good food channel recipe - marked "easy" and it was. Hope it tastes Ok! I rarely use my cookery books these days as it's so easy to google them.

The heavy rain continues and we now have a pond on the shingle drive - it's growing too. Fortunately DD only lives 1 mile away so the days of worrying about them on the motorways in bad weather have gone - thankfully. DS and family are with friends in Worcestershire over New Year so I canl postpone my worrying till they are driving home at the weekend!

Happy New Year from a very wet and windy N. Devon.
I'm in the happy position of daughter and friend taking over the menu and cooking tonight! It's so lovely not to have to plan what we're having and even more lovely having her still here after over a week.
Big hugs to all those not so happy today and hopes for a brighter future.

Happy New Year from a blustery, rainy north west. It's horrible frankly. Just showered two very muddy, hairy dogs after a 45 minute walk, during which I was very thankful I invested in proper wet weather gear a few years ago. Just enjoyed bacon and eggs, and a pot of tea, delicious. A quick tidy up, and off to relatives for their afternoon and early evening do. It'll be lovely to see everyone, but I'll be so pleased to snuggle down on the sofa early evening, and doze off whilst reading my book.

What a horrible cold wet day for the first day of 2014. We have friends staying over for New Year period and have just finished breakfast with them at 1.30 pm, so suppose it's a brunch. Think this is the latest we have surfaced for a long time.

Happy New Year fellow gransnetters.

Hello there.
I went out for milk. The two supermarkets here seem to have cooperated, one open Xmas, the other today, otherwise open other days, how sensible.

Got milk, got wet. I will have to go back and take back some chicken pieces which aren't very good, not off, just taste...OLD. No taste. Cooked two yesterday, ate one...no.

A blank day. My daughter is still in bed and intends to slob around for the day, as she has to go back to work tomorrow. I'm still sleepy after the late night party, may sleep this afternoon if I can't find anything better to do....
It's a NEW YEAR, anyway.

Too evening. It's been a busy day. Last night spent with good friends. Sister and BiL too. Got to bed about 2am. Had to prepare lunch for cousin's visit. Late afternoon all three of us collapsed in a heap! Tomorrow, hopefully relaxing.