Good Morning Friday

Cold and dull in Brum

Hot hot hot!

A lateish good morning from damp cold Cheshire. I have just been out for my Supermarket run. 2hrs and back home, via Asda, Petrol, Wool shop. Freeport Outlet home all missions accomplished.

On my way out I was listening to Desert Island discs with the Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin who is now a C of E chaplain to the house of Commons, and the Royal Chapels and runs a parish in Hackney, she is inspiring!

She is Jamaican with a lovely accent. Full of intelligence, confidence and humour she was talking about her early years in Jamaica which were not easy and how she felt called to be a vicar.
I am not a believer but she really came across as a lovely person. Her music choices were fun and lively, her warmth and exuberance has cheered me up for the day.

Good morning from cold, dry and bright north east. Wonderful sky last night, DH and I went and stood in the garden and marvelled at the stars. Off to Durham today to collect our pink Champagne order, shopping is so boring

Mornin' all.
I still haven't mended grandson's jeans, and I have an appt at the gastric clinic later in the afternoon in Oxford, where they are going to recommend an endoscopy again....didn't really feel like getting up today

Tale of woe old grey! awwww.

Sidling in shame-facedly. Out looking for a new car yesterday and quietly reversed into another as I was leaving. 2 lovely young men were very reassuring saying things like:
It's only metal!
100,000 on the clock , bump-free!
Best place to have a bump (they have a body-workshop on the premises).
All that said I am sooooooo cross with myself!
Miserable day altogether..... men sorting problem with sewage leaking across our driveway (blockage in Neighbour's drains)....
..... and I burnt the dinner!!!!!
Glad to start a new day GOOD morning everyone!

I envy you in the Dordogne Bez even if it is wet. We had a holiday there in 2008 staying at Camping Moulin du Roch just outside Sarlat.

Thanks NfkDumpling. He had the op in November. Fortunately he didn't have to wait long for the op as his employers paid for it to be done privately. I think they were a bit afraid that he could argue that it was an industrial injury resulting from repetitive strain (he's a hotel chef). It did mean that he was off sick for the busy Christmas period though, and I don't think they were too happy about that.

Good morning - dull, grey and very wet here in Dordogne. From the look of the forecast it is set for the day. Fire burning well and I could do with just staying in but need to go to Bergerac again today to the sewing machine shop - got to take a part with me - don't ask - had a bit of a lost in translation moment yesterday when the lady rang me!

One pair, yes, the other are Planet!

Probably because you bought the trousers in M&S Galen ? The sizes there are really off the wall, I have to try at least 3 sizes of any garment there these days for something to actually fit! kitty who is/are the self serving and complacent organisation? W.I.? Council? Parish Council?
Grey, rainy and generally depressing here this morning, but not cold at least.Mick is still managing to get the first post on here I see.

Good morning. Wet grey windy here.
I normally have a lazy day on Friday, but today:-
The burglar alarm man is coming
The decorator is coming
My hairdresser is coming
My dress maker is coming (just to shorten two pairs of trousers)
A signed for delivery is coming

Why is it when I'm quite tall I have to have standard length trousers shortened?

Absent am envious. Having lived in Australia for three years , long ago, wondering why I came back to this weather. Beautiful pink sky this morning and I saw my first snowdrops yesterday so there are compensations.

Absent lucky you missing this horrible weather. Do you miss anything about the U.K though

Kia ora Kiora. I emigrated to New Zealand last May. It is summer here and I am having lots of fun with the garden, having never had anything bigger than a patio all my adult life. I may have overdone the number of tomato plants. If it's any comfort to you, rain is forecast for Sunday and the temperature will drop to about 21°.

Traces of something white on my garden. Not frost, maybe the remains of last night's sleet and hail. Depressing.

I'm fairly new so have no idea where Absent is but I so wish I was there. Instead of here in this constant grey rainy kent. Good morning to all of us. Fun Friday with grandchildren today. Ball park for me again oh my poor poor joints.

Shut up Absent

The sun going down here and I have just finished work for the day. I did find time to nip outside in the very hot sunshine and pick some lemons and courgettes. I anticipate lemon and mustard seed chutney and courgette and apple chutney, plus huge freezer stock of ratatouille next week – if I ever get this current job finished.

I feel for you Gally, I really do!

I hope your son's op was successful Left, I gather it takes a while to get over it and back to normal.

Bright and sunny in North Norfolk this morning. DD1 and family are coming for the weekend so I'd like to think it's going to be a lovely weekend - but I suspect not.

Poor you Gally

Not very light in N. Leicestershire but it isn't raining here - yet. Isn't it strange Tegan, the difference in our weather considering how close we are?

A friend and I are going to a great farm shop for a natter and a cup of tea in the cafe! This afternoon I am taking up the cudgels against a complacent, self serving organisation!

Unusual for me to be up this early. But our son goes back to work today after three months off sick (carpal tunnel operations) so I will be taking our grandson to school. Looking out of the window - I think I am going to need a waterproof coat.

Early evening in Sydney and ...... It's raining. Temperature down to a 'cool' 21. Amazing how one becomes acclimatised to local conditions after a while - I actually feel quite chilly

Dry and calm in East Sussex but it's just a lull before the next wave of rain and wind. Crocuses are beginning to come out and some daffodils. Spring is coming.