Good Morning Tuesday

Mornin’ all from the East Mids. Feeling very sorry for myself here as I’ve done ‘summat to me ‘ip’ and I walk like I’ve just stepped on dry land from a round the world yacht race! Damned painful too. Seeing the GP later to see what I’ve done.
Anyway, congratulations on the new baby, commiserations to those under the weather.
Have a good one folks.

Good Morning All from grey, damp Gloucester....
I’m new to Gransnet so just dipping in to find out what it’s all about.

Good morning from a grey and windy NE.
Plans are to travel to Cumbria to sort out the rest of our home.
Both solicitors are dragging their heels and causing a lot of problems as buyers live abroad. Five months to do paperwork, neither buyer or vendor in a chain, ridiculous.
Hoping the gillybobs are showing some improvement.

Good morning Michael, Annie, and all. The bin men haven't been yet, and they usually wake me up on Tuesdays around 06.45. Still, last week they were two days late, so I suppose they are catching up.
I did manage to cram some unwanted decorations in the bin, without fishing them out again, as we have too many, and not all were used. We are also storing them in DH's study, as with them being in the loft, it was difficult to get them down.
Had to go out and buy a new electric can opener yesterday, as my old one refused to open a can of tomatoes. When I got it home, I tried the new one, and that wouldn't work on the tomatoes, either. Then I had a good look at the can and it would appear to have a ridge, near the top, that was preventing the opener from working. So I turned the can upside down, and hey presto, it worked. Do you think the shop will take back the new one?
Volunteering this afternoon, and nice to be back in the routine. I popped into the shop on Saturday afternoon, and my manager handed me a bag, saying, I have a project for you.
It was some beautiful wool and silk yarn, that had been knitted up. But it was just in a throw type shape. Bobbles knitted into the pattern every 6 rows. But, no pattern to suggest what it could be, and so no needle size as well. Anyway, I googled how to knit a bobble, carried on and just knitted until the wool had gone. So will take it back to the shop this afternoon.
I would love to try knitting with alpaca yarn, it sounds lovely.
Hope Gillybob is OK after yesterday.
Have a good day one and all.

Greetings from a bright and currently dry North Somerset. Am lingering over cuppa before shower etc and then embarking on the task of getting DH up, washed, shaved and into respectable clothes and a tie in order to attend a lunch. The food and company will be good but the effort involved considerable.

Still nursing painful shoulder (alternating ibuprofen and co-codamol) which isn’t improving. Yesterday’s large ironing pile didn’t help but no other physical effort required now. Good wishes to all our poorly contributors and hoping Gilly has got the tooth dealt with. When feeling sorry for myself I think of her and pull myself together.

URMSTONGRAM yes the wool is spun by the two of us usually a day of washing fleece hanging in barn to dry then few days later spun. It's amazingly robust and as KALU said great for anyone who is sensitive to sheep's wool. I can not knit to save my life so I stick to weaving, between us we can use what the beasties give us and have lots of fun.

Good morning from a dry bu grey Market Harborough.

Sending good wishes to Gillybob and her husband and all who are ill, suffering or just generally run down.

Good morning Mick and all x

Congratulations to you and your family Beechnut I hope you get lots of cuddles.

Grey but trying to brighten up in SE Essex. Off shopping for new baby GS this morning, DD got discharged from hospital last night, so “the big brother” is excited that Mummy will pick him up from school this afternoon and his time with us is over (till sleepover next week)

Hope Gillybobs was tooth has been sorted, Marydoll let’s hope your new meds suit you and any other poorly posters are on the mend.

Good morning everyone from South Manchester where it’s dry and mild. I have an appointment at 11am (at the hospital I used to work in) for blood tests following the gastric bug I had over Christmas & the NY. I often bump into ex colleagues in the long corridors and enjoy small catch ups (‘ooh what you doing here then?).

I got an appointment with the doctor yesterday and received a huge dollop of reassurance. I was anxious because my symptoms were lingering for so long. I have two pots for stool specimens but as I’m quite empty I’m not sure I can ‘perform’. Sorry TMI there!

As I’m feeling (hopefully) better, after bloods will drive over to pick up my father for a small M&S shop. I haven’t seen him for a week as unwell. Wonder if I’ll be his ‘first footer’?

Thanks for the recommendation Kalu about the 2 part drama. I shall tune into it later today.

Mommawolf that alpaca wool will be heavenly soft. What a lucky baba when he/she arrives to be swaddled in that! I’m a bit dim here. I assume the wool you passed to your sister will have to be spun into yarn first before knitting can commence? Does she do that part too? There are some clever people about ....
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Once again you a being a good friend Ginny42.

Hope your journey doesn’t jigger you too much Maw take it easy as you can today - although the cuddles will be worth it when you get there I’m sure!

Hope Tuesday is good to us all whether we have plans or none. x

A later good morning from Northampton; I was awake at 5am (as yesterday), but managed to turn over and nod off again till 8 o'clock. Can actually see some blue sky this morning and it is dry, but colder.
Had a good yoga session yesterday; our teacher decided we needed a change, so we had a whole session of chair yoga, which everyone seemed to enjoy. It certainly made it easier on the odd occasion we had to have something to lean on - I find getting down to the floor and back up again a real struggle these days.
Got the tree and all the decorations down yesterday afternoon, all packed away now and stored in the garage instead of the loft, so I no longer have to ask DS to get them down for me come next Christmas.
Today will be spent preparing for the workmen to start on my cloakroom tomorrow. The cats are being collected at lunchtime to spend a few days in the cattery while the work is going on.
Hoping that all suffering from coughs and sneezes soon feel better.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Cloudy but dry here in Staffs.
Christmas lunch at local
College with French group. Will walk most of way there and get off bus early on way back too.

Good Morning from Bristol its dry at the moment .
DH has the dentist this morning and I have the opticians again today, I hope they can get my lenses sort out this time and them I might have a look at the shops, not that I need anything but not point in wasting a trip to the mall.
Beechnut congratulations, a new baby how lovely.
I hope everyone has a good day.

Good Morning Mick and everyone.
DH going out shortly to get a new tyre for DD's car.
Hope everyone will have a good day, sounds busy for many.
Hope gilly's tooth is better.

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. The wind has subsided somewhat but we will have to check for damage.
The owl is back hooting even after its favourite tree fell in a storm.

First of the year scan at hospital for DH today and we will go to the cinema afterwards. We like to combine trips.
I undecorated the tree which will now be a prop for beans and eventually firewood.
I hope Gilly has had her tooth sorted and her DH is making a steady recovery.
Welcome to the new baby Beechnut

Good Morning All.
"Red sky in morning shepherds warning ."There were quite a lot here in Cheshire a short while earlier . Now it's just very grey clouds.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. ‘Red sky in the morning’ here in South Yorkshire, and we all know what that means. Bloody shepherds! Books to take back to the library this morning, and then school run this afternoon.
A new baby for a new year, Beechnut - lovely news! Have a good day, folks!

Paths are wet in the garden so we must of had rain in the night. Its grey and gloomy and doesnt look very inviting outside today. Up early this morning as DH has gp appointment just after 8am and wanted to make sure he was up....normally doesnt get up till later. When he gets back i am off to my oldest friends. It will only be a short visit as i am still recovering from a horrible cold and find i get really tired as the day progresses. Is that an age thing??? Use to bounce back and feel fine after about three days but not his time. What ever you are doing hope it goes to plan enjoy your day.

Good morning from a brightening Colchester.
I've started my fitness regime by volunteering in the Air Ambulance Charity Shop newly opened in town. Walking there and back and tackling the stairs keeps my steps up....trying to steer clear of the biscuits in the staff room though!

Good Morning to all from a windy Fife and I believe to get worse. It's still dark out, schools return today so everything back to normal. Had a very busy day yesterday despite me thinking I had nothing to do. Sorry other about colds, shivers everyone seems to be having, it's doing its rounds. Beechnut - lovely news for you all. Look after yourself everyone.

Good morning Mick and everyone. What with coughs and sneezes and a new baby in the beechnut family, the thread is a mixture of poorly and excited people this morning.

It's a grey sky, but it's calm and dry in Cheshire for now. I'm going walking in the woods with neighbours and their dogs first. Back for breakfast, then to post office and hairdresser.

Shopping then for friend due home from care, which was to have been tomorrow, now delayed until Thursday. Planning meeting tonight of charity group. It's feeling back to normal except for some Christmas gifts still in the lounge, all other signs of Christmas back in the loft!

Get well wishes to all feeling poorly. Hope Gilly got that tooth sorted. It's a long time to be in pain.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Morning all dry here so far.
Must tackle the ironing today and start packing for our trip, although stil coughing.
Mommerwolf love alpacas.
Hope Gilly got her tooth sorted.Have a good Tuesday everyone.

Mommawolf. I am working on my second Alpaca blanket. Beautiful soft texture which has delighted GD2 and I to discover that being allergic to sheep’s wool she has had no adverse reaction with Alpaca. I envy your sister’s supply from you?

Good morning from Birmingham. I’m watching the sunrise with my cup of tea-one of the nice things about this time of year is the sunrise. I can see it this morning because I have taken the Christmas tree away from the window. I’m going to put it on my balcony in the hope it will survive until next Christmas, it is so pretty I can’t bear to put it in the skip!
Lunch with my daughter and the children and my partner, then we are all going shopping in Solihull. This is a rare event for my partner, but he needs some new slippers that he can get on and off easily, so he needs to try them on. We will pick my grandson up from nursery later, which will be fun, as he likes to show us around. I think we might try a new Vietnamese restaurant that has opened in Birmingham to good reports from friends.
I hope everyone has as good a day as possible!

Morning Mick, morning All, dark and dry in our corner of Somerset. I’m beginning to feel better, phew, Mr C on the other hand is still deafening me with his coughing. These germs do hang on, I hope you do better maw, nasty bug. Good news indeed beechnut, congratulations to all. Hope Tuesday is kind to everyone.