Good Morning Sunday

Morning everyone. It was my birthday yesterday and both my children and their partners came yesterday and stayed the night. Atm my daughter is playing the piano and the other three are chatting together. Have been for a walk with our dog. Lovely to have everyone here

Good morning everyone. It is sunny here on the River. I have been keeping busy. Sorted the fabric out to work on the next part of my patchwork quilt. Also I have gone through a suitcase full of dvds.. just in case I have to stay in. I found the box set of The Good Life. Forgot I had it. Definitely one to watch...escapism...hahaha. I will clear out the cratch of my boat so that I can sit out there and sew and watch the water...can't think of anything better. The world is going mad out there. A visit to village shop tomorrow to buy coffee and wine. I have refused to stockpile as I think that is selfish. It will be one visit to village a week to buy fresh veg...and wine of course. Please stay safe everyone. Above all...do not panic....love and peace to you all. X

Good morning from a grey and eerily quiet Mijas Costa in Anduluscia Spain.
We are in state lock down from tomorrow 8am for at least 15 days.
We walked to the local food shop thus morning, busier than usual, but no panic buying, we just bought a few extras, dare I say, but there were no loo rolls to be had.
We have to just get on with it and cannot return to our home in France as they are also in a state of pandemic emergency.
I am waiting for the singing in Spanish soon ??, so we are watching a TED talk on global pandemics, on U TUBE and far more sensible than anything else we have seen or read these past few weeks.....keep washing those hands, whenever possible and ditch the masks, they are for health workers and chronically sick people who really need them. Watch the clip and you will make sense of things.

Here’s the link if you too are in lock down whether it is state led or self-imposed:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqw-9yMV0sI

Keep safe and well
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Morning all from a freight looking Glasgow! Keep up the good work Marydoll, ur wedding efforts sound lovely and like Grammaretto I think silk flowers will look beautiful and can be a lovely keepsake to be treasured by the bride herself. Am planning a walk with DH round the park this afternoon even if it means huddled under a brolly and then a nice coffee in the nearby coffee shop. Any excuse for a slab of ? cake! We’ve all got to take each day as it comes and remember worrying won’t add a single hour to our lives. Have a better than u expect day everyone.??

Oops ?‍♀️ ‘freight ‘ was meant to read freight! Must use my specs more often!!

Morning everyone. Lovely to read that in spite of the gloom and concern, no Grans are broken by it! It must be a generational thing! Our latest in our S of France town is that bars, cafés and restaurants must close. Pharmacies, Supermarkets, Banks, Petrol Stations stay open. This will further deter (nice) groups of loiterers in the sunshine and underline the ‘keep your distance’ which is so important now. Sad but if we can all keep safe, a trivial thing really. Sorry to hear of those ‘stuck’ and worried far from home, and for those whose much-needed holiday and life plans have been trashed. Let’s make up our minds we won’t be defeated - turn our thoughts to something more positive. We can all do this. Maybe need to make Gillybobs Team Leader - as someone who can achieve small miracles every day! Love the little room, it’s so pretty. We can all imagine just what your sister’s nastiness was about....but put it aside, you can’t fix stupid and you certainly can’t make people care when they clearly don’t. So forget about it, Gilly, just concentrate on those you love and who love you. Have a positive day, all

Or maybe not cos for some reason can’t seem to write dreicht!!! ??

Good morning from a wet and dismal Market Harborough.

Sending love and hugs to all who are suffering, sad or just plain fed up.

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Good morning from a damp but not raining part of Lancashire. Things don’t look much different here, so I think we’ll go for our daily walk. We have had more than the usual number of phone calls or face time calls from family this morning, Which left us feeling really cheerful.
The grass is still too wet to mow but the forsythia bush by the back door is a glorious bank of yellow.
Stay safe everyone and have a good day.

Good morning all from a wet again south Wales. I read most days and just popped in to say Hello. So good to see you back Gabriella - I often wondered how you were getting on with your running as you said you were doing a marathon up north was it last November? My son often does trail runs and I watch these older people coming in at the end and quite admire them.
Hope all those with illnesses and worries have the best day they can especially Marydoll, Urmstongran and Gillybob and all others.

Pussycat I knew what you meant! It was a favourite word of my mother in law.
Wet but quite mild here in Birmingham. The Aldi Opposite me is heaving, with people parking all over the place, including in my other parking space. Pity, because I was going to pop down to buy some of their bedding plants today. Yes, the news is sombre, and it’s easy to feel down, but we will just have to make the best of things.
Marydoll you are so upbeat despite your illnesses, I am sorry the much anticipated wedding is not going to be the one you have all planned. gilly the room looks lovely! Best wishes for all who are ill or worried at this time. All the more reason to keep posting.

Morning everyone from a very grey Gower. The belly pork is slow cooking and we are planning a stroll and then a nip into Sainsbury's - run out of bread.

Not a nice way to be woken up Maw, I quite often get woken up like that but it's usually me that goes bump.

Marydoll offload as much as you need to here, me completely understand. Look after that cough.

Welcome flowerlover , Doorstop and any other newbies to follow, hiya.

Thinking of all other GNs going through travails

Be kind to yourselves everyone ❤️

Thankyou for the warm welcome Gabriella, I have been loitering with intent for a while, so glad I joined. DH is 73 but I am several years younger with a son still living at home. DH and son both work in retail. Granddaughter works in London so has to use the tube.
Luckily all healthy although DH had rare spine infection and sepsis a couple of years ago. Decorating, hope to sell when we are on the other side of this! Lovely to read all your chat, it makes me feel less lonely. Hope you all stay safe and well and sorry gillybob, should have put granddaughter!

Hello All,
It is a wet,grey day here in Plymouth.
Son who lives with his wife and his 13th month old son in Moscow facetimed us early this morning asking how we were.
Bless him. I think skype and facetime are marvellous at times like these. Russia has told the young to look after their elderly, good idea. Sending them to their dachas.
Will probably go into the garden and look at all the Spring flowers. The primroses cover the lawn this time of year ,so beautiful.
Have been getting extra food in over the past few weeks.
Our local stores have plenty but when I went to Sainsburys the other day their shelves looked bare.
I paint watercolours so will start a project. I will have to be creative now .
We will probably in the next few days take a trip out to Dartmoor or the coast. Go for a walk and get the fresh air.
I will take each day has it comes.

Just back to say I’ve got a better grip on my anxieties now. I think it was ruminating in the wee small hours that had carried over into my waking hours! I don’t speak Spanish but I do know a neighbour in the block what does so I’m back to ‘Keep calm with extra caution ‘ mode!

Thanks everyone for caring. It does help. On Mick’s thread we have such lovely virtual friends don’t we?
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gillybob that bedroom is gorgeous for little Evie! Sorry to hear your sister has been horrid this morning. You didn’t need this. x

gillybob you GD bedroom looks lovely. You are clever. ?
I'm sorry that your sister has upset you, but try to think of your own wonderful family who love you and appreciate all you do. You are one amazing lady. ?

Urmstongran things always seem so much worse in the middle of the night.

Good morning from a now sunny Glasgow which means I can pottering about in the garden which allows me excercise, fresh air and most importantly, keep my mind busy from too much thinking of the what ifs.

Face time chats with the family this morning. The perfect tonic and DD1 offering to do our shopping or any other needs if necessary. Thank god for modern technology which allows us to stay in contact with family and GN.

Just wondering who your sister will turn to should she need help in the coming months gilly?! Whatever she said to you was no doubt through her on guilt allowing you to take the burden or giving you much needed support when you needed it. On a much happier note for you, what a sweet big girl room you have achieved for Evie. The tiny shoes caught my eye too and she is a lucky girl to have such a loving Granny?

Marydoll I am sending you my strongest positive best wishes that all goes well from here on in for you and your DD’s wedding?

Urmston. I’m sorry to hear you are caught up in the lockdown in Spain. Hoping that support from your many friends here can help you get through until it is safe to come home. Take care.

Wishing a pleasant day, if possible, to all.

Good to hear you are feeling a bit perkier now Urmson Atta girl?
The wee small hours when we are at our lowest ebb is always an invitation to worrying thoughts, best ignored? Or that is what I always tell myself?

Gillybob, just had to pop back and say that Evie's bedroom is so pretty. Well done. As to your sister, words fail me. How on earth can she direct her venom on you?
Glad to hear from Urmston, that she is more cheery now.
On a lighter note; at Church we had our Fairtrade lady, and she had brought along a supply of Loo Rolls ? that she had managed to get with her order. Caused a bit of a laugh.
The congregation was quite sparse, and we are expecting that a lot more of the older age group, will be self isolating.
Enjoy the rest of your day all GN's.

Good afternoon from a wet Bucks.

Went to church this morning. I had thought of giving it a miss: I am asthmatic and a bit concerned. I had laundry from the church to return so decided to risk it. Nearly empty church but, I am impressed with the precautions and plans being made. Ministry team must have had some late nights this week!

Popped in to our M&S Food Store. I was running short of flour and felt very guilty taking the last bag on the shelf. The staff were really busy topping up the shelves so I hope they had more in stock.

I was worried for the young, homeless man who sits outside. He has a nasty cough but, that is not new. How on earth are the homeless going to cope?

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Good afternoon from Lanzarote, which is in lockdown. Cannot leave hotel except for supermarket is chemist.

We fly back on Wednesday, at least it is warm here!

Glad you are ok Urmston , I have been thinking of you. Sad the wedding plans are awry for you all Mardoll

Welcome to all the newbies.