What lifted your spirits today?

My son delivered my Mother's Day present standing at least 6 feet away in my front garden and my two granddaughters waving and blowing kisses from the car.

Lockdown has cheered me. I feel safer now ????

Gorgeous spring weather. Friendly Tesco delivery man who did everything right and helpfully , and gave me a wave before he departed in his van.

Sat at my front doorstep well back in my front garden which faces west, soaking up the afternoon son

There was also Cheshire cheese with finely chopped spring onion and toasted, buttered banana bread......

Partake. Sorry, sloppy typing.

Pantglas2
Beautifully laid out but I cannot partske of those delicacies.
I don't eat hardboiled eggs unless the chalaza has been removed before chopping up
Don't like salmon or meat or fruited cake/ bread.
It's a good job I'm not invited.

Also at my checkout on Friday a young mum could only have 2 packs of baby wipes, when she had paid for her shopping, the man behind her (hese called Fred as I do know him) said "can I pay for them and give them to the lady"? I said yes in this case, so thats what he did.

Sunday after I hade served a man he had a Cadburys Cream egg amongst his shopping....after paying he said "here you are thats for you"

I was able to take my new garden chair (bought from Aldi on line and self-assembled) outside and sit in the sun with my Kindle. Bliss.

This made me chuckle today. I went to Sainsbury’s for a few bits and thought I’d pick up some strong bin bags for all the rubbish I plan to get rid off over the next few weeks.

I think they’re employing temporary, untrained, shelf stackers because there amongst the rows of garbage bags and bin liners was a neatly stacked display of pink boxes of panty liners! ?

My DD bought me a lilac bush. Madame Lemoine.It came to day and I planted it in the garden. I just adore lilac. Such a beautiful, thoughtful present.

bikergran there are some lovely stories out there. I think that sometimes GN is very skewed and should probably come with a health warning itself.
Well done, that was very thoughtful of you.

So...it was a case of ..one good turn deserved another.

As I work in well know supermarket I have seen the struggles of young families trying to find Baby formula ,limited to 2 in our store.

On Saturday I went to Morrisons in local town to shop for my mum, there was a young man picked up 3 baby formulas.

He was only allowed 2 so had to leave one.

When he had left the till area I asked could I buy the other one which I did( I only had two items so knew I could catch the chap up)
Which I did and he was so grateful and offered to pay me for it , I just said no you take and let baby enjoy.

Anyway going back to last week my DD had to dash up to the hospital as Grandsons great nan was dying, DD rushed and hit a curb denting her wheel.

Today she went to garage/tyre place who said it will be £40 leave car come back in an hour.

Took her back to pick car up. she come out beaming! they told her "no charge" as she works for nhs

how kind was that. so yes spirits lifted (along with me winning the Bettys Hamper) I shall virtually share it with Gn when it arrives.

Going for a drive out into the countryside and seeing all the lambs in the fields, hearing birdsong, all in beautiful bright sunshine.

It's the little things that have now become the big things.

We had a in the garden in lovely spring hoping to get some Vitamin D

Walk with the dog in the sunshine lovely

Lift my spirits not if them

I decided to make some biscuits (for the first time ever)

Whether or not they will, if my spirits remains to be seen.
It's a Prue Leith recipe but, as usual with my cooking, a variation so I am calling them 'leftover biscuits.'

Some leftover crumble mix, one lonely egg, a too-ripe banana, the remains of a muesli packet, raisins instead of sultanas ,eft from Christmas, bits of walnuts, sugar and flour, oh and I tidied up the butter dish. And orange rind.

I hope they don't have to go out to feed the birds!

I am still grinning at the Mothers day card from DD made by DGD in which a picture of me is constructed in sparkly stickers with lurid glasses.she obviously thinks I look like Dame Edna Everage !

Munching on an extremely delicious light given by my daughter for mother’s day two speedy bites and whoosh it was gone

One year old youngest GS spotted us on the screen, grinned and waved, made my day!

Sounds a bit weird but what cheered me up was that a couple of my pots need watering!!

That means that it hasn’t rained for a while?

We saw all the children and grandchildren at once yesterday electronically through an app called House Party ! The youngest aged 18 months pointed at the screen and said ma-mar - I’m convinced (and the others thought) she recognised me and meant Grandma! I was thrilled!

It's such a gorgeous sunny day, it really cheered me up. 3 loads of washing all dried on the line outside and smelling lovely. Passing strangers on a walk (whilst keeping a distance) and nodding to each other in recognition of the measures we are all taking. A lovely video of my 5 year old and 2 year old DGC dancing like loons around their kitchen to Bamboleo, Bamboleo!

Afternoon Tea - The making and the eating of.....