Good Morning Sunday

marydoll, there was a time when we used to send the grans in (on their broomsticks) - wish we could again!

Marydoll I totally agree with Curlywhirly. This man shouldn’t be allows to spoil all your lovely neighbourliness. Of course you are going to be hurt and upset by him, but if you all carry on as normal it will mean he hasn’t won, and bullies don’t like losing. I think everyone on this GM thread would love to come and have a street party with you one day!

Good Morning all, very overcast here , in fact it looks like it might rain ! Not had rain for weeks . DD says I have no concept of time and it isn’t that long !
marydoll I feel quite cross for you , so unsettling , we know how law abiding you are

Good morning Michael and all GNs. A murky start in South Yorkshire and set to rain at some point. We are full of aches and pains after a busy day in the garden yesterday, cutting grass, planting the borders and filling pots and planters with the new plants from the garden centre. Now it’s just a case of seeing if they grow on after my “tender ministrations”!
Today we are doing very little. Pork chops for lunch, and then we are setting up Trivial Pursuit to play online with GS and his maid and butler?. Not sure how it will work yet, though!
Marydoll. I am appalled at the actions of your neighbour. I think you should all socially distance outside his house with placards reading “Wind your neck in you utter *****, or off and leave us alone” (insulting epithet of choice here)!
Have a healthy happy day folks!

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good Morning from a sunny Black Country. It was absolutely gorgeous yesterday, so making the most of it whilst it lasts.

Marydoll I too am fuming on your behalf. As others have said, you and your other lovely neighbours have done nothing wrong. Just carry on as normal, and if this guy calls the police again, I think they will caution him for wasting police time!

We have odd neighbours either side of us, and I long for the days when I lived in a cul de sac in Lichfield and had lovely friendly neighbours. Do not let this guy ruin the friendship you all have!

Last night had a Zoom chat with friends, then we had our 'date' night. Steak and chips, with my homemade chocolate cake and ice-cream, and I had a Prosecco.

Wishing you all a good Sunday

Good morning from sunny Colchester.
Sounds like there are lots of cracks appearing in people's patience after this long lockdown. Big virtual hugs for all are needed ♥️
Looking forward to roast pork and Sunday night TV.

Marydoll, that is awful - your life is hard enough without that.

The house next to us is empty and we have a shared drive- it is quite a worry as our previous neighbour was lovely. He died recently and his partner (who doesnt live there) is round 2 or 3 times a week sorting stuff out - should I report her.

That shoukd be phew, not whew!!

Good morning from a very sunny Cheshire, what a lovely month, weatherwise, April has turned out to be here. We sat in the garden yesterday afternoon with a couple of drinks and just relaxed, the dog had been swimming on our walk and she stretch out in the sunshine to dry off. It was still hot at 6.00pm, so we ate our meal (chicken pilaff) outside, with another couple of drinks! Needless to say, himself fell asleep for most of the evening, that man could sleep for England and win! Still, it meant I could watch what I want on TV ?

Marydoll I am fuming at the behaviour of your very spiteful neighbour; what a complete bully he his - staring at your visitors, so childish. You must certainly NOT change your routine because of him, none of you are breaking the law, if he phones the police again, I doubt they would visit you again - they now have the measure of him and I am sure they have far better things to do than to indulge this moron. You must carry on with your driveway chats, please don't let him intimidate you, don't forget, YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG!!! Whew, I'm getting all aggrieved on your behalf ? What a very sad man he is.

Hope today is sunny for you all and that you have a lovely relaxing day.

Good morning from Glasgow where it is a good bit coller this morning and sunny intervals are forecast.

In an attempt to shake off my wobble yesterday I kept myself busy and this morning I went for a bike ride at 6.00am. Not a soul around and such a peaceful half hour cycle helped.

More gardening today and as I have only been out to the pharmacy a couple of times since around the middle of March I noticed the front porch desperately needs cleaning. Hardly exciting news but something to keep me busy through the wobble.

Hope everyone has a good Sunday.

Oh MARYDOLL that’s so horrible for you and all your lovely neighbours. What a nasty individual! Now you’re all on edge worrying about your movements. You would think kindness would reign In these difficult times. Has he got a wife or family?
Did the paper round yesterday for us and neighbours, masked and gloved up. In and out the small shop and back home. Then found no supplements in the papers, so back I went , another mask and gloves ?, got said supplements (no apologies,’ not our fault’) and straight home. Deliveries carried out and back for my cuppa. Phew!
DH was ok yesterday but still slurred speech. We’re looking forward to test results tomorrow. Thanks for all your good wishes ♥️. Have a lovely Sunday everyone. ?

Don’t let him bully and intimidate you all Marydoll please. Just carry on as before you & your lovely neighbours. None of you are doing ANYTHING wrong. If he wants to moan to the Police they will soon have his card marked!

And if you need to let rip, then do so. He will get away with this behaviour only if you all enable it. Stand up to him and remind him what a FRIENDLY cut de sac he has moved into.
Grrr! I feel cross on your behalf!

Marydoll - how awful, don't let it get you down, you've done nothing wrong

I am so sorry to hear about your upset Marydoll it is amazing how one unpleasant neighbour can upset things. I rather feel this new guy should be taken to task.
One of our neighbours in another house put barbed wire between the trees in his open plan garden to prevent the children running through. My DH went and knocked on his door and confronted him. He took it down and we were best friends after that.

I do hope you can sort it out, he had absolutely no business calling the police.

So sorry to read your post Marydoll you sound understandably really upset. I don’t know why some people have to behave like that. Sending hugs ????

Marydoll How horrible and unsettling for you and your neighbours

Good morning everyone from Malaga where it’s sunny and the forecast says 23°C this afternoon but it’s misty and the Mediterranean is a pale wash. It rained heavily yesterday afternoon, battering against the windows. Thunderstorms are forecast for tomorrow. I want to sit on my balcony with sunscreen on! Never mind, Wednesday onwards looks promising. It will be almost May by then - such weird weather for Spain at this time of year!

I’m in bed with my cuppa. Himself is marching up and down outside on the landing. I can hear his trainers as he passes by.

I will finish ‘The White Queen’ by PG today. It’s a bit twee and irritates me and was definitely in need of some serious editing but it has piqued my interest in the Plantagenets so much so that I looked them all up on Wiki. One click led to another and I found myself watching Episode 1 of ‘The Plantagenets’ a BBC Production. I shall watch episode 2 today!

I will immerse myself in this topic, bore Himself to death with it and at the end of lockdown enter for ‘Mastermind’ ... “my specialist subject is Kings & Queens of England”.
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Actually I didn’t know that the Tudor line (the next lot of royals) started in Wales with Jasper Tudor.

Yes, I will shut up now....

Beef curry with red peppers going in the slow cooker later for the 3 of us.

Well done Scentia you’ve got some energy and enthusiasm going there! Excellent news that you’ve been given some shifts. Actually that’s the wrong word to use as it means the crisis has meant more heartbreak for some families. But well done IYKWIM.

Hope Sunday is kind to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Good Morning everyone...beautiful morning in Oxfordshire.
DH has just brought me a good strong cup of tea and toast as he always does on a Sunday bless him.
Could have been very different this week though as yesterday I cut his hair for the first time ...not too bad but luckily he is working from home!
Walk this morning then roast pork for lunch.
Would like to sit in the garden this afternoon but we have this nightmare tree (!) which is shedding thousands of white fluffy seeds and everything gets covered. (Think it might be a white poplar but I don't know)
Have a good day everyone

Good morning Mick and all from a cloudy Inverness. Yesterday the sun came out just before lunch and it was another beautiful warm sunny afternoon.

Yesterday I went for a short walk in the woods behind our house and passed a farmers field with some gorgeous cute baby lambs prancing about. I think they’re born a bit later in the year up here although I’m not really sure. I’m enjoying the local walks but I’d love a change of scenery. We should have been away this week walking a bit more of the South West coastal path - I don’t know when we’ll eventually get back to it but hope to someday.

I hope everyone finds something to enjoy today whatever it is.

Take care especially if you need to go out ?

Good morning from east London, bright and sunny here. The sun did come through yesterday but not as warm. When we came back from our walk yesterday, DP declared he was going to sit with a beer in the garden. Which he did in the last scrap of sunshine getting through with his fleece wrapped up to his ears. It’s his birthday on Tuesday; I may have to adapt a Christmas card. It’s not a ‘big’ one, that’s next year. Had a long phone chat with a friend yesterday; same age as me but having had a transplant has to stay put. Her DD lives locally so that helps and she’s keeping herself busy with on line classes. Also caught up with DB3 in Northumberland, who sounds like he’s walking the soles off his boots. Today, I will have a walk and that’s about all I know for definite. Have a good day

Good morning, as kitty says it is sunny in Leicestershire.

We have regular deliveries of wine to ensure we don’t run out!

We had Aperol spritzers last night in the sunshine.
Afterwards we watched Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies but we were disappointed. I wonder what he is doing next week!

Roast beef for dinner but would prefer to be at DDs for their Anzac barbecue - my SiL is Australian.

Good Morning from a bright Fife. Sunday again but tbh days are the same at the moment. I don't like wakening up and not instantly identifying which day we are on, most peculiar. Will be out pottering about garden again and making the most important decision of what's for tea since that's about all I have to do at the moment. Will get out for our walk early afternoon and that's about it for today ladies. Keep safe.

Good morning Mick and all from a cloudy Glasgow.

I had a bad night last night and am quite upset this morning. I was working in the front garden yesterday, with not a soul about, when a police car arrived.
To give you the background, we have lived in this small cul de sac for nearly 30 years, since it was built, as have nearly all our neighbours. We are a very supportive community, always looking out for each other.

A new neighbour moved in a few years ago, he was very unfriendly and immediately installed CCTV all around his house.
After a number altercations with his next door neighbour, much to our dismay, his neighbour sold the house.
Apparently this new neighbour reported his neighbour for breaking Covid regulations, by coming down to the now empty house, (as he had new one) to clear it before the new owners moved in.
On top of that he allegedly reported the whole cul de sac for also breaking the regulations, going into each others' driveways, ( actually dropping off necessary items like bread and milk) not keeping social distancing (untrue) and allowing family to visit.

The police went round everyone, asking if people who didn't live here had been driving down.
As you know, I'm sheilding, as is my neighbour and my family and hers are delivering essentials and medication to us.
When my daughter's fiance arrived on Friday with all my meds, this neighbour came out of his house and stood staring at him. My future SIL felt very uncomfortable.

When I explained that I was sheilding, the policemen were absolutely lovely and sympathetic to that fact I had been stuck at home for what seems like forever.
My friend was also in a terrible state, as her daughter arrived to deliver shopping, just before the police and she thought she was going to get into trouble.

Later on, I went out to the garage, as my neighbour and her husband walked past, out for their walk, when I shouted across to them. She said we shouldn't talk, as THE neighbour was out in his garden watching us.
We have all lived her very amicably for a very long time and we are now all afraid to talk to each other, as he is spying on us.
I feel horrible today. .

Sorry to be on such a downer, but life is so difficult for all of us just now and this is just the icing on the cake.

I'm going to lay low today and stay out the way as I may not be responsible for what I say, if this neighbour comes anywhere near me.

I hope everyone is managing to stay reasonably positive, have the best day you can.

Good morning Mick and everyone, from a sunny but cold Oxfordshire,
We’ve decided to treat Sundays as a rest day, really just so that we know which day it is, it’s getting so bad we have to sit and think about it each morning.
Gardening again yesterday, then an afternoon spent helping DHs mate with his Family tree, me online and him on the phone, we lasted until his battery went flat, but he was pleased with the progress we made and I was able to photograph each result and email it directly to him. He’s too mean to pay the subs for Ancestry! But I’m at an impasse with my own trees, so I enjoyed it too.
Have a good day everyone and stay safe.