Good Morning Thursday

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning all,

Greyduster is right, it's going to be another warm day here.
I've got my Pilates class in half an hour or so by which time the washing in the machine will be ready to go on the line and the next load can go in.

So glad you had a good day yesterday, BlueSapphire. You achieved a lot, more than me as I felt quite lazy yesterday once I'd made the pie (which was a success, I'm pleased to report). Your recount of still having your rollers in made me smile. I bet your hair looked lovely when you combed it out, though. ?

I haven't read all the posts yet, so will catch up later, but wish you all a pleasant day. Take care and stay safe. ?

Good morning from sunny Colchester. Off to Lidl in a moment then no plans until we join family online to do Jay's quiz after the last clap.

Good morning Mick and all from the Scottish Borders. Another dry day and warm enough to stay out most of the day.
Had you thought of a ponytail Michael? I don't suppose elastic bands are easy to get hold of. Good luck with the hair trimmers.
My hair is a hedge.

I planted out the sweetpeas yesterday and strung up the peas. I have a proper vegetable garden for the first time in years. We are already eating the lettuces. We eat the outer leaves to stop them going to seed.

Whatever Nicola says today, we aren't going anywhere, but it will be a boost for morale here in Scotland.

I hope you are feel better today Marydoll after a rest.
I will be interested to hear your reply from that bank Gilly

Thanks for telling me it was Mauritious grandMattie I had friends who worked out there in the 1970s and we wrote to them and had beautiful letters and photos back.
Hope you all have a good day.

Good morning Michael and all GNs. I thought I had posted on Thursday’s GM thread, and it turned out to be Wednesday’s! How on earth did that happen?
Its going to be a hot one in South Yorkshire today. My hay fever was an absolute mare yesterday. Nothing seemed to touch it. We are planning to go for a walk round one of our upland reservoirs today, but it is quite remote so there will probably be no-one to sneeze on except the sheep!
Have a good day folks.

Morning all from a bright North Leicestershire.

A busy day ahead for me - cleaner coming, phone call about restarting volunteering and a Sainsbury's click and collect this pm. Then the last clap!!

We will organise a weekly neighbour's drinks thing instead, I think, as we all enjoy the chat.

Thinking of gilly.

Good morning from Malta where it is bright and sunny after the storm we had yesterday. It didn’t last long but rained enough to turn streets into rivers for a while, and washed the dust away.

Haven’t a clue what to do today. You all seem to be changing your sheets but I did mine not long ago so don’t think I will joining in

Good luck with the hair trimmer, Mick. I’m sure you already know this, but there are some good tutorials on YouTube which show you how to do it. I know because I did DS’s last week! I was scared stiff but didn’t do a bad job if I do say so myself.

Have the best day possible dear friends. ☀️

Good morning from a sunny East Midlands.

DH out food shopping right now and I am having my breakfast. I’m not sure how I am going to adapt when life goes back to “normal”.

I’m quite annoyed with myself this morning as I had ordered some seeds a while ago and didnt notice that they came from CHINA! What is going on? Don’t we have plenty of seeds in this country? I tried to cancel but they said it was too late. They arrived yesterday and I am puzzled. The advert said over 2000 seeds and my own common sense should have told me that the price was too low. What arrived was about 10 seeds that all look too big for the type of flowers that I ordered. Also they were in a small package and on the outside it said “earring studs”!!!!!!! What the hell is going on? I certainly wont be planting these but I will be trying to contact Amazon today. Sorry for the rant but I am annoyed with myself as well as Amazon.

Stay safe and have the best day that you can. Sending love to everyone who is suffering in one way or another today. Take care. X

Good morning everyone from sunny East Fife it’s supposed to get warmer later on today. Woohoo waiting excitedly for the first ministers briefing today it’s meant to be lifting some restrictions perhaps it’ll ease my anxieties just hope folks will adhere to her words of wisdom. I’m so tired this morning must get a nap today. Round the back of my house gets very hot as the day goes on thankfully the front part of my house gets very cool therefore I’ve got the best of both worlds in the warm weather.I’m so enjoying the videos of my grandchildren at their sports day yesterday where they’ve ran an obstacle race around their house having great fun. A few trips and spills come to mind thankfully no injuries. Mum and dad are to be commended for their ingenuity. Have a good day everyone keep safe and have fun as best you can

Good Morning Mick and all, it is a sunny, sparkling start on the S Welsh coast.
DH finally let me cut his hair yesterday using a comb and thinning scissors, it looks so much better and cooler for him. He wouldn't let me trim his eyebrows though. ?
Changing the beds day here too and DH will do the hoovering, light dusting for me.
Gentle hugs forMarydoll,gilly,BlueSapphire and all who need them.
Stay safe and enjoy some sunshine if you can.

Good morning Mick and all his followers. Good luck with your hair Mick - you will need to look smart (or wear a hat) if you start your bus rides!
Another sunny Suffolk day which doesn’t help with the painting. I had to stop and take a break until about 4.30 yesterday because the paint was going sticky. Today I won’t start until then!
I hope you get good news Gillybob.
Have a gentl day everyone.

BlueSapphire ... there’s an image ...sashaying down the road in rollers ... ?

Good morning Mick and the GM team. Glad you have information about the resumption of your bus services Mick.
grandMattie do share your microwave technique for poaching eggs. I love poached eggs but seldom make them. I like Eggs Benedict too, but only if (when) we are eating breakfast/brunch out (sigh).

The side effects of my meds are settling down a bit (hurrah) and I am waiting to learn whether I will be taken off the shielding list!

I have been buying Ch****mas presents in the on-line sales. I found a lovely site selling fair trade items made in Vietnam and SE Asia and wooden pens made from old, recycled whisky barrels! (www.auraque.com).

The garden, my new book and my tapestry are the order of the day, today.
Hope we all have a pleasant day and special good thoughts to those who need them. ?

I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed for you marydoll and everyone else shielding. I hope there’s some good news and something to look forward to announced today.

Good morning from a bright NE.
Morrison's delivery this morning, there are always lots of substitutes and the packing leaves a lot to be desired, squashed produce. Sadly it is usually the basics that are missing like bread and eggs.
BIL remains in isolation in hospital in Germany with further tests being carried out, my sister not allowed to visit him but had to travel across the city in a taxi to take clean clothes to him. She is suffering badly from shingles on her face and is feeling pretty wretched.

I think we will manage some time in the garden this afternoon, I am getting through a lot of books.
Thinking of you gilly and hope you get sorted with the bank.
Take care everyone.

Good morning, another glorious morning in Kent.
I'm going on an adventure today. I'm venturing to the out of town shopping site to shop at Iceland. I've not been in a shop for about 6 wks. Hope the queue isn't too long.
Stay safe.

Urmstongran, we are definitely sympatico!

Glad to hear you are getting out and about again! ???
Enjoy!

Good morning all from a bright and sunny north Wales where I’m psyching myself up for the shop trot!

DH is insisting on ‘helping’ me so I shall be a bag of nerves by the time we get back.....oh dear, he’s worse than a houseful of kids because he doesn’t ‘get’ the new etiquette in shops!

Blue sapphire put a picture in my head with her rollers still in situ, of Nora Batty - hilarious!

Stay safe everyone x

Ha! X posts again Marydoll
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Good morning everyone from Malaga where it’s hazy. The Med is more grey than blue right now! It’ll doubtless burn off in a while.

Yesterday I had to laugh at a workman’s ingenuity. We walked up into Arroyo for coffee and to buy a birthday card. Workmen were drilling to cut into some paving stones in the Plaza Austria. One had put a hat on his head then cut a hole in a huge piece of thick cardboard and had tied it to his hat with string! It made a sturdy sombrero and considering he was working in 33°C it was brilliant as it kept his neck and shoulders in the shade!

Hope gillybob gets her letter from Barclays today and that Thursday is kind to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Good morning all, it's cloudy here in Glasgow, but it promises to be a lovely day.
I have been up since before 6am, been downstairs, had some tea and painkillers and watched QVC for ten minutes, now lying in bed for an hour.
I was nearly seduced by Today's special value, a rotating hot air brush! I managed to stop myself. ? My hair takes forever to dry, especially as it hasn't been cut in weeks. Holding a hairdryer is painful, but I'm so vain, despite no- one seeing me!
I thought I had made a reasonable job of my thinning my hair, but I noticed a thick tuft yesterday. I will try and sort it today, but I have to remind myself, I'm only a trainee after all!.?

No early morning walk round the block for us for us, I don't think I could manage it today . DH is delighted, as he overdid it yesterday in the garden. The garden is looking good, but we definitely need more bedding plants and everywhere is closed☹️
It takes ages for DH to get round to doing jobs once I have planted the idea, but when he does, he doesn't stop. I always have to have a long term plan! ?

Mick, there are lots of videos on You Tube on how to use your trimmers.
DS1 complemented me on DH's haircut yesterday.
What he didn't realise is that, the other night, when DH was sleeping, I noticed that I may have been over enthusiastic, he had a strange bald patch on the side of his head! ?

I too am looking forward to hearing what Nicola Sturgeon has to say at her lunchtime briefing today.
DH, ever Mr Cheerful , said he didn't think there would be any good news for those of us shielding! ?
I live in hope!

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning from sunny Leicestershire.

Did lots around the garden and house yesterday and thought I would suffer today but ?I feel okay.

Changing beds today and must contact a friend who is suffering from extreme anxiety. The problem is the ignores any suggestions which might help so very frustrating.

Zoom meeting with NWR this afternoon which is always fun. Then the last clap tonight.

Take care everyone. Hope you had a good night Mary and Gilly.

Good morning, very dull and overcast here in Northampton today, and I have just put the sheets in the washing machine! Have decided to change to my summer duvet with the current warm weather.

The Shark is ready and waiting upstairs to attack the huge amount of fur that my long- haired cats have been shedding. The cats are white, so every clump really shows!

Had quite a good day yesterday, cut the grass, did some washing, watered the garden, had my expedition to the end of the road and back. Sat out in the sun watching the cats and practising my breathing exercises. Read a lot of my book. The Greek meatballs were delicious, but could not find the recipe for the sauce, so made it up, using sauted onions, cumin, cinnamon and a half tin of tomatoes. Did some rice to go with it. Wished I could have had a nice glass of red wine with it, but not allowed with my tablets! Must ring the GP today to see if they will prescribe another pack.

Oh, and I think my brain might be frying in this warm weather! Went out for my little walk in Tuesday, came back, sat in the garden, put my hand up to straighten my hair, and discovered I still had my rollers in from the morning! Had been trying to do something to give my hair a bit of shape, so out came the rollers from the back of the bathroom cupboard. Thank goodness I didn't see anyone, though if the neighbours had been looking out of their windows, they might have thought I had well and truly lost it!

Hope everyone's day goes well.

Morning Mick, morning All. Blue sky over our corner of Somerset. Off for an early beach walk before it’s busy. Still a lot of people coming, can understand while preferring to avoid them. Food shop due later. Apparently nothing missing or substituted. How lucky are we? Be gentle with yourselves everyone.

Good morning from east London, cloudy here, mild and I have to get moving as it’s foodbank day. Last week there were 3 people waiting when I got there with an hour to go before we opened. No choir tonight as it’s half term and we’ll see what the last clap brings. Last week, I had my tambourine. DS made the pizza he promised me last night/early hours of today; as it was after I’d gone to bed it’ll do for lunch today. I’d share it if I could. Have a good day.