Good Morning Wednesday

Morning all from a lurker! Welcome to newbies-it’s a lovely thread; great to hear of folks from all over the place.
Here in Staffs we had a spectacular storm last night til early hours.
Supposed to be walking to visit a friend-and her new fence-this morning. She opens side gate and we sit down the garden as she does when she comes to us.
We visited other friends yesterday for car port coffee-first time we’ve had a drink anywhere. She’s a retired micro biologist so we felt safe!
This morning a wide load will be making its slow progress not far from us so will go and watch-such excitement!

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Grey here, forecast is for rain later. Got to make soup and tidy up as my cleaner comes today. Then seeing a friend for coffee later in her garden. I have a Zoom meeting this evening with my book group, just for a chat. The friend (S) who has organised it is feeling very low as one of our number died recently and S was very close to her. We will be raising our glasses to the departed.

Morning from S. Lincs. Sunny at the moment and needs to stay that way as having a garden tea and cake get together with two friends this afternoon. Before then, though, the joys of the sixth -monthly care review for my severely disabled son - by conference call, not Zoom,as his residential home has a poor wi fi signal. Poor lots of other things too so a lot of people involved today. Hopefully things will improve for him.
Re. Studies and other personal space decor choices, in our house we always end up with boring neutral colours. BUT I have just acquired £38 worth of what I would call buttery yellow paint but is actually called ‘Frites’. Paint names are hilarious. And since when did paint get so expensive? It’s not Farrow and Ball.
So, yellow for MY study. The tin sits there along with my tax return, both waiting to be done.
Hate painting by the way so anyone’s guess as to when!

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Good to see your lounge is open again Mick - hope everyone toes the line! Grey and dreary in South Yorkshire. I had just settled myself outside with a G&T last night and we had a thunderstorm that seemed to come out of nowhere. It didn’t last long but it was too wet to be out after that. Nothing planned for today but a birthday card to buy for my neighbour’s baby.
Welcome Jmb1! Have a good day folks.

Good morning everyone from a brightish Essex by the sea. I think rain is forecast for later.
DH has to go to a meeting in Luton today. As he is retiring on the 30th June he needs to hand over a large job he has been responsible for to a colleague. He has to go suited and booted !! He mentioned that the last time he wore a suit was back in March. These days he wears shorts all the time.
I have a tea loaf cooking and I have admin to sort out this morning.
Have a lovely day and stay safe xx

Thank you Grandma French. I haven't quite worked out how to tag people yet! I am really looking forward to seeing them all. We are a close family and usually meet up often. My son lives alone and has been working from home so he's definitely stir crazy!

Oh Grandmabatty - ignore the fashionable grey. How I envy you, a picnic with your family! Enjoy it all...the perfect antidote to feeling a bit depressed, I think. X

Good morning from Polmont in Central Scotland. It's a very fashionable grey outside and really oppressive. It's been like this for a few days now and is so depressing. I keep thinking it's going to pour so no point in watering the flowers but no rain so far. This morning I'm making my second batch of apricot jam then meeting up with my daughter, grandson, and my son, who I haven't seen for five months, at a park local to him. We are taking a socially distant picnic. I hope the rain holds off. Everyone have a good day x

Morning all.
I haven't posted on this thread for a while as I've been getting up later. Getting up early just makes the day longer and not going out means I have no news.
I hope you're all ok. Have a good day, stay safe.

It’s always lovely to welcome newbies. Hi jmb1 ?
You forgot to tell us the value of your home ...
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Only joking!

Morning Mick, morning All. Grey cloud over our corner of Somerset. The storms are strange, a serious downpour four miles from us yesterday, not a drop here. Good to see you jmp1, Your neighbours will be pleased about the baking. Bit flat here, Fibro flare up restricting me a bit, just one of those things, it will pass. Some faffing about today, a short walk if the storms allow. Be gentle with yourselves everyone.

Good Morning from another dreech Fife. It appears lifeless outside in so many ways. Oh to see the sun again. Will be doing my usual exercise around the inside of the house. Keeps my bones well-oiled . I must have the most boring post on the GM thread but that's how it is just now . Hopefully some sunlight will appear soon in more ways than one. Hoping you all have a good day .SorryGilly I missed your recent news but if it's good news so pleased for you.

Good Morning everyone! Bonjour also - or perhaps I should say ‘Gluten’ Morgen ! Hollysteers how funny was that! Do hope that you are feeling a bit better today? You’re definitely not a damp squib and we’re not all ‘sensible and busy’.

We’re ALL winging it. We worry, we wobble and sometimes we whine but we do support each other on this thread, so we’re then able to pull up our collective socks and get back in the game. Please feel better, get stronger and be good to yourself; but when you can’t, remember to ask for help - on here.

Speaking of help. Yes, I helped gilly. You were all so kind to me with your remarks, but I’m not a star. She was able to do so much but I could tell that she was running on empty. And why not after all she’s gone through? I gave her some info, some ‘ammo’ and I think, the resolve so she stopped panicking long enough to batter the Pensions Idiots into a corner. Well done, gilly. Sadly sometimes you just have to keep on keeping on until you get the result you deserve!

Daisyboots - you’re really so brave and uncomplaining. I too love Portugal. The people are so kind and welcoming (and small!!!) but the language totally defeats me.

All too easy to damage the car, Georgesgran. Never mind, try to look on the bright side. If that’s it - your accident - that’s o.k. Nobody’s hurt and you and your car are safe. That’s the most important thing - don’t beat yourself up over it.

Mary when your DH is excited at the prospect of driving you to hospital for treatment next week ..... well, entertainment-wise you just know he can’t get more desperate !

Know how you feel about people not thinking about keeping you safe, kitty. Yesterday a friend asked us again if we’d like to go out to eat in a restaurant - he was making the same noises about a fortnight ago. I responded by mail saying that we weren’t read to mix with all and sundry yet. His response? “You can’t live forever. But I suppose you’ll just be guided by your instincts!” ? What a nerve!!! With no idea of our health concerns and what I feel is his rather reckless attitude and determination towards getting back to “normal”, I”ll make my own decisions, thanks. Silly old me obviously had no idea that socialising is now obligatory!

Another hot and windy day. I must get the lawn sprinklers going and cover myself in Jungle insect repellent before going out to treat a greenfly infestation. Then more laundry ........and more ironing after an hour on the line.

Have a super day, folks. Even if there’s rain. Yesterday’s news about the cheap treatment available for fighting some of the effects of Covid should all lift our spirits a little. We’ll get there. Until we do, keep safe Good Morningers and keep smiling.

Hugs from French France ????

Good morning from the Shropshire borders where we have another day of storms forecast.

Absolute saga with the car yesterday.Took it to the garage and DD drove over to take me home.Told them I needed the car back as we have an appointment today.DD stayed to take me back to collect the car.Car still not back?after many phone calls they have promised to get it back to us by 10 so we will have just enough time to get to our appointment.Hope they don’t let us down.We have been buying cars from this garage for 20 years for us and both daughters and used them for all servicing etc Don’t think we will be using them again.Rant over?

On grandmafrench’s advice,I braved the supermarket yesterday for the first time since March.Felt quite sick when I first went in but it wasn’t as bad as I had thought just one or two not obeying the rules.Glad I went,won’t be going often but good to have the option now.

grandMattie and Mary,I am the opposite?DH decided to change his study round a couple of weeks ago and I was the one saying I didn’t think it would look great.He went ahead anyway and it actually looks better than it did!

Enough from me for now!Have a good day everyone.

Welcome jmpl

I agree Pantglas2 !

Good morning from a greyish Leicestershire. Woke up at 5 and it was foggy so wen back to sleep!

No plans today - stay safe everyone.

A very warm welcome jmpl and any other newbies ! I hope you enjoy this lovely good morning thread ?

Welcome Jmp1 lovely to have new members jump straight in! This is the best thread on GN ?

Good Morning Mick and all. A cloudy but brightish start on the S Welsh coast. We had an online shopping delivery from Morrisons yesterday afternoon and it was baking on the patio washing it all down on our 'contamination table'.
Welcome to the GM thread jmp1.
gilly so pleased to hear of your good news yesterday, at last some ? for you. Hooray for Grandmafrench
Nothing planned for today, stay safe everyone.

Good morning from east London, grey and not yet as warm as yesterday morning; showers forecast but hopefully not when I’m playing tennis this morning. One very short sharp shower yesterday afternoon just before I left the house for a wander but streets soon dried again. Bought some really nice strawberries yesterday so went the full hog, got some clotted cream, made some scones and opened the fancy strawberry and Prosecco jam I bought as a stocking filler for last Christmas and then forgot to give away. Really hit the spot and there are leftovers for today unless DS has been midnight feasting. Hope you have a good day.

Good Morning everyone! I have just joined Gransnet this morning and I am very much looking forward to contributing to the site.
It was a misty start here in Cheshire, thunderstorms forecast for later. So, busy morning walking my dog, then baking. Unfortunately I am on weightwatchers so whatever I bake I distribute to my neighbours to avoid temptation.
Have a good day.

FYI regarding my Stepford-ing . There is no door between my room and the kitchen... you can look straight out to the window onto the street. Secretly, I agree with most of what DH wants, but why should I give in!
He’s promised to put some discarded book shelves up in the garage attached, so I can hide things like cake tins and flower vases. Fingers crossed - a bit of negotiation! ?

Good morning from a misty NE.
Click and collect was a success yesterday, one substitution of fish and an apology that melons did not have a longer date, no problem as we prepared and ate them right away. Could get used to this service.
Should really tidy my desk, photograph albums sitting there since day 1 of lockdown and still haven't got round to sorting them.
Stay safe.