Good afternoon from a beautiful sunny day in Gower.
It's been one of those mornings ?. I won't bore you all with the details.
I haven't even read any of you lovely peoples posts yet today 
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I hope that all of you are having a lovely Saturday. ? and my very best wishes if you are not.
Take care and stay safe everyone ❤️
Good Morning All x.
Well, an hour ago I thought what a lovely day-----sky's covered in cloud now so not sure whether to wash or not as I know tomorrow's forecast is crummy. It can wait until next week, nothing urgent.
I've noticed the change in the clearer smell of the air, it's lovely and reminds me of times past when there was less traffic both on the ground and in the air. I keep filling my lungs daily to keep them topped up.
I don't envisage much housework being done apart from a bit of tidying up and clothes sorting, which is getting a bit desperate for space. No charity collections so it can go in the shed.
I had a giggle at Nortsat's post about her being " up the chimney ".
I was in Spain again---in my mind, as I do when reading Urmston's post, which set me off. This time I was inside a cave at Nerja and friend and I were the only ones left with the guide as others had fled halfway in 
Also another cave we visited had animal paintings on the walls, can't just remember where that was, then on to Gibraltar's St Michael's caves with a coloured light area where rock concerts are/were held.
We were game for anything and made sure we fitted everything in on our hols. All the trips which were available, we were on them. We certainly got our money's worth wherever we went in the world. Money well spent. Couldn't do it now for a variety of reasons. I stopped when I was 70 with a final trip with friends in a villa in Cyprus---brilliant.
A far cry from where we all are today !
Home-made burgers and chips today so nice and easy. The butcher minces some nice steak so that they're not swimming in fat with ordinary mince.
Just having a bit of a whinge looking at the little boy raising all that money, bless his little heart. It brings you right down to earth about the cruelty that goes on involving children.
I'll have to go and have a wash and liven myself up as I don't want to be on a downer for the rest of the day.
I hope everyone's doing alright and I wish you all a pleasant day. xx
Good morning from the NE coast where we have woken to the first dry morning in weeks . I can actually see something bright in the sky , daren’t say the word 
for fear of it disappearing .
Decided to clean the inside of my trusty old car yesterday afternoon which ended up taking hours as it was what I can only describe as “manky” . Still showing the aftermath of school runs for the older DGC with little Evie Button in tow, so plenty sweetie wrappers, crushed biscuits and dried mud . Spent ages vacuuming, shampooing , polishing and shining and it looks like a new pin . A few of my neighbours even commented on my hard work as they passed by and I had the usual shouts of “you can do mine next if you like...” “erm no thanks” 
Went for a little walk with DH later on and we got caught in a huge downpour and were soaked to the skin. We were literally in the middle of the park and the rain started lashing down. Nowhere to hide so no choice but to just keep on walking . We ended up having a good laugh about it as we had happy memories of the last time we got soaked like that .
Ended up having a very rare (these days) Indian takeaway for supper as I just couldn’t muster up the energy to cook anything . Thoroughly enjoyed it .
As for today, nothing planned other than a little shop maybe and then maybe enjoying pottering in the garden if it stays dry . I think I have little Miss Evie tomorrow.
Your post made me laugh out loud Nortsat I wonder what on Earth he was dreaming ? Maybe remembering a past life where you were a chimney sweep or maybe Mrs Santa ?
Enjoy messing about in the river in your Kayak GrandmaFrench it sounds really good fun . We get loads of Magpies around these parts and they’re so noisy . They can pick my bird feeders clean in one sitting . Such good looking birds but not the nicest as they scare the smaller birds off.
So lovely that you were able to have a socially distanced meet up with your friends Marydoll . do take it easy this weekend won’t you ? I mean at least try ....we know what you’re like 
Have as good a Saturday as possible everyone.
Love, Gillybob xx
Good morning all from Glasgow, where the sun is peeping through the clouded.
Glad to hear you enjoyed your day out Mick. You have put me in the notion for a fish supper tonight. The only problem is that we need to get it delivered and it's usually a bit soggy by the time it arrives.
Bellasnana, I ended up cutting my hair yesterday, I was so desparate. I will be in even more need of a proper haircut by the time. I'm set free. The earliest I will be allowed a haircut is August! Since lockdown began I have blonde ( probably actually white) streaks appearing in my naturally red hair, my neighbours think I have secretly been getting highlights put in at the hairdressers.?
Yesterday was a busy day indeed. I attempted a haircut, did a batch of baking and then a bit of housework, while DH was golfing,
However, DH appeared to have sprinted around the golf course, he was back far too soon for my liking!! 
My lovely neighbour invited me over to sit in her garden. She had moved all the furniture more than 2m apart and was spraying everything with Dettol when I arrived.
Then my other neighbour friend arrived and we spent the afternoon putting the world to rights. We three have been following the guidelines rigorously, so I felt quite safe.
It was such a tonic to have some company.
Then it all went pear shaped. The Tesco delivery arrived and things went downhill from them.
I had a mixture of our shopping, my daughter's and my lovely neighbour's all in my porch.
It feels like doing a marathon trying to separate it all out, Grandmattie, that's the only geriatric Olympics, I will be attempting from now on.
Then I realised some of my items were missing and there were bags of things I didn't think were on the list.
DH had to phone DD whose was working from home and was in the middle of a conference call. She was not amused!
It turned out some random shopper had my shopping and me theirs. I phoned Tesco and got the loveliest and most helpful young lady.
As I'm shielding and due to the danger of cross contamination, they would have to send me a new order, rather than get the driver to return with mine. Their decision, not mine. Full marks Tesco.
Initially I was told I could keep all of the stranger's order, (yippee) but when they realised how many bags there were, it had to go back.☹️
A couple of hours later, a new delivery arrived. Some items were still missing, including my PORTUGUESE CUSTARD TARTS and the lamb was off!.
Back onto Tesco again. A lovely young man adjusted my bill, refunded my delivery charge and gave me a voucher as compensation. Well done Tesco! Whew, I was exhausted and of course so was Mr MD, who was happy to offer advice, from the comfort of the sofa, tired after a hard day's work on the golf course.
Looking forward to DD's visit today, her fiancé is a star, having gone for my many prescriptions, as I'm too far away to get them delivered. He now has it on a shopping app, where he reads the fourteen items out to the pharmacist to tick off, as there is usually something missing and the chemist is quite a distance away, it's a pain to have to go back.
The pharmacy staff are most impressed with my his technical expertise. ?
Wishing everyone a pleasant day and hoping it won't be too wet where you are.
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