Good Morning Tuesday

Good Morning everyone and to Mick, who seems to be adjusting well to the ‘new’ routine.

Another very hot, extremely windy and dark blue skied S of France day.

Shopping today......oooh, let joy be unconfined? (Probably not!)

Glad you’re happily chamberpotting in España, Pants though it looks as if you now have to exercise first? Oh dear, mind you don’t start any dangerous trends?.

What sad news, Scentia take care of her and each other ?

kitty if it’s quite tarnished...or you can’t face it.....have you tried putting it in a bath? Cover the entire base of a baking dish with aluminum foil (up to the edges), fill dish with boiling water, add 1/4 cup of bicarb and 2 tspns salt, stir as it bubbles then place silver items in dish - not touching each other or sides of dish. Let soak 10 mins, dry and buff. If you need to go over small spot you’ve missed it’s a lot less work than usual silver cleaning.

Sending sunbeams and hugs to all who need them. Hopes for an easier day today sent to harri, Lins, Cherry and Mary . Big day for Soop today, sending her love and luck.

Have fun with Miss Buttons, gilly and let go of your cares as you do so.

Keep Safe, Good Morningers. Au ‘voir for now. x

Good Morning Mick and all from a dry and less windy S Welsh coast. I have some ironing to do and the cake tin is empty so that will have to be rectified. The travel restrictions ended in Wales yesterday and a friend is looking forward to seeing her son and family from Newbury for a few hours today. I'm sorry about your daughter Scentia.
Stay safe everyone.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning Michael and all GNs. The sun is in and out trying to make its mind up today but later it will rain. DH promised to take GS to the pitch and putt this week, but the only reasonable day is tomorrow and DS and his missus are coming down for lunch so that has knocked that on the head. I slept in this morning after a long unbroken and very weird dream - the sort you remember vividly all day! Better shake a leg then. Have a good day folks!

My gym has organised exercise in the park for groups of six so I am off now to meet up with my gym buddies. Will come back later to read your posts and let you know how I got on ?

Morning all from South Notts, the sky is clear and white and I'm not sure what the weather is going to do. A small pile of ironing awaits and then I should get my weekly visit later from my sister if it remains fine.

I braved the local shops yesterday and it was all right with no queues which makes a change. Shopping, while not my favourite activity, has become unpleasant in recent months.

Hope the day goes well especially for those with sadness or worries.

Good morning Mick and the GM team, from a reasonably bright east London.
Glad to hear that you have had some advice Marydoll, hope things settle down for you.
Warm wishes to you and your DD, Scentia.
Kitty, my silver is terrible, my grandmother (it’s mostly hers) would be ‘very disappointed’. I will try your tip on the things which can be immersed Grandmafrench, thank you. I fear there is no escape from the non immersible things ... scent bottle, hand mirror, clock, jewellery box etc.

Have a good day all and ?to those who need them.

Good morning from sunny Colchester. I had a rough night so will be taking it easy today...no change there then!

Morning every one from a dry ,breezy Lancashire. Heavy rain is due later,probably just in time for my long awaited visit to the hairdressers!!.
Have been using buses a bit more now,two journeys today but buses are nearly empty and everyone is wearing masks.I must admit I feel a bit safer.
Hope your daughter feels better soon Scentia .
Hope your day improves Marydoll and that your pain subsides.
Have a good day all and stay safe.

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders where it is supposed to be warming up but no sign of that.
So sorry about your DD, Scentia. xx
Poor Marydoll which is worse the disease or the cure?
DH is in a similar boat. He coughs a great deal especially when I am talking and has sore feet.

Having accidentally mistaken my precious seedlings for weeds, yesterday I moved indoors to tackle my bedroom. I have one of these cordless hoovers which only does 20 minutes before it needs recharging for 3 hours. So needless to say it isn't finished yet.

Yoga this morning. I'm looking forward to the relaxation already.

Thank you to all you wonderful GNers who have kept me sane, especially during this shielding. Stay safe.

Good morning all. It's cool here, cloudy and spots of rain in the air. I've been to aldi and had a visit to the fish van so dinner will be lemon sole, peas and chips. I am babysitting again this afternoon, my last stint of the week, so this morning will be pottering about. It's lovely to hear from people who are in warm and sunny climes. I really want to stand with my feet in the sea. However as my nearest sea is the North Sea, then I'll pass just now! Take care everyone.

Enjoy your Yoga Grammaretto, it’s a wonderful form of relaxation.

Good morning from rainy Manchester. Had a lovely sail on Lake Windermere yesterday morning. Social distancing well in place, only 7 of us, all masked, on the boat.! Housework today, think it's time I did some ?. To gransnetters in Spain, very envious, miss the Spanish way of life, although when we left in March it was very different times. We'll be back later. Scentia I feel for your daughter, I know what that's like. (((hugs))) for those who need one for those with extra cares and worries.

Morning all from a wet Blackburn. It looked all right first thing and then when I got up the sky was grey and now it's drizzling. No change there.
Staying in today and hoping to hear from my handyman when he is coming to put my curtains back up; they've been down since the week before the lockdown as I had my flat painted and they couldn't put bedroom curtains back up as paint was still wet. I've tried but I can't get the curtain pole down. I live on the ground floor so need something up at the window. I have managed by looping a longer curtain over the pole and just pulling it open or closed. Snag is it doesn't fit the window entirely so have to remember when I come in from the bathroom that there is a glaring gap of about 10 inches and to just check no-one is standing outside!
Have a lovely day everybody.

Good morning all from a very cloudy and breezy Gower, where it's forecast to rain later.

We're determined to get out and about today though and the village and surrounding areas should be relatively quiet, better for me ?.
Looking forward to our takeaway later but a shame it won't be from my friendly Bangladeshi friends as theirs has been taken over.
Got my usual group quiz shortly and FaceTime with family members later.

Sentia, very sad for your daughter and her DH. Difficult for you too of course. She will, regardless of what she says, be hurting from this as well as in physical pain. I know you'll be there for her as only a mother can ?.

Marydoll, it sounds like the advice you have been given is basically to ride it out. I hope, with the help of your antihistamines the side effects settle down quickly now though ???

Sorry to hear you had such a bad night harrigran, perhaps a night reaction to the pain relief ?. Hope your pain has subsided, take it easy today ?

Glad to hear that you arrived safely in ? Malaga Pantglas. Enjoy the next few months ?

Thanks for updating us all on Ginny Mick. Mind how you go as you return to all your usual activities Mick, not to put a damper on things but remember the virus is still out there.

The hairdressing set ups for everyone sound very safe ?. Producing a heck of a lot of plastic waste though ?

Thinking of you BlueSapphire ?

Have a good day everyone, ? for those that need them.
Be kind to yourselves ❤️

Good Morning All x
I wondered what was missing when I woke and let the cats out-----the gales ! After 4 days of them and including the stiff breeze yesterday it seems eerily quiet. I'm not complaining though. It's very still/calm and drizzly and feels milder since there's no wind.

So glad I managed to do all the piled-up washing yesterday and I gathered it in at teatime yesterday all bone dry. The smell of it filled the room, better than any air freshener.

I phoned D as there was no sign of her visiting, though I know she's busy and the children have staggered times going to school.
Saturday she and the 3 children went to the Lakes to visit their sister and though the weather was disgusting and made for a bad drive there the child was expecting them so D couldn't let her down.

The girl's stay there had to be extended as she was supposed to have left there last Monday but apparently a conference was going on about where to put the poor child next. It will be her 5th move since March. Part of her diagnosis is autism, so they've got that far. Sadly, it seems that her next move will be Durham ! I live each day trying to be normal.

Anyway, when D picked up the child, she drove to the usual fish and chip shop where they go---and it was closed, so she found one in a side street and they all sat in the car eating their fish and chips while the rain belted down and gusts of wind swaying the car.

Last week when they were there they'd enjoyed the day on Morecambe beach, what a difference, poor things I felt sorry for them just driving around, until they ended up in an amusement centre with slot machines so that rounded things off until home-time. They all had welcome baths and showers when they got back.

Yesterday before D was about to drive the children to school, she had to set-to with a bucket of hot water to the car as someone had been throwing eggs on it. What kind of an idiot would do this ? So she was panicking about the time as she goes to 3 different schools with them.

Honestly, by the time she'd finished her call I felt drained and gathered myself together to go to the local shop only to be told that a poor woman had just lost her life trying to rescue her dog from the rough sea yesterday. A young chap jumped in to try and help the woman and he got into difficulties too and was taken to hospital but is alright---as was the dog.

So yesterday wasn't the best of days, apart from getting the washing dry but that pleasure pales into insignificance when you hear sad news from such a tragic event.

My life is never dull and boring ! Lamb chops today with the other half of the cauli. and Cheshire pots. scrummy.

Glad to hear of the safe arrival of Pantglas along with what sounded like, a trouble-free journey--enjoy your stay.

Sorry about your news Scentia, but things will come together I'm a firm believer in that. x

Marydoll, poor you, patience is a virtue with you and medication but again, you'll be sorted now that they know what they're dealing with. x

Oh goodness, this is more a composition than a good morning greeting but I do wish everyone a good day and thoughts to those who aren't too clever. xx

Good morning all, sun is just breaking through the cloud here in Devon, less windy than it has been. Just finished a second coat of paint in a a small area of my Lounge, 3rd coat later today & then I can move on to next piece small property, nowhere to put anything it's clear an area, paint & reorganise room

I plan to go out in the garden for a while, no point doing much housework at the moment, good excuse

Time for & crossword

I bring good news (well it is for me!). GP has just phoned and is sending prescriptions for some relief to pharmacy ASAP!
I'm on the up again.
Thank you all for all your kind words. It's very much appreciated.

I have been so distracted by GN and internet shopping, that I must go and rewash my hair, as it has dried in! . I look like Crystal Tips, badly in needed of a haircut.

A late good morning from a rainy mid-Notts. I hardly know where I want to be or what I want to do atm so I'll just say have a good day folks x

Hurrah Marydoll. ?
Wishing you instant relief (that may be a tall order) but things should improve now. ?

Oh dear BladeAnnie why are you feeling like this? ?

Good morning all from dry and breezy south Wales. Don't usually post here, but I just wanted to wish Marydoll all the best with your new treatment.

My own DH took up beer making in March after a gap of 40 years, when the price here more than doubled overnight. It works out much much cheaper and tastes fine he says. Too strong for me so I have it mixed with diet lemonade occasionally.

Best wishes to all with health difficulties and worries.

Good morning from a bright North go Scotland but due to rain later. Never mind, washing out and grass cut. I had the excitement of a food delivery and some treats. I felt so sad yesterday when I saw a local cat stalk and catch a fledgling I had been watching become independent. I was ridiculously weepy. My lovely neighbour has left some seeds for late planting in my post box and I am just plucking up the courage to visit the garden centre. Not sure I am brave enough today but promising myself that I will go sometime this week.
For all those having some very challenging days ? and for everyone else, I am enjoying reading daily even if I don’t post. Thank you for sharing a window into your lives.

matydoll ?for your sense of fun in the face of everything.

Marydoll. Autocorrect going bonkers