Good Morning Tuesday

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.

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 ?

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!

Good morning Auntyflo and all 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 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 from a fair Fife, as long as the rain keeps off. Marydoll good to know you have been updated with everything from Medics, just keep doing what you are supposed to do and hopefully all will just settle down in time. Your enthusiasm for everything else is to be commended. Welcome all the newbies have noticed quite a few. Plan to go out for short time today along the coast for a little run, needing also to do some shopping. Hoping everyone is taking good care of themselves. Like others a little fearful of the return of COVID so def do not want that. Take care everyone and enjoy your day.

Good morning all from a dreich and miserable Glasgow a day for the house today and a warm welcome to all the newcomers. There did seem to be a few yesterday.
Glad to hear you are becoming more mobile, Mick, just be careful.
Looking at the reckless ignoring of social distancing by some people, I worry about another wave. We have had no deaths in Scotland for 48 hours, so a ray of hope here.

Good luck Ginny, with your project, sounds just like my cup of tea from your description.
Pants, so glad you arrived safely. I'm sorry to hear about your DD Scentia. Despite what she has said, a girl needs her mum at a time like this. She will be exhausted, both physically and emotionally.

Yesterday, I did eventually receive a return phone call from the hospital.
My side effects included, dreadful stomach cramps, an all over (driving me to distraction) itch and a hacking cough. ☹️ The cough is a rarer side effect.
The hacking cough, of course set Covid alarm bells ringing, especially, as I'm shielding due to my lung conditions.
Eventually after insisting, I have been nowhere near anyone for 16 weeks, do not have a temperature and have not lost my sense of taste and smell, it was decided it must be the medication and I do not have Covid.
Unfortunately the medication will be in my system for another two weeks and it usually takes about six weeks for my body to get used a new drug, so the next dose will be postponed for a week to give me a bit of respite.
All I can do is take antihistamines and see my GP if things get worse.

Yesterday I did manage to clean the cooker, with some interference from DH, when he returned from the golf. That man is a pest!
The rest of the day, I pottered about in the garden, it's very therapeutic and solitary, which I like.
The constant rain has caused everything to sprout, especially my herbs which are some height! A job for DH is to trim the trees at the bottom of the garden yet again, as, they are growing at a phenomenal rate.

Our plan is to move DGD's Wendy house in among the trees and make her a den, which will then make room for my new vegetable raised beds. She so loves a den. ?? However, when she went exploring there recently, she discovered the the statues of the scantily clad, Roman ladies. To say she was horrified, ? is an understatement! ?
Hopefully, when shielding (I hope) is over at the end of the month, she will be down here to play. I can't wait!

Thinking of Bluesapphire and all who need our love and support. Take care when you are out and about, everyone. Wishing you the best day you can everyone.

PS. DH is planning to make beer today. The last time he made beer was over thirty years ago, when NASA offered to use it for rocket fuel, it was mind blowing! ?
Watch this space!

Good
morning all from sunny Suffolk ?. Always wake up to the sun, but it changes as the day wears on. At least that strong wind has died down and it’s very calm. Huge black clouds arrived yesterday. We sat In the garden having a well deserved cuppa, after hedge removing, and watched the clouds and rain coming towards us. It rained for 5 minutes and then carried on out to sea, and then turned in to a lovely evening. We do need some rain !

Glad you arrived safely in sunny Spain, Pantglas. How was the plane ? Was it full? Enjoy the stay you have been longing for ☺️.

So sorry to hear your news Scentia. Your daughter’s instincts were right. Hope she recovers soon. ?. Lovely for you to have Whitby to look forward to.

Sad for your neighbour Urmstongran to sell up. I don’t blame her, will she come back to the UK? Does she have family here? Hope she finds her happy place. I too have just read Blood Orange and enjoyed it. Reading Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz. It’s not great but it apparently predicted the virus and mentioned Wuhan and 2020. It was written in1981.


We took out three large hedge bushes yesterday. One fuschia, another prickly one and another one (not good with names). They were growing outside the bathroom window and cutting out some light. They were also quite dead underneath. It was hard work with DH digging up roots. Once he get going, he won’t stop, but I was worried he’d done too much after his mini stroke a couple of months back. He was very pleased with himself though. ?

Hope Marydoll had some help from the medics yesterday and she had a better nights sleep. ?
Harrigran I do hope your painful hands have eased ?

Have a pleasant day all and wear your ? ?

I have a lovely little silver plated elephant and when my youngest grandson comes he polishes it for me for a £1.00 !

Good morning Mick and All.

Lovely sunny day in South Bucks.

Had my hair done yesterday under very strict conditions. They took my temperature, the chair was all sprayed down before I sat down. My hairdresser had a visor on. Everyone was expected to wear masks. All very professional. ?

Now Kitty before you start the silver polishing have you finished the ironing ? It’s all go at your house.

After the excitement of yesterday’s haircut today promises domestic tasks - bed changing and laundry and a basket full or ironing. Disappointed not to feel more optimistic but I don’t feel that life will be anything like normal for many months for the oldest generation, but am anxious that the young get back on track soon.

then my silver needs cleaning sounded like a sentence from ‘Downtown Abbey’ kitty! Love it. I don’t know anyone who has silver to clean. Right posh some folks on here!
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Good morning from a cloudy NE.
My hairdresser is coming this morning, I think it will take her longer to get this mop into shape.
Spoke to the family last night and they were asking about visiting, I am wary as teenage GD is mixing with her friends on a weekend.
DH has just informed me that there are two new cases of the virus in town, looks as if it is taking off again.
Restless night with the pain and DH said I was having nightmares, thrashing about and shouting.
Sad news Scentia

Good morning from a cloudy Morecambe Bay.
? Scentia
Feeling tired today after yesterday’s exertions. Got home and DS2, who I had been with earlier phoned to say there has been an outbreak of the virus at his warehouse. Not much I can say or do but I’m quite anxious for him.
Not much planned today apart from a lazy day to recover and as it’s set to rain again shortly it’s a good excuse not to garden.
I’m trialing some poppies for Gardening Which. I thought they were doing well but now they are flowering I realise they are not the trial plants but some other poppy seeds I planted a couple of years ago which didn’t come up. Plants! They definitely have a mind of their own. Stay safe and take care?

Good morning from a very dull Shropshire.

So sorry for your daughters loss Scentia?

We are heading over to Staffordshire today to visit DD2.We were hoping to take DGS to the ice cream farm but the weather isn’t looking very promising as Scentia says.

Thank you for updating us on Ginny,Mick.

Hope Mary,Cherry and harri are feeling better today and anyone else struggling with illness and worries?

Have a good day all.

Good morning from a bright and sunny Essex by the sea . I'm not sure it will last. The app on my phone says grey and cloudy later.
Scentia I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter ?.
We have a couple of cheques to pay in at the bank and a parcel to pick up from M&S. This will only be the second time I've ventured into town since March, the first was on Saturday, and I can't say I enjoyed the experience at all.
I started a new jigsaw yesterday and I have book to finish.
Have a lovely day and stay safe everyone xx

Morning Mick, morning All. A bright start to our corner of Somerset, breezy rather than a howling gale. Dust removal here this morning then general faffing.

Good to know you arrived safely pantglas.

Scentia

Be gentle with yourselves everyone, stay safe and well.

Morning all from a cloudy North Leicestershire.

I have a few phone calls to do then my silver needs cleaning. It seemed like a good idea when I started buying small pieces of silver (mostly spoons etc) - it's not such a good idea when they need cleaning!

Enjoy your days everyone.

Good morning everyone and hola buenos días to urms and pantglas in sunny Spain ! Oh how I wish I was there ..... actually it is dry this morning and not much rain forecast so things definitely perking up.
Thanks for the update on Ginny, mick and enjoy your day with little Evie gillybob
Another day pottering around, I’m tempted to pop into town as TKMaxx has just opened and I do love their handbags. Also a few pavement cafes should be open now but with the typical Scottish weather I’m not sure I’d risk it today ... ?
Hope everyone has the best day they can, special thoughts for scentia and any other GNs with troubles and worries, take care everyone?

Sorry to hear your news Scentia and best wishes.
Our DD will be in Whitby this week too, in their camper van.
Hope you get good weather.

Sun’s up here! ?
Good morning everyone from Malaga ?

Himself is out on his constitutional. I’ve stripped the beds of sheets and pillowcases (no duvets for a few weeks!) and put a hot wash on.

Beef casserole to prep in the slow cooker later as it’s Tuesday and my LWW afternoon! Always easio for when I get home and a plate of dinner for my lovely neighbour too. She is struggling in this heat now. Says she feels it’s too hot for walking and knows it will be like this until the end of September. At 85y she feels that for her circumstances she’s ‘had the best of it all now’ and has decided to put her little apartment up for sale. She plans to see an estate agent soon.

I don’t blame her. I think she’s lonely. LWW once a week isn’t enough. She gets to meet up with other owners on our lovely little landing - one couple from Bradford and another from Keighley - but, like us, they only pop over now and again for a few weeks at a time. In between visitors it’s hard for her. She is a lovely lady but not a ‘mixer’ so for the last 15y she’s found it hard.

Ooh, what to wear today? A bit more than my swimsuit anyway!

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

Scentia ?

I’m very sorry for your DD’s loss Scentia , even at an early stage in pregnancy it’s a sad thing to happen. I know you will give her the loving care she needs right now being the exceptional mum You are.
A weekend in Whitby sounds like a nice treat to look forward to. ?

Good Morning all from East Staffordshire. I was excited when I awoke to glaring sunshine and had my plans in place for a ‘shorts’ day. Looked at the weather on my phone and it is saying in two hours the heavens will open. I will put my shorts back away!!
A day (or half a day!) at the factory today. I will then call my DD to make sure she is feeling ok, she is very good at saying ‘I’m fine’ but if I speak to her Mummy can tell if she is fine or not. She really doesn’t seem shocked she lost the baby at the weekend and has always said, “this one feels different mum” so I think she sort of expected it in a way. She had to have a blood transfusion though so she was very poorly but will still tell everyone not to make a fuss. I remember when she was 18 she ignored her appendicitis for 5 days and very nearly died. That is why I have to keep a check on her.
I am very envious of our GN friends in the sun at the moment so I had my DH book us a weekend away to Whitby (my favourite place in the world) the sun always shines when you are in your happy place.☀️☀️☀️
Well folks, you all take care now and have a really good day, look for something positive in every thing you do.xx

Good Morning everyone from Severnside where it is sunny.

Two planes an hour! That’s a difference Pant and I’m glad you’ve arrived safely and hope your DH was comfy in the plane seat with his new hip. Enjoy your walk around the district.

I must say it’s quite nice to be able to see Mick posting of his weekly travels once again.

A day in the house for me today and I’ve just noticed my tall Crocosmia are starting to open their flower buds.

Have a lovely day whatever you do. We can do this slowly and safely ?