Good Morning Tuesday

Good morning from a grey, drizzly Essex by the sea, although it's not cold.
I kept waking up with cramp last night so a disturbed sleep. I had to get up and walk around till it went.
DH has to go and see a man about a job he is pricing for him and I have my admin job to be getting on with this morning.
I hope those of you with worries or illness have the best day you can and I hope Hattie is better today.
Take care and stay safe everyone xx

Good morning everyone. A dull and drab morning here in the Gower.

My usual group quiz later this morning and a telephone appointment with my GP this afternoon. Full diary here ?

Urmstongran my aunt had two memory dolls, one each of her mother and father. I remember them from when I was a child. I thought they were lovely but my mother found them creepy, as an adult I think they're a bit creepy too. My aunt made one for her cousin too, when her husband died. We were shown it when it was completed.

Mick, I hope you get your travel arrangements in place for your break in Harrogate.

for your daughter Sentia

Hope Hattie recovers well soon Maw.

Marydoll, that's right - sit back nice and comfy on the sofa today, maybe watch a favourite film ?

Hope your DGS doesn't wear you out too much Susan, that journey there and back is hard enough. Hope your DH is well recovered now too.

Be kind to yourselves everyone ❤️

Good morning Mick and all his followers. Your plans for Harrogate are making us think of a socially distanced, self catering trip, perhaps to France. Channel Tunnel etc. We shall see!
We had a last minute invite to join DS, DiL, DGC and DSGC at a nearby river for a picnic. It is very shallow and slow moving so the canoes were out. It was lovely to see them having fun although the three dogs were a bit lively. We had the grandog who slipped her harness and escaped - mad panic as she raced off. Fortunately she came back to play with the other dogs and was recaptured. Can you imagine telling your DD you have lost her dog?
I sneaked a quick illicit cuddle with DGD - she was cold, wet and sandy and needed a bit of TLC so she came onto my lap for a bit. So lovely.
Plans for today? Cleaning and ironing in front of the TV.
I hope the poorlies are feeling better and the day is kind to everyone.

Good morning from a greyish Essex. I hope it doesn’t t rain as I have a picnic to go to with my Bridge Club pals. It will be some time until we can play Bridge, so we thought of having a social gathering in the field.

Had a lovely Clanging session in teachers garden yesterday. The sun shone and we had fun . Lovely coffee and walnut cake too. Simple pleasures. ☺️

I’m not sure about the memory dolls, Urmstongran. It sound a lovely idea but dont think I would want one. ?.

I find having a new TV a nightmare. We couldn’t set ours up and after many hours, called our son who did it 10 mins. Just not the right generation for all this technology. I used my DVD player the first time with new TV and lost the Tv channels. ?. I’m frightened to use the DVD player now. I just want to plug it in and switch on. Simples! Too clever for its own good. kittylester hope you have more luck. Do get the man to set it up for you.

gillybob do hope you had good news yesterday. ?

marydoll please get better soon ?

maw hope Hattie recovers well. Hate to see our pets poorly. ?

Have a gentle day, all. ?

Good morning All. It's a beautiful morning here in Polmont. Blue skies and a warm breeze. I'm waiting for the fish man then heading off to babysit my grandson. I had a rotten night's sleep so today will be a challenge! Have a good day everyone x

Good morning all from mid-Notts where I believe the sun is starting the show. Mr BA has to go out for work today - meeting a colleague just to pick something up at services on m62. And I am going along for the ride!! Stupidly excited to be doing something "normal" and having a change of scenery. Hope everyone has the best day possible and please stay safe x

Good morning from the NE coast where we have a bright start to Tuesday .

We didn’t manage to secure a order yesterday Susan56 but we haven’t had a definite “no” either so there’s still a little hope.

I was at “that place” until almost 6pm yesterday and then went straight to DD’s to “help her” fit a new bath panel. Ended up giving her bathroom a thorough clean and stayed until little Miss Buttons was ready for bed .

My DDiL has a lovely memory bear Urmstongran made after her beloved grandfather passed away .

I had a similar “Happy Memories” bear made for my DD for her first Mother’s Day . We used all Evie’s little first baby-gro’s and bibs. It’s so sweet.

Off to “that place” in half an hour . Will see what excitement today brings .

Glad to see you back Bellasnana . Thinking of BlueSapphire, CrazyH’s grandson and anyone else with worries or poorlinesses.

Have as good a Tuesday as possible everyone . Love Gillybob xx

Good morning Mick and all

Enjoy Harrogate Mick I have fond memories of Bettys Tea Rooms

Exercise in the park then I am off to The Hairdressers, I am nervous but I was nervous having my toes done yesterday and my lovely therapist put me at ease.

Thinking of all our dear virtual friends with troubles and health issues, may you have an easier day

Gillybob I do hope you have confirmation of an order today.

Keep safe and well folks ?

Good Morning everyone from the French Med', where it's a little cooler (it's still early!) and there's a breeze.

With the cooler morning comes my inability to avoid the ironing pile! There's 2 of us - who actually wears these clothes? Must do some this morning. DH off to buy a pump (another necessary pool thing - ours is not working properly).

Bit sad that there will be so few Bastille celebrations possible. Normally we would look forward to an evening in the Port, supper and wine in the sunset and sharing tables with friends and strangers. Then when the darkness finally arrives, the music starts along with the fireworks - almost half an hour of spectacular displays over the water ....fireworks getting bigger, more elaborate and louder every minute. All controlled by computer. From the deck of our friends' boat, the display is almost over our heads and like a re-make of Star Wars ! We can also see miles along the coast to other villages in the distance where similar displays are visible. Such wonderful times to share. We pay - a lot - in local taxes but a fair bit is spent on entertainment and facilities for the residents, so the fun is not usually begrudged.

So pleased to hear about the masks. At. Long. Last. It won't be properly policed, I'm sure, and people won't be fined - but worth it. Everything possible should be done by everyone to prevent the infections increasing.

You seem to be in the right mindset, Marydoll. Try to sit it out - it will get better, you'll see, and you'll be back on top of your game again and in Novella mode!! Hope little Hattie is more perky today, MawB; and that the DD's of Scentia and Kitty are feeling stronger.

Thanks for the safety concerns, Grandmabatty and
Gingster. I need to say I have medals for cowardice and so our lovely comfortable electric scooter is driven locally and very slowly. We move at the kind of speed which would leave old gents in bathchairs, pushchair controllers, and ancient milk floats aghast.

NannyT just in case I can get some helpful info, I am going to ask those who cared for my Mum when she had a leg ulcer, how they managed to cure something that we were all told would be permanent. If they have any good suggestions, I'll pass the info onto you.

Have a lovely break Gelisajams - with a fantastic change of scene and not too much "wet stuff".

Do we expect rather a lot of use of the Yawn Emoji in your posts for the immediate future, Susan ? I so
envy you, but not the travel. Hugs to little Henry - if you can catch him and bon courage!!

"It started when I knitted some vegetables" - what an amusing opening line for a novel that would be Mellow. I assume 2025 was your estimated year for surgery ....and not the time, so please take care of those hips in the meantime and nag, nag, nag for an early date.

Anyone low, unwell or sad today - thinking of you and sending wishes that it will pass. And to morethan - just hold each other. We're all thinking of you. x

Good morning from a sunny Glenrothes From where we have spent the night in our camper en route to Aberdeen where we will get the ferry to Shetland tonight. I’m getting a bit long in the tooth for co sleeping in a 3 foot bed but maybe I’ll sleep better on the boat tonight. Take care and stay safe ?

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning from sunny Colchester. Very humid even though it's below 20°.
Waiting in for new garden furniture to be delivered and then a walk to find a local "mask tree" to buy masks for shopping. We have one each but will need more now and the money goes to charity.

Thank you Grandmafrench!
Sadly he has had it so long that while the ulcer starts to improve, something will upset the rest of the skin on his leg and off we go again. He has allergic reactions to many of the products used. They find a good arrangement and then the manufacturers “improve” something!
The day is brightening up here in Suffolk and I can hear the buzzards.

Good morning from a bright NE.
Went out last night to see if I could spot the comet, no luck, but DS had posted photographs he had taken the night before.
He drove into Weardale whereas we are on the edge of town with lots of street lights.
Sorry to say Urmston that I find the doll creepy too but each to their own.
Had a long chat with my widowed sister yesterday, she is managing way better than I thought she would. She has all her paperwork sorted and everything is in order, something I could not see myself doing in four weeks.
Take care especially if you are travelling.

Good morning Mick and the GM team, from a greyish east London.

Maw I hope the vet gives you good news about poor Hattie. Our cat Ollie had a urinary infection a month or so ago. He had blood in his urine too, which was really worrying. Metacam sorted him out but it took a little while. He’s fine now but it’s such a worry when they’re ill.

My digestion is quite upset, by the mix of meds I have to take, so an easy day for me.

I heard from HMRC that I am due a tax rebate of £685. Yay! But I had to log on and go through quite a rigmarole to prove my identity and request the rebate.
It’s their error, but I have to request my money back. Of course nowhere in their lengthy letter is there an apology for over taxing me, in the first place.
It was still a nice surprise. I’ll put it in my savings account until I find something I need/want to spend it on.

As I am shielding I can’t imagine having any holidays this year. Those we had booked are of course cancelled.

We’re watching an interesting three part series on BBC4 called ‘Being Beethoven’. The poor man had an awful life and wrote such beautiful music. It’s very interesting because as well as musicologists talking about his life and work, musicians and conductors who actually perform his music also comment and there’s a psychologist offering some analysis.

I hope everyone has a good day. Good luck with the potential order Gillybob, have a nice easy day Marydoll, hello Bluesapphire if you’re reading. ? to those who need them.

Good morning all,

The sun keeps trying to shine amongst the dark clouds. Looks quite breezy again.
Nothing exciting to report, just the same old, same old, so won't bore you with it today.
Nice to read that some of you are venturing further afield. Enjoy whatever you do.

Good morning*Mick*, Annie and all from a bright and coolish bit of Berks.
This morning the bin men came as usual, but didn't replace our black recycling bin, so had to go in search of it. Turns out it was only next door, but hidden by her big car. Why can't bins be put back from where they have been taken? It does have big painted house numbers on each side.
Had a lovely day with a friend from long ago work days, yesterday. She stayed for about three hours and we had such a lovely catch up in the garden with coffee.

This morning I am expecting a couple of Freecyclers to collect things. Doesn't it make a difference when the people requesting an item, do so politely?
Hoping that Marydoll is feeling a bit stronger today, and that Gillybob, gets her order.
To all the many others that I forget to mention, take care and have a good day one and all.

Morning from an overcast Staffs. Joyeux fete aujourd’hui Grandma French. I’ve just received a post from France-which I can’t copy grrr-which translated says “if you enter the shop without a mask your temperature will be taken PS we only have rectal thermometers”

Haha! Love that *Newquay! ?
I shall share that with my ladies this afternoon!

Good morning from a brighter but breezy Glasgow.

After all the patience and time DH spent constructing the greenhouse we have discovered the door, the last piece to put into place, isn’t a good fit. Sod’s law and back to the drawing board.

We have a mountain of cardboard in the garage which I will flatten today ready for a trip booked for the tip. Deep joy!

Hope everyone has a pleasant day.

Wonderful....that would ensure compliance, I think? ? Newquay.

Love buzzards, NannyT we had a buzzard tree in our field - so high, but dangerous and we eventually had to lop it. The arborists then showed us it was almost 80% hollow! When there’s a group of birds circling ? above the countryside, the calling that you hear is the young communicating with the parents, apparently! I saved two which had concussed themselves - carried them to safety and later released them. They are big - and have fearsome talons....I do own a thick and hefty pair of leather gauntlets, though. ?

Good Morning All x.
Another day of heavy cloud and I think we have it for the rest of the week according to the forecast. Although it's not cold, it feels it because it's dull.

Had a visit from D yesterday morning after she'd dropped the children off for school so it was an all day job catching up with everything until it was time to collect them at home-time.

D had got a phone-call on Friday afternoon to say that the child who was in the Lakes had been taken to Darlington to another privately run therapy residential home and will be there for 3 months. We knew that the Lakes was for 28 days but had been slightly extended, possibly because a vacancy became available in Darlington. We believe that there are 7 children in this place whereas there were only two at the one in the Lakes. Another country area in pleasant surrounds.

Her diagnosis is autism though she doesn't show all the signs that they'd expected, but as I've said before, her memory is " faulty " which is why she hasn't/isn't learning anything because nothing's sinking in so at this place they'll be focussing more on education although they still have the usual psychologists/psychotherapists in-situ.

This is over a 2 and a half hour journey for D now and one which she'll have to do or the child won't see anyone.
This is the 5th or 6th move since the beginning of March and although we think it unacceptable, we're also grateful that those in charge of her mental health have treated her as an individual and have shown concern when there are many who are in need of such help, on waiting lists.

It doesn't make things any easier for us though thinking she's there further away.

I couldn't put my mind to anything else much for the rest of yesterday. What happens after the 3 months we don't know !
Anyway, she's safe in a lovely place with plenty of trained staff---and it will be costing this council a fortune most likely or whoever funds these places as they're like hotels .

I notice a few of you aren't feeling so clever . I think that the state of the nation is getting on everyone's nerves now, coupled with the poor weather.
However, Urmston,Pantglas,Grandmafrench and Bellasnana won't be complaining about the weather Enjoy it, that's all I can say.

I don't blame Mick for looking forward to going to Harrogate. I loved the place years ago when dad used to take me to toy fairs held in February I think for the following Christmas. Then someone mentioned Betty's tea rooms which friend and I visited on a few occasions plus the fabulous floral displays in the town. You'll enjoy the place Mick, lovely eateries, just a nice place.

Enjoy the day as best you can everyone and stay safe. xx

Our DD2 lives in Harrogate-as you say a lovely town-although The Stray was badly damaged after heavy rain before the Tour de Yorkshire. Can’t imagine when we’ll ever see her, her DH and 2DGC ever again! Her DHworks with Covid patients so we feel we have to keep away from him.

Lovely to be able to follow your news via DD, Ellan. Whilst it's far from ideal that a family has to be separated and sent on outward bound journeys just in order to keep in touch and be a family, it must be something of a relief that finally action has been taken, there seems to be a plan and she has a diagnosis. All that must be a great relief.

After the 3 months, hopefully you will all have some of the tools to deal with the ongoing difficulties. All the time she is "under treatment/surveillance" now will hopefully stand her in good stead, allow her to learn to find some focus, give her some peace of mind whilst she grows and - please god - becomes manageable enough not to tear your family apart.

You all need to get something out of this. It's started and you must be so relieved. Yes, it probably does cost a fortune but think how many people need and are waiting for such help. Funding needs to stop being wasted and funnelled to the places where it is so badly needed. Wishing your little one and her Mum so much better than they have had and a better, more peaceful life which you all need.

Yes am enjoying the weather but it got a bit silly yesterday at 35 in the shade. No point in being burnt to a crisp one day when we get 300 days of sunshine a year ! Today I am ironing.....which is precisely why I keep posting on this thread!!

Have a good day, don't worry, and stay safe, you ! x

Grandmafrench lady after my on heart, I hate ironing & will do almost anything except clean the oven to avoid doing it.

As I've got as far as I can paining my Lounge until DD can come & help me move some furniture today is putting things back in their proper places & housework.

Weather is unpredictabele, cloudy, windy but warm & sun is trying to fight it's way through.

for all who are struggling, hope for better times