Good Morning Friday

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Morning All

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Highish cloud and sunny spells here in the north of Norfolk. Very warm and clammy too.

I’m taking a tea break in the middle of doing the ironing and hoping for a call back from my hairdresser. I fear that telling him we were going away for a week has shoved me right down his list.

Have as good a day as you can everyone.

Good morning Mick and all

Grey sky and humid here in SE Essex

Batch cooking for the freezer this morning then this afternoon we are going to our friends for a late lunch in their garden.

Thinking of all poorly Kitcheners and those struggling in these strange times.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️

Good morning from Shetland where at least it’s dry and looks like a better day than yesterday. It couldn’t be much worse. Just wrote a long post and it disappeared! I’ll keep it short and just send ? to all who need them

Mythbirtthedragon I can imagine the panic you all felt. Thankfully all was ok in the end, but a truly sinking heart sinking few minutes which must have felt like hours.

Puzzler my Partner makes his own Beer batter, so we haven't been to a chippy since lockdown started. We love the chippy in Upton, plus they are so organised at the Blues weekend and although there is usually a long queue, it doesn't take long to be served. Hopefully we can come in our caravan to Upton sometime this year, as we love the town.

Morning all from a warm and bright South Notts. I must tackle a mountain of ironing which I've been neglecting. Like you Brunette I have a hair appointment - the first since February. Am looking forward to a professional standard which will be an improvement on my amateurish efforts. I confessed this sin to her so she's prepared! I need to cover my blushes with a face cloth during the procedure, also it's 'on in, one out'. Hope today is kind to everyone.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. The sun is shining in South Yorkshire. We are having a lazy start today and then out for a walk around the woods up DD’s way. She says GS can join us if he gets his school work done in time. That’s a maybe then! No idea what is for dinner today - a poke around the freezer may be required! Have a good safe day folks!

Good morning from the NE coast where we have a dry but cloudy start to Friday .

I have awarded myself a half day holiday from “that place” today as it’s been an extra long and difficult week . No plans but will catch up on some housework and gardening. Might have a little walk later.

Our potential customer has decided that it will be a week to ten days before they award the contract which is going to be an agonising wait . We have provided them with every bit of information possible and now it’s a waiting game .

As I have mentioned before there is always the risk that we have told them how to do it and they go ahead and attempt to do it all in house . I will be gutted if they do as we have very little else in the pipeline .

That’s just the way some big businesses treat small businesses these days though . It can be brutal .

Oh how I would love to be in the Spanish or French sunshine Urms, Pantglas, Aldom and *GrandmaFrench I think summer has deserted us here this year .

Thinking of all those feeling sad or poorly especially our friends BlueSapphire and CherryCezzy .

Have as good a Friday as possible . Love Gillybob xx

Good morning from east London, where the sun is working its way out, warm outside. Tennis this morning then whatever comes our way later on. Had a bit of a fright yesterday when we were out walking along the river near Woolwich with DD and the girls and DG1 disappeared. She’d cycled ahead of us and turned a corner and a minute later she wasn’t there. After a frantic 15 minutes running up and down the path, checking out if anyone had seen her, DD rang the police and it turned out they’d just picked her up after a passerby had found her cycling through a housing estate away from the river. She was totally unfazed by it all, got to ride in the front seat of the police car but I think there’ll be a leading rein on that bike in the future.
Hope you have a good day

Morning everyone from a sunny/cloudy Lancashire. I seem to be busy doing nothing half of the time but today I'm going uptown.
Masks are readý for my bus journey, jelly babies in handbag (just in case the excitement of my trip out lowers my blood sugar. )

Then it's the library,10 books to return and possibly take out 6 more. I am looking forward to some good reads.I may have coffee out and possibly lunch ,if I feel brave enough to venture in .
Hope everyone has as pleasant a day as me.But for those who don't, hopefully things will begin to improve,especially Marydoll and Gillybob .

Good morning from an overcast NE. It is mild but oh so cloudy.
Our Cote at home is being is being delivered in two hours, yummy, lobster and frites for lunch washed down with a very decent wine.
Sat on the front terrace and a neighbour wandered over and invaded my space, I was cross because he uses public transport to go to work every day. I excused myself saying I had to go indoors to charge my phone.
Stay safe.

Good morning Mick and all his followers. Enjoy your meet up Kitty!
Light cloud in Suffolk but it’s warmer already. There is someone coming to repair the dishwasher ( we hope!) and then DD&SIL return from their holiday near Whitby. Not quite like the south of France but they have enjoyed themselves.
They have requested a Madhur Jaffrey curry I have made for years, then tomorrow DS & DGC join us to christen the BBQ they all bought us for Christmas. It seemed a shame to make it dirty just for us two!
I can’t believe it is Friday already. Only two more weeks until my hair cut!
I hope the day is kind to everyone.

Good morning All. Grey here in Polmont. Yesterday I had two friends round for a garden visit. They stayed for four hours and honestly it felt like no time at all. This morning I'm going to my oldest and dearest friend's mum's funeral. She will be missed very much but was ready to go after a very long life well lived. This afternoon will be a quiet one for me, just gently pottering. Have a good Friday everyone.

Morning everyone from a misty south Cornwall. Awake at 4, yikes, so sat on my patio swing seat with a cuppa. My honeysuckle has flowered suddenly and it was like sitting in a perfume bottle. Looks like I've got a 4-year-old granddaughter today, just had a message asking if she can come and play. Bless. Cooked playdough-making methinks. Have a good day everyone, hope DDs partner will be ok Gingster.

Morning all from a warm North Leicestershire.

Making biscuits for a visit by my oldest friend. We have spoken regularly since lockdown started but I havent seen her since early March.

We had a lovely day yesterday. We met DS1 for lunch in a cafe with seating on the street so had the chance for lots of people watching. Then we had our usual Thursday neighbours drinks next door which is always lovely!!

Enjoy your days.

Maryd we came back from holiday having left our 17 year old daughter home alone for the first time and found rubber multi-coloured “confetti” all over the lawn.
What was it? Nothing rude ?,
She had friends round and they had water bomb fights in the garden and when the water filled balloons are impacted by a hand, they explode.
She said “we tried to vacuum them up with the handheld, but it wouldn’t suck them up! ?

Good morning Mick and everyone from warm, intermittently sunny Worcs.
As NannyJan says it would have been the Blues Festival at Upton this weekend - which is close by me - and usually brings many visitors to the riverside town. With all the floods it suffered at the end of last year and the beginning of this the town could have done with the trade, and the great atmosphere that always presides. Sadly it’s not to be. I hope the little independents can survive.

Not much to tell today, all well at Puzzler Towers ?, an empty for me too as DH has gone for a round of golf, but it is dry so we escape the wet clothing scenario later when the golf gear gets strewn around the house to dry Mary.
I’ll send the dry weather up to Glasgow to replace your wet stuff.

Take care all on what is to us Fish & Chips Friday. Yours sound delicious Jan.
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Ginger, an empty is an expression my children and their friends used when parents were out for the night or on holiday and they could invite their friends round for the evening ( or even all night ).

Years ago, my daughter thought she had got away with an empty party until I found a cigar butt, behind the sofa in the conservatory!? I don't anyone who smokes!!!

I'm sorry to hear about your husband's partner. Hoping he makes a speedy recovery.

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

Just had one very excited birthday boy grandson on the phone from Urmston! “Guess what grandma?” (I love that question from children don’t you?). Such a joyful 8 year old. This is the first one we haven’t spent with him. No birthday party for him (like a lot of others) but a couple of extra presents and the chance of sunshine there to ride his new bike!
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And then the 3y old in the background ‘I want to talk now’ (she is the same age as your granddaughter Marydoll and off to school in September).
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So, lovely start to my day.
A beach day as it’s Friday. When we walk up, sun oily, sandy, we will be calling in at El Corner Bar to have a drink with a couple who have been out here on holiday and who go home tomorrow. They will be nicely dressed and ready to go out for dinner up in Arroyo so it works well for them too, having a pre-prandial ‘quick one’. I shall feel underdressed ha!
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Here am I with easy access to 3 Spanish markets a week, one at Paloma Park up the road and two others and I never go. I’m not a fan of markets - never have been for some reason. Hehe!

Right, best get a wriggle on. I’ve sandwiches to make, a swimsuit to jump into and a beach bag to pack.

Sorry for the long post. I promise to do a very short one tomorrow to cancel things out!

Hope Friday is good to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Good morning Mick and everyone. My central heating boiler is being serviced today. Later, I must do some shopping for weekend food. I've invited a friend for lunch on Sunday. Thanks for thinking of Carers' Marydol. I cared for my husband for many years. The sky is brighter this morning, so I think we will have a sunny day for the French outdoor Market in our little town square. We also have a Market Wednesday and Saturday. Much reduced at present, just food stalls. Warm wishes to all with illness or difficulties to cope with, especially Marydol and Gillybob.

Good morning from Essex. Simpson skies above. DH just gone off to play golf, so I’ve got an ‘empty’ as Marydoll would say. Never heard that expression before ☺️.

My foot is still puffed up and painful - right on the ball of my sole. Won’t be able to take little pooch out for her run/walk. She has a vets appointment this evening for her intermittent limp, so I might book myself in too.

DD’s partner suddenly seized up yesterday. Couldn’t move and dialled 999. Two ambulances arrive and four paramedics worked on him for an hour. Then off to hospital. Haven’t a clue what’s wrong!

It’s my lovely DG’s 18th birthday today . She’s such a dear ♥️. Feel sorry for her as this summer was going to be special. She wasn’t able to take her A levels (Corona) that she’d worked so hard for. Her driving test was cancelled. Also first holiday with pals cancelled. No party. Not sure when Universities will be opening. She wants to study mental health nursing. I don’t ghink she’ll ever be out of a job , especially after this pandemic.

Have a gentle day, all ?

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s light grey cloud, no sun in sight yet but it’s quite warm.
I had a fun afternoon yesterday when I went to the local retail park to meet my friend for a coffee. All the usual places were either closed or take away only. Eventually we gave up and went to the local garden centre instead as their cafe was open. We both really enjoyed our first coffee out since March and sat chatting for ages whilst still trying to keep our distance. I got home quite late afternoon and flopped on the sofa - exhausted after all the excitement ?
Have a great holiday nanKate I remember lovely holidays I had years ago in the New Forest and fingers crossed it brightens up soon mancgirl
I hope everyone has a good day today, especially those with worries and troubles and take care whatever the day brings ?

Good Morning from a drizzly Fife, not nice at all. This is the first day I feel a little bit of normality in my day. I'm off to get my hair done. Have to say it's with a bit of anxiety as it feels strange to have this 'normal' feeling within and also of course because of the closeness to someone other than family. I'm not really jumping with joy and now wish really I wasn't going. However I am so will just get on with it. Other than that will take the day as it comes. Hope everyone has a pleasant day and you know I'm thinking of everyone, take care.

Good morning from cloudy Colchester. Another humid day in the offing.
I saw a man on TV who had his mask on a string round his neck like the one you can use for specs. Easy to pull on and off by the ear pieces without touching the mask as you go in and out. Might try it.

Housework and shopping here today. Friends coming over for dinner tonight so will need to squeeze in an afternoon nap!

Good morning Mick and all from Perthshire where there is a soft rain falling. Might have to have a favourite drive through the Cairngorms if it rains too much. People in the town, which was fairly quiet, all carrying masks ready to pop on if going inside. Had a short walk when we arrived a nice lunch overlooking a golf course. Think I saw a market advertised locally for tomorrow. Will have to investigate! Fingers crossed for your order Gilly. Hope everyone has the best day possible