Good Morning Thursday

August 20th A strange day for me. My mil died on August
20th. My mother died on August 20th 15 years later. My
First grandson was born on August 20th 10 years ago.
Sadly I won’t see him as they live in New York but will
Face time him later.
Have a good day everyone

Thanks Grandmafrench, that is my WP's worry too. I seem to have "inherited" my mother's help out where you can attitude and if I can I will.

Time I set to it ... ?

Grandmafrench that is my problem I need to get out of bed so that I can strip it ?

Good morning everyone from a very warm and humid (hate that) South of France. ??

Just made myself laugh, sitting up in bed - still - after a late night and clutching one of Pants’ Spanish chamberpots, I nudged the dictation button on my tablet. Idea ! I can sit here and dictate, and not make much of an effort with the keyboard plus drink tea - multi-tasking at its best. This came to nothing because I clearly need the practice : when I said ‘bracket’ and ‘delete’ that’s exactly what it printed! I thought I’d spare busy GoodMorningers the underwhelming results of my dictation. Back to the drawing board on that, I think.

Last night enjoyed a garden supper @ friends until about 11.30 and then came home and sat in our garden for another hour and a half, just enjoying a breeze, the silence, the scent of the flowers and the night sky. DH was seriously talking about staying there - I was seriously talking about what state our backs would be in by morning.....so we rather reluctantly went in to bed.

No plan today other than a hair cut late this afternoon.

Kalu what a really rude start to your Thursday. Getting middle of the night messages is very unnerving. Of course the additional insult provided by a vomiting cat doesn’t really help create the right ambience for sleep either, does it? Ours are banned from the bedroom precisely for that reason! I have a very good memory...... Enjoy your slightly longer day!

Cherry take careful note that I am ? watching you. Whatever kindness and help you are able to offer, please don’t forget that you owe some care and tlc to yourself and your WP (that wonderful person who helps you stay upright!), so not too much running around and trying to do it all, please, so you wear yourself out. Too many people wish you well and want you to stay well, so don’t forget........heed old GrandmaFrench’s warning. ☝️

In order to strip and change the bed, I shall remove myself from it and make a delayed start to the day. I can see a can of paint has appeared in the courtyard. What can HE be up to? I need to go and check, I think.

So pleased to see that family visits and quite a lot of normal life has returned for most of you. Slowly but surely it seems we shall take back our lives and maybe just mould them slightly to accommodate some things that we can’t change or that are beyond our control. Staying positive is the thing, getting as much as possible out of every day whilst remembering that we now really need to do what we want and for most of the time. Our time is now, we need to make the most of it.

Happy Thursday to all. Please take care and stay safe.
Hugs from the Med’

Good luck at 11am gillybob ?

Thanks gillybob and Susan, I try to look after myself too ☺️

NannyJan, happy birthday to your dgd, hope the weather is fine on Saturday ?

Well done to your 8 and 11 year old dgds Sar ?

Eek, yuk Kalu, what a horrible night. Hope you get your 40 winks later.

Thanks Gingster and Kalu, I'll keep trying and ?

Hope all the anxious dgcs get the GCSE results they deserve today ?

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning from Shropshire where the rain has stopped??

DGD staying with us so the day will be dictated by what she wants to do.Will probably involve baking and gardening.

Well done to your granddaughter Sar and good luck to all
getting results today.

Cherry,you are so kind helping the young lady but don’t do so much that it is detrimental to your own health?

Sending good wishes to all and thinking of our missing good morningers?

Good morning from the NE coast where it has stopped raining for now. Torrential rain late in the day yesterday and almost all night as well as this gale force winds. Summer has definitely forgotten us this year .

Still no news on the order front but I have a meeting at 11 am so not rushing into “that place” too soon today and enjoying a second cup of tea before I leave . We have a couple of small jobs in to keep us busy for the next few weeks but that’s about it . Such a worry . Oh to win the lottery and be able to sleep at night without that churned up feeling .

You seem to have taken on a lot of responsibility Providing support to that young lady CherryCezzy you must be a special person if she has turned to you for help . I hope you are not taking too much on and are looking after yourself too.

Happy Birthday to your 2nd DGD NannyJan. I have a 12 year old too .

Thinking of all our young people awaiting GCSE results . Such a worrying time .

Remembering our missing friends as always and thinking of those feeling poorly or under the weather . Hoping for some much needed very soon.

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

It was bright here, but now clouding over. Washing machine man coming today as it has started making a funny noise. However managed to wash two large table cloths, one of which had a large amount of red wine spilt on it, thankfully it looks fine! As rain is coming later I am going to to some cutting back this morning. Have a good day everyone

Good morning from an already sunny NE.
Another good night without being disturbed in the spare room. Interesting that my guest room has a far superior mattress to the master.
Nothing arranged for today but I do have a pile of books on order which may or may not arrive.
Good luck to those awaiting results today and well done to the ballerina.

Good morning from a sunny Southport. We feared losing the awning during the night but it’s still there. We don’t usually use it but DS2 is joining us during the day. He’s staying nearby in a hotel at our expense! I struggled yesterday with a migraine but I didn’t want to ruin everyone’s plans. Not feeling brilliant this morning but hopefully will get better as the day wears on.
Take care and stay safe everyone ?

Yeugh indeed Grammaretto. Forty winks is definitely on the cards for later. I hope your DH is going from strength to strength during his recovery.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from a sunny South Yorkshire. Some laundry to get going today and then out somewhere to take advantage of the weather. We didn’t set foot outside yesterday as it rained solidly. I resurrected a rug I began making last year and abandoned, as is my habit! I only have the border done so far - I haven’t worked out what’s going to go on in the middle! Whatever you have planned, have a good safe day, folks.

Happy 12th birthday to your DG NannyJan. Fingers crossed for a sunny Saturday to enjoy your garden party ?
Your GD will be on cloud nine Sar, well done her. Sounds like you are having such a lovely time with your family.
I do hope things work out for the young lady you are trying to help Cherry . It sounds like quite a task you have taken on, take care of yourself too.

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Fresh and bright here today blowing a hoolie
But at least that muggyness and thick fog has gone.
kalu yeugh! I hope you can get 40winks to catch up later.
Sar53 proud granny indeed!

The computer man came and sorted our defunct WiFi so there's no excuse not to tackle the bills.
Though I never know why we pay BT such a huge bill and we still get junk calls.
Have as best a day as you can. Stay safe.

Good morning all . It’s a bit overcast but the sun is peeping out over the sea. I think this is the calm before the storm. Strong winds coming in tomorrow. Storm Ellen is on her way. Batten down the hatches. I do love to watch it while cosily indoors, but hope there is no destruction. We lost a summerhouse 18 months ago due to a stormy day here.

My Dg eventually has sorted out her degree course. She lost her 1st choice of university due to the downgrading, but has had a zoom interview for her 2nd choice and has been awarded a place to start in September. Very disappointing and frustrating. The u turn is too little, too late. Good luck to all GCSE students and their results today. Let’s hope they fare better than the poor A levellers did. ?.

Well done to Sars Gds. what a wonderful opportunity. It’s so lovely when our GC do well and are happy. ?.

Cherry I hope your help with the young lady works out. She obviously relies on You and you must be a rock for her to lean on. Keep trying ! ?

Kind thoughts to all ?

Good morning All. I've been awake for a few hours but just lay in bed listening to audible. I really enjoy audio books which help when I can't sle. Up now though and it is a beautiful morning. Blue, blue skies which lift my spirits. I will make the most of it as a storm is forecast with high winds. Thunder, lightning and floods last week and high winds this week. We live in interesting times sure enough. I'm having a day without company which I'm really looking forward to. So I will make bread this morning, then a toddle to the local post office then just potter, dream and maybe knit a bit. I hope everyone has a good day.

Thank you Pantglas
Yes, just life, no real problems

Morning Mick and All.

Sunny here in South Bucks.

Meeting up for coffee with 2 GN members this morning. One I haven’t met before. Looking forward to it.

NannyJ have a lovely time with your DGD on Saturday.

Hope you feel better today Nortstat ?

Nice to have you back here Nina. See you here tomorrow.

Good morning all from another wonky weather forecast in Glasgow. We have a sunny breezy day ahead now as the predicted heavy rain has changed it’s mind and will arrive tomorrow.

I had a broken sleep last night as a scam text came in at 2.45am.? I jumped out of bed in a panic thinking only DD1 would get in touch at that time in the morning and she must have a problem. After a few expletives I then noticed the cat had been sick on the floor and another couple of expletives came out as I cleaned and disinfected the mess before crawling back to bed. DH of course slept through it all!
La di da ?

I attempted to have my kick start espresso in the garden as it was sunny but a strong chilly wind soon had me going back indoors to contemplate my plan of action for today. No ironing required as I put on my domestic goddess hat yesterday and at least made a noticeable start on the pile which was spilling out of the ironing basket. ?‍♀️

Have a good day all and I hope, a better one if you are feeling down with worries.

Good morning Mick and all

Bright Blue sky here in S E Essex.

Dental Hygienist appointment has been cancelled (by them) so nothing planned other than bed changing today.

Our trip to our County Town was successful yesterday the five year old got his school shoes, we then mooched round M & S and I couldn’t walk past The White Company without going in (items were purchased). The majority of people were wearing face coverings.

Congratulations to your GD Sar53 sounds like you are going to have stars in your family.

Thinking of those with troubles.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️

Morning Mick, morning All from a bright and very breezy corner of Somerset. Wonderful to have a dry, bright day ahead. Some domestic goddess stuff then out for some air. Good to see you back nina. Take care everyone, be gentle with yourselves.

Good morning Mick and everyone from sunny breezy Gower.

I've got what I think will be be a real job on my hands later. Since February I've been trying to help a young lady, who has gone and is still going through adversity. I did make progress and now she has a support worker. The trouble is, that is quite arms length support and she needs so much more. She's not really my responsibility but has clung to me for help. She is in one heck of a tangle, is looking to me but I'm feeling pretty powerless as I don't think I can do anything to help resolve matters. The trouble is I don't want to let her down but fear there's no choice. It's tricky, so many services are not fully up and running, it's like chasing a flock of geese.

Anyway, that's my day ahead.

Hope everyone has a good Thursday. Stay safe, stay sane and be kind to yourselves everyone ❤️