Good Morning Monday

Thanks Rufus.????????

Good evening to you all! How lovely to hear ordinary going-ons with this great group.

Lucy - yay a new pup! congratulations, and isn't it nice to pick one from the litter. Then you will have some time to get ready. We chose our dog (an Australian shepherd) on line,so went purely by photos in an email, and did not get a chance to meet her prior to pick up. As it turns out by the time we made our choice, she was the last of the litter, so it was fate! Dogs do bring such joy, and they keep you out walking, whatever the weather.

Gwen, I also checked out your grandson's instagram; he looks like a happy boy! And yes, two-ty and three-ty makes sense.

I had my local granchildren over yesterday for a few hours, gs6 and gd5. We sorted out the coin jar, coloured and played legos. GD5 talks counts faster than her fingers point, so she still hasn't made the connection that each item only gets one number, but we are working on it!

Gwen I just looked up his Facebook page.He’s absolutely delightful?

Pantglas2 he is lovely - a little monkey, too. After two-ty-nine come three-ty, etc. It does make more sense!! You will find him on facebook if yu search for thisisElijahUK. He's great company

Urmstongran

I bet you’d love the book GG13!
I imagine your grandson is nagging for a pony as he’s a tad underage for the pub!
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????? only just revisited this thread definitely meant pony not pint

our Pre Diamond wedding (actual date is 27th) picnic yesterday was perfect
Megs Congratulations again to you and your husband! Well organised, even down to the weather
Unlike my evening; another carefully crafted message disappeared without trace!
Good Health
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Popped back to say ... talking about pets bringing something to the door, our elderly cat Missy always leaves a toy in the hall for us to find, when we’ve been out.

She excelled herself a few weeks ago and dragged a pair of my knickers into the hall.
(I don’t know where she got them from, presumably they fell out of the washing basket).

Lucy127 aw, a Golden Retriever puppy! How lovely. We have a Labrador Retriever, she was 10 weeks old when we got her. The retriever instinct is very strong and as Grandmabatty has said, when someone comes to visit (and whenever your dog greets you) they need to bring you a gift. Our house has a variety of small soft toys scattered in each room for this very purpose. If she can't find anything to bring you, she pulls at our clothes, she just must have something in her mouth! They do chew a lot when they are young, so make sure to move all your shoes and gloves out of harms way! Our dog soon grew out of chewing and she wouldn't dream of destroying anything; whereas our previous lab chewed everything he could get his teeth into well into old age ?

How lovely your GS sounds Gwen - I shall be using twoty thru to twoty-nine in future ?

One little job I nearly forgot---to read my electric meter. Well, job done, phoned company who'd sent an estimated bill on Saturday for £ 130.68---the proper bill is £59 ! Bit of a difference isn't it ?

I'd still like to know where the £400+ bills came from for a 1 bedroom flat !!

No wonder I don't have a direct debit, they'd be charging what they liked per month.

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

Busy morning with housework, grocery delivery and this afternoon we are going out to collect something ... (I’ll stay in the car).

Have a good day all, I’ll pop back later to catch up on everyone’s news... ?

Good Morning all from SUNNY Harrogate!! Think it's out good day for this week!! Had DGS yesterday. He's such a cute little boy, Down Syndrome and all. He had a Canary fit when I wouldn't let him go walking the dog with DH. The route they go he wouldn't be able to handle. It was bribery with an ice lolly that eased it. He then emptied the lego bricks over the floor, to build them up, counting all them. I couldn't stop laughing when he gets to two-ty, and two-ty-one!

Hope everyone is feeling well

Not a lot on the horizon today apart from the inevitable washing. Yesterday’s visit from young relatives was a joy and we did appreciate their taking the trouble to come to see us. They celebrate their first wedding anniversary today (we didn’t get to the wedding - too much for DH) and seem very happy and together despite one being a third year medical student and the other flogging through accountancy exams. They will have earned their future.

As the weather changes it seems obvious that any form of social life will become much harder and I can see an autumn of coffee and tea invitations becoming the norm. Must resurrect my baking skills!

lucy my first ever dog was a golden retriever and I loved her wholeheartedly. We had her for 16 years and she was a joy. Puppy stage involved lots of chewing. She needed lots of exercise but have me so much love. Her party piece was, when visitors arrived, she would run off and find something to present to them, thus the retriever part of her name. Usually underwear! ☺

I bet you’d love the book GG13!
I imagine your grandson is nagging for a pony as he’s a tad underage for the pub!
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Urnstongran I spent many Sunday/Saturday mornings 5am start plaiting horses manes and tails along with varnishing hooves, loved every minute though I do not think I shall be repeating it any time soon. We have recently sold our remaining horse as DD is too busy with GC, our five year old GS is nagging for a pint as he is already a good little jockey.

Good Morning All x
Sun and cloud intermittently but brighter than yesterday when I had to put the light on at 8pm ! Winter draws on

An hour of jangling in Oz this morning, 8am-9pm, caught up with everything. Always a good start to the day.

I'll give D here a ring later to see how they all got on in Durham over the weekend. I have an acquaintance on the crime forum, who I've known for over 8 years and who lives near to where Ruby-Lou is, she will be meeting up with D on the next visit there, so that'll be nice for them both I'm sure.

Not a lot on the agenda today, don't need any shopping and todays meal is organised----same as yesterday
Tidying up must be first and foremost, then if the cats stay out I can get some hoovering done. Must see what prescriptions I have to order too.

So glad that a diagnosis can now be made GrandMattie, it's always worrying regardless of age, but things can only improve now and once he's home and medicated he'll be fine.

Good to learn that you're on the mend again Marydoll but you really must take it easy---now and again it gives the heart chance to heal.

This time next week you won't have to worry about hating Monday Gillybob, a long weekend. Last one of the year
Considering that life has been topsy-turvy this year it's flown by---strange.

Must get showered and dressed now before the day's gone so take care everyone and stay safe. xx Have a good day.

Morning all from sunny Shropshire Hills.
Sun is making its way round the hill and will soon be full on us until it sets. So lucky.

Have had loads of mixed weather so it’s extra great to see blue skies and sun.

Today we travel to pick our Golden Retriever puppy. How hard that will be. Grandchildren have no idea and won’t until we bring her home on 1st October. Great times ahead and a lot of hard work. If you can recommend a good dog training book or dvd please let me know. Any good tips are welcome.

Hope you have a good day. For those with struggles I wish you every success in overcoming. All the very best.

My phone won’t do strike through but computer will.

Sun’s up here! ?
Good morning everyone from Malaga where it’s a misty start, warm though!

I’m late, been chatting to our youngest daughter on the phone for almost an hour - back to school for her (work) and our grandson goes in year 4 on 7 September whilst the baby of the family who will be 4y next January starts in reception. She seems too mini!

Then my neighbour came on he landing and we’ve been chatting ‘over the garden fence’.
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Time to get a quick shower and we’re going downstairs to Juan’s for breakfast. Pitufo with tomato and olive oil plus a cup of his finest sombra coffee (cafe con leche is a bit too strong for me I like baby coffee!).

Started a new book. A complete change for me. It’s an autobiography called ‘The Girl with the Dancing Horse’ by Charlotte Dujardin. Apparently she won gold in dressage in the 2012 Olympics. Considering I’ve never been on a horse nor watched horse events I’m finding her story fascinating! Who knew that once a horse’s mane is plaited, it’s then rolled up and stitched in place so it holds firm should the horse shake its head?

Hope Monday is good to us all. I will read all the posts when I’m down in Juan’s! Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Good morning Mick and all from the Angus coast where there is a hint of blue in the sky. Well, that was a lovely day yesterday! At last I have met my daughter's new man and his three teenage sons, and they are every bit as lovely as I expected. The two families meld so well and it was such a pleasure to be with them all. We had a lovely time wandering around a Perthshire beauty spot and taking lots of photos. Next weekend they all hope to come to me for a run on the beach and giant strawberry tarts before NM (New Man) and family have to head south again. I think this is definitely a relationship for keeps ❤️

Back down to earth and it looks like there may be movement on the tai chi classes with a committee meeting scheduled for this week. It's dependent now in availability of halls or outdoor places. We will obviously have to have smaller classes - but it's a start.

GrandMattie I'm so glad to hear that your DS is improving and ? you get him back with you today. Congratulations to your DD. You must be very proud.

Hope everyone's plans work out today, whatever they may be. ???

Good morning all, our Pre Diamond wedding (actual date is 27th) picnic yesterday was perfect, all the family 12 in total, most not seen since Christmas, as mentioned before, all arrived with food and celebration cake made by granddaughter who is a pattissierre (?spelling) , also video of greetings, weather was good except for one short sharp shower.Lots of sanitising wipes and social distancing so no hugs which has made us sad because it could be months before we see most of them again.

Good morning everyone from sunny Yorkshire, yes, you read correctly, I wrote SUNNY, hahahaha.

Just sat outside to eat breakfast and say a cheery "hello" to people passing, wow, it feels wonderful.

Going on a 5 day holiday today, staying in a log cabin with hot tub, so as you can all imagine, due to the past 6 months this 5 day break is going to be extremely welcomed.

Hope you all have a lovely week, doing whatever you feel like doing, well, obviously within the guidelines, but we can all still have a positive day, week.

Grannygravy I can’t do strike through either!

Grannygravy I finally mastered strike through on my iPad with a bit of faffing, backspacing to bring the two dashes closer together which solved the problem. Good luck ?