Good Morning Wednesday

I can only imagine your sadness today Maw. A poignant post. x

A poignant day for you Maw x

Good morning Mick and the GM team from a currently grey east London.

The temperature is forecast to be a little cooler today, which is pleasing. It was 30 degrees here yesterday, too. We ate our supper outside in the garden but as the nights are growing darker, we found it was quite dark by about 8.00pm. We had the garden light on, the kitchen and utility room lights on and a candle on the table ... Nevertheless, it was pleasant to eat in the cool of the garden.

I have work and admin to do today.

Good wishes to Hazbeen, Gwen, Georgesgran, gilly. ? for *Bluesapphire, Dragonfly and Cherry and all the Good Morning-ers facing challenges today.

Urmston you brought tears to my eyes, generously giving some money to a local musician. How lovely.
My partner is a musician and most of his gigs have ‘dried up’, though he has all his students on Zoom lessons now, so has retained that income stream. We know lots of musicians who are having a really difficult time. One very talented woodwind player we know, who has a PhD, has spent lockdown refurbishing old furniture and selling it on line ...
I think you and your DH are very kind. ?

Have a good day, all.?

Thinking of you today MawB ?
georgesgran hope your DH gets some treatment soon
What a lovely thing to do urmstongran ❤️

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Maw x

Maw?

Thinking of you today Maw?

Thoughts are with you today Maw . It is indeed a blessing to share your life with someone special. ?

Good morning all from a grey start yet again in Glasgow, hoping it follows the recent pattern of grey start becoming a pleasant sunny day. ?. Likewise brook, 20deg. and I’m happy with that.

A satisfyingly constructive day yesterday as I tidied the ever spreading Cirsium Rivulare, acanthus and iris. The ceanothus I bought recently is growing well, two new acers not so well. Boy am I paying for it this morning with a few sore muscles. ?

Happy birthday to your DS kitty. 49?.DD1 was 45 at the beginning of the month and I too thought, how did that happen? The years have flown by.
Hurry up with that throw Mellow Yellow
Happy birthday also to your GD Gingster and your GS Georgesgran. ???

Thinking of Gwen and Hazbeen

Best wishes for a pleasant day all especially for our friends who are missing at the moment. ?

Maw, ? You were indeed blessed.

Good Morning Mick and all from our corner of the S Welsh coat. Sea mist descended on us last night and is still hanging around. A very warm night for sleeping, had to throw off the duvet. A walk this morning, some ironing and a Sainsburys delivery this afternoon. A kind gesture from your husband Urmston. Stay safe everyone.

Good morning all after a very sticky night.
Today would have been my darling Paw’s 73rd birthday so you’ll excuse me if I don’t write much except that I was privileged and blessed to share my life with this gentle, principled man who is always in my thoughts

Well done urmonstansgran to your husband. We are all struggling and helping each other will get us through. Hope everyone has. A good day. I’m at work soon after a hot night in the NE.

Urmston that was such a nice thing to do! Good morning All from a grey Polmont. I'm having a fairly quiet day today after babysitting for two days. I'll visit mum but that's as far as I'll go. Then the plumber, who should have been yesterday, is arriving at twelve o'clock to hopefully fix the leak from the washing machine. The rest of the time I will potter and only do what I fancy. I have a pork fillet that needs cooking so that will go in the oven at some point. Gingster happy birthday to your little dgd. My thoughts go to all those with worries. Pantsglas safe journey back tomorrow.

Good Morning from the south side of Glasgow where it is breezy but not too cold.
Another day of isolating in readiness for next week so getting on with reading and knitting if I can manage to concentrate for longer than two minutes. If only I could train my mind to stay in the present.

Good morning from Colchester where it is raining. The sun is promised by 9am and another warm day. We had 30 here yesterday.... too HOT!

I thought I was being followed by the police yesterday too, Yellow. They were obviously looking out for groups of youngsters.

Weekly coffee meetup in the park this morning. We split into groups of 6 or less. Don't know how long the park weather will last though and think we might be going back to online meetups unless we can find a cafe that will take a regular group booking. Our previous one hasn't reopened.

Crossed posts. ? To Georgesgran for your DH's consultant visit And Sark I do hope your DD's headaches improve and you can get through to a doctor. My DH used to have something called "cluster headaches" which were horrendous and very debilitating,. They lasted for six weeks or so, and then would clear up if their own accord. Happy Birthday to your DD Kitty. I fully understand your amazement - one minute they're tiny and the next they're thinking of their pensions!!

Sorry - meant to say Georgesgran I truly hope your husband’s consultant is able to offer a viable treatment plan today to give you both some much needed hope and encouragement. x

Sun’s up here! ?
Good morning everyone from Malaga ? - actually you’re going home at the right time Pantglas as thunderstorms are forecast for Friday! Oh well, it’s gorgeous again all next week...
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I feel wonderful. Energised and grateful to be in good health again. We (sometimes) take our blessings for granted don’t we?

At 7pm last night we went down to Juan’s bar to eat. For the first time in a week I was properly hungry! I had bruschetta de cerdo (pork skewer) and a mineral water (sensible me - who is this woman?) and Himself enjoyed a pint.

On our way back up as we got out of the lift we bumped into the nice Spanish guy who is a DJ in a club nearer to the beach. He’s the one who entertained us some evenings from his balcony during lockdown - real community spirit! He is struggling for work right now only getting one gig a week. No holidaymakers and the club is closing next week instead of early December. There are many out here who rely on jobs within the tourist industry and times are tough for some. He had lost quite a bit of weight.

As we walked away Himself looked at me and raised his eyebrows, I understood immediately what he was suggesting.

I carried on to our door and he turned back. I heard him call the name of the guy. He passed him €50 and said ‘these are tough times for many and this is just between us’.

I was hoping we hadn’t offended him (pride, understandably kicks in) but Himself said no - his eyes filled up and he was just grateful. Apparently he had tried busking down on the paseo last week but got moved on by the Police who told him they’d fine him if they saw him again.

Us pensioners are in a fortunate position which shield us from most of the uncertainties right now, with regular pension money dropping into our banks every four weeks.

Anyway, I was proud of my husband’s kindness.

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

Good morning from Essex by the sea where the sun is trying to break through the clouds. We had a very hot day yesterday and spent a few hours sitting by the sea with out picnic and books. It was lovely.
I also had a doctors face to face appointment and it seems I need to be seen by a consultant and probably an operation. She had no idea how long I would have to wait on the NHS, could be a year just to see the consultant, so I am making enquiries about the cost for going privately. Not something I would normally do but these are strange times.
I think we will go out for coffee this morning and then see where the day takes us.
I spoke to DD1 yesterday and she said 4 schools around where she lives have Covid cases and many children have been sent home to isolate. A huge worry.
Have a very pleasant Wednesday and stay safe everyone xx

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. A grey, cooler, breezy start to the South Yorkshire day. A change from yesterday. We spent the day walking two of the Derbyshire Dales. Very picturesque, but the heat was merciless, even by the rivers. I slept badly last night despite being worn out. A quiet “in” day of gentle domestics today. Have a good day folks and stay safe.

Good morning from a cloudy Morecambe Bay. Off shortly to garden in Cumbria. Planting up today. Hope it’s cooler than yesterday which was very hot and too hot to work in but once we had started.....
DS1 is travelling somewhere distant to his home for a Covid test today as he has developed a cough and DGD4 has a temperature and a sore throat. Bit worrying as DS is in isolation having been contacted by track and trace along with his other work mates.
Take care and stay safe everyone ?

Good morning all from Glasgow.

I'm saddened to hear so many of our posters or partners are very unwell. * Hazbeen*, I hope you aren't feeling too unwell after your treatment yesterday and Gwen, I hope you too are feeling a bit better and not in pain. You will be glad to be home.
Years ago, I suffered horrendous toothache for weeks, the dentist tried everything, but it wasn't until I saw a facial surgeon, it was discovered I had an infection in the bone. I can empathize with use, as it was so difficult to clear up.

Georgesgran , a difficult day ahead for you and your husband. We will all be thinking of you.

Pants when we were in Spain on holiday and money was tight, I sickened my children up with melons from the market! They were so cheap. ?

Wishing everyone a good day.

Good morning Mick and all from the Angus coast. I must confess to a little envy of the heatwave down south as we have rain-bearing wind out of the north to accompany the grey skies. I've come back to bed until the heating takes the chill off the house Today the last bits and bobs before tai chi classes resume tomorrow morning Enjoy your last day in Espana Pantglas and safe journey home tomorrow. Like you I was sad to hear of so many with health problems, or with a DH who is suffering, when I popped back in to catch up yesterday. ? to all who need them. It's good to have somewhere like this where you can talk about it. Good luck with your speed awareness course Scentia, and happy 5th birthday to your little GD Gingster. Don't they grow up so quickly, bless them. My youngest is less than two months away from her 15th! Now off I go to a hot shower and get this day moving. Have the best day you can everyone. ???

Crossed posts Georgesgran.I hope the Consultants visit goes well and there are more treatment options available for your husband.Thinking of you both?