Good Morning Friday

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Icy cold but if it's like yesterday it should be a perfect day.
I miss Gillybob too and Dragonfly
Sorry you had sad news kitty

It's DGD 3rd birthday today but no family party due to the rule of 2 households. She had a wee party at her playgroup yesterday.
My cold is much better but I have cancelled all engagements
The nurse phoned to invite me for a pneumonia jag next week.
Who knew life could be this exciting.
Hoping everyone has a good day and whoever you are backing in the TdF does well Mick

Good morning,

It's still rather cloudy here today, but the sun is trying to break through so I think we will have a pleasant day.

We've got a gardener coming today to lower our hedges to a more manageable height for trimming without losing our privacy. I'll be glad to see it done - one hedge in particular needs proper levelling off as it's like a donkeys hind leg along its top!

Nothing too arduous planned for today. When the gardener is finished, I will put the pots back into their positions and, if I'm feeling really energetic, finish some bulb planting.

I hope that gilly, bluesapphire and all the other GM's taking a break feel stronger today than yesterday and will feel able to join back with posting very soon. ?

Sorry to read your sad news, kitty. What a shock for you all.

Whatever your plans for the day, take care everyone.

GG oh I wish.....but they’ve obviously got lost in the post!
Urms if you can lose like that, you’re taking back control, girl! How lovely... and good sleeping too. No, mine’s a bit more complicated - thyroid meds and a great love of cooking and eating with that! But, got to succeed, it’s bad enough being down about a pandemic, without looking in the mirror in my favourite outfit and thinking - “no”. So we must wish each other luck. We’ll do it. I have to now it’s public! ?

Morning All

A bright and beautiful autumn morning here in the north of Norfolk. Still no rain here either Pitt. I even left washing out last night to tempt fate.

Pleased to hear your cold is a lot better Grammaretto. It's probably best you have cancelled your engagements, you're quite likely not as better yet as you feel!

Nothing planned for today other than ironing and a bit of pottering in the garden.

I hope Gilly and Dragonfly are ok.

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

Kitty condolences to your DD and SiL on their sad loss. How dreadful... breathing difficulties on Sunday and now has passed away. These are difficult and dark days. ?
GG13, we too had our flu jabs yesterday and both find our arms are sore. This is the first time we’ve had a sore arm after a flu jab.
NannyJ Porlock Weir looks lovely, it sounds as though you had a super time.

I have some work to do today and some admin. I plan leek and bacon bake for supper.
My cousin lives in the NE and I am waiting to hear whether she’s part of the new lockdown. She will be concerned about her daughter, who lives alone and is currently quite unwell.
Worrying times for all of us.

Thinking about Bluesapphire, Dragonfly and of course gilly (hello pet, if you’re reading ?).
? for those facing challenges today. Have a pleasant day all. ?

Disclosure: I did lose 3lbs due to the recent tummy bug ...
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Am envious and impressed by Urmston and Grandmafrench and their weight loss. Must focus my mind on shedding the (many) lockdown pounds or I shall be spending the winter wrapped in a blanket as nothing fits.

Taking DH for a check up at the local cardiology department. He has a leaky valve which is being monitored. Doesn’t seem to be troubling him so don’t expect any treatment given his age and general frailty. Tomorrow is flu jabs, so we are having a week of general maintenance.

I too am missing Gilly and hope all is well.

Morning Mick, morning All from a bright and breezy corner of Somerset. The excitement of grocery click and collect this morning, maybe a walk later if the sun still shines. I’m so sorry to hear that sad news kitty, my Mum died in a similar time span, the shock was immobilising. for you all. Take care everyone, look after yourselves.

Good morning from Shropshire.A cooler day is forecast ??

A quiet morning and then school pick up for DGD who is coming for a sleepover.She is a joy to have around.Its been a funny old week here with one thing and another so will be a tonic to have our little miss sunshine around.

Kitty,condolences to you and your family.What a shock for you all?

Thinking of you gilly and hope you feel up to posting soon.I hope the new restrictions in the North East don’t have too much impact on you and your family?

Thinking of all with illness and worries?

Good morning All from a beautiful Polmont. Well, actually Polmont is ok but the weather is beautiful! Crisp, cool with a gorgeous blue sky and sun. I love the smell of autumn in the morning to paraphrase a film quote. Today I have a trip to the chiropodist to look forward to, then my oldest friend is popping in with a piece of coconut cake on her way to Kelso. I expect a wine delivery too. So a good day ahead. I shall potter about happily. I'm sorry to hear about your family's loss Kittylester. It must be a shock that it all happened so quickly. Mellow that sounds so peaceful, sitting out like that in the early morning. Well done to all the weight loss girls. Like Grandmafrench I have thyroid meds which render it very difficult to lose weight. I hope your little pooch continues to improve with his mess too! I hope everyone has a good day.

Should say meds. Good grief

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning all from pleasantly sunny N Bucks.
Meeting friends for coffee, then hairdresser - it could almost be a “normal” day.
Kittylester I am so very sorry to read your sad news realising that you will be mourning a friend, your SIL’s mother and your dear grandchildren’s granny and feeling their pain and sorrow with your own.
You will be needed more than ever now

Urmstongran

Disclosure: I did lose 3lbs due to the recent tummy bug ...
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Always a silver lining! But perhaps there are easier ways?

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Mapleleaf is spot on with our South Yorkshire weather. Sun is struggling at the mo. Baking for me today (proper Cornish pasties, requested by GS. Why do I agree to these things?), and a mountain of ironing to tackle. That’s if I ever stop sneezing.......
Kitty what a shock for your DD and SiL. My condolences to you all?. Have a safe calm day folks.

Good morning everyone from a dry and sunny Inverness. It’s a cool start to the day but forecast to warm up nicely later. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny autumn day - so beautiful in the garden.
I’m looking forward to meeting a friend for lunch today and a catch up on all the news
Swinging on your garden seat at 5am watching the stars sounds idyllic mellowyellow worth being awake for!
Sorry to hear your sad news, kitty sending condolences ?
Thank you for the picture of Porlock Weir nannyjan I’ve been there and walked that section of the coastal path past Culbone. It brought back happy memories
Happy Birthday to your DGD grammaretto??
Hood everyone finds something to enjoy today and take care whatever the day brings ?

Every little helps, Urms ?. Thanks, GrannySomerset and Grandmabatty I shall post the good news after a couple of weeks if I do well. Just going to have breakfast.....truly breaking fast as we forced ourselves to have supper at 6pm and are now having first food at 10am ! Have to say my tum feels very comfortable and I had more energy yesterday.....so, fingers crossed.

Good morning everyone from a second lovely day in a row on the Angus coast. I hope it manages to stay good as my almost-15-year old DGD is coming for the weekend. Her mum, DD, is travelling south to see New Man, along with DGD1,. but younger DGD said it was too long in the car for just two days. I kept thinking she'd change her mind, but I think really she's looking forward to this little bit of independence. Yesterday was my first day of teaching four tai chi classes in a morning. It was lovely to see all the ladies (and several gentlemen) again. They were all a little bit rusty - we do a 108 move set and their recollection of the order in which to do the moves was, well, inventive might be a way to describe it! They had me confused! So lots of laughs along with the exercise and the feel-good of meeting up again after six months. Let's hope we aren't locked down again.

So sorry to hear about your family's loss Kitty.

Welcome home Pantglas. There's a song, isn't there - it's nice to go travelling ....... but it's oh so lovely to get home.

I'm exhausted contemplating all you have done already today Sark, and that's before a day's work! Oh to be young again! I hope your DD's headaches get better now - so horrid for her

Have as good a day as possible everyone. ???

Good Morning all from East Staffordshire. Grey but. Brightening up.
I have just returned from a 6 mile walk to and from hospital for a blood test, I am warm and red faced but feel good and ready for a bit of pottering in my garden.
Jax. I wish everyone was that organised about their future, it will save your children a lot of heartache and ‘arguing’ funnily enough. Well done.
Well my GM friends who are lurking and not posting, come on in, we don’t bite. Gilly. I hope you have some RL support with whatever you are experiencing at the moment.
Take care all❤️

Lovely day here, just finished breakfast! Must make some soup for lunch, change the bed and do a pile of ironing. Might venture into the garden this afternoon. Hope all with health issues and other problems have a better day.

Good morning from locked down Durham! A misty morning but starting to clear now. Gardener here to cut the grass - handing over his money’s like a hostage exchange! Walk forward, leave envelope on table then step back - then he does the same to pick it up!

DH has a blood test at GP this afternoon - rang Wednesday but they had nothing for today, so I’ve thrown myself at their feet this morning and they’ve ‘found’ him a slot.
Still no word from last week’s CTscan to show if his treatment’s working or not. We’re on a knife edge here.

Sorry to hear some are grieving loss today - life really can be a bitch!
Hope everyone has the best day today, under whatever circumstances. X

Good morning everyone from the Gower. It's an absolutely gorgeous morning here.

Glad you are feeling a bit better today Grammaretto. A very happy birthday to your DGD ???

Sending my condolences to your DD and SiL and all the rest of the family, including you kitty ?

Is the ironing winning the race Grandmafrench ? ?Seems you're winning with the weight loss, you too Urmstongran ?. I seem to have lost weight but put on fat ? ?.

All the best laid plans of.... and all that. My bedroom sort out is still waiting and put on hold now ?. Yesterday, typical me, I turned awkwardly and have done something to my back ?. I thought it might have been better after a night's sleep... but no, grrh! So it's a bit of gentle pottering and faffing for me today ?.

Since you're reading gillybob you know we're all thinking of you and miss you. I hope you return soon ?

Thinking of dragonfly and BlueSapphire. Know this both, we miss you and hope you are getting ? each day.

Take care all, stay safe if you are venturing out and be kind to yourselves everyone ❤️

Morning all from a bright South Notts. I think it may be another warm day. Not much on today, may visit sister later if she's feeling up to it.
Sorry about your loss kitty.

Good Morning All x.
Another sunny day but getting cooler now. so jumpers at the ready.
Sorry to hear of your loss Kitty, always a sad time
Sark I hope your DD's headaches can soon be resolved as they're not nice at all and affect the whole body.

I've shifted myself this morning just in case the telephone engineer shows up.D got a text to say so, so we'll see !
Bed stripped and washing on and I'll whizz round the bedroom with the hoover.

Spent most of yesterday afternoon chatting to the neighbour in the garden. Weather's been too nice to be stuck indoors as there's plenty of time for that later on. I've sent for some " Cheerfulness ", fragrant daff bulbs. The scent is lovely from these flowers and I've got 3 tubs ready prepared but I'll have to watch the squirrels.

Washing ready to go out now so will carry on with the chores while the going's good as the fit takes me

Stay safe and well everyone and thoughts to our weary friends xx

Indeed Maw ? but it gave me the push off from the dock I badly needed!