Good Morning Thursday

Good Morning Mick and all from a damp S Welsh coast. It rained heavily overnight but looks as if it may brighten up. Hope so as I am having my eyes tested later this morning. Hope all goes well today corner and you will feel better after the physio. Sorry to hear about your friend dragonfly ?
Hope your family are ok * Urm*.
Take care everyone and have a pleasant day.

Sending condolences to you dragonfly - so sad.
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Sad news about your friend dragonfly, sending love and a hug . Look after yourself.

Good morning all from a grey Glasgow. A quiet day for me. The last two days have been busy, but enjoyable and I'm pretty wiped out!

We had a lovely, if bracing day out in Troon yesterday. Sadly many of the independent shops had closed down and were lying empty. Victims of the virus, perhaps. Unfortunately I couldn't abandon DH in the whisky shop, as I usually do, while I window shopped, as it was no more! ☹️

Also we had a delicious lunch in a very well organised, socially distanced restaurant, where you had to book.
For me, frito misto and a tablet ice cream sundae. I was fit to burst!!!
It had been a gift from DS and DIL last Christmas, which had gone out of date, but the restaurant kindly extended it, when I explained I had been shielding.

It was fortuitous that we went yesterday. We came back to hear NS putting us effectively into semi slow lockdown again. The increased numbers are terrifying.
Fortunately next week is mid term and schools are closed, so that may help slow down the virus.
I will be confined to barracks for the foreseeable future.

Borrheid, despite living in Troon many years ago, I have never been in Piersland Lodge. Dreaming of when I would be rich, I used to walk past it and the stunning houses in the South Woods daily on my yomp with the pram! Those were the days, when I was SLIM and FIT!!?
We did pass it yesterday, so impressive!

Corner, good luck today and best wishes to ann sixty, who is finally having a hip replacement tomorrow.
Dragonfly, what sad news about your friend.?
I messaged Gilly, but so far, she hasn't responded. This is the longest she has stayed away and I'm very worried about her.
Two of the naughty people have been in touch and thank you all for your support.

Take car everyone and stay safe!

Hurrah there’s the sunshine creeping out now the curtains are open as I’ve said before it fair lifts the spirits have a good day everyone

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

No text message yet from the Covid warriors (which calms me when I check my phone first thing in a morning).

Such weird dreams last night. I think my low grade anxiety about my family is the reason.

I’m having a cuppa on the balcony now so will settle back to read all your posts. Hope Thursday is good to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Good morning and it’s a bit breezy out there. No rain as yet.

Thanks for all your tips yesterday on the wearing of varifocals. I’m slowly getting used to them , so I’m hopeful.

You will miss your son .* Grandmattie* . Hope all goes well with his testing etc.

Lovely news about your DD Scentia .

I’ve got Bowls group this morning and maybe art class this afternoon. I haven’t been for so long, I’ll see how I feel .

Wishing you all a peaceful, pleasant day. ???

Sorry to hear about your good friend dragonfly condolences

Good morning everyone from a dry and cloudy Inverness. I really hope it’ll stay dry today, it’s rained so much this last week everything is so soggy looking and miserable. The River Ness is high and very fast flowing and there are some beautiful waterfalls to visit but we’ve not done that yet- hopefully a trip at the weekend!
I had a lovely lunch at a local hotel yesterday for my friends birthday treat - our last chance for a wine with lunch before the new restrictions come in ...
Lovely news for your DD scentia
Hope everyone finds something to enjoy today, especially those with worries and struggles and our missing posters. Take care all whatever the day brings ?

Wet and windy so far in Oxfordshire, dog sitting for a couple of days , so some wet walks are promised, but she will be fun to look after.
Apart from that nothing much happening today.
Take care everyone and stay safe.

Good morning Mick and the GM team from an overcast east London.
Our water supply was out for about 12 hours on Tuesday/ Wednesday. Thames Water, our supplier advised that they had a burst pipe on Hackney Marshes. It was in a heavily wooded area and was a 42” diameter pipe, so the ground was flooded too. They had to repair the pipe in the dark, the wind and the rain. I was lying snug in bed, thinking about the people doing that difficult work at 12.30 at night.

By 7.00am, it was all back in working order. What a joy to flush and not worry.
In the meanwhile my dear neighbour had rung the doorbell and brought us 2 x 5litres of bottled water.

Thinking of our missing friends Bluesapphire, Gilly and those on (what Marydoll calls) the ‘norty’ step. ??
Good thoughts to those facing challenges today.
Stay warm and safe team ... ?

Dragonfly so sorry about your friend

Good Morning from a rainy and grey Black Country.

Going over to Mums today (she is my bubble). We are all making short video's to wish my Niece a happy birthday as she is over in Australia. My DD had a message from one of her friends over there requesting if we could all do this as a surprise for her. Considering she has been there only 18 months she seems to have made some lovely friends. She should be coming home at the end of this month, but her Company asked her to stay another year, then when back she would be promoted. She is probably better off over there, they have much more freedom to go out and about in Brisbane.

Was hoping to go for a walk if the rain dries up this afternoon.

What a shock Sar53, I hope they are giving you a refund for those years.

Thoughts are with our gilly and hoping Urmstons family are slowly on the mend/

Good morning from a wet Leicestershire although sun promised later.

I learned a good friend had died last night. She had gone to stay with her son so she wouldn’t be alone when the time came. A sad day!

Stayed in all day yesterday but need to pick up prescriptions this morning so hoping for dry weather so we can have coffee outside.

A walk planned for this afternoon.

Hoping your family is a little better Urmston and thinking of gilly and those with troubles.

I missed your news Scentia. That's lovely news. I hope she keeps well.

Calm morning in Polmont with a herringbone cloud pattern. I had a busy day, of sorts, yesterday. Lots of moving furniture and dusting and hoovering behind them,cleaning the bathroom, washing windows etc. Then a lovely WhatsApp chat in the afternoon with good friends. I spent some time sewing too. Our restrictions are stricter for the next two weeks or so which is a shame for pubs and restaurants, however something has to be done. Today I pick up dgs and take him to his granddad's house. The rest of the day will sort itself out I'm sure. I have a little ironing to do and floors to wash. Have a good day all.

Good morning one and all it’s dark and dreich here on the east coast of Fife hope the sun peeps out later on at least for a wee while. Our bin men woke us up,nice and early no chance of us sleeping in. If I was interested I could have slid my arm out from under the warm duvet to look at them through the new security camera on my iPad but it feels too cold this morning I’ll just have to imagine. Here’s hoping Insy winsy spider doesn’t come out to play on my bedroom walls today cause one did yesterday and had I seen it all hell would have broken loose I’m so frightened of the wee hairy things. Yuck.

Good Morning from a wet and bit blustery Oxfordshire
Our DGS made us laugh yesterday..he has just started Beavers and is very excited that he gets to wear a "bow tie"
Scentia lovely to hear some good news and hope all goes well for your daughter
Thinking of all struggling and stay safe everyone

Good morning from a damp but warm Colchester. Supermarket and laundry today and Jay's online quiz tonight. Been doing it every week for over 6 months.

Good morning everyone from a damp Essex by the sea. It is not particularly cold though and the heating hasn't been coming on.
I had my flu jab yesterday and now have a sore, hot arm.
We had an engineer from our local water board come and check our meter yesterday, and guess what, we have been paying for someone else's water for the last 12 years !!! This block of 9 flats was built in 2007 and apparently the meter numbers got muddled. DH thinks that once it is sorted that our bills will probably go up. You couldn't make it up .....
DH has a haircut booked this morning then it's supermarket time, we certainly know how to live.
Have the best Thursday you can and stay safe everyone xx

Good morning Mick and all

The sky is clearing and it is very breezy here in S E Essex. No plans for today, I should get eldest AC parcel sorted (Christmas gifts) and take it to the post office (post to Kenya can take weeks in normal times, now it can be double?)

Hope your family are coping ok Urmstongran

Thinking of gillybob and other missing friends.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️

Dry here in Cumbria but has rained overnight.Waiting for it to get lighter before my morning cycle ride. Got a Zoom session this afternoon to wish my aunt a happy 80 th birthday. Otherwise pottering around at home and providing the painters with refreshments. They are painting the outside windows. Keep safe everyone and thinking of those with worries/ illnesses.

Good Morning all from East Staffordshire. Wet and windy out today, I have already made some deliveries and I am back home waiting to take the pooch for a walk, just waiting for a bit of daylight!
Had a lovely day with DD and a DGS yesterday. My DD is pregnant again following her miscarriage 3 months ago. I am so pleased for them and hope it all goes ok this time, they were both so distressed when they lost the last one.
Now folks, be mindful of what you are doing today, be grateful for what you have and breathe in this wonderful world we live in.

Good morning all from Plymouth. The rain is due to clear later for a mostly dry day.

Ashcombe I really enjoyed my visits to Torquay and Cockington yesterday. The weather was beautiful and calm which made all the difference. I walked along the Princess Pier and all around the marina. Cockington is very pretty and is worth a visit.

Before we set off yesterday I had a call from my grandsons school to inform me they had bumped into each other and clashed heads. The youngest (5) came off worst, knocking his teeth and bruising his gums, the oldest (6) had a sore head. The school wondered if I (as first contact because mum and dad are both teachers) wanted to come and collect them!! I explained it would be difficult as I am at the other end of the country! Anyway it was decided they were ok to stay at school and my DH was put on standby in case they had to come home (he's feeling much better now).

Today I'm visiting the Eden Project and Liskeard. I first went to the Liskeard area aged 17 on a horse riding holiday with my friend. We went by train - it was my first time away from my parents and such an adventure for us. It will bring back happy memories.

Hope everyone has a good day today.

Good morning from a dark NE where we have had torrential rain.
A bad night with many toilet stops for both of us, gave in at 6.30 and DH made the tea.
There are many more cases of the virus here with the university reporting a surge, I am quite happy not to be going into the city centre at present.
I am hoping my neighbour is okay, she has taken herself off to the outer Hebrides, she was a scout leader so I am sure she will be prepared.