Good Morning Thursday

Good morning all, although technically it is afternoon here in Malta.

I’ve been out for a walk up to the village and the weather is perfect. So much so that I treated myself to a coffee and watched the world go by for a while.

Haven’t yet read through the many posts before mine so will just wish you all the best day possible with special thoughts for missing friends, poorly people and all who have difficulties.☀️

Good morning all, terrible storm here last night but seems to have blown itself out now. Not many leaves left on the trees. Hope everyone has a peaceful day,

Good morning Mick and all who follow, from a lovely dry, sunny autumn day in Greater Manchester.

Back from the pharmacy after having a flu jab. On Tuesday I went to the hospital for a blood test. I've only been out once since March, so twice, in three days, seems like a bit much! My mask pushed up my glasses, which are varifocals, so I was looking through the bit for close-up things. I couldn't quite judge distances and I was walking like a prancing dressage pony when going up and down kerbs! That's a dressage pony with a crutch

My pleasure palace of a kitchen has lost its sparkle. I've lost my mojo in there and stuck for inspiration for meals today.

Scentia I love reading about your projects. Can't wait to see the new one.

Marydoll after reading about your dreams I was dreaming about you - we were cushion shopping. Apparently, I raised my arm, so OH tells me, and said very clearly, "We only have two minutes for the cushions" and carried on sleeping.

Nothing exciting planned for today, just expecting a parcel delivery, which means more wrapping.

Hope everyone with ills or worries has as peaceful a day as possible. Stay safe

Late morning again today from S Lanarkshire, back from church and raced through posts, another Dr Wonder admirer?!
Sorry you're feeling so rubbish Marydoll, I do hope things improve for you soon. Quite bright here so I hope I'll get a good walk round our nearby country park. I love to read about all the creativity on here but I just don't have those skills, I laughed out loud MellowYellow when you described how you do your sculptures as 'really simple', I am in awe!

Good Morning all from Sunny and dry Harrogate - feels good to write that!! We've got the man cutting our hedges here today, his wife comes to clear his mess!!! I have got a wash on so hope it doesn't get showered with hedge!!
Have to admit I have a hospital bag ready, Marydoll. My last few admissions were quite unexpected and certainly have no plans for another stay. So being a former Girl Guide, the motto was Be Prepared!!

Nothing really planned for today
Keep safe, folks as be as good as you can be.

The penny has finally dropped!
Duh.

Struggling to get going today but am encouraged by everyone else’s plans and think that mucking out the fridge might be a good idea - like Granny Gravy there is a mysterious something going on which needs dealing with - almost certainly cheese, I think.

Like so many, I am missing Ellan and am so glad to know there is nothing major amiss.

I was also thinking what a great Dr name?

A late good morning from a sunny Northampton after a night when it bucketed down with rain. Got up about an hour later this morning so have only just had my tea and toast!

Not much planned for today. Have some washing in the mackine, but it will be going in the tumble dryer. I will do a good clean of the kitchen and a general tidy up elsewhere. Finished my Agatha Christie yesterday, and have already started the next one! Oh, and I have a Sainsbury's delivery this afternoon. Why is my bill so big when there is only me and the cats?

Eldest DGD's 13th birthday today. Looking forward to a family WhatsApp video call tonight, so that we can all see her.

Had a lovely surprise on Facebook yesterday. Youngest grand-daughter's school posted a video of their Remembrance Day ceremony, and there she was playing her tenor-horn in a rendition of The Last Post. I felt so proud!

Well, sitting here won't get anything done, so must make a move. Hope all goes well for us today.

Another one here who read Dr Wonder ?

I don’t get that? Sorry to be dim.
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Proving the importance of punctuation... didn’t see the full stop and just read Grandmafrench’s medical story as Dr Wonder ?

we liken it to sleeping in a crisp packet that made mi giggle ‘LauraNorder*!
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Good Morning everyone. Lovely sunshine and blue skies ....etc., here in South of ???‍♀️

Took it easy yesterday...again..and back is now close to normal. DH went and collected my emergencies only analgesics from the Pharmacie, courtesy of my efficient Dr. Wonder how many years it will take me to finish this box, but feel better for having them there.

Yesterday evening arrived before I realised that - in true Lockdown Lamebrain mode - we’d both forgotten to take car in for booked major service! Just as well we’re good customers...the garage is a little gem. Amazing how, with all the car-related stories on this thread, I still couldn’t make the connection. ?

Do hope that if I pull back some heavy- fringed theatrical curtains, organise a big drumroll and maybe a bit of ‘smoke’, you are going to magically re-appear today, Ellan, telling us, ‘Ta Dah!”, all is well in Ellan country.

Praying for better news for you, Fanny and some relief from your stress. You sound as if you’re coping well, dragonfly - but what else would we expect from you - have a good day. Grammaretto ? Nortsat can you ‘phone a duck fancy dress hire shop and get a turkey suit for that disappointing ??
If you can’t get joy from a book, Urms, definitely move swiftly on ......too many books, so little time. ? (and yes, that’s possibly a bookworm.)

Don’t sweat the small stuff, today, dear GM’ers. Enjoy your day doing what suits you and push worries, stresses, niggles and concerns away for just long enough to take a break and re-charge. Deep breath and a Scentiasmile. Keep going and keep safe. (((((Hugs))))) from the South ????

Good morning everyone from north Kent where there are blue skies and sunshine although a bit chillier. Much nicer day; the grey dismal days are very depression -inducing.

Not a great deal planned for today. Will take my exercise walking down to meet DH at the allotment to inspect what he has been up to - but the highlight of my day will be tracking down a smell wafting out of the fridge. We have spent a while sniffing at everything, but so far have not found the culprit, so the fridge will have to undergo a deep-clean which will hopefully do the trick and the the offending article removed.

Glad to hear that EV is ok; I miss reading her posts. Hope all COVID warriors are doing well and getting better. Best wishes to all under the weather, having medical appointments or looking after poorly people.

Have a good day. Stay safe

Good morning from Durham - dry and sunny! Nothing planned for today and no doggies to look after either. Garden Centres here are open, but their cafes are not. Friend’s Mother whipped into Hospital yesterday so going to have a street chat with her later - they are almost estranged and she doesn’t want to be dragged into the situation.

My DGS has speech problems. Bright as a button but well behind the rest of his class at Nursery and he’s the eldest. I hope it will come ‘all at once’ but not sure.

When DD2s hand controlled Mini was re-called for work she’d been told there was a courtesy car available, but when she got to the garage they knew nothing about it. A quick phone call sorted it - The brand new S class Mercedes parked outside was the courtesy car - she was almost too frightened to drive it!

Hope everyone has the best day today. X

Good morning everyone. It’s been raining here in Morecambe Bay just for a change. It didn’t rain this much when we lived in Cumbria I’m sure. It was much colder and drier strangely enough.
After not really changing much for a few years cars really seem to be a new generation. It’s now easy to see how they will become self driving in the future and all electric. I often wish my father who was a motor mechanic could see how things have developed. I suppose he would be a technician these days.
It’s surprising how too much time on the iPad can seep into our sub conscious and then haunt us during the night. Also how addictive it is. I must make an effort to spend less time on it and do something more constructive. I’m crocheting a blanket for DS2 and it’s not growing fast enough. Think it may be next winter he gets it at this rate. On that note DH is asking if I’m exercising this morning so I’d better go.
Take care and stay safe everyone ?

Good morning Mick and all from breezy north west coast.
Workers on scaffolding on the house next door have ABBA on a loop, yesterday it was the Beatles. Nice neighbour apologised for banging and noise, but I don’t mind at all, nice to have sounds of life during lockdown.
Bubbled son coming over today, I always have a little list of jobs for him, he’s very practical which I appreciate, being arty farty myself?.
Now to eat an overripe avocado. Now I’m on my own, I always seem to be catching up on food before it is out of date. Never happened with a house full.
Thoughts to the troubled and I will enjoy reading through all the posts later.

Good morning all - looks like another lovely sunny day - if colder.
Spent an enjoyable 2 hours (!) catching up with a sort of cousin yesterday in a local country park over a hot chocolate. The cafe had fenced off the outdoor picnic tables but we found a bench and sat there instead. I don’t quite get the logic of withdrawing picnic table use, but ours not to reason why.
Window cleaner has texted to say he is coming today and as if that wasn’t enough excitement I have an Arts Society Webinar lecture this morning (no idea what but I’ll enjoy it) and Architecture this afternoon (Gaudi) so a full day ahead!
Wishing you all well, I hope Mr Cornforth has good news and will soon be home and that we see EV again soon.

Good morning from a NE that is starting to brighten.
It was very wet and windy during the night.
Watched Berlin 1945 yesterday, harrowing but I felt I needed to see it. My BIL was a child living in Berlin when the Russians marched in, he never told me about his life at that time but my sister has since told me and it is very sad.
Cards ordered online have not arrived, have been told by Amazon to claim a refund. I think some of the smaller companies must have shut up shop during lockdown.
Never mind I will write a letter instead of sending a card.
Stay safe.

Good morning Mick and all from a dry and slightly breezy Anglesey. No builders again today, they seem to turn up when it suits them. We were told the scaffolding would be coming down on Friday but still two gable ends to do so anticipating yet another week.
Feeling like a mole living without natural light since July.
When it’s a windy night the covering crackles and we liken it to sleeping in a crisp packet.
Glad to hear that EV is okay. I do enjoy her interesting tales from near to my old neck of the woods.
Sorry to hear that some of you have Covid positive connections, seems more scary when it’s closer to home.
Sorry that Marydoll is suffering badly, hope you soon feel brighter.
Good wishes to all going through cancer treatments, recovering from operations or feeling generally unwell.
Little ones seem to talk when they’re ready and the late talkers to be the chattiest of all once they do start.
Have a good day everyone.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Popped back to say that I hope FannyCornforth has good news from the hospital today and that her DH is making progress and is comfortable.

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

Urmston I share your dilemma of getting part way into a book and it looses its appeal. I am currently reading ‘10 minutes and 38 Seconds in this Strange World’ by Elif Shafak.
A friend gave it to me as a birthday gift. She really enjoyed it and did it at her Book Group. I feel I should persevere, but it’s not really working for me.

I am planning to cook duck for my partner’s birthday next week, as we cannot go out. So the delivery from the butcher arrived yesterday and as he unpacked it, my partner picked up the duck and said ‘Oh that doesn’t look good’.
So much for the nice, surprise birthday dinner.

I have bought him a pair of Nike running shoes, as his main birthday present. They were delivered a couple of days ago and what a song and dance it was, to get them indoors and upstairs hidden, without him suspecting anything. I had to make up a whole story about having bought myself some shoes and not wanting to bother opening them, just yet (as if...).

Dragonfly glad to know EV is okay.
Good morning gillybob if you’re reading.
Good wishes to all facing challenges today and ‘let’s be careful out there’. ?

Gingster, I make sculptures of figures so I create the bases from concrete to make them very stable. It's really simple, I just make a shape out of cardboard lined with parcel tape and set the 'feet' of the sculpture into that.