Good Morning Wednesday

Good morning everyone from a brighter Northampton. Am up earlier today as the gasman is coming to service the boiler, could be any time between now and Ipm.

Didn't do a lot yesterday, just the usual cleaning and tidying. Spent the afternoon watching the Kenneth Branagh version of Murder on the Orient Express; must say I prefer the earlier 70s film with Albert Finney (I think) as Poirot. DS mentioned that Branagh is doing a new Death on the Nile, so will wait and see what he does with it.

Still racking my brains trying to think of a Christmas present for DD, will have an internet browse this morning. It may well be an Amazon gift voucher so that she can buy as many books as she wants. (And then I can borrow them!)

Wishing all a pleasant day.

Good morning all and it’s a bright start here in Essex. I’m going dog walking with an old friend this morning and if it’s fine will sit in her garden and have coffee. We were next door neighbours for 24 years until we moved a couple of miles away, but we’ve always kept in touch. All in all, I’ve been her friend for 46 years.

After that lovely time spent, I will pop along to another friend, also known her for 46 years. (We were all in the Young Wives and toddler groups. Now we’re the old grannies group. ??. I’ll take her birthday present and have a little chat on the doorstep. It will be great to see them. ?.

Yesterday I went into town and bought stocking fillers for the 8 GC. Quite a lot of non essential shops open and fairly busy. I don’t think this lockdown is going to work, do you?

Poor Buzz Bellasnanna . That must have been painful.

granmattie hope your heating is sorted. Husbands are strange at times aren’t they. I’m always looking at my husband askance! ?

Beechnut enjoy your soup. Brocolli and Stilton, my absolute favourite. My trouble is, I put so much Stilton in, it’s so bad for the waistline. ?.

Ashcombe my friend has just told me, she sent a ‘dustbin’ sized parcel to her DD in Sydney and it arrived within 3 days. She said she’s going to travel ‘cargo’ in future. ?.

Well here’s hoping your day is a good one. ???

Good morning Mick and all from a still blowy Anglesey, so used to the roar of the wind now I can sleep right through it.
Another House of Games fan here. Highlight of each day for me.
Thinking of going for a little drive to Trearddur Bay, take a car picnic and park at the seafront, watch the waves as they wash over or batter the windscreeen, mmmm, perhaps not one of my best ideas.
Glad you’re enjoying your lovely new room Dwmxwg which room will be next?
Wishing you all a good day today.

Good morning from a very dull and cloudy Black Country.

Most exciting plan today is to walk 10 minutes round the corner, to my friends to post her birthday card. She has workman in so doubt she will want to go out for a walk.

DD phone yesterday to say her DH had been advised to call Paramedics as he had chest pains. They took him to Hospital, but luckily after tests they concluded it was Acid Reflux! Phew!

Sorry you have received sad news Bellasnana

My Niece lives in Brisbane Ashcombe her birthday was 21st October. Mum and Dad posted her present and card the middle of August. To date they have not been received!

Wishing you all a pleasant and safe day.

Good morning from sunny Colchester. It's going to reach 16° today.
As DH has gone fishing I am taking the opportunity to mop the floors.
Hopefully we'll have our regular Wednesday meetup online.... we've lapsed for a couple of weeks.
I need to brave the supermarket too today. ?

Love to all, especially Bellasnana

Good Morning everyone
Bellasnana sorry to hear that you have had news.
I think I got out of bed the wrong side this morning and feel very grumpy!
Also just heard that GC child minder is getting tested after showing symptoms and am worried about DD catching it.
Anyway have painted my ? on and off to work now.
Have a good day everyone and stay safe

Good morning everyone from a fairly bright but chilly east coast of Fife. I’m keeping my arms under the bedcovers until I’m forced to move by my Carer coming in. Here’s hoping she’s a wee bit later today. My dh is on the move as usual. He’s had a terrible cough from his asthma these past few days it seems to have settled at last. I’m so cosy listening to the wind. I think I’ll be sitting in the conservatory this morning reading my new book Lady in Waiting it’s so interesting about how the other half live and the royal familywhen they were little. I’m also following the Crown it goes on forever. That’s Netflix for you. Enjoy your day everyone be kind to yourself and others less fortunate and dae as yer telt!

Good morning Mick and all. I've joined the early birds today as I have an appointment with the opticians at 9.15. Your pink dawn sounds just what the doctor ordered Grandmattie - there's nothing like sunshine in the early morning to get the day off to a good start. The sun doesn't rise here on the Angus coast until about 8.00 - if these grey skies will allow it through! I did chuckle at your DH's comment Grandmattie - I have that sort of "blindness* too. With me it's with beards and moustaches - I genuinely don't see them! There was a chap at work who sported a big bushy jet black beard and I quite genuinely didn't see it and I didn't notice when he shaved it off either!

With such heartfelt recommendations, Richard Osman is on my viewing list for Friday now. I haven't watched the show before as it clashes with the news, which I like to get out of the way early so it doesn't spoil bedtime. It sounds as if I'll be a convert though - he's such a clever, unassuming man.

I had such a lovely time with my niece, who I met up with after my hair appointment yesterday. We sat outside with coffee and a bacon roll each - in what felt like a Force 10 gale! - and chatted for nearly two hours. The pretty little cafe supplied as with blankets to wrap ourselves in so we were cosy - although the wind didn't do anything for my hairstyle!!

After Wee Nic's announcement, my part of Scotland remains in Tier 3 which - as I don't usually go into a pub or dine out in the evening - has not a lot of meaning to me. All the shops are open. But it does mean there can be no Christmas planning until mid December, and no travel outwith our local council areas either! If I have to spend it alone, so be it - but I hope I am given a chance to visit my nearest M&S for lovely treats first. To be honest, Nicola has guided us through this nightmare with strength and fairness. I may not be in favour of her politics, but I do admire her leadership.

Now off I pop before I make myself late. I'm sure I shall be back in later, but do have the best day possible everyone, and I hope your treatment is as uneventful as it seems to have been to date Dragonfly. ???

Morning team Mick, it’s Groundhog Day regarding the weather in my part of S Lanarkshire, grey, windy and wet, again.

Sorry to hear you’ve had upsetting news Bellasnana.

This is my day for doing the school run at 3 o’clock. I actually meet the DGCs off the school bus along with several others, I’ve got to know the Mums and Dads over the years and enjoy our socially distanced chats. Today will be the last day for a while as we go into tier 4 from Friday and informal childcare is no longer allowed.

Hope everyone has the best day possible. Look after yourselves.

Good morning All. It's blowy in Polmont and the clouds are fairly throwing themselves across the sky so a day of showers ahead, I fear. Bellasnanna?. A gentle start to my day with a bit of a long lie. I don't get dgs til this afternoon. A rather disturbed night as my neighbour has a motion detected security light which shines into my bedroom and it was on and off all night. He did once ask if it bothered me and truthfully I told him no, however it bothered me last night! I think the wind and the neighbourhood cats must have set it off. So I shall be gentle with myself today. No great plans. I might make peanut butter cookies later with dgs and see how it goes. I'll wrap ds birthday presents ready to drop off tomorrow. His area is going into tier four on Friday so a strict lock down. I'll probably walk to the local post office this morning to send a long overdue birthday present to a friend. Apart from that, we'll see what the day brings. Have a good one, all.

Good morning everyone from Malaga where we have no sun‼️ So much for the BBC weather forecast. We have a completely cloud filled sky - perhaps the sun will come out to play later?

I finished my John Grisham book - it was indeed a page turner! No wonder it was on the Sunday Times bestseller list! Last night I started ‘Banking On It’ by Ann Boden and my Kindle tells me I’m already 25% through it. You can tell how I spend my time!
#lazygran

Our Covid warrior had a telephone consultation with Occupational Health & they have suggested a phased return to work when she is ready. She is on week 7 now with long-Covid and has a sick note o cover her for next week then review. It’s been horrible for her by all accounts and like many others with LC she wasn’t hospitalised.

Our eldest daughter who is a speech & language therapist in Yorkshire has volunteered to assist on the wards at a large teaching hospital there, with a team turning patients over in bed who are recovering from the Coronavirus. So many poorly people with this nasty virus. They must be so scared wondering when they will get well again.

Thinking this morning of all of us with worries and hope Wednesday is kind to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Good morning Mick and all. Rain expected here on the S Welsh coast, though out to sea towards Cherry the sky is clear and bright, inland it is grey and glowering.
Will take the puppy out for a walk today, he didn't have one yesterday as the three of us fell asleep in the afternoon.
Mr L's eye is feeling less sore, the eyeball is still completely red. According to the eye surgeon detatched retinas can run in the family and Mr L's grandmother had one.

Sorry that you had upsetting news Bellasnana I hope that things are resolved soon for all concerned. We have had a year of it so I sympathise. Best wishes for your consultation dragonfly.

I bought cod yesterday so it's fish pie on the menu today. A Sainsbury's delivery in an hour, some items not available, it matters not. Have a safe and pleasant day everyone.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Dry at the moment in South Yorkshire. We may go for a short walk before the rain comes in, and call in the supermarket for a birthday card and some cake decorations. I felt great yesterday. Today I am back to full time sneezing and nose blowing! Can’t use hay fever as an excuse now can I? Have a good safe day folks.

Good morning all from a wet and wild Glasgow. Not a day for venturing out, not that I will be going anywhere.
Unfortunately, I'm finding it difficult to do much. For once its not my RA which is making life difficult, but my angina, which just won't settle down. ? I don't do lying down!!!!

Disappointing , but not surprising news yesterday, we are back into lockdown here from Friday. ?
We live on the boundary of three local authorities, which are all in the fourth tier. Scotland has five tiers, 0 - 4.
Its all a bit crazy. Our usual supermarket is 10 minutes away, but DH can't go, if we needed anything!
My daughter lives, ten minutes away, but she shouldn't come to see us.
However, my SIL brings my prescriptions, from the pharmacy in the next county. It's all a bit complicated, but very necessary.
My GP did trying faxing to a well known chain pharmacy in our town, but they refused to accept the prescription.

We were supposed to go and see DS1's new home on Saturday, but it's also in the adjoining county.
Our garage is full of stuff from his flat, which he had stored there to make the move easier. The Scottish Government is proposing to making it illegal to travel, apart from essential journeys, so I don't know if that counts as essential.

I'm now expecting yet another letter from the shielding folk, but I already know what it will say, as my consultant has already put the fear of death into me. ?
Surprisingly, I didn't receive the usual text from the shielding folk, as I usually do after any announcement. However, I did receive one from the local health authority.
I have to give the authorities credit for keeping me up to date, depressing though it is.

Its my wee granddaughter's f ? fifth birthday a day I never imagined I would see.
She was a wee IVF baby, born at the final attempt to my son and DIL after ten years of marriage.
Born at the point where I was forced to give up my job, dragged from the classroom, kicking and screaming, due to my deteriorating health, she has been a shining light in our lives.
Without meaning to sound melodramatic, ( and you know I do like a drama) I never thought I would see her going to school.
A very happy day for all of us.

Much to my surprise, a thread about saving things for best, which I started has been rolling along with no contention or derailment. I was prompted to do it, as reaction to all the nastiness recently and to encourage posters, who perhaps would like to dip a toe in the water. Success!

For all who are struggling with worries or ill health, ? , especially Bella, * Dragonfly* and Urmstongran.
Have the best day you can.

Good morning from the Shropshire/Powys border where it’s dull,breezy and just starting to rain.

We achieved quite a lot yesterday around the house so will aim to do the same today.

We are House of Games fans too.We compete against each other!I like it when the contestants are battling against each other a bit more than they are this week.

Happy birthday to your little granddaughter Marydoll???

Sorry you are struggling with your angina Mary and Cherry hope you have had a restful night.

I hope your treatment and consultation go well today dragonfly?

Bellas Nanna?

Thinking of gilly and all our missing posters?

Good Morning All x.
Heavy grey skies after all colours of pinks/reds/oranges earlier. We can't now expect too much at this time of year. It doesn't appear to be too cold as yet. No heating on here until later on in the evenings.

Have not long finished my lovely muddy strong cup of tea---sets me up for the day, so now I'm ready for the crumpets and hot choc.
Enjoyed my chops yesterday too and threw some sprouts in with the cauli, they were as sweet as a nut.

Some ironing to do, then a look online for a couple of photo frames for these latest school photos before they're obliterated with dust. I got my mincer yesterday from a charity shop online. It's brand new and nobody was bidding beyond £4.99, so it was mine Then I saw the same one being sold for £20 so I was thrilled. Rissoles on the menu when it arrives.

No sign of D yet, but not to worry because I scurried to the local shop for cat food and fresh milk and there's no real desperation for anything as yet, it's more a case of stocking up for Christmas and in case the weather turns.

I was going to break eggs with a big stick during these lockdowns---like re-wiring the standard lamp and a table lamp and remove the old " fabric " wire but it hasn't happened, after me having been so determined to do it as well to get them going. I love side lamps rather than the main one.

Hope all goes well with your specialist Dragonfly x.
Thoughts to Bellasnana with her family upset and hoping things can resolve themselves x

Hoping those with problems/ ills and worries are able to overcome the worst, always thinking of Gilly in this respect x

Take care everyone and stay safe xx

Good morning Mick and all his followers.
It’s a beautiful sunny day in Suffolk with a breeze. We are very excited to be going out today! I have ordered a bare rooted rose from a well known Norfolk rose grower and we are going to collect it today. Hope to get some Christmas presents too. It is only about 15 miles from here but we shall take a picnic lunch to eat in the car.
Yesterday’s acupuncture went well and I hope it works!
Best wishes to all who have worries or aches and pains. I hope the day is kind to everyone.

The boys from RAF Honington are out and about early today! They are practising low flying in helicopters ?.

Good morning everyone from north Kent where it is sunny and dry.

Nothing much planned for today. DH has an optician appointment this morning so I shall have a rare “empty” for an hour or! Will spend a bit of time pottering in the garden; pruning some bushes and sweeping up leaves. The trees are mostly bare now after a couple of breezy days so there are several areas of leaves which need dealing with; always find it interesting how they get blown into distinct piles by the wind - think I need to get out more!

Covid rates are rapidly increasing in this part of the world; we are still quite low but the areas either side of us have rates above average at the moment which is a bit of a worry. We just have to be even more careful than we have been.

Hope you all have a good day. Enjoy your crumpets and hot choc EllanVannin. Stay safe

Good morning from North Yorkshire where it is grey and windy.
Had a lovely walk and picnic with a friend yesterday on the edge of the moors. Came home and washed the car and mowed the lawns. Productive day but I was very tired!
Currently sitting with my mobile trying to get through to the bank for my charity. We have been trying to change the signature mandate since March. I’ve been on hold for 30 minutes so far. I usually give up after an hour.
Some ironing to do today and a chilli to make in the slow cooker.
Hope today is kind to everyone.

Nannytopsy, we used to live near RAF Odiham years ago and I became expert at recognising helicopters from their sous. Notched me a lot of Brownie points from DH’s nephew who was a bit of a misogynist; “women don’t understand machines”....

Sous = sounds ?

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Currently sunny but with ominous black clouds gathering so I think that by the time I have got DH up and fit to face the day it will be wet and not fit for a totter up to the village.

My lovely scientist neighbour has, I think, sorted out the washing machine problem. The waste water pipe had been jammed in so far that water couldn’t get round the U bend. It took most of the afternoon to fathom what was wrong and I have yet to do a big wash, but I am hopeful. Didn’t realise how much it had all upset me but am definitely on a more even keel this morning.

We are concerned for a friend's daughter, in hospital with COVID. All I can do is listen to her anxieties and pray for a good outcome. At present the daughter, only 49, is very ill.

Thinking of Marydoll and all our GM friends who are struggling with ill health, family worries and the rest.

Good morning from an overcast NE.
Another noisy, windy night where sleep was difficult.
DH's telephone consultation was not good, told Dr about horrendous pain and weakness which was probably caused by the meds, told to stop taking them. He has lost ten kilos during lockdown and has very poor appetite.
Online shopping is really not working for me at present, trying to get advent calendars and chocolates. Ordered four items from JL and they are all arriving in separate parcels, one box of chocs yesterday but no sign of any of the others out for delivery.
A .....n were in touch to say I could have a refund for the undelivered parcel, I wish C...... Would just go away this year.
Did online request for meds, not there when tried to collect from chemist, went back online to find that GP stamped my prescription DENIED, heart drug and statin. Is somebody trying to tell me I have been around too long ?
Sorry for the rant but not getting any quality sleep at present.
Take care everyone.