Good Morning Saturday

Good morning Mick and all the early birds from a wet Glasgow, I was wakened by the noise of the wind and rain bouncing off the conservatory roof.
DH says I'm hallucinating, that he has been for the papers and its neither windy nor wet! ?

Baubles, I concur with Maw. If the surgery is closed, phone 111 and they will be able to organise seeing a doctor. The quicker you get the anti viral medicine, the better.
In fact, you don't need to wait until the surgery opens, you could phone now.
I'm pretty au fait with out of hours phone calls! ?

EV I'm so sorry to hear Ruby-Lou is still struggling, such an anxious time for you all.
Farview, the longer this goes on, the more wobbles we are having. We will get there, its just a long and weary journey, I hope today is a better one for you.

For a change, I received some good news. An elderly friend went for a colonoscopy recently, where they found something that looked like a cancerous tumour, so they removed it there and then and apparently put in a one off treatment.
She got a phone call to say that it was indeed cancerous, but they are sure they have removed all the tumour and don't need to see her for six months. She also was in hospital prior to that with Covid, but survived. A very sparky lady.

I got yet another shielding texts yesterday, advising me that if I really have to see my family at Christmas, I should limit it to only one visit from my bubble over the five days. I know its for the best, but like many others it's so hard to take.
Hopefully DD and SIL's precautionary Covid test results will be back today and if they are negative, they will come for Christmas, as they are staying in from now on. DS2 had hoped we would visit his new home within the five day window, but that won't be happening now!
I fear DD is struggling with it all. I know she is terrified of anything happening to me and is finding working from home in a stressful job, in a small flat, with SIL trying to do the same, very difficult. They have put their own lives on hold to keep me safe and that doesn't sit well with me.

She appeared yesterday, on the pretext of helping with the Tesco order, but also had her laptop and asked if she could work in our dining room. I said I was going to charge her for office space, electricity and Wifi!!! She said she would bring her own. ?
By the time she had left, she had left her usual trail of destruction. She has dyslexia and is the most disorganised person I know! Oh, but it was so good to have her here! DH and I were wondering how we will survive if they sell their flat and have to move in, while looking for a new home! ?

As I couldn't sleep, I went onto the Tesco website and secured a slot which will take me up to the middle of January for deliveries. Well I won't be allowed out anytime soon, so that's one less worry! ?

Another gentle day for me, too many for my liking recently. James Martin awaits and I may make some mince pies.
Take care everyone.

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Good Morning from Morecambe Bay where it is damp and windy.
We thought our trip yesterday in the Santa Campa was quite successful, not too much traffic and a pleasant lunch in a Country Park (in the rain of course) but when we returned home we spotted DS1’s present sat on the coffee table. Oops!
However waiting for us on the doorstep was a large box labelled ‘live plants’. “What have you been been buying now?” enquired DH. “Nothing” I indignantly replied. (He knows me well). It was a basket of hyacinths from our friends in Shetland. We don’t usually exchange Christmas presents, so it was a lovely surprise.
My friend in Somerset will phone any minute, so I’ll go before the phone rings and I lose my post.
Thinking of many with problems and pain at the moment ?
Take care and stay safe everyone ?

Good morning from N Hants. Yes, there is weather.

Such awful news GG13, so sad for you and your family.
Urms really hope your pain is easing. It really gets hard to bear when it goes on so long.
Wishing everyone a better day, sometimes it’s just so hard to keep on keeping on. Take care

Good morning everyone from South Manchester (my promo still suggests Malaga!) where it’s dark, dry and as you say Ginny42 very mild.

Himself is up and dressed and has just gone down in the lift to the square - Aldi & Sainsburys is there and he’s off to get a fresh turkey crown & piece of beef if the use by dates are past 25th. This is because we’re kept in Tier 3 so no dining out on ‘the day’ for our bubbles. Actually a lot of people are saying they’re glad. Anything that suppresses the numbers of Covid during winter has to be welcomed.

I feel so much better. No earache/jaw/neck discomfort yesterday and I’m hoping for the same today. No gum or painful teeth. Enough about me but thank you so much for being kind and caring when I felt so low.

I’m off at 10am to mind our granddaughter. Can’t wait - she’s such a poppet. Her daddy is taking her brother to football (glad it’s dry for them!) and mummy is off to Hale in Cheshire for an appointment to have her eyebrows microbladed. Whatever that is. It’s a treat for her 40th birthday next week as there won’t be any party or meal out after all. OMG just looked it up. It costs £200 and is a ‘gentle tattoo’ (an oxymoron of ever I heard one right there) of the eyebrows for a semi permanent natural shape. I’d rather stick with my eyebrow gel ...
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Sorry to hear of all of us with sadness and ailments. GG13 what an awful shock. Such a tragedy and that poor family will be arranging a funeral this Christmas time. My thoughts are with you all over at Gravy Towers this weekend. And farview I hope you have a better day.

Himself has just returned from Aldi with a ‘Specially Select’ turkey crown, serves 8, in its own roast tray, cross crossed with bacon. £27. Perfick! He picked up 3 x 500ml gravy too. He knows me well ha! I do love we can literally pop downstairs to our ‘larders’.
#lazygran

He said it was busy.

Time for my second cuppa with toast and marmalade. No wonder I married the man Dear Reader.

Hope Saturday is good to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main. x

Good morning Mick and the GM team from east London where daylight is creeping across the sky.

GrannyGravy so sorry to hear your sad news.
Mawb your walk/delicious picnic/present giving sounds lovely.
EV, Ruby-Lou is bound to be unsettled by visits home and then returning to Durham. The staff will expect that. I hope she has a lovely Christmas ?

I had a lousy day yesterday but feel much better today. We have our on line grocery order to sort. I haven’t managed a walk since Tuesday so plan to walk to the park today.

Hoping Maryd and Cherry both had a good night’s rest. Hoping those worried about poorly husbands have a better day today. Thinking of gillybob. Have a good day, all. ?

Good morning from Essex and it’s just getting light. Light rain here so muddy fields again. I’ve asked for new wellies for Christmas, as my old faithfuls are leaking. ??.

GG what sad news for you and the family. ??.

Baubles sorry to hear your DH might have Shingles. It’s a horrid thing and you must try to get meds asap.

Poor little Ruby-Lou. It must be very unsettling for her. Let’s hope she has a wonderful Christmas. ?.

I hope you have news of Iris today, Granmattie. Hard for you , at a distance.

Scentia, your Christmas arrangements sound just right for you. We all have to do what we think is best. We will see family in little bubbles. The only thing I worry a bit about is my 18yr old GD home from Uni. I know she’s seen friends this last week and she has asked if she can stay over here on the 23rd til Boxing Day. There’s no way I would say No! She lives with her dad , who works all hours. She visits her mum (my DD) and siblings but there’s no room for her to stay there, although DD always says, ‘we’ll find room’. We will all be together Christmas Day. I’m looking forward to seeing them but I have a little worry-worm in the back of my mind.

Strange times!

Wishing you all a painfree, carefree weekend. ?

Good morning from a wet and windy Essex by the sea.
GG13 so sorry to hear your news. Take care ? x.
Another day with nothing planned. We may take our trusty flask of coffee and go for a drive somewhere and sit in the car and watch the world go by.
Take care everyone and stay safe xx

GG..such tragically sad news..?

How terribly sad GG sending condolences to you and your family ?

There is some sadness here today with illnesses etc. My thoughts to all.x

How awful for all concerned GG, so sad.

Good Morning. It is still quite dark out but the wind seems to have died down.

Small food shop locally this morning.

Will make some shortbread and ginger cake later, ready for our family gift swap tomorrow. Hope the weather behaves as we shall obviously be outdoors.

DDs scan went well yesterday, all seems fine and they have some great images of the baby. The hospital will be keeping a careful eye .

Sorry for all those feeling under par. Hope everyone can find a ? today.

GG what awful news for you and your family, my condolences ?

Good Morning All x.
Haven't a clue what it's doing out but it's still and silent and the cats were dry when they came in from their morning toiletings. It's not cold again, no heating been on of late. Trouble being, is that germs love this " odd " weather .

Not the best of nights again, sleepwise for I was awake at 20 past 5 again. Serves me right for watching a film until 10 to midnight as I'd normally be well in the land of nod.
It was a sort of psychedelic film with Marianne Faithful.

D is calling at some point today as it's her Birthday and she's on a split shift at work so it'll be in between her shift, maybe around 11am or thereabouts.
I was on the phone to her yesterday and some of the conversation left me worrying so that didn't help with sleeping either.

The last time Ruby-Lou spent the weekend with family upset her on her return to Durham and staff had a 2 week job settling her afterwards, so the same thing is going to happen after she's spent Christmas " home ". Poor child. She'll be driven to D's next week.

All the children don't seem to be able to accept disappointment and their tendency to " kick-off " is instant. Years ago there'd have been a few slapped legs for that, but you're not allowed to do that now and instead leave the children to show their feelings. ( not in my book )

I still haven't hoovered yet and I can see bits of sparkle here and there----from my jumper. It's been a favourite every Christmas, warm, comfortable and wasn't cheap when first bought. It's a Mint Velvet which I bought from John Lewis a few years ago and it's starting to shed its tinsel, so it'll be in my tea if I'm not careful.

I made a rich fruit cake yesterday, 5 hours in the oven on low, so it'll be sampled when D's here. It smells okay as I'd soaked the fruit in rum the night before. It's heavy too.

Must finish my shopping list for next week, Morrisons I think to get a good blast of the sea air as it's right on the prom and also nearer than Asda. I'm always bothered about the weather turning and can't get out so like to be well stocked up.

Hoping everyone's day goes well and staying safe is as important as ever, more so with these mutations as if things aren't bad enough ! Take care everyone. Usual thoughts to those who are finding things hard going xx Gilly

Good morning Mick and all

We had dreadful news yesterday, a dear family friend and Godparent to one of our AC had a fatal accident overseas. AC are very upset and subdued and DH spent hours on the phone to the sibling of the deceased.

A very quiet day in Gravy Grange,

Keep safe and well folks ???

Good morning Mick and all from a still dark S Welsh coast, it is dry though. I still have some presents to wrap so will get on with that this weekend. I have an M&S Book and Shop this morning, I'm a bit nervous about going though, DD is taking me. A lovely gift from your daughter harrigran.
Hope your husband feels better soon baubles.
Have a pleasant day whatever your're doing and stay safe.

Good morning all from N Bucks where it is still pitch dark so no weather to report on!
I am trying not to get too excited but meeting up with D, SIL and DGS in a local park for a walk/little play fir DGS and a sort of picnic lunch (a flask of celeriac soup, little sausage rolls, smoked salmon sandwiches) and to give them their presents. That’s our Christmas visit as they will have D’s FIL with them over Christmas as her MIL is in a care home with Alzheimer’s.
I treated myself to a ticket for a live streamed performance of the Nutcracker by Birmingham Royal Ballet yesterday evening. It was magical - and of course brought back memories of eldest DGS dancing in it two seasons ago. It’s £15 a ticket if anybody is a ballet fan , you can still watch online anytime up to, I think, Christmas Eve.
Wishing you all a gentle day and for poorly husbands- get well soon. ( Baubles you need Acyclovir for your DH immediately, early anti virals make an enormous difference to recovery from shingles )

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Still dark but quite mild in South Yorkshire. I slept like a top last night (probably thanks to a small malt whisky) but this morning I have a scratchy throat, a runny nose and my ear is itching again. Syringing tomorrow, thankfully. No plans today except a face time with GS and his maid and butler this evening. Have a good safe day folks.

Good morning from a mild NE.
A delivery arrived yesterday morning, a Christmas wreath with a candle, spiced oranges and cinnamon sticks. A gift for DH's birthday tomorrow from DD in Brussels, there was also a huge basket of fresh fruit.
DH was at the hospital, has his immune system checked every two weeks, his new medication is fierce.
We will not be visiting relatives over Christmas.
Grocery delivery this morning, need to take Gaviscon just before arrival, bending up and down will cause reflux.
Have the best weekend you can.

Good Morning everyone from Severnside. It’s wet and dark.

Yesterday I felt quite excited when I heard that my neighbour has had his vaccine letter. No date yet though.

DD will be here later. I think she wants to do some Christmas crafting and I’ll fill her in with family news.

Have a good weekend all and stay safe ?

Good morning Mick, morning all from dark S Lanarkshire. I’ve no idea what the weather is doing but I suspect that rain may be involved.

For a few days this week DH had felt very tired and also thought he may have pulled a muscle on one side of his chest but yesterday he developed a bumpy rash around side of his torso. It looks like shingles to me. He’s going to ring the surgery this morning although I’ve no idea if they open on Saturdays.

I’ll definitely finish wrapping gifts today but other than that there’s not much happening chez baubles.

Have you all have a good day.

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s dark and cold but I think a dry day is forecast
For some reason I woke up really early so thought I’d get a head start on the day, not that I’ve got much to do really except getting on with some cleaning and hanging up a few Christmas cards. Yesterday I made carrot and orange soup with loads extra for the freezer. My DD uses one of those soup makers but it’s just the pan and blender for me ...
Hope you get to chat with Iris later grandMattie and the news continues to be good
Hope you have a better day today farview - take care
Another one here looking forward to watching the Strictly final tonight dwmxwg
Hope everyone finds something to enjoy today and take care whatever the day brings ?

Good morning Mick from an equally dark morning in Cheshire. I can tell it's a lot warmer outside as it's tropical in here, because with storage heaters it can be difficult to gauge when to adjust them. Computer tells me it's 10C out there.

Walks in the woods have been very squelchy these past few mornings, it's rained so heavily and more on the way today, but I'll be out there at 9.00. It sets me up for the day. The bare trees now stand like dark sentinels, but the other morning I noticed tiny catkins on the hazels. I've got several pots of spring bulbs showing in the garden too. Enjoy your day Mick and everyone.

Good Morning all from East Staffordshire where it is still dark and feels mild.
I have now finished work for 16 days holiday, ooh what shall I do with all that time?
Today I will mainly be trying to get a shopping click and collect spot for Tuesday or Thursday, it’s proving rather difficult.
Tomorrow I am collecting DGS for our constitutional walk on the trails near his house, only this week I will do a bit of jogging too. I have started running again in my attempt to lose this massive tummy I seem to be developing, I look more pregnant than my DD!!! Well I suppose that is post menopausal normality now!!!
I hope everyone is feeling ok as I haven’t been on for a few days. Grsndmattie I trust little Iris is getting better every day. Marydoll I am hoping you are feeling ok and not having too many issues at the moment and then there is our Urmstongran who was having that terrible ‘face ache’ is it sorted?
Over the 5 day relaxation DH and I will make a short visit for lunch to our DS who we haven’t seen in the flesh for 12 months, we will take DGS and have a short little Christmas Day type thing on Wednesday, we are then going to pop over to DD for breakfast on Christmas Day itself. What is everyone else doing? I am wondering if that is the right thing to do to be honest, but I miss my family and it hurts that I haven’t seen my DS in so long. He only lives 20 miles away, but has such a busy life to fit his mummy in?
Take care everyone and stay safe today❤️