Good Morning Monday

Morning Mick and all GNs from chilly and still dark South Glos.

Sweet pic Viridian. Good news Gagagran.

You're brave NanKate, going out in the garden in your Pjs when it's cold and dark. Even my cat isn't keen. When I do Qi Gong it's standing on carpet in the warmth of my livingroom. I am such a wuss!

A reason to be cheerful - the vaccine is now reaching the over 70s and those clinically vulnerable, according to the News.

Thoughts to all who are struggling or not well. x

Morning all from a mild ish, dry North Leicestershire.

We have a fruit and veg stall in a pub car park today so I might venture out over the railway bridge and then come back via the high street. Exciting!!

Sending best wishes to everyone.

Morning all. Still nippy here on the south coast -0.2c at 6am.

Absolutely empathise with Beechnut and NannyJan feeling blue. It is hard to keep positive as we are nearly a year into this new way of living - and anxiety is never far away.

DSiL is still quite unwell but, fingers crossed, DD and DGC seem to be avoiding the virus so far. I am not confident that will continue though.

Good news from DS though - they are all four out of isolation following DGD's positive test the week before last. She was completely asymptomatic. He had "cabin fever", being a very athletic sort, so was really glad to get out on his bike yesterday.

We had a lovely long chat yesterday evening and I enjoyed discussing the whole covid situation with him. Unlike his Dad, he is always calm and rational and can debate and listen to opposing views. Very Refreshing!

It's laundry day here with sausage casserole for lunch. Or I might do sausage, mash and onion gravy. Mmm, which?

Thinking of all with worries or health problems and thanks to those sending kind thoughts and well wishes our way. It is much appreciated. We will get through this.

Keep warm and above all, keep safe everyone.

Morning Mick and All.

Grey clouds here in South Bucks.

Lovely photo Viridian. Your balcony swing seat is just up my street. I go into the garden first thing in my PJs and practise some Qigong breathing exercises. It’s just me and the garden Robin.

I’m with you Beechnut on feeling the boredom of this restricted life. The months seem to stretch ahead. What a misery I am.

NannyJ your mum sounds very sprightly ?

Hopefully Mick the bus services will resume by the summer.

Good morning Mick and all the GM gang.
It was a beautiful day yesterday in Suffolk and it’s just getting light with clear skies today. I resisted the call of the garden and painted the downstairs loo. It is such an awkward space! Second coat today, which will be quicker, then gloss.
Great photo Viridian with the reflection in the pool.
I know what you mean about the TV Beechnut. There are some good series on the 4 catchup channel which is our go to pretty often.
I hope the day is kind to everyone and not too wet.

Good morning, everyone from a dry and peaceful Torbay,

Even after 10 years of being retired, I still love waking up on a Monday morning, knowing I’m free of all that! Smug or what?!

Church went well yesterday, including a round of applause at the end of the service for my playing, which was a lovely surprise. Later I enjoyed a Zoom with DD2 and DGD, with DSiL and DGS participating briefly.

I really appreciated kind comments on here about DH and me being apart yesterday. Thank you to Marydoll, Gelisajams, NannyJan53 and Lins1066. (I hope I haven’t missed anyone!) The thoughtful, supportive feel of this thread brings me back each morning.

A well captured shot, Viridian! You’re very brave with your early morning outdoor sorties! I hope today is better for you Beechnut and that Gagagran’s SiL and dragonfly’s young friend are on the road to recovery.

Another week begins. Take care, everyone!

Good morning from a dark and dank Black Country.

Went for an hours walk yesterday with my 91 year old Mum along the Staffordshire Railway walk which backs onto her house. Lots of people there, so a bit of dodging required. Mum walks so briskly I struggle to keep up with her! Then we arrived back to a video call from my Brother and his wife.

I too feel rather gloomy at the moment, a combination of the weather and this just not knowing what the future holds.

MrJan has an Opticians appointment at 9am, and I have a Zoom meeting with my U3A canal group at 10. That is the highlight of our day!

Hoping to be in Cornwall sometime this year Viridian in our touring caravan. Fingers crossed!

Wishing you all a good day, with special thoughts of Auntieflo Marydoll, Dragonfly and gilly

Morning Mick, morning All from a dark corner of Somerset. Rain on the window. Early appointment for a steroid injection for my knee, suspect not much else other than phone chats. Another here who understands beechnut, hope today feel lighter for us all.

Smashing photo Vitidian
I understand how you feel Beechnut, it’s difficult not to weary of it all.

Good morning Mick and all who follow from S Lanarkshire where it’s pelting with rain.

It’ll be another quiet one today, the weather won’t be conducive to anything but a quick run around with baubledog.

Finished the book I was reading yesterday about life in the slums of Dublin in the 1920s, not an easy read and it haunted my dreams. I’m wrung out this morning, today I must try to read something a bit lighter.

Hope everyone has a good day.

They look like they’ve found something interesting Viridian ?

Good Morning Mick and all who follow from Severnside. It looks dry outside.

Here we are on Blue Monday where it’s been rather blue in the Beechnut house over the weekend. Apart from not feeling too good (probably my mushroom meal) I’ve been heartily sick of the tv and scrolling my IPad. I need a kick up the bum.

I enjoyed the couple of hours I had of fresh air in the garden and tried not to notice how dank and gloomy everything looked. Had a nice chat with my daughter last night. She said there is a lot of traffic about, not like the first lockdown.

Oh well I’m off to see if I have a better day and hope you all do too ?

Good morning from a dry, overcast south Cornwall, where I'm on my balcony swing seat under a blanket. One star peeping out from behind the clouds. Yearning to explore somewhere new, or even somewhere familiar! so this is today's adventure. ?

I'm not surprised about the buses Mick. Every bus that leaves my town goes past my window amd they're all virtually empty.

A precious half hour with one of my sons yesterday. We're both reading the book Mudlarking so spent 30 minutes discussing the mud at Tilbury. As one does. We've discovered that you need a licence to dig in the mud on the Thames, fair enough.

Have the best day you can everyone. The pic is of my littlies rockpooling yesterday.