Good Morning Friday, deputising for an absent Mick

That is a great piece of kit Elizabeth1 . Well done on your long trip!
I was relieved to read that your DD has safely had her op. Sar

I feel for you Viridian

Good morning everyone. Good wishes to Mick
Thinking of your friend's pregnant granddaughter Marydol Hoping for the best for her, and her baby.
I've been thinking about the Good Morning thread and wondering if anyone can tell me when and how it stated.
I'm feeling very pleased this morning as for the first time since the start of the pandemic I have been able to get a Sainsbury delivery slot.

Started, not stated.

Good morning grandMattie and All. Thanks for deputising gM it is a relief to know Mick is ok.

Grey but warmer here in South Bucks.
Thinking of Marydoll who will no doubt entertain the hospital staff. Hope all goes well for her. Have remembered her friend’s daughter and baby in my prayers ?

Have at last got a date for my jab on 8 Feb, will be so relieved to feel I am at last moving forward and will be able to hug my DS and 2 DGSs in early May I, like so many, miss my family desperately.

Nothing planned, well there is no surprise in that.

Good Morning. My part of N. Bucks is warmer and drier today.
gagagran glad your family seem to be recovering. and Sar I hope your Dd has good news.
Thinking of all with worries and ill health.

I’ve no idea what happened on Wednesday to do with the member who lives not far from me but just want to say that I hope she is ok and will soon be back.

My smile yesterday was a long ‘phone call from DGS ( 18).

We may decide to have a take away this evening otherwise basically another ‘ditto’ day.

Hope you all find a ? today.

Morning all, we’ve had rain overnight in my part of S Lanarkshire so most of the snow has gone thank goodness.

grandMattie I worked in optics for many years and one of the first things I was told very firmly was that glasses are for drinking from, what we wear are spectacles. To this day I cannot call them glasses, they will always be specs to me.

Hope your poor mouth feels better Grammaretto. Hope all is well with your DD Sars, and I’m holding Marydoll’s friend in my thoughts.

Sheep I love hearing your stories about your animals, my limited farming knowledge comes from years of listening to the Archers.

I’m supposed to be meeting a neighbour for a walk and a chat this afternoon, I’m not holding my breath though as she’s called off three times already.

Hope everyone has a peaceful day.

Good morning all GNs and glad to hear that Mick is okay even if he can’t be with us at present. I agree with Gingster; it’s not quite right without him, but thanks to those starting us off in the mornings. We have the makings of a clear but cold day in South Yorkshire; the sun is shining, so, as we have not been able to get out for a couple of days, we are going for a walk. I have an overwhelming desire to sit on a big rock in the middle of the moors and listen to the wind and the sheep, but it is not going to happen anytime soon☹️, so to the local woods it will be instead. And no doubt there will be mud. Have the best day you can folks and stay safe.

Good morning all from a soggy S. Hants, it poured again last night. Thanks for opening gM, hoping Marydoll gets on ok at hospital and Mick is back when ready. Missing Grandmafrench and still thoughts with Travelsofar.
Another Friday, I’ve just showered and my hair, which was cropped last summer, looking quite good, is now a mop. Never mind, it’s only us to see it. I bought some venison grills this week, so that’s tonight’s dinner. It’s just started to rain again, I’ll try and get out for a walk later in between showers.
Have a gentle day all.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning everyone from South Manchester where it dry and a high of 8°C is forecast. I fancy going out for a long walk. I will ring my walking buddy later to see if she’d like to join me. She lives alone and likes to get out every day for her mental health. She has zillions of friends so at this late stage may well have already made arrangements. If she is not available I will just go with Himself. Hehe!
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Thinking of Marydoll and hoping her hospital appointment goes well. Fingers crossed here too Sar53 as you await biopsy results for your daughter after her op yesterday. Such an anxious time for you both. Gagagran it’s encouraging to hear the good news about your Covid warriors. Beechnut I hope you enjoy the SOAP dish later. It’s a very popular meal within our family group. Mind you we are a very small family!

Thanks for opening up grandMattie you are a star ? good job no-one is relying on this dormouse. I’d have to start a Good Afternoon thread.

Fridays will forever and always remind me of gillybob. Such a lovely, bubbly person. She must be going through such a tough time to stay away so long. I miss her.

Hope Friday is good to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. A train has just pulled in, going to Liverpool Line Street station. Remember the days we could all go somewhere to wander, shop, eat and drink? Soon I hope. Soon. x

Morning all, what a lovely positive thread, may I join?
Sunny here but the best news is that the OH goes for the vaccine on Sunday.
He’s only been out of the house for hospital visits (surgery then chemo) since last March. Maybe normality will be returning in some form ?
To celebrate I am making banana bread. Haven’t made it before despite it being everyones lockdown bake.

Good morning all, brightening up here, hope to go for walk later. Have just had a very frustrating experience, the line to my surgery permanently engaged, when I finally got through all appointments taken. I burst into tears and got a phone appointment for next week! Thankfully a sensitive receptionist. I've had urticaria for about four months now and it woke me up again in the middle of the night, getting very fed up. Hope Marydolls friends daughter is recovering. Hope anyone else with troubles has a better day.

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It is dry today so I’m hoping to get out for a walk later. It will have to be on the lanes as the fields will be too muddy after all the rain yesterday and overnight.
My trip to the dentist was uneventful. All well organised and very routine now. Seeing the hygienist a couple of weeks.
Yesterday afternoon I had a sparrow hawk in the garden. It must have caught something as there is a pile of feathers on the lawn.
DGS’s 12th birthday today. Sadly I can’t be there to see him.
Hope hospital appointments go well for Auntieflo and Marydoll.
Have a good day everyone. Stay safe.

Aldom I remember Mick started the "Good Morning" thread some years ago - I think when the Saga forum closed down and he came over from that. Think I'm right - does anyone else remember that too?

You are more than welcome here YorkLady. It’s always nice to welcome newbies ?. We do like to know each day where you are posting from (kind of as a reminder as it helps us fix each other better!) and what your weather is for the day. And because you are new we do all need to know the value of your house ...
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Hello and good morning from a bright and sunny Northampton. Looks nice enough to go out for a walk, which I know would do me good, but I just can't summon up the motivation to go out, as I would be walking alone, which I hate. In pre-Covid days Friday was my day to hop on the bus, go to M & S Food for a coffee and a few things, then have a browse round Next and other shops, then into Sainsbury's for things they didn't have in my delivery. Usually met a friend or two, so would have a chat. The simple pleasures of life.....

So today I will put some washing on, empty the dishwasher, clean the kitchen and bathrooms, tidy round, then crosswords and puzzle pages in the newspaper, read my book and get on with my knitting. Chinese curry tonight in honour of Chinese New Year.

Glad Mick is ok, had to go back and read yesterday's thread to find out.

Thoughts are with all those who have worries or carez; have the best day you can.

urmstongran my Mum used to say the value of something is ‘all that and a bit more’ which is exactly what ours is worth, from a miserable wet Oxfordshire.
I mixed some epoxy resin last night for a crafts experiment and now the tin is stuck to the tray......... so today I will be mostly trying to get it unstuck!

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning GrandMattie and all GNs from a wet and windy South Glos.

Decided to pop back in to see if anyone had started this thread. Didn't feel it was my place to do it. I am going out .... yes! going out to check out my nearest vaccination hub because .... joy of joys! .... I had a text yesterday and have got an appointment for my jab tomorrow afternoon. Can't wait! I was feeling low yesterday and when I got the text it gave me a real boost.

Best wishes to Marydoll and for your friend's daughter, to Mick and to anyone who has medical appointments, or who is struggling or unwell. x

Good morning everyone! It’s brightening up in Suffolk and a walk might be a good idea. It will only be a short one as my knee is playing up.
Welcome YorkLady to this cheery thread.
Alygran we have a sparrow hawk too and we get the occasional pile of feathers. Last week she hurtled through the gap between the greenhouse and the fence then carried on along the side of the house. It made me jump, let alone the small birds!
I hope the day is kind to everyone.

Welcome YorkLady to this lovely thread and Auntieflo hope all goes well today.

Good morning from sunny Leicestershire but do not know how long it will last.

I too am wishing Auntieflo for her pet scan today and that it all goes well with Marydoll.
Also thinking about her young friend - I hope it is better news today.

Zoom with SiL and BiL this afternoon. My DH misses social contact more than I do in a way but I tend to pick up the phone.

A late good morning from Morecambe Bay where it is mild and promises to be a dry day, so a longish walk is in order.
I’m late waking up as we were late going to bed having binged on ‘The Bay’. We rarely even switch on the TV, but watching a programme filmed locally is a must!
All the very best to those with appointments today.
Take care and stay safe everyone ?

Morning from South Lincolnshire (calm and quite sunny at the moment). Amazing how we’re all making Urm’s SOAP dish! I made it last night as I had frozen pork steaks available (but had to go and buy some sage - hoping dried is OK - and a cooking apple). I thought it unusual and delicious! Didn’t make quite enough potato (my fault) and wasn’t sure how small the steaks should be cut up but it turned out fine. Left the foil off for the last part of the cooking.
I included in the mash some swede and parnsnip, both of which came from a fantastic £1.50 box of pot luck Lidl fruit and veg. I’d heard about these bargain boxes but never spotted them until this week when the cashier pointed them out, stacked on the way out of the store (bit late, then, really).
You can’t really see what’s in it as it’s well wrapped so it was an interesting surprise when I got it home and for £1.50, who cares?
Off the top of my head, there were five oranges, two apples, two sweet potatoes, a parsnip, a swede, some onions, two yellow peppers, a bag of radishes, a box of grapes...... all in a very handy sturdy cardboard box.
Highlight of the week, folks!
Hoping everyone has a decent day and those with troubles keep it together.
I don’t usually go in for trite phrases and slogans but John Lanchester was on Newsnight recently talking about the importance of hope, courtesy of his grandparents who were interned in Japan during the war, focussing on a particular date as an end point doesn’t help. Better to keep remembering ‘There was a Before, and there will be an After’.
For some reason, I have found that really helpful this week which hasn’t been a great one for our family.

Good Morning all from dry and sunny (at the moment) Harrogate
Elizabeth I love your cycle machine! I used to have one but not quite so glamorous, just didn't have space for it once we downsized.
Marydoll am keeping praying for your pregnant friend, a dreadful situation to be in and hope you hospital appointment goes how you want it to.
Nothing much today, just a bit of baking and general cooking

Keep well, stay safe!

Good Morning All x.
A bright enough start to the day at 7 degrees which could increase to 10 as it did yesterday, rather noticeable too.

I couldn't get for going yesterday as I had to suddenly move myself and get into gear. This is what happens when no demands are made on you for months. From starting my day at the surgery for 9am, arriving back at 10 I then rang D in Oz for her belated Birthday and chatted for over an hour.

Then a coffee before I rang my young support officer who was alright, healthwise, just an extra busy day working from home and having to cover someone else's work. She's pregnant and had a bit of a blip a few days ago.

Cheese on toast for a quick lunch then the phone went and it was my step-D so I knew it would be a long session---nearly 2 hours, but we caught up with everything which included reassurance that she'd be alright after her vaccination which was booked in for 5pm yesterday, so I'll ring her over the weekend to see if she's alright.

StepGD has been working on a Covid ward since before Christmas and has been exhausted. She had her vaccination a while back and it made her sick, but she's okay.
I carried her out of hospital over 51 years ago, 2 months after she was born ( feet first )---it's hard to imagine. We're all having a big " do " when this is all over.

Thinking of Auntieflo today and hope all goes well. x Also Marydoll's friend's DD x. Sar's DD x. Marydoll herself.x
So many thoughts being sent out of late to those with uphill struggles xx.
Take care and stay safe everyone.