Good Morning Sunday

Good morning from a dry and cold S Welsh coast.
Good news about Nancy and Dumpy Bag * sheepandcattle*.
It rained most of yesterday so I'm hoping that we will get out for some fresh air later.
FaceTime with family later, no little one though as she is with her father this weekend.
Roast pork and stuffing with lots of veg on the menu, just right for a cold day. I don't normally make a dessert but I have a lot of milk so I think I will make a rice pudding.
Good to see Susan back yesterday, I've missed you.
Thinking of all those who are struggling for whatever reason
Take care everyone.

Good morning all from a dull, grey, chilly S Hants, not even a flake of the white stuff sadly. More football today and I must get out for a quick walk later, we too have roast chicken for dinner tonight. I need to chase up some pans I ordered a couple of weeks ago and dispose of a spider lurking on our stairs, DH is not fond! He did a little skippy jump over it going up to bed last night, I’ll pick it up and chuck it out of the window.
Thoughts with those sad, suffering and lonely x

Morning Mick and All.

The snow hasn’t arrived in South Bucks ?

Ate something yesterday which has given me griping pains. I’ve had this before and need to rest with a permanent hottie attached to me ? and only eat bland food till it passes. Last time it took 5 days to go. So I shall watch the tennis, read my Kindle and chill out.

Sorry you had another bad night Mary.

Good Morning Mick.
Love your post sheep'.
You take care too Mary Wondering if you've had your vaccine yet. Did I miss you saying you had?
Damp, grey and miserable in Cornwall. Temperature dropping to minus figure tonight. Walk with Mya was not pleasant. I'm still persevering with getting her bowels back to normal. That means a very early morning sunrise walk. She'd always sleep through till I got up at 9:00 ish.
Take care everyone. Roll on those lovely spring days.

Good Morning All x.
A bit breezy this morning, but it's a cold wind that penetrates if your nose is out of the door too long. So far it's dry but it's going to be bitterly cold everywhere.

Just dinner to think about today---roast lamb etc. I could eat it now to be honest but I'll make do with the crumpets
I enjoyed my fillet of salmon yesterday, very lip-smacking.

Peace and quiet for 5 minutes while the cats are out, if only I had the energy to fly around with the hoover while the going's good----if only ! I don't think it matters.

It's starting to get lighter in the mornings and I love it after what seems an age in darkness for months. Just this alone gives you a bit of a lift. All we want now is a bit of warmth to go with it.

So glad to hear that the calf has been accepted into the fold Sheepandcattle as it must be a worrying time if they're rejected at such a vital time in their life. I hope you don't get the bad weather that's forecast.

No sign of D yesterday, though I wasn't particularly waiting for her to call, her life is so busy.

Thoughts with everyone today and hoping nobody gets snowed in. Take great care and stay safe. Have a peaceful day.xx

Good morning from the NE where we have a slight dusting of snow.
Will read the newspaper and do the crossword today in between meal times.
Chicken casserole for lunch but I am not eating a great deal at present.
Lovely to hear that the calf is loved by his adopted mum ?
Thinking of Georgesgran and all with worries.

Thank you Marydoll for saying what a lot of us are thinking out of concern for Mick.

Good morning from Shropshire where it’s a dry but cold start to the day.

A lazy day planned here.Usually have a quiet day on a Sunday reading and catching up on TV.

Thoughts with Auntieflo and Georgesgran and anyone else with illness and worries.

Have a good day all.

Good morning, Mick and everyone from the Cumbrian coast where it's dry, cool and mostly cloudy. I'm hoping for a bit of sun later when I might go out for a stroll. For now it will be a typical Sunday morning, belting out a bit of opera on the sound system and wading through the papers I bought yesterday. I've also got a large tome on music history I'm hoping I might get finished today. I started it at Christmas but I've been interspersing it with lighter stuff....which keeps me going in the darker days.
Hope the weather won't prove challenging for anyone, have a good day all.

Good morning everyone from a colder but dry South Manchester. My stepfather is coming for lunch and we’re having roast gammon , roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese. There’s a bottle of Sancerre in the fridge to share with Himself as stepfather always has Grouse with water (unless we push the boat out and have a wee dram or two of malt some days).

What a coincidence that Bishop Vivienne is known to two on here who live miles apart. It like one of the 6° of separation thingies!

We do all care for one another on here which is so lovely. Last night when brushing my teeth I was thinking about Marydoll, Georgesgran, Autieflo, Sar53, gillybob, MawBe and Phoenix. These are stressful and sad times for many.

To end on an upbeat note - a friend, same age as me (66) with no underlying conditions has been called for her vaccination today! Wowzer. She lives in Chorlton and was amazed (but delighted) to be called so soon!

Hope Sunday is kind to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Good morning Mick and all his followers.
Our Suffolk snow has arrived, rather later than forecast, with a strong wind. We have about one centimetre.
Shepherds’ pie tonight, before we start the low carb thing again tomorrow. I have a door to paint (yet another coat!) and a basket of ironing, so I had best get to it.
I hope the day is kind to everyone.
Is your roof holding up this time Kitty?

Morning all from a chilly North east, no snow yet, but hail just stopped, bitter wind.
Stay warm and safe.

Good morning from central scotland. Zero degrees but no forecast of snow just very overcast. Just another day of not doing much. Keep safe

Good morning all from a dry Derbyshire. The snow forecast overnight never materialised, but some is forecast for this afternoon, so we'll see.

The sporting events didn't go as well as hoped yesterday - two seconds. More racing on tv this afternoon, then a visit to the girls ? later.

I'll cook a gammon joint in the slow cooker for dinner and to eat cold for several days.

I'm so glad to hear that Nancy and Dumpy Bag have bonded Sheepandcattle. The thought of poor Nancy looking for her calf was so sad.

I hope everyone has a good day today.

Good morning all,

Well after snow flurries last night, I was expecting to see settled snow this morning but so far it's clear, thank goodness, but the odd flurry comes along. It looks very cold and breezy out there.

I second all that Marydoll says, Mick. You really do need to be extra careful and also consider the safety of others.

So pleased to hear that the calf has been accepted by the cow, sheepandcattle. So lovely to have a happy outcome.

Those of you who have posted your lunch menu for today have my mouth watering - they all sound delicious. I'm going to prepare a lamb tagine for us today.

My fridge/freezer was playing up yesterday, going into quick freeze mode all by itself on and off all day. There's no way of getting into the panel to have a look, either. I'm hoping it has settled down, otherwise it might mean a new fridge/freezer, and, typically, all the new ones are too tall for the hole the existing one slots into when we've been looking. It must be no taller than 175 cm. We really need to go out and look, but of course, nowhere is open yet.

I'm really baffled by no shows for the vaccine. The very least people could do is ring to cancel so someone else can be invited if they don't want it. What an unnecessary waste. Still, some people are the same with appointments at the surgery. The number of no shows is scandalous, really. (They can't all have forgotten their appointment). What's wrong with some people?

Not a lot planned for today. Will do my few chores then probably read or scan the tv to see if there's a decent film to watch.

Take care everyone and ? for all who feel unwell, sad or anxious today.

Hi from an overcast Hertfordshire where it has just started snowing, I can almost hear the grandchildren squealing!

SheepandCattle what lovely news, only five to go now, then you can breathe again. Urms, is there room for another for your Sunday lunch?

We have the option of an 8 am service in person, or a virtual one at 10.00 am, and as we are not like you early risers, the virtual one it is! Corn fed chicken legs with cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes for lunch, haven't though about a pudding yet.

I am working on a blanket for the new arrival in April, using a different knitting stitch for each square but all in the same colour wool, so will continue with that. Also need to put the backing mesh on the mosaic tiles for behind the shower in the bathroom, now that the leak has dried out. Hopefully that will keep me out of mischief for a bit! Have a good Sunday everyone, and wishing those with worries an easier day.

Grey skies and very cold but forecast suggests it won’t snow, for which I am thankful. Nothing planned but a half shoulder of lamb this evening to look forward to. Energy levels low so need to motivate myself before I become completely inert. At least I am not alone in that.

Pitcity, thank you. I thought long and hard before posting.

Muse, thank you for asking, but no vaccine, despite umpteen texts from the Govt shielding folk that I will be getting it by the end of next week. They are leaving it a bit late to tell me.
What has upset me is that my healthy friends, living beside me with no underlying conditions and in their sixties, have already been vaccinated and keep talking in our group chat about how wonderful it is for them all. They don't mean to be insensitive, but they are. They are just relieved it's done.

Of course I don't grudge it and I'm delighted for them. However, two vulnerable, elderly friends in their late seventies, who live near me, haven't been vaccinated yet. It is an absolute shambles here.

I feel after the consistent neglect by my GP surgery all through my shielding and now this, I have been abandoned. I'm just not worth bothering about and a drain on the NHS.!

Of course I know I am being petty, ridiculous and unreasonable, when others have so much more to deal with than me.

Good morning from North Yorkshire where it is cold and windy. I think we are going to escape the snow this time.
Nothing on the agenda today just the usual reading, knitting and may be a walk.
Thinking of all those who are not well or supporting poorly partners.
Good to hear that the vaccinations are being offered to younger age groups in some places. They have just started the 70-75 group here judging by letters friends have received. I have a bit of a wait yet.
Hope everyone has a good day. Stay safe.

and a hug for Marydoll. I'm sorry you're feeling so low.

Marydoll I’m keeping my fingers crossed you hear soon. You should not have been kept waiting this long.

Good morning everyone from a chilly feeling Northampton. Have just popped out to the garage to get something out of the freezer and it is definitely cold!

Mixed results on yesterday's rugby, England lost, but mure importantly Northampton Saints won! I did manage to find it on TV, thanks to the kind GNetter who pm'd me.

Much of the same today, reading, crosswords, knitting.

The picture is of my next knitting project; I was very taken with the design, and am looking forward to starting it.

Take care everyone and have a pleasant Sunday.

Good morning from Morecambe Bay. I’ve just been exercising, weights day today, and as I opened the blinds a couple of snowflakes fluttered down.
A proper read of posts, zoom church, a FaceTime with DS2 and family then I will work on my collage while DH watches football.
Yesterday we planned the year of ‘Campa’ trips. It’s good to dream!
Take care, stay safe everyone ?

Hahahahaha Marydoll, what on earth are you doing watching Chinese video's ?--that made me laugh. No wonder you couldn't sleep. What are you like ?

Good Morning everyone from the sunny (arriving after lunch) South of ??, where I’m getting really fed up with chasing-the-vaccine! This is an on-line game which involves large numbers of people logging in to grab maybe 1 slot amongst perhaps 30 vaccination centres and spread across many kilometers. The one slot that disappears as soon as you press ‘accept’ because you’re just not quick enough on the draw! Ah well....if it turns out as successful as making an appointment online to present my post-Brexit papers at the Préfecture, I can expect to play this vaccine game for at least 6 months before any success. So pleased for you all getting yours in the UK where there is vaccine!

We’re having a Beef Bourgignonne today with tray-baked veg. Shall I make a cheesecake? Why not.

Sad to hear about posters who are struggling, unwell, worried or just completely miffed at the same old, same old. Spring (after the snow) will be here and the sunbeams will creep through the curtains and show up all the dust! Little buds will appear in the garden and little green shoots of happiness will suddenly appear in our lives again. We HAVE to believe that. Life just keeps happening, ready or not.....just look at sheep’ s darling calves. Well done, Nancy - and you, sheep.

Hope everyone has a relaxed Sunday - just go with the flow and re-charge. Stay safe and warm and please be well. And Mick - behave, please. Heed the gypsy’s warning (that’s not Marydoll) - no going out unnecesssrily, you’re not Superman and you should allow yourself time to recover.

See you tomorrow, lovely GM’ers. ?‍♀️??