Good Morning Thursday

A late good morning from Surrey where we have pouring rain and grey skies. We are having our jabs this morning! Hurray!
Hope everyone has a good day or as best as they can make it.

Welcome back, Laura, there was absolutely no need to stay away. .

Good morning all! Thinking of all those with worries or illnesses. Not much to report from Cumbria. Just got back from an hour's walk and off to soak in the bath! Some days I feel motivated and other days I achieve very little. Sainsburys are coming here today too!Have the best day you can all

Good morning from bright and sunny Anglesey. Sorry about sending the rain Pantglas, hopefully the blue skies will be along shortly.
Without purpose grandMattie I think Iris and her big sister would beg to differ.
Sorry your daughter is suffering Oopsadaisy, it’s horrid when our children are in pain and we can’t change it for them.
I stayed away for a little while because I didn’t want to be a hypocrite. Sorry Mick but I feel a bit cross with you. If you insist on being out and about the least you can do is wear a mask while you are inside a shop, on a bus or in a takeaway outlet. Please think of others. By all means take it off again once outdoors as long as you are maintaining safe distance. There I’ve said it and hope I’ll be welcome back on this lovely thread of yours Mick.

Good morning from a wet Morecambe Bay though it’s forecast to dry up shortly.
I got in the garden yesterday and have made a start removing the millions of annoying little weeds which spring up everywhere. I don’t think I’ll be able to domuch as we have had torrential rain over night and my clay soil will be sodden again.
I think I’ll have to pretend someone is coming out visit. That may motivate me to get some housework done!
Take care and stay safe everyone ?

Grey and unexciting morning with only a trip to the surgery to collect prescriptions planned. Feel I ought to be doing something but nothing appeals, so probably reading and the inevitable filing which breeds in its basket when I’m not looking.

Sorry so many have had miserable reactions to vaccination. Worth it though. Glad to have Grandmattie’s news of Iris (fingers crossed that all continues to go well) and enjoyed this morning’s update on the maternity front - our own version of Farming Today. Sympathy to Cherry who is having a rough time, thinking of Georgesgran, and missing Ellan.

Nannyjan53 you can go online and book your jab. That's what I did and we are the same age. You don't have to wait for a letter.
Urmstongran sorry you are feeling so rough, that was me on Tuesday evening, just a sore arm now. Hope you feel better soon.

I dont post very often on the GM thread...but just want to send a hug to grandMattie...you are a wonderful person....??
Cant understand why the problem with PM's isnt being sorted!!!
Take care Mick and all..

Good Morning everyone from the Scottish Borders where it is currently 8°C and blowing a hoolie. {I have proudly discovered how to make a degree symbol thus I keep letting you know) little things and all that

I was firing my gas kiln until very late last night/this morning. It won't be cool enough to open until tomorrow. I would use the electric kiln but an element has broken so I also need a sparky to come and help. I am not good at those kind of things.

How long will you have to be in the lambing caravan Sheepandcattle? I visited a local farm during lambing was told it took weeks.

Gaelic homework this morning for class this afternoon.
Unpicking my knitting which looks a mess. A few messages and that's me.
Sending cheer up vibes to all those feeling low today grandMattie, Urmston, oops

Good morning all,

What a difference a day makes - yesterday’s weather wasn’t too bad until the evening, but today we have heavy rain showers and blustery wind. It looks set for the day in this part of South Yorkshire.

Pilates shortly, so this is a quick hello. I will read all the posts later.

Take care everyone. ?

Good morning to all of you from a warmer and brighter (the sun is just peeking out beyond the trees) start to the day.
Not much planned, how could it? I shall force Waldi to come out with me to the shop. The snow has melted away and Waldi keeps running to the terrace door for me lo let him out. This has happened about 15 times this morning already. He runs just round the corner of the house and then comes back to collect a little treat. I know, that this is my own fault, for giving him a treat each time. But he used to run away very often before, so I enticed him back with a treat. Now he stays around this area and I suppose getting up so often to open the door is good for me.
I do love the reports about the farm sheep and cattle. They are like a good reading book. It really makes one really appreciate the meat we buy.
I like this chat because it makes one realize that we all have more or less the same feelings and problems.
I hope that all of you who are ill in any way will be better soon.
Take care. x

Good morning from central Lanarkshire. Wet and very windy here. Nothing planned as usual, just take it a day at a time. Have a pleasant day and keep safe

Morning all, nothing much to report, and just housework on today’s agenda . Had a ‘through the window’chat with the grandchildren on Tuesday on way back from having the Pfizer jab.
No really debilitating side effects thus far but injection site was tender and arm ached a bit. Yesterday I felt a bit lethargic (CBA more like ?) but that probably had nothing to do with the jab- think that’s my default mood these days.
? for those feeling a bit ‘meh’, poorly or with worries.

Just for a Thursday chuckle!

Good Morning Mick and all GNs from the torrential rain in South Glos.

Wishing little Iris a speedy recovery from her op. No wonder you feel a bit low granMattie after all the strain and worry about her. Be kind to yourself and get plenty of rest. Worrying about our families and feeling helpless to do anything is a real strain. So sorry to hear about your daughter Oopsadaisy and hope all goes well.

I love hearing about life on the farm sheep, and seeing the photos of the animals. I'm in awe that you find time to write about it on here!

Hope those antibiotics are doing the trick NanKate and that you can have a restful day.

It's a day of catching up for me as patchy WiFi and computer problems drove me mad with frustration yesterday.

Hope everyone has as good a day as possible. Stay safe. x

Not a bad morning here. Sorry that some people are struggling, sometimes it's hard to stay positive. Today I'm battling with Microsoft, not looking forward to it! Hope everyone has as good a day as possible.

Good morning all from Essex where the sun has just shown it’s face and it’s a bit blustery. Rain forecast later though!

I made several bags of soup for the freezer yesterday. I’ll pop them round to DD’s for littlest GD. She’s not a greater eater but she does love my vegetable soup.

Hope all you poorly grans, feel a little better and brighter today. ?

Oops and Urmston these are for you

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It’s windy and pouring down after three days of better weather. Hopefully it will clear up later.
Zoom at 10.30 for a ‘chat and a cuppa’ with a parent group at my charity.
Lovely to hear about the farm sheep. Grandmattie
Hope everyone has a good day. Stay safe.

Good morning everyone from a bleak South Manchester. Looks as though heavy rain is imminent.

Goodness I feel rough. Had the AZ vaccine at noon yesterday and by bedtime at 11pm I thought I wasn’t going to get side effects. Cue 2am waking with a pounding headache that doesn’t shift with paracetamol and aching all over, arms, back, neck. I’m about to take two more paracetamol and close my eyes.

Hope Thursday is good to everyone. Keep safe. x

Good morning, Mick and Everyone from a grey damp Cumbrian coast. A gleam of light on the western horizon though.
grandMattie I sympathise with that purposeless feeling, this lockdown limbo is getting us down. But you have at least one purpose and that's being a loving and supportive Mum and Gran. It's a very valuable purpose. Hang on to that thought. I do hope you feel better as the day goes on.

Good morning from a mild but very windy NE.
We are expecting rain so I will stay indoors.
Made carrot and coriander soup yesterday because the carrots were just not nice enough to serve as a vegetable. The down side of someone else picking your food.
Watched the film Zoo last night about the elephant in wartime Belfast.
Thinking of you all.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Not at all, Oopsadaisy, we all seem to take it in turns! ?
I can empathise with your daughter, I know the pain can be excruciating. Enjoy having her with you. ?

Good morning folks! Sitting here as per usual with my mug of tea and biscuits. I am looking out at a grey windy Northampton; rain is forecast for later on.

Glad to hear that Iris's op went well yesterday, and hope she makes a speedy recovery. Hope also that those feeling off-colour will soon feel better.

Sheep, your lovely picture reminds me of when we used to stay at a farm B & B in Wiltshire, and one night we were invited into the lambing shed to view the activity. It was lovely to watch; they had students from the nearby agricultural college on night duty. It was on the farm where my uncle and grandfather used to work. It is still being worked by the same family, passing it down through the generations.

I will try to take a photo of my newly finished cardigan today. Yesterday I finished the back of my sweater, and started on the front.

Sainsbury's delivery after lunch, and a paprika chicken is thawing out for tonight's dinner.

Hoping a pleasant day is in store for us.