Good Morning Friday

Good morning Mick and everyone. I woke to a wet and windy day here on the Cumbrian coast but currently it’s showing signs of drying and brightening up. I might be able to plant up pots with the primroses I bought yesterday after all.
I might also clean a window or two inside. Two days ago I finally got window cleaners to do the outside. Two gents did the whole bungalow in the time it would take me to do one window! Yet they were sparkling. They reckoned they hadn’t been done in a twelvemonth. (Not not done by me, I am in a let!) It has been like looking through grey net curtains.
The rest of the day will be admin and reading etc and trying to keep mobile...I don’t move about enough and that’s not good in the long term.
I had a call from DS2 yesterday, from Sydney, where it appears life is more or less normal. Full of envy!
Well, I hope everyone has as good a day as possible, we are slowly getting there.

Good morning from Cumbria where its a dark damp morning but not too cold. I read somewhere that it was a good thing to have reactions after an injection because if showed your system was reacting well and your body producing antibodies.
I'm in a bit of a quandary about my carpal tunnel problem, I've had an injection to temporarily relieve the pain but this has worn off after 3 months, and I need another. As I'm on the waiting list for surgery I can't have another within 3 months of that, but can I find out how long I'll have to wait - can I thump!
it's soo difficult to type with pins and needles fingers. Still, as DH says - it won't kill me!
We've come to a break in our lambing cycle, although with several lambs needing bottles the late night/early morning routine continues, especially with the quintuplets who's mum hasn't enough milk.

Really glad to hear you enjoyed your M&S shop annsixty. Will have done you good and as they say, a change is as good as a rest.

Morning all from here in North Essex. Just looked at the weather forecast and feeling happier as looks like spring is starting next week and with luck we should be allowed out a bit more to enjoy it. Just hope the ground dries out so that I can walk with out my boot weighing a ton with all the mud.

Good morning everyone from the Gower. It's a grizzly grey damp morning here.

I plodded downstairs at a reasonable hour this morning, made a cuppa and took it back upstairs to luxuriate with it in bed. I fell back to sleep ?. Useless! Oh for a pint of energy, a few drops would help ?. I need to buy a back up generator I think because the one I've got isn't much cop!
Another day today. That's the agenda. Mission will be accomplished.

Take care everyone ? ??

A late good morning from a grey and windy Northampton.

Just looked at my phone as I was about to write this when I noticed a missed call from DS - for some reason my phone didn't ring, so checked the settings and they're all ok. So called him back and have just had a long chat. As usual there is always some underlying reason why he calls, bless him! This time he managed to tear his coat while out walking the dog, and "Mum, will you mend it please?" So he may have a walk down later with the dog and younger DGD to drop it off in the front porch. So we shall have a chat through the front door glass.

His partner and elder DGD have gone down on the train to the Swedish Embassy in London to renew DGD's passport. DD-in-law is Swedish and wanted both girls to have Swedish nationality, as well as British. There is still family in Sweden, and before Covid were frequent visitors.

Nothing else planned for today, just the usual stuff. I had better get my skates on and get showered and dressed before DS appears at the door!

Take care and stay safe everyone. Shall pop in later and read everyone's posts.

Forsythia

Good morning from Surrey where today it’s dry but windy. We had our jabs yesterday and by the evening i felt really tired and achey. Today, much the same but hope to blow the cobwebs away later with a gentle walk.
Wishing good wishes to all and hope you have a good day wherever you are.

If you’re new, please don’t be offended but I wanted to say, my Doctor always said if you’ve had an injection - or even if you haven’t - you should listen to a body that is unusually tired and achey and don’t push yourself. Just wanted to say enjoy your day and please take care of yourself? ?‍♀️

Good Morning all from damp Harrogate. We shall be taking the car out for a spin this am, not particular aim with it, but we will be out!!
I would have loved a metal detector for the garden of our last house which had a good sized garden. I'd already dug up some old pharmacy bottles, but DH thought it would ruin his lawn of which he was very proud.
There is an awful lot of suffering going on with GN posters, a lot are missing - I miss you all, please come back.
Look after yourselves, stay well, be safe!

Good morning all from a cloudy milder Lancashire. I think we’ll have some showers today as I can see clouds heading our way from the direction of Pendle and I can’t actually see any hills. I was able to get out for a walk yesterday without a coat, but I did have a thick fleecy hoody and a cashmere beanie to keep me warm. It rained before I got home, but it was only a light shower so didn’t get wet. Today’s exciting agenda is putting out the recycling, changing a shower curtain, making a huge slow cooker chilli and (fingers crossed) another walk. I feel so much better when I’m able to get out, even if it’s just for a few minutes. Mr. B is working in the garden and shed, we have an electrician coming tomorrow to install power points and lights and reconnect the outdoor cable.

Glad to see Urmstongran is on the up and people seem brighter today. Take care all.

Good Morning to you all from a dull, dry, (at the moment!), Cambs.,
Thrilled to see the colour showing on our first 2 daffodils, the first of many hopefully.
The snowdrops are still looking great. The garden was waterlogged just before Christmas & is still very wet, so we were worried that the bulbs would rot before they flowered.

I'm looking forward to a family zoom chat tomorrow, it's my birthday, ( I can't believe I'll be 3/4 of a century old...!!!).

Warm wishes to you all, especially those with extra problems & pain. .

Take Care Folks

Good morning all from mid Essex, good to see you simtib.
Had a lengthy FT with DD and DGD this morning- has set me up for the day.
Best wishes to all on this lovely thread.

Morning from my grey windy corner of Cumbria. Took this photo yesterday of our first sighting of lambs this year. Sorry not a good photo but they wouldn't stand still!
Love hearing everyone's tales, always read at some time during the day but often too late to post.
Not much planned here today, we had our jabs last week and intended to hibernate for at least two weeks to allow those anti bodies to get supercharged but have decided on a late night forage around Aldi ....have run out of chocolate and their turkish delight is yummy.
Best wishes to all for a good day....or as a good a day as possible.

ExD is quintuplets a nun usual occurrence in sheep? I’ve only ever seen three at the most!

sheepandcattle I'm always amazed at the personalities of different animals, I never had pets as a child. As a family our main pet was a guinea pig who developed quite a personality, he learned he could open a door (providing it wasn't shut properly) by grabbing the bottom with his teeth, this way he escaped to parts of the house he wasn't meant to go. He was often in trouble. In his hutch in the porch, we didn't need a doorbell, he'd scream if someone came to the door and didn't pet him. He was a real eye-opener!!

A damp morning here in West Yorkshire .nothing much happening today. We saw some lovely snowdrops and some yellow flowers just opening I am not a gardener so not sure what they were but it's good to see them tells us spring is just around the corner .sending ? for all feeling under the weather .

Good morning Mick, Annie and all.
To all our missing posters, will you come back soon?
I had my bone biopsy yesterday, and was nervous and apprehensive, but it was fine. I must have had lots of local anaesthetic, as I only felt the slightest of twinges.
The worst part was lying on my stomach. When you go to a physio, there is a hole for your face, but not on this scanner bed, and I ended up with a sore neck.
But, I had some bad news. My brother, who went into hospital on Sunday, had died on Wed. morning. Sleep-tight bro.
DH is going shopping , it will be interesting to see what he comes back with!

I am going to have a very lazy day, and do nothing, just like GrandMattie. See below.
Sending best wishes to her and Iris the brave, and also to Marydoll, and all others who are porly.

Q. What are you doing today?
A. Nothing.
Q. But you did that yesterday.
A. I know but I haven’t finished.

Have a good day one and all.

Good morning all,

It's a rather grey, blustery day today in South Yorkshire, with intermittent rain blowing in the breeze. It doesn't feel too cold, though, just yet.

So pleased that Iris us doing well, grandMattie and that you are feeling brighter today, too. I think we all have those days when we feel really down and useless, but you e had a lot on your mind, compounded by lockdown.

Hope those ewes behave themselves, sheepandcattle. it certainly looks as if you have a very busy time ahead.

Marydoll take it easy today ?. You, too, Mick.

I sure I've missed posters out with worries and concerns, but to you all I hope that today brings you a little comfort.

Take care.

Sorry to hear the sad news about your brother Auntieflo
Hope your biopsy brings encouraging results.

I’m sorry to hear your sad news Auntieflo ?

Goodmorning all.

You all sound very busy, AuntieFlo sorry to hear your sad news.

We started the day with a 5 mile hike round a nature reserve near us great time spotting egrets, swans, kestrals and buzzards then DH had a hissy fit so I walked ahead and left him to it!

Just done a click and collect order for some much needed household suppiles, the measuring just lost a handle and I need some duct tape. I can collect tomorrow morning as we head out with the dogs..

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Wishing everyone a wonderful day ..

Good morning everyone from the north Kent coast where it is bright and breezy. Have been out for our walk; why is it that the wind is always blowing towards you whatever direction you are going in? ?. Good to be out in the fresh air.

Not much planned for today; some seed sowing in the greenhouse, a tricky jigsaw to try and finish and some emails to reply to.

Glad young Iris is doing well. Sorry about your sad news Auntieflo ?. Look forward to seeing the photos of bouncing lambs Sheepandcattle ?.

Hope those with worries or feeling unwell have a better day. Have a good Friday. Stay safe

Auntyflo I'm sorry to hear your sad news about your brother. You aren't having things easily just now. ?

I'm so sorry that you've sad news about your brother, Auntieflo. You've had such a lot to cope with lately.
Take Care,

Lovely positive news about Iris grandMattie.

Thank you for the well wishes Pantglas.

Where's Lins and Susan today? I hope you are both alright x

for you Auntieflo. I'm sorry to hear that your brother has died. I still miss mine so much and he's been gone 24 years now. You have enough to contend with and now this very sad news on top, take care dear lady, take care.

Oh AuntieFlo, I'm so sorry to hear your awful news. Life is really not playing fair with you. May you hear some more promising results from your biopsy and have the best weekend despite your sadness. ?

Taichinan fabulous GD news !