Good Morning Saturday

Good morning Mick and All. I woke to a dry day but, exactly as forecast, it started raining at 8am so I guess we are set for a repeat of yesterday...heavy driving rain all day. Though the strong winds seem to have gone and it is a toasty 10C. My primroses still await planting and will wait some more.
I had to go out to collect a prescription . My well-known chemist has been shorthanded for a while, it now takes 3 days for a prescription to be fulfilled. The only signs of much life seemed to be in a well-known stores food hall where I treated myself to a shepherds pie. (I guess we do not mention names?)
The rest of the day will be like any other...reading, colouring, training my brain etc.
Sympathies to everyone bereaved or unwell, hoping you have the best day you can.

Good morning from County Durham.

What a beautiful cardigan Bluesapphire, how skilful you are.

Yesterday we took a trip to our local botanical gardens which until recently had been closed all through the pandemic. It was wonderful being able to enjoy wandering once more with lots of reminiscing about trips with the GC. Pushing the stroller up one of the steep hills was a less enjoyable memory, especially when it was packed with baby bag, picnic and the boys jackets too. Even so, I do hope it won't be too long until we can be building dens and playing hide and seek among the trees again with GC there too.

We heard some exciting news this week. Ballet dancing, gymnastics GD1 came 5th in her age for a British Gymnastics floor competition. It was all done by video. You can imagine how proud we are of her. All her lessons for gym and dance are held on zoom and she has been so disciplined in her approach to continue to improve.

Sending to all those he need them. I do hope something happens to bring a smile to each and everyone of us today.

Hope you feel better soon marydoll ?
Condolences Ginster.
Cardigan looks warm Bluesapphire
Quilt looks great Gm.
Stay safe everyone

Such sad news, gingster - my condolences, you always wrote fondly about her. ?

amselerin , so glad you now have weather to walk in - and with a friend. Hope little Waldi (?) is feeling more co-operative about the great outdoors. He’s very lucky to have you....tell him!? Enjoy your day and look forward to using your new passport.

Can’t PM you, Gelisa. Wanted to say that my sewing experience was very similar, but big difference was my school Sewing Mistress was wonderful. She must have liked me, because although I paid attention and tried so hard, I remained clueless. Then, in desperation, I used to let a friend do practical homework - for both of us. This made me even more clueless. But SM was never unkind. I could watch anyone in class doing something complicated on the machine and as long as we were talking about sewing, she wouldn’t discourage me. I gave up eventually, but one day when I had a Saturday job I paid a few pounds of my own money to buy an old Singer treadle machine. Then bought the simplest pattern, some material and after a few false starts and re-tries, never looked back. I know that would never have happened if SM had been a dragon or tried to humiliate me! I really must make some new clothes from my stash for this summer and start to believe that we’re going to go somewhere to wear them! Have a gentle Morecambe Bay day. ?

And Blue, I just knew that would be a Wow ? ! x

Good Morning all from drizzly Harrogate.
GrandMattie sorry Iris is still poorly, but she will bounce back soon. You quilt is lovely - you should be selling them??Condolences Auntieflo hope you are OK.
Nothing planned today, but no doubt I'll be busy. Yesterday went for a spin in the car in the morning, then in the afternoon walked to the nearest post office (about 1 hilly mile) to post DNA tests to find out exactly who I am!! My sister did one and found she is mainly Welsh (expected) part English, part Scandinavian and part West Asian!!! It also found we have a cousin in New Zealand we never knew about!! My Nain (Grandmother) and her brother were staunch Welsh Nationalists, in fact he was a founder member of Paid Cymru!!

Marydoll hope today's rest gives you a 'spring in your step" for tomorrow

Have as good a day as you can - tomorrow will be brighter!

Gingster I am sorry for your loss ?

Good morning everyone from rainy Gower.

?, it happened again - another seizure in the night. Grr, just when I was starting to recover from a bad bout of them. Drat!

Sending my condolences Gingster ?. I lost my wonderful sister (in law) 14 years ago and miss her very much. She was very much my big sister too.

for anyone feeling unwell, a bit under the weather or just plain fed up.
Be kind to yourselves everyone ❤️

That’s sad news gingster, I’m so sorry. .

What a lovely cosy cardigan Bluesapphire - I admire your skill.
Congratulations to your DGD Annapops - you must be so proud. And how lovely that she has managed to keep her training up by zoom. Videos and Zoom are being so useful - my DGD1's successful application last week to a Dance college course included a video of her performing a dance which she had choreographed herself.

Good Morning all from the Scottish Borders where it is 9°C but no sun.
I had no sleep until morning after having a tooth extracted yesterday. I felt very sorry for myself. So I am good for nothing today.
A trip to the Botanic Gardens sounds a wonderful plan Annapops. You have to book a slot here but apparently it's not impossible.
The descriptive visit to your Ewes' maternity unit was delightful Sheepandcattle
Sorry you aren't so great today Marydoll
Also that Iris's recovery is slower than hoped.
Very sad to hear of Gingster and Auntieflo's losses
Well done all the crafty people. I have almost finished the little cardigan. I've been knitting for months Just have to sew the buttons on and sew in all those ends.......

Good morning all from a soggy Lancashire. Just a flying visit, the electricians are here working in the garden and shed. Will catch up later, stay safe and well.

Morning Mick and All

I too am having a day in bed, just like poor Mary. I think my diverticulitis has just passed the peak and by the time I have finished my antibiotics I should be a lot better. ?

Thinking about you at this sad time Auntieflo ?

Good morning from a dull and windy northwest coast. After a gadding about day yesterday, doc, supermarket and pound stretcher for bird and cat food, was quite happy to be in in the evening. That’s all it takes, a little change of scene to feel more myself, even though my old war wounds, hiatus hernia and IBS are giving me a spot of bother.
This cat is well and truly spoiled after lockdown, is literally my shadow and wants attention all day, but it’s worth it.
Thinking of Auntieflo, Georgesgran and grandMattie.

Good morning from central Scotland. Not a nice day at all. Dull but at least mild.
Hope everyone feels better soon as quite a few of you are unwell at the moment. This lockdown certainly doesnt cheer us up much either. No sign of spring yet in my garden

Good morning all from wet and miserable Anglesey.
Condolences to Auntieflo and Gingster, so sad to lose someone you love .
grandMattie Sorry to hear that Iris is not so well after her op. What a little trooper.
Hope you feel better soon Marydoll and Cherry another pair of troopers.
Nannyjan, shows how different we all are. I had a swimming coach when I was about ten who was really nasty, she humiliated me by yelling ‘you girl, get out of the pool, you’ll never be able to swim’. My attitude was ‘I’ll show her’. I got the bus to the swimming baths by myself every day for a week and at the next lesson swam a breadth and never looked back.
If I’d had your sewing teacher I might be able to sew. I suppose most children respond best to encouragement but the few bloody-minded ones like me need a challenge, I wonder if she had sussed me out.
Food shop delivery today, a bit of sketching and maybe a game of scrabble. So much excitement.
Be well, be happy.

grandMattie good news about tooth.
Hope you're better tomorrow Marydoll

Mya on the sofa with me. She's not been off it since I got up at 8:00. Good news is no poop during the night. The egg has worked it's way out hopefully but she's not eaten any dry food yet.
So envious of those with sun today. MrM says this is the wettest winter he's known for our patch of Cornwall. He's lived here nearly 50 years. Rain again today. My walk down to the compost bins is now a boggy mess. That's clay for you.

Take care Mick and one and all.

Forgot to say how much I like your warm and stylish cardigan Bluesapphire, are you taking orders?
Sorry you’re unwell Nankate hope the antibiotics do the trick soon.
You too Hollysteers and anyone else in pain or feeling low
Keep having those jabs and we’ll soon be able to get together even if we’re still keeping distance and wearing masks.

Bet Pantglas is busy building an ark. More rain coming your way and lots of it.

You’ll be glad to learn that Iris has just got back home. ?☀️

Good morning from north Leicestershire where it is cloudy but quite mild.
Haven't posted in quite a while. Been busy even with lock downs and husbands furlough last year. Although i do keep with the thread daily.
So sad we are all going through such bad times. I lost my mum to a massive heart attack on 30th of Jan while she was waiting for her jab, think it was the excitement.
Now my daughter who had her last baby 3 weeks before the first lock down is expecting again.
My husband had an accident at the local quarry 5 years ago and i think he had the same frame on his leg as little Iris he says to tell her they are a nuisance but it will be so worth it. Glad shes well enough to come home.
To everyone with sorrows and sad times i send best wishes and hope things improve very soon.

Good afternoon from the Sefton coast where it is wet and windy.
I’m late as I’ve been reading about M and H. (Normally I avoid the news as I find it upsetting atm.) I’ll catch up with your posts this afternoon.
Nothing on the agenda today here. What a surprise! Our Asda order is due tonight - hopefully I’ll receive the ingredients for an oven baked risotto I want to try.
My thoughts go to those who are unwell, troubled and worried. Hopefully Iris will be better soon. Sending ?for Auntieflo.
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Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Morning all from my bit of North Leicestershire where it is grey and drizzly. Nice to see you back Oliversnana, we just need dragonfly back among us now.

Kate, I didnt know you were poorly - hope you are better soon.

The village florist has just dropped off some daffodils and lilies which has cheered me up.

On the subject of helpful teachers, I will repeat the story of my cookery teacher who told me I shouldn't have children as they would starve or I would poison them. I'd love to introduce her to the 5 healthy and successful children that have managed to make it to adulthood with me as their mother.

Kittylester it would be great to have your cookery teacher round for a meal just to show her. One of my sons was kicked off his metalwork course cos his teacher said he was useless. He is now has a B.Eng and is town engineer of quite a large town in Australia. Another bloody-minded success story.
I’m so sorry to hear about your Mum Oliversnana very sad after such a horrid year of restrictions to be so nearly there.