Good Morning Friday

Good morning from yet another rainy day in the Black Country.

Had yet another night of weird dreams. Cannot remember most of them, but a recurring one is of me missing the deadline to hand in my notice at work, so I have to do another month! I retired May 2016!

Popped out to Merry Hill yesterday to buy perfume for Mum for Mothers Day. She mentioned she couldn't get hold of Youth Dew and they had it there. It was a quick park and in and out. I felt very eery in there with hardly anyone about.

Have a video call planned today with my two friends, one who is now in Lincs and one in Shropshire, we haven't physcially met since November 2019, so it is lovely to have these calls now and again.

Hope it all goes smoothly today Pittcity I lived near Colchester in 75/76 in a village called Thorrington.

Sheepandcattle I am in awe of you.

Wishing you all a good day

Good morning from a grey Teddington, goodness Marydoll, what a saga! Wish I had Sheepandcattles energy. Off to butcher and library this morning after I have changed the bed. Hope everyone has the best day possible.

Good morning from North Yorkshire. Another showery day but less windy thankfully.
I’m off to the shops shortly. DD2 is coming today to stay for the weekend. She will be the first person to come into my house this year! I’m really looking forward to her company.
Good luck with your move pitcity.
Hope all the medical appointments go well.
Have a good day everyone. Stay safe.

Good morning from a light grey Nottinghamshire. It’s raining a little bit but no wind today.
The CT was ok yesterday but they were busy in the department as apparently one of the other scanners was out of action. On the way home we had to drive past DD2 so we decided to stop for a distanced hello. Of course a violent hail storm started as we were chatting so it was a very short distanced hello! Nice to see her face anyway.
Not much to do today. Zoom with a couple of friends this morning, and my daily short walk.
My zoom with my old student friends yesterday was lovely - we always just chat away as if we’d never been apart, although it’s actually 50 years since our flat share!
Enjoy today everyone, I do love to read the daily life updates.

Good Morning All x.
Looks damp and miserable outside. At least with the winds yesterday it was bright as the day dawned and a big shop at M&S was duly achieved----even if there was a long queue snaking round the corner ! A cold windy corner too.

The shop was packed as we got inside and as fast as stocks were going off the shelves the staff were filling them up again. D's trolly was like Mount Everest and even I have enough to last me a month, in the freezer. The local shops are alright for milk and cat food but there's only M&S if you want some decent grub.

Mick your monitor might be with you for a week where you have to enter your day to day movements/ activities so they can see what your heart's doing. It's a bit of a nuisance if you have to press a button every so often to make a note of your activity at the time---such as going to the bin,etc.

The last time I'd been fitted with one, a few years back, after I'd returned it the results went to my surgery and I was seen by a GP, who being a trainee, took one look at the graphs and bluntly said that he couldn't understand head nor tail of it ! I was then asked to do another weeks worth and flatly refused saying if they didn't understand it the first time, try it on another mug. A whole week I wasted writing a composition on what I was doing from day to day !
Hope it goes well for you anyway.

Also those of you with imminent tests I hope that all's well regarding the outcome. I can understand what you say about a " positive " test, Scentia because when you can't fathom out what ails you you're only too glad for the problem to be found then you can be treated for it.

I'm exhausted reading Sheepandcattle's workload with all the ewes and also housework has to be done too. Oh for that sort of energy. I hope little Pinchy manages alright with his wonkiness for a bit longer as it's never good if they have to " go ". Keep up the good work.

I don't envisage doing much today apart from the usual tidying around and I might just flick the duster across the mantlepiece if the fit takes me.

Take care of yourselves everyone and stay safe if going out and about. Thoughts to "our pals" and hope the warmer weather will see their return.xx

Enjoy the day whatever you do.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from a grey, but calmer South Yorkshire weatherwise. It chucked just about everything at us yesterday! Mick I hope your trip to the hospital and back is uneventful and that you enjoy your fish and chips.
Sheep I feel tired just reading your post! Hope that Pinchy has a future to look forward to.
Pitt I hope the move goes well and you’re soon settled??!
Not a lot going on for us; son in law is calling on his way from work to drop off some bacon DD got me from Sainsbury’s and I will send him off with some scones I made yesterday. A fair exchange....? Apart from that, it’s ironing.
Have a good day folks.

Good morning Mick, morning all from South Lanarkshire. Another wet and windy day ahead.

Mick, take care when you’re out and about. Good luck with the move Pittcity ?

Ashcombe, it could be stressful procuring everything needed if I couldn’t make or borrow an item. Scottish Opera were very helpful on a number of occasions, they have a huge warehouse in Glasgow and helped me out several times. I also discovered that there was an armoury hidden away in a very ‘rough’ part of town. They had all sorts of decommissioned weapons for hire.
Marydoll, you were in my thoughts all day yesterday.

I spotted the flamingo in a garden yesterday, poor wee thing is going to the dump by the looks of it. I was almost tempted to adopt it.

Hope you get some answered from the gp Scentia and good wishes to your DH Gagagran.

Not a lot happening hereabouts, more pottering and dog walking.

Wishing everyone a peaceful Friday.

Good morning all from a drizzly Polmont where it's currently 5°. I'm out later this morning to the local college for my first dose of protection. Hopefully I won't have bad side effects but food is taken care of this weekend and I have a Tesco delivery coming on Sunday morning.
Pittcity I hope it all goes well today and look forward to hearing from you in your new abode. Sheepandcattle you are a ball of energy! I vaguely remember being energetic. ? I hope the wee lamb can straighten out. Mick fish and chips on a Friday used to be a family tradition when I was younger. Tonight I'm having leftover chorizo and gnocchi in tomato sauce. I hope your journey isn't too stressful. Alygran it sounds like you're ready for a catch up! Have a lovely time.Marydoll I've had the same experience in the chemist when collecting a prescription. A rude man breinging in when there were two of us already in a small space. It's disconcerting. Ashcombe I love the thought of being one of the airmen. I once had to play a man at a murder mystery party and I painted a moustache on. That, and the deerstalker hat, made me resemble an old uncle.
I'm about to have coffee number two and then potter about til it's time to go. Have a good day all.

Good morning Mick and all his followers.
Suffolk was blessed with cloudless skies when I woke but it has clouded over now and it’s still fairly windy.
We had an outing yesterday, to a garden centre for a particular rose. Lovely just to go for a drive.
The fence which we own here is relatively new and in good condition. Around the rest of the garden there is one very long fence, one ancient flint wall and a wobbly brick wall, belonging to three different neighbours. A large section of the flint wall fell down a year ago and there are difficulties getting it fixed. The fence is only standing because of the cypress trees behind it - every fence post has rotted. The good news is that the new neighbours at the third house have immediately removed the dangerous brick wall, to replace it with a new fence. Hurrah!
Good luck with all the hospital appointments and investigations. Rest up today after yesterday’s excitements Marydoll.
I hope the day is kind to everyone.

Good morning all from sunny (still) Lueneburg. Rain and stormy weather has been forecast for later. I am walking into the village for some shopping. Then a bit of gardening. I am going to flatten all the mole hills. Some are rather large. I am going to use the earth in my planter. Otherwise there is nothing happening here. I read, that in our town, we don`t have to wear masks in the center any more. I would rather be safe than sorry.
So, wishing all of you a relaxed and happy Friday. Take care and keep well.

Good morning Mick and all from a dark S Hants where we’ve got a very heavy hail shower just blown in, noisy too, just as the children are walking to school.
Hope it’s dry with you Pitt. sheep you sound like an absolute ball of energy tearing through your tidying and cleaning, wears me out reading it!
The greenhouse arrived yesterday, unfortunately 2 sheets of glass disintegrated into safety glass bits as they were unloaded, new ones coming Monday, ah well.
I wish you well with your various ‘oscopies’ and happy results, scentia I totally understand wanting something with a name to pin your ailings on.
And Marydoll thank you for explaining how RA is so intrusive, I had no idea, your frustration is palpable, your novellas a delight.
So many struggling kicks me up the proverbial, wishing you all a gentle day.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning from the Sefton coast.
I’ve just lost my post which mentioned the appraisal, delightful whirlwinds, the house move, Pinchy, those facing and recovering from procedures, those with blood tests and hospital visits, the bereaved and the troubled. Grrr!!! Anyhooo, I’m sending my best best wishes to you all together with a flamboyance of flamingoes.
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Good morning from a grey and damp Northampton. I must get my skates on today and get everything done before joining my brother's Zoom service at 11.30am. He is renewing his commission in the Church Army; for those who have never heard of it, it is the C of E equivalent to the Salvation Army. I managed to successfully download Zoom onto my laptop yesterday and have the codes ready so am ready to go, fingers crossed.

DD-in-law is calling at some time today to drop things off for Mothering Sunday, so must make sure to leave the outer porch door unlocked. Eldest DGD starts back at school today, and her younger sister has done the whole week, much to her delight. She has missed her playmates so much.

Just about to get busy, and a cat has decided that it time for her morning cuddle on my lap!

Hope we all find a bright spot in our day.

I meant to say, Marydoll, what a tale! We’re you a writer?

Thank you, grandmajet if that was meant to be a compliment, but No! I'm just someone who talks too much and missing an audience! People cross the road to avoid me. ?

Definitely a compliment. ?

Morning all from a grey, rainy Hertfordshire. Come back Tuesday, that was an amazing day!

Thinking of you all and your brave spirits today, hope all goes well with the medical procedures, and little Pinchy straightens out enough to live a bit longer.

I was woken at 6.45 am by a man hammering on the door, come to collect the second unwanted bath panel. I know some of you are posting by then, but to me it is still nighttime, and I had to get up quickly despite the ongoing vertigo, find a dressing gown, switch off the alarm before it went off, thus letting our Siamese cats out of the utility room, before I could open the front door. Then have to prevent said cats from escaping (they are house cats, busy road outside) and manoeuvre a large, curved, floppy bath panel into the hands of the man outside at the same time, whilst waiting for the world to stop spinning.

Tried to go back to bed, but pointless to shut the cats up again as they would just yell. Giving them the reign of the house however led to bedlam; furious chasing each other across furniture, and across us trying to sleep, knocking everything off the dressing table, swinging on the curtains to try to see the sparrows in the ivy outside, and then one of them took a flying leap and landed on a delicate part of DH's anatomy! The resulting oath led to him deciding to get up, poor soul is now at the dentist getting a new veneer put on.

Happy Friday everyone!

Good Morning all, it was a lovely morning when I got up so I stripped the bed and the machine is happily churning away , of course the clouds are rolling in !
Eldest DD has just got my list for the farm shop round the corner , it includes their shepherds pie . I got a disapproving tut ! Seems home cooking is more in vogue than ready meals ..... well ok if your cooking for a family , but for one ? I know my home made was much enjoyed when everyone was at home ..... short cuts are fashionable in my house now !

Good morning all from cold, dry Anglesey.
I have realised that I am getting cross about everything so once I’ve posted my good wishes to you all I am switching off my phone along with all tv, radio and social media for 24 hours.
We’re going to have a long walk, do a bit of housework, play the music of our choice and dance the day away.
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Just heard - DH is coming home this afternoon! His consultant asked him if he could manage the side effects of his latest surgery at home and as he said he could, then his discharge was agreed.

DD will taxi him when we get the time of release. Both he and I are delighted and will cope with whatever we have to.

Thanks everyone for all the kind and supportive messages. Much appreciated.

Gaga great news! ???

Yes, I too love your novellas, Marydoll! I would have reacted in exactly the same way to those people while you waited for your prescription and I empathise with Bellasnana. (I won’t scroll back to check my spelling as I’ll lose the post!)

Thank you for the recipe yesterday, Marydoll, and for the book recommendation, Urmstongran.

My ‘share’ this morning is Nigel Slater’s recipe for sticky toffee pudding.

Morning everyone from a blustery north Kent. Hoping to walk to our local butchers, but looks as though it might rain, so will hang about for a bit.

Not much else planned for the day apart from spraying the seeds I planted last week end. They are all emerging one after the other almost as I watch them.

I am another one who hopes Sheep’s Pinchy improves. Also hope that the house move, medical appointments and other activities go well.

Sounds as those your DH is not having the best of days B9exchange; presume the veneer is going on his teeth? ?.

Hope you all have a good day. Stay safe

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders where it is dry and bright so far. but cold. 2°C only.
I baked a cake for MiL's birthday but it sank. Do I have to eat it all myself?
Good news Gagagran such a relief. I hope he makes a good recovery in your tender care.

Sorry about your awful day Marydoll. I thought there was a home pharmacy delivery service mind you it never worked for us

Great excitement as MiL is being driven to visit me tomorrow, in the garden. This will be her first time out since DFiL's funeral in January. I wish it was warm and sunny.

I have a man from the council calling today to look at a neighbour's dispute, involving our land (long boring story)
I tried to put him off but it has to be.

I shall be rooting for Pinchy Sheepandcattle
thinking of you Bellasnana and Cornergran
Good luck with the house move Pittcity and all you grans have the best day you can.