Good Morning Friday

Oh Grandmajean, childhood memories of The Broons and Oor Wullie ! My grandparents lived in Glasgow and used to send us a parcel containing The Glasgow Weekly News and The Sunday Post every week for my mum to read. It also contained a bag of broken macfarlane lang biscuits as my grandad was a delivery driver for them. I loved the cartoon families.

Good morning Michael and all GNs. Rather a grey start in South Yorkshire. A late wake up for me. I was so washed out yesterday I went to bed early but woke up when DH managed to knock a pint glass full of water off his bedside table at half past three. Once you’re awake that’s it! It took me a couple of hours to drop off again.
Laundry today and I will also start knitting as my pattern has arrived.
Happy Birthday sheepandcattle. Have a lovely do as you like day!?☕️☀️.
For all, a happy Friday!

Middling Cornwall but it's dry . ~More digging today. A trench for the new sleepers that will become a raised bed again. The sciatic hip is standing up to the work.

Love the photos of all the flowers. Hoping my cherry plum blossom is still on the little trees.

Fantastic to read so much positive news this morning. For those still struggling lots of to brighten your day.

I really fancy fish and chips tonight now Mick. Think it might be a visit to the Welcome Stranger in our nearby village.

Indeed Grandmajet - happy memories. We took our children up to Glasgow to see Stanley Baxter in panto many times as a Christmas treat. They loved it .

Good morning all from a cloudy Angus coast where it feels cooler today. Mind you it's been cloudy most mornings and each day has then been glorious, so my fingers are crossed for the same today. We had the most amazing sunset yesterday - I shall try to attach a photo.
The best news yesterday - DGD has received another 'unconditional', this time to the degree course at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance! This is her first choice and the one she will accept, and we're all over the moon for her. Let's hope that the world has got this pesky virus under control by September so that they can have a normal, uninterrupted session.
I missed a day on here yesterday - too much sunshine and time spent outside! A friend came up and we had tai chi, a cuppa and lots of chat - such a joy. I'm beginning to feel a different person and more like the pre-Covid me.
Lovely church flowers, Ash - so fragrant I am sure. And glad your foot is feeling better now.
Glad to hear that wee Iris is progressing Grandmattie - it's such a lot for her bear, so young.
To those having to watch a DD going through pain and hard times, you have my sympathy. There is nothing worse than watching your child hurt and being unable to "kiss it better".
How little Pinchy has grown sheep! I do so hope these splints continue to do their stuff and the improvement you have noticed continues.
I did laugh out loud at your recent description of your misconception of me the other day Grandmafrench. I started having 'low lights' in my hair about 35 years ago and gradually they took over and now I am completely blonde white!
The roof repairs to your GC's little house look very smart dmw.
Love the photo of your DD's puppy playing with your dog Bella. I bet you have hours of amusement watching them.
Now I must get on, and do I know not what. A leisurely day to look forward to in the way that I did pre-Covid - in other words a lockdown day with a different emphasis!
Have the best day you can everyone and find the blue skies and sunshine through the grey ????

Good morning everyone. It's a lovely fairweather Spring morning here in the Gower.

I may have overdone things yesterday in the end as I'm still feeling foggy this morning. Then again it might be those hours my WP spent sorting out the security on all our tech stuff, I don't know who suffered the most but it was certainly a nightmare!
Apart from my WP finally having his jab this evening today should be a relatively quiet one. Well that's the plan anyway ?

Happy birthday Sheepandcattle ???

I hope everyone has a good Friday, take it easy Marydoll and Susan and everyone I've missed who are currently feeling unwell. Take care and stay safe everyone ❤️

The Wonky Donkey---I'd never laughed so much in all my life the first time I saw that video of grannie trying to tell the story to the baby on her knee.

Good morning from a grey mild Morecambe Bay. Happy Birthday Sheep you deserve a day off!
I realised my driving licence is out of date. That’s my job for today.
Thinking of all with worries, sadness and I’ll health.?
Take care and continue to stay safe everyone ???

Good Morning from a grey Harrogate - not yet wet!
I add to the votes to dispense of the vallance Beechnut. I haven't used one since we got rid of our 4 poster bed - The valance hid a multitude of sins that were shoved under the bed!!
You must be so proud of your DD Sar there are so many brave offspring here Iris, too

If you do go to the Floriade Dragon unless things have change (quite possible), there was an awful lot of walking to do, couldn't do it justice now!
Today we will take the car for a spin and I hope DH will happen to stop near Argos in Knaresborough. I need to buy more Barbie clothes for DGDs birthday, then stop somewhere to get pink paint to paint the Barbie wardrobe I am making out of boxes.
This pm I promised myself I shall make the chocolate frm the kit given to me on mother's day, and sample the Kombucha Tea I have been brewing. This evening I have my Zoom call to my sisters - Wow! Hope i'm not as busy s it looks!!
Gingster are all old men stubborn old goats? My DH is one, too!
I have to go and get ready to got out now - have the best day you can folks.

Good morning from the Sefton coast where it is dry and mild.
Love the house Dwm. Happy birthday s&c - hope you have a super day. Iris continues to be an absolute star. I’m another who has ditched the valance.
My solar powered PIR garden light (c/o Aldi) is now working thanks to the length of time the sun shines and the power of its rays. Yesssss!
Can I add Merlots name to the mention of Beau and Elizabeth1? Sending healing thoughts to those who are dealing with bereavement, medical issues, illness and wobbles.
Sending flamingoes and smiles to brighten your day.

Good morning all from my comfy bed. It seems to be sunny outside so hoping for a walk after lunch. Enjoy your day everyone.

For any of you lovely people who haven’t had the chance to enjoy “The Wonky Donkey”, indulge yourselves.....after all it is Comic Relief Day!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbsZohEMn38

Beautiful sunny morning in Worthing. I've got my washing out on the line.

Brilliant! Thank you Ashcombe!

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Sheep&Cattle enjoy your garden time ??

Good morning Mick and all from a partly sunny S Welsh coast. We have been lucky for the workmen to have had a fine few days to extend the patio, they will finish the other work by next Wednesday. The sleepers to edge the garden are green, would have preferred brown but no matter, difficult to source apparently so we're grateful to have those. We have my Mother's Day gift of Afternoon Tea being delivered this afternoon, so looking forward to that.
A very Happy Birthday to you sheepandcattle have a lovely day ?
Thinking of all those with pain and worries.
Keep safe everyone.

Good morning from a brightish North of Scotland.
Ashcombe. Beautiful photo thank you. Our church has been closed now for over a year but there are a couple of lovely benches outside where I can sit and have a little think and prayer.
I have had the vaccination and a few days of feeling odd and nauseous might be coincidence but it has lifted my mood.
Mick. Hope you are feeling more settled.
I am thinking about starting some seeds inside. The risk of frost is very high.
Have the best day you can everyone.

A very late good morning from a wet Northampton. Posting now and then will go back and read everyone's news. I had a bad night, just couldn't get off, then finally slept from about 5am-ish to 9.30.

Was hoping it was going to stay dry so that I could cut the grass this weekend, no such luck. Still, plenty to do indoors.

No plans for today except the usual stuff: reading, sudoku, crosswords, and of course my knitting. May run the hoover over upstairs.

Take care everyone.

Just came back to wish, Sheep a very happy birthday. The sun is shining here, it is just the tonic needed to lift my spirits.
That and a socially distanced gossip with my two pals across the road, while poor DD dealt with the Tesco delivery (and I supervised) has made my day

Beechnut, we gave up using a valance when we discovered a big spider on the bed. It had climbed up the valance. No bedding should ever touch the floor, just spiders ladders in my opinion.
Everyone have a good day and I hope all grans with health problems and worries will find that things improve as the day wears on.

Thanks for that link Ashconbe! That granny had me laughing till I cried! That was a great tonic for my morning!
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Ashcombe, thanks for the lovely video of the grandma enjoying the book a lot more than her little grandchild!!!

Sorry ... many happy returns of the day to you sheepandcattle! Enjoy your weeding! That will be restful for you I expect.
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Beautiful blue sky here in West Sussex but increasingly breezy. Your washing should dry well jaybee.

We emptied our bags of compost and topsoil for allotment and garden. The top soil had to come through the house but my lovely neighbour saw us struggling to fill and carry plastic sacks and came over with two small plastic tubs with handles which were easy to fill and carry so it was just lots of walking back and forth. The big builders bags look like a lot of soil but now that it’s in the garden it just looks like rather oversized molehills and we will probably need at least one more bag to level up the beds. We have solid clay under very shallow soil so I’m hoping that raising the level will enable a greater variety of plants to thrive.

Stunning sunset Taichinan and i love the Japanese pottery along with the cherry blossom aggie. Lilies are not my favourite flowers but they do look lovely in the church Ashcombe. Hope sunshine has followed the promising sunrise in Glasgow Marydoll. Lambs, dogs and cat also much enjoyed S&C, Bellasnana and - oh bother I can’t remember whose the very comfy cat on new bed is - I will go back and look when I’ve posted this .

Glad to hear of progress in health for some and hope for the same for those suffering with ongoing problems. for all who need them.

Oh, comfy cat belongs to you hollysteers - so sorry, my head doesn’t hold much these days!

I will try to attach a photo of the oversized molehills