Good Morning Monday

Good morning from Cheshire. Sunny but cold. Today's highlight is a delivery from Morrison's !
Love the lamb,Baubles - I used to love going "Up Clydeside" in the Spring to see the new lambs and visit some garden centres. Not been there for years as very few relatives left now in that area.
Will read rest of posts later.
Have as good a day as possible.

Good morning all. Sunny and frosty but thankfully another fall of snow yesterday didn’t land. Bizarre weather!

A FaceTime call from DD1 and both GDs, prepared with knitting needles and wool. Although I taught both DDs and GDs to knit, they didn’t continue with it and we had an online lesson interspersed with frustration and laughter. A few photos in the evening to show me their progress.....interesting!?

Another FaceTime call was from DD2 and SiL in Australia plus Hughie, the dog who now recognises my voice. No surprise DD chose a yellow lab. as this is the breed she grew up with.

Nothing planned, another Groundhog Day, washing on, some housework done.....now off to find something interesting to fill my day.

Have a good day all.

Marydoll I start the fire pit by pouring some paraffin over the logs which takes off immediately. DH bought some compressed logs from B&Q but the amount of thick smoke, once they got going made it impossible to sit around the fire pit. Grr!

Good Morning all. The weather is not looking too bright at the moment, hope it lightens later.
Grand mattie I hope seeing Iris will eclipse any other problems.
Marydoll, glad you enjoyed your shopping trip, such a good idea to go so early. I won’t be rushing off to the shops anytime soon and if I do I’ll try the same idea.
We had a lovely chatty , fun afternoon yesterday even if a bit chilly.
. DH at golf and then some jobs to do for his Mum on the way home. A few jobs around the house for me, a walk and then amuse myself.
Hope missing posters are okays everyone finds a smile today.

Grammaretto

Good morning all from the freeeezing Scottish Borders but the sun is shining!
As Baubles has pointed out, we aren't too far behind you English folks and I am looking forward to shoe shops opening. My shoes are falling to pieces.

It's our 52nd wedding anniversary today and my first without DH so I am going to DDs overnight.

I have been too busy these last few days to read the GM posts but I hope you are all doing well. The painter finished yesterday so I have a wonderful "new" room to come back to.

Grammaretto it was our 52nd anniversary on the 7th ! Easter Monday 1969 !

Good morning from a sunny NE where it is -1 and frosty.
Long chat to DD and SIL on skype yesterday afternoon, one of the cats decided to jump on the sideboard and remove objects.
A sure fire way to capture attention, knocking ornaments on to the floorboards.
Apparently I was screaming at 5am this morning, DH says he has never heard anything so loud and felt sure the neighbours will have heard. Wasn't aware of having nightmares but it doesn't surprise me with the stress we are under at present.
I have always had night terrors and sleeep walked.
Will need to talk to my hairdresser and see when she starts her home visits again.

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It’s bright and sunny again but still chilly.
Grammaretto remember happy days.
Purplepixie happy anniversary.
Some housework to do today then perhaps mow the lawn and bits of admin to follow up too.
I’ll save the shops for later in the week when I have a hair appointment.
Have a good day everyone. Stay safe.

Good morning all from a cold but beautifully sunny Derbyshire.

Gardening and/or housework this morning. DH is having his hair cut this afternoon, mine will wait a bit longer as I've grown it over the last year so it just needs levelling off.

Happy anniversary Purplepixie.
It will be lovely to see Iris and her sister grandMattie. Hope it goes well. I'm another who has to tread carefully around DD and SiL. It's fine as long as I keep my head down and don't offer any opinions! . As it turns out, 30 somethings know much more about everything than the older generation! Which reminds me, SiL starts his new job today after leaving his brief career in teaching. Big changes coming for us all because of that.....which will no doubt spill out in due course!

Hope today is a good day for all

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire where the sun is shining. It was a huge pleasure to watch GS’s team play football yesterday, catching up on the touchline with parents and grandparents we hadn’t seen for a long time. The result could have been better, but it’s early days. We came home, had a cuppa, went out to stretch our legs and got caught in a snow storm!
I was due to take my ailing laptop to the Apple shop at Meadowhall this morning, but I realised that with the first day of unlockdown and the school holidays it would be Meadowhell so I have postponed it until next week when hopefully I will feel a bit safer..
Some gardening for us today when it warms up a bit. If it warms up a bit!
Grammaretto?. Have a good day one and all.

Good morning from a bright and sunny ?Northampton. Sitting here again with a cat lying across my lap like a baby, which makes writing this rather difficult! She does like her morning cuddle.

Spent a couple of hours in the garden yesterday, trimming the edges, and then started scraping the moss off the slabs under the pergola. Had to stop when it started hailing! Shall carry on with that today, and then clean the wooden love-seat that sits in the pergola. It gets lots of afternoon sun so hoping to get some use out of it soon. And then a long phone call with a dear friend and ex-colleague who I met when she joined the staff of the school I was teaching at in 1972.

The towels are in the washing machine in the hopes that they will dry outside, and just a few jobs to do around the house. Not venturing out today, but will do tomorrow to post birthday cards.

Hope everyone going out today has a pleasant adventure; take care and stay safe.

Good morning from West York's where it's bright but cold I am meeting friend for a walk this morning.
Happy anniversary purplepixie
Hope you have a good day GM and not too biting of tongue needed .
?to all not feeling good .Stay safe everyone .

Good Morning All x.
We're doing well for weather here in this little corner of the NW as it's another bright sunny day, pity there's no heat to go with it. We can't have everything. I'll look like a Yeti in the garden later all muffled up .

Some bits of washing to do while the going's good and definitely a bout of clothes culling. I can bundle them up and put the bags in the shed for the next collection. I imagine that the odd few charity shops will come alive now.

I need to empty the garden containers of the plants that didn't survive the frost, then get some new compost for re-planting. I missed the garden clearance chaps last week so I'll bag-up the dead plants and they can go in the now empty green bin.

I note most of you are going to enjoy your new found freedom which is great and I sincerely hope you enjoy your time meeting up and in Ashcombe's case, staying overnight.

Speaking about " walking on eggshells ", I remember my mum and the spats between my ex-SiL. Poor mum used to be mortified at times and so uncomfortable in her company. SiL was always snappy and " knew everything " until mum couldn't hold back. That was that. She and I still exchange C'mas cards.

Love the pic of the little lamb baubles, I'd have been delighted with it licking my hand.

To all who are going out and about I wish you a good day and thoughts to our friends who are perhaps struggling
Take care and stay safe everyone. xx

Good morning, Mick and everyone from the Cumbrian coast where it is another gloriously sunny but frosty day. Lovely to sit in my big bay window with the sun shining through and warming me.
Another busy day ahead packing and tidying up. As soon as I cross one little job off my list, two more are added. Or so it feels. I don't have time to hit the shops today or I probably would. Our Debenhams is re-opening to clear everything and it would have been useful to visit and see if there was anything I needed for the new home.
Can't wait until Friday when I have my first full day in the new house. I will surrounded by boxes but I will not be under such pressure to do things.
I have wondered about Bellasnana, I read her comments on the Malta weather with some envy. I hope you are OK.
And everyone else... have a trouble free day.

Grammaretto

Good morning from Essex by the sea. I wrote a long post earlier but it seems to have disappeared . I wish you all a pleasant Monday xx

Good morning from a lovely bright Nottinghamshire. I woke late, and have just had my morning cup of tea in bed, courtesy of DH. He is off now to do some garden tidying, and I must strip the bed for washing when I finally get up. I also have a couple of pears that need using up so I’ll make a cake with them.
It’s nice to see everyone planning little trips, visits and haircuts! I hope all the plans go well. brook , you sound busy with your GC, I remember the days before shielding when we could see our little ones properly. I so hope your family visit goes well GrandMattie. Have you tried a plain old fashioned firelighter, marydoll, and some newspaper?
Well, tea drunk, so I must do something useful now to justify my continued existence! Have the best day you can, all.

Good morning from a sunny frosty Morecambe Bay.
Happy Anniversary Purplepixie have a lovely day.
Thinking too of Grammaretto?
Not a lot planned for today. The usual local walk. The day hasn’t started to well. I don’t know what I was doing in the shower earlier, but I have an annoying little cut on my knuckle and as I got dry I noticed I’d scratched my leg virtually from thigh to ankle. Only noticed when it started stinging!
Take care everyone and stay safe ???

grandmajet, Have you tried a plain old fashioned firelighter, marydoll, and some newspaper? Tried that and nothing!

Good morning all from a bright cold Lancashire. Just popping in as Mr. B and I are off out for a walk. Will catch up on your posts later.

Good morning everyone. ???? yes, wall-to-wall sunshine’s back for the foreseeable, after it rained all day yesterday and most of Saturday. We’ll now get back to a more outdoors life here in the S of France.

Just wanted to wish everyone of you in England a very happy and healthy New Year, with positive thoughts for a brighter future. A big day today, whether going out to test the water or staying home but feeling glad. Hopefully some of the awfulness of the last many months will fade with a little more normality and good weather returning to give you cheer.

Other parts - well, patience is a virtue! France? We shall see and hopefully with some proper caution for a while yet.

Enjoy your day today, everyone. Say as little as you can, Mattie, and don’t let people make you feel like a victim or ruin your life. If you don’t give people enough to get their teeth into, don’t play their game and don’t get anxious - you won’t provide enough sport so they’ll leave you alone. Enjoy some time with Iris!

To all with birthdays, anniversaries, special days - my best wishes. Ekwa I suspect you’re doing far too much. Take some time for yourself so that you get into your new life feeling fairly fit to face and enjoy it all.

Taichinan will hopefully give some words of advice on lighting the fire pit, Mary - before the Fire Brigade have your card marked and you’re on that Norty Step.

Good luck, Kate

Keep safe everyone, enjoy some freedom where you can......and maybe start making little plans?

Hugs to you, as always, from me ?‍♀️?????????

Good morning Mick and all from Sunnyside northwest Lancashire coast.
Bits and bobs today, roof bill to be paid, smoothies to make etc.
Yesterday after mass, I strolled round our village and popped into the railway station with its ‘libraries’ in each waiting room. I left a couple of books and took a couple.It’s a very nice idea.
A few days ago, I felt like some ginger wine, but was surprised that the large impressive wine shop in said village didn’t have any ,but bottles of every hue and type graced the shelves. I bought some ginger ale instead. Not quite the same. I love anything with ginger in it and through these arid days, these things help. If my mother in law, who lived here all her life, came back, she would be amazed at the village. It’s now very bijou, artisan shops, fancy restaurants. An ‘in’ place for locals. She just went there to get her fish and bread etc.
As usual, I fell into conversation with someone after complimenting them on how smart they looked (elegant black coat with fur collar and hat to match), but when the conversation went on and on and we were into “And when they opened me up...” I was going off the idea? We feel better for a chat though don’t we?
Thinking of anyone with a shadow across their heart. Have a good Monday and don’t go mad with the openings!

Good morning all, it is sunny here in Herts, I am a night owl so perhaps tge wrong thread for me, you all get up so early! ?

Haircut this afternoon, can't wait, and with the shops ooen, can find a card for lovely DiL's birthday. Still feeling down about the loss of Prince Philip, beginning to hit home what the poor Queen is going through. She has so much courage.

Good morning Mick and all. Overcast, cold and dry in Anglesey. Holiday makers can cross the border from today so expecting the beaches to be busier soon but it’s still mighty cold.
Marydoll perhaps your wood is not quite dry enough. Have you tried fire logs/heat logs available in most stores. A fire lighter, bit of dry kindling and a couple of heat logs. Fingers crossed.
Happy anniversary Purplepixie.
Enjoy your day GrandMattie, how lovely to see little Iris. I feel we’ve adopted her as our little good morning mascot.
As for treading on eggshells with your daughter, I wonder if our children subconsciously take out their stress and worries on the one person they know will forgive and love them unconditionally, usually mum.
Wishing all you lovely gransnetters a happy day and hope that at least one random pink flamingo pops up.

Good morning all sun trying to break through here in Black country. DS & DGSs calling round so must get the train set out ready they play for hrs with it. Hair appt tomorrow and DH received phone call from drs 2nd jab thurs. Enjoy your day all.