Good Morning Monday

Good morning from a gloriously sunny and bright South Yorkshire. At the moment there isn't a cloud in the sky. Pity it's not as warm as it looks ?.

A pottering and faffing sort of day today, with little on the agenda, other than perhaps a walk and also do the ironing. I'm also going to ring the hairdresser to see when I can be fitted in.

Take care one and all, and those of you venturing out, enjoy yourselves.

Good Morning all from bright but chilly Harrogate. Not a lot doing today but a chat with my school friend after this post, and a chat with my sister this pm.
Somewhere housework will raise it's ugly head and have to be done. I've been making 3 little pigs for my DGS. He's going through a phase of everything's to do with fairy stories! Jack and the beanstalk (apparently where in DD1's garden). He doesn't knock on doors, but tries to blow the house down - coming from a very small boy with Down syndrome is quite amusing. I shall have to bake gingerbread men for his next visit!
Marydoll I am please your lack of posting was caused by you enjoying yourself!
I, too, have had my share of eggshells to tread on with how I describe my DGS and Down Syndrome. I think I'm sorted now. Good Luck GrandMattie with your family.
Have the best day you can, folks, and remember tomorrow is another day!

Good morning all from a beautiful sunny Angus coast. Snow? What snow? That must have been my inagination.
What a wonderful sense if freedom is coming from "south of the border" as you take your first tentative steps towards a normal life and venture back to shops of all sorts. I have just realised that I have no idea what's allowed up here - although I have a hairdresser's appointment on Saturday and I know the garden centres opened last week. Yippee for the first, and it will have to be a bitty warmer for the other!
As usual I am having to post before reading - my body is grabbing sleep at inconvenient hours at the moment and insisting on its seven hours nevertheless. I'm happy to go with that because all of a sudden it will change its mind and only take three or four hours for a week or so. Once lockdown is over, it will be back to the alarm clocks, but for now the body clock rules.
Noticed in my quick flick down that you're off to your holiday home for a night Ash. Enjoy that freedom - but we'll miss your post tomorrow .
Grandmattie I too have had the occasional 'eggshell times' with DD, so I feel for you. And you know they pass - in fact maybe this won't BE an eggshell time. So take a big breath, relax, and enjoy seeing Iris and her sister again..
The main joy of my day is my Tesco delivery at midday and then maybe - just maybe - I'll enjoy a weel happit (dressed up warm) seat out in the sun.
I hope everything is as well as possible with everyone, and the sun shines where you are. ☀️???

Domestic (dull) morning here. I feel I should be excited about things gradually opening up but until we can have AC to stay we won’t be seeing any of the family, and that is what I need most.

DH’s new chair has arrived and is simplicity itself to use, but he cannot grasp new concepts and requires me in the room before he will activate it. This does rather defeat the object of him being a bit less dependent on me to haul him out of a chair and I am frustrated by his incompetence which I know is not his fault but is still infuriating. I keep thinking of how much we have spent, which doesn’t help!

Greyduster I haven't finished reading all the posts but had to comment on yours. Your visit to Meadowhell brought back such fond memories for me. When I lived in Derbyshire, I had a very close friend who lived the other side of Sheffield. Meadowhell was our halfway meeting place 3x a year for a full day. Much of it was spent in the M+S cafe to start with, then around the store and finally a restaurant for late afternoon meal. I do miss our lengthy chats and giggles together.

I'll get back to read more posts.

Marydoll. I haven't read all the posts yet but you say old fashioned firelighters haven't been successful.
Photo - I use these for the log burner and BBQ. One, with just a few pieces of kindling on top. As soon as the kindling has caught I put larger logs on. It's easier with the burner as I can control the air vent. I put two in the BBQ, again with kindling then charcoal. I can recommend natural charcoal not briquettes. Not a fan of liquid fuel.
Our outsider heater has packed up so I'm thinking of buying a fire pit. Good luck.

Good morning all from still chilly West Sussex. It is cloudy now but we had a beautifully clear sky overnight - I know because I woke up and felt a spell of achy, wriggly legs coming on so got up for a Paracetamol and milky drink. I could see a lovely starry sky through the window so had to go out in my pj’s and bare feet to have a proper look. It was the most starry I have ever seen here, where house and street lighting mean no dark skies locally. I didn’t stay out for long though! And I did go back to sleep quite quickly ?.

Marydoll it was lovely to read about your shopping expedition yesterday. As regards your ‘clues’, I think you must be slightly further east and north than I thought but I am easily confused and obviously should have taken better notes at an earlier stage ?. For others on this thread - honestly, I am not a stalker but Marydoll has often mentioned places near me when I was growing up! I have been “in exile” in the south of England for many years so have the inevitable nostalgia for “home”. My nostalgia is tempered by the weather reports from northern parts! Interesting piece on whether women feel the cold more than men, on Woman’s Hour earlier - they do. Something to do with muscle size I think.

A lot of mystery injuries on here today Gaga and Gelisa. I sympathise.

Hope Cherry and Auntieflo and other regulars missing recently are OK.

Dollie sounds a bright little button Marydoll. Hope your visit from Iris is unmarred by any mother/daughter sensitivities GrandMattie. I used to have problems with my late mother’s comments and notice similar sometimes with two of my three DDs on what seem to me to be innocuous remarks ?.

Must get on with something useful . Hope everyone has something good in their life today.

All postings read now. Sun is out in Cornwall but still that chill in the air.
Ashcombe Gently does it. Have a lovely time with your bubble mate.
Pantglas2 Good reminder. Boots points. I'll be heading for the No.7 counter on my day out in two weeks time. Eye shadow and nail polish too. My toe nails need something outrageous.
grandMattie Having Iris there will be great. I try to see myself a good best listener and sounding board for my daughter. We went through a "walking on eggshells" patch about 5 years ago.
Harrigran What a fright
EkwaNimitree. Enjoy your new home. You sound well planned.
grandmaFrench. I've had rain too - finally. 2 short, heavy showers this morning.
Mappeleaf faffing Brilliant word. Just booked my hair do. Earliest was 3 weeks.
GrannySomerset. Share your need to see family. I have to wait until June. Hope you see yours soon.

Mixed emotions today. Rang my little brother to wish him Happy Birthday. All the family were just arriving so said I would ring back tomorrow. He was my rock when I left my ex.
He'd come to see me every Sunday morning without fail. We are so close but now so far away (miles) from each other. No call from dear son yesterday. I've just sent text. Trying to keep anxiety levels down. Hoping MrM gets the digger on the road today.

Looking forward to when my Pilates class starts. I need to see faces and have our little chats after the sessions. Feel I'm loosing the plot some days.

Going to reiterate what Ashcombe said. Gentle does it.

Muse, thank you for that suggestion, I will source some.

Litterpicker, I may have put you off the scent entirely! I live nowhere near the Clyde Valley!