Good morning from another day of blue skies and sunshine in West Sussex. When I opened the bedroom window a blast of very fresh air hit me. I will not be getting out my summer clothes yet.
I met up with DD1 and oldest GD (17) in a garden centre that lies about half-way between our homes. She lives just under an hour away on a good day but traffic here in the south gets worse every year and I am beginning to dread the journey. There were at least three sets of roadworks to negotiate yesterday ?. We had a lovely morning though and I managed to buy the plant tub that DD3 wants - it is for her birthday which was back in February! They had their very small front garden paved for car parking so want to restore some nature. The tub should hold a small tree or shrub.
Marydoll I may have tracked you down at last but I am a cautious sleuth so I will watch out for more clues - I could do with a whiteboard as in Line on Duty ??. My parents used to love going for a day out at Culzean - they would have found the M77 very convenient.
Cherry I am so glad you have found an ally and hope that there will soon be some improvement in the situation.
Gorgeous baby and loving big sis photo Glamma.
Love all the outdoors photos of views and gardens. I might try to post one of my tulip pot ?.
GrandmaJet (hope I have spelt right) no wonder you have had a down moment with major treatment ahead of you. You made a brave decision. It will be so good when you are through your surgery and on the road to recovery with the prospect of an improved quality of life 
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This post is getting way too long. I also meant to say thank you to Pantglas (I think) for the tip about sourdough bread mix though I haven’t tracked one down yet.
Good news re scan Urmston. Welcome to Maisie, Maw.
Now out to see how cold that wind is up at the allotment. ?? Where is the rhubarb emoji?!
Oh, and belated Happy St George’s Day to the English grans & Grandpas. ???????
Good Morning Mick and everyone. Enjoy those bus rides. Chilly wind but blue Cornish sky here.
Lots of beautiful photos. Thank you.
Roads are getting busy here. The local news last night had an item about Campervans. Some are parking on the sea front overnight. Neighbourhood are shocked at people wandering around in their night attire.
kittylester Ouch 
huge bill. Every treatment at the vets seems so expensive. £150 to have Mya's poop analysed and no answer. In the end the vet suggested changing her food. Glad we don't pay for our poop to be done.
Beauregard I don't think we've seen the last of the frost. End of next week the temperature is dropping.
Urm great news about the scan.
Welcome grannytilly2511.
I'm ladling the factor 50 on Grandmafrench.?
Text from lovely birthday daughter early this morning. I slept through the ping. She and granddaughter are off to Leeds for an outing so we will do the big catch up on her return. Glad she is able to celebrate this year. Last year's 50th was scuppered by the lockdown 
My hip and knee are causing me a lot of jip and sleep deprived nights. Gentle gardening today. Getting some seeds in. The benches in the polytunnel are filling up. Nearly all the beans (runner and climbing) are through. No rush as I won't plant out till after 11th May (New Moon).
Hope I hear from dear son this weekend. Third weekend now since he rang. 5 weeks since he gave his notice in.
Relaxing in my hammock with my book "Silent Patient" this afternoon. Then I'll finish the day off with some arrows now MrM has found my target faces. He'd hidden them in the container.
I'll wander down to the stream soon with Mya and checked the level. It's spring fed and we take our water from it via the little water wheel that generates the power to pump it up to us. A good downpour tonight would help but nothing forecast yet.
Enjoy your walks, chats and food today everyone.
Good morning all from a cooler Lancashire. It was very dull here earlier, and I thought we may have some rain. However, the sun is now peeping out and the forecast is for sunshine all afternoon. I see everyone has been busy bees yesterday. Our great garden tidy up is progressing well, lots of planning now going on but no planting yet. Lots more rubbish disposal yesterday, including a few things that had to be burned. Luckily we have a small garden incinerator and no neighbours were around to annoy. The local authority will only accept certain types of waste but they don’t tell you what to do with the rest of it! Great news re. the neck scan Urmstongran, that must be a huge relief
I’m resting my aching arms today, some washing needs doing then a bit of sewing later while Mr. B plays in the shed. I have my second Covid jab tomorrow morning, first appointment so hoping to be in and out quickly. Not planned anything much after that, I had bad side effects after the first one. I may need to take it easy for a few days if it happens again. So glad to be getting it ?
Hope everyone finds a little sunshine in their day. 
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