Good Morning Sunday

Good morning from North Yorkshire. Another sunny day here. Yesterday was beautiful after early clouds. I walked with a friend then we had lunch at our village pub. Later I had a garden visit from other friends returning my power washer.
Today is ironing and gardening. I have some summer bulbs to plant but I held them back because of the heavy frosts. Fingers crossed I’m not too late with them.
Sorry to hear your GP struggles Harri. It’s disgraceful.
Hope everyone has a good day.Stay safe.

Good morning.
Blue skies and sunny here.
A photo taken at the farm shop yesterday. They have lots of animals (of course) which keep the the GC entertained while their mum goes in to shop. We meet up there and I do the outside bit.
Have a nice day.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

"an" not "and" - check twice , post once !

Good morning all from a chilly Glasgow, but the sun is just poking through.

GM, good to see you posting.
Harri, I'm glad to hear you have your sister to support you. A shocking state of affairs that your poor husband has to suffer like this. My GP practice isn't much better, they have barely supported me at all, during shielding. I feel very let down, by my GP who used to be so supportive.
I'm another one, who thinks life is not getting back to normal just yet. Complacency is just going to keep this virus going.

I'm exhausted this morning, due to DH's restlessness. I hardly got a wink of sleep. A wee bit worried about him, he has been like this for a while and is exceptionally grumpy!! Its so unlike him. ☹

We had a surprise visit from DD and SIL yesterday, not to see us, but to cadge lunch and use our facilities to prepare for their stay in a wigwam next week. It is in the middle of nowhere, near where the famous red phone box in Local Hero was filmed. SIL plans to surprise his sister in the USA by phoning her from it. ?
It's DD's birthday and the anniversary of their engagement.

They had cycled on their new bikes to DS2's new home early yesterday morning and took photos of themselves in different parts of the garden. After sneaking off, they sent the photos to DS. Thank goodness they did, the ping on his phone had wakened DS, who was on call and had slept in. He was not at all amused at their antics! ?

Thinking of all our missing friends and the many who have mountains to climb daily. ?
I will come back later and read all the news. Enjoy your Sunday, everyone.

Good morning. Lovely and sunny here in Cheshire. Did lots of outside jobs yesterday so pleased with myself. By "outside jobs" I mean sweeping , washing window sills etc. I am not a gardener and to me it feels like outside housework ! DH does the garden and I potter.
Urmstongran - your menu amused me as I , too , always do cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes when we have gammon ! These foods just seem to go together.
May see DS as DIL taking the GC to visit her parents leaving DS with and "empty" as Marydoll would say !

Good morning from the Suffolk coast and, BOY is it chilly still.
Yesterday started off warm and we had breakfast in the garden. By afternoon, when the tide turned, it was absolutely freezing! ?.

Ashcombe sorry to hear you had a migraine yesterday. Hope you feel much better today ?

Harrigran you don’t need more stress. The receptionists can be so unhelpful. My DH is struggling to get results of blood tests taken a month ago. Just cannot get through to a doctor.

Sar the baby ballet is so sweet. My DD started at 3 and went right through to Dance college . She loved every minute of it. Her two daughters didn’t take to it though - much to her disappointment. ?

Well our hoped -for lazy day didn’t quite transpire. We started taking the masking tape off the windows of the summerhouse and found that the sun had baked it on and it was stuck firm, so what should have been a five minute job turned out to be a couple of hours. It was so sticky , almost like superglue. A bowl of warm soapy water, white spirit and elbow grease eventually did the trick.

Urmstongran enjoy your lunch with you DSF. It sounds like you all enjoy your sundays together. ❤️

A day of clearing out the potting shed and the dumping ground that is our large bike/mowers/tools/paints/ladders shed along with other junk.

Wishing you all a calm, restful, and gentle Sunday. ?

Good Morning All x.
We're doing well with the fine weather but there's still that nip in the air coming off the sea, it's so open here----not complaining mind you.

For the past few of days I've smelt a " bonfire " smell in the air, surely to goodness my ant-eater senses can't detect the fires in NI from here ? It's in the atmosphere as opposed to the neighbour's closer wood-burner. I don't know what to think, as it's about 300 miles away----as the crow flies
Me and my proboscis ! I think I was a sniffer dog in my last life.

Chicken roasted yesterday and peas soaked last night so that's the menu for today, with roast pots and new of course. I'll enjoy that later. Looking forward to the crumpets shortly.

Never a lot going on on a Sunday at the best of times and being as it's so quiet everywhere I daren't even think about getting the hoover out, it would waken the dead.

I'm usually on the ball when it comes to detecting work but Ashcombe's eggshell has got me beaten , how it got there will remain a mystery.

I couldn't believe the way harrigran was treated over the medication, it was dreadful and shouldn't have happened. Hope they've now got the message.

Whether our local eateries will still be operating I don't know as two have outdoor facilities normally but up to now there's no sign of life in either. Mick reminded me talking about his local cafes. I usually see one of our GN's there with friend's and have joined in on a couple of occasions. We'll see.

Breakfast calls, so everyone enjoy your day,take care and stay safe as usual. Thoughts to our absent friends xx

Good morning all from sunny Harrogate
I am horrified Harrigran that your surgery should create such problems. Sometimes I feel my surgery can’t wait til I pop my clogs, but I hope they’ll have a long wait!!
Nothing Planned apart from virtual church and dog walking- what is the problem with your dog having breathing problems dragonfly? Ours often sneezes, I often wonder if she’s allergic to us!!
Have a good day folks

Good morning Mick and all his followers.
Life sounds almost back to normal for you Mick. I think masks may become the new normal and an awareness of other people’s proximity.
My oldest school friend has been back in the UK from the US for a few months, in Cambridge. We were due to meet up just as lockdown began again but have finally arranged to have a pub lunch with them today. It will be a chance to meet her new husband and catch up on the news. What to wear? That’s the dilemma!
I’m glad you had support with your doctor Harrigran and the problem is resolved.
I hope the day is kind to everyone.

Good morning all from a sunny start to the day on the east coast of Fife. It’ll be quite nippy outside though, I’ve no doubt about that, yesterday afternoon was biting cold coming off the North Sea no doubt.. must make the most of the sunshine though perhaps it’ll heat up a little we’ve a good hot spot out in the garden. Love to everyone have a good day

I’m afraid I didn’t sleep too well last night and himself had several jumping around dreams he said he was chasing someone and his legs were going like the clappers. He hadn’t done that in a while perhaps it was because this household had a bit of a meltdown yesterday we’re needing our weekend breaks away from each other and It can’t come soon enough.
Hey ho today’s another day there’s good times to come.

Morning Mick and all

I was awake at 6am, unusually for me I went back to sleep and just woken up!

Tea in bed, then cooked breakfast. I shall then get myself ready to go to middle AS’s garden. He is second road back from the beach so it might be breezy!! (Thanks for the weather forecast Sar53 )

Back home this evening for Roast Pork, Call The Midwife and Line of Duty...

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️?

Good morning from Morecambe Bay where decent weather is again forecast though cooling off next week. Not much rain in the forecast for the foreseeable future though.
I’m tired this morning. The house that backs onto us on the other side of the canal had a noisy outdoor gathering until the early hours. Then just as it finally went quiet at about 3, we had a noisy car head up our cul de sac with music blaring. I suspect it could well have been one of the party goers.
Our next door neighbour has put his house up for sale. He’s a noisy one too who likes his loud music, but on the whole he’s not bad and we could get far worse when he sells it. Always a worry getting new neighbours! He has been in just 3 years and it is up for sale at 100k more than he paid for it. The inflation with house prices doesn’t seem right to me!
A lazy day planned for today. DH has his team playing football later today if we haven’t fallen asleep.
Take care everyone and stay safe ???

Good morning all from Derbyshire. Sunny with a gentle breeze at the moment.

Good news about your scan Urms.
Hope Maisie is settling in well Maw.
Lovely photo of the new baby and his big sister glammagran.

We had an unexpected visit from DS and 1 yr old DGS3 yesterday. It was nice to sit outside and play throwing and rolling a ball with him.

Hope Sunday is a good day for all.

Good morning Mick, morning all from South Lanarkshire where it’s cooler and rather cloudy but another fine day is forecast.

Pity about your cafe Mick, sadly many businesses won’t reopen.

Today our lockdown baby turns one year old so we’re off to have a picnic in the park next to DS’s house.

Wishing everyone a peaceful day.

Good morning from Nottinghamshire. The sky looked clear and blue half an hour ago but has clouded over now, so, who knows?
?eggshell, Ash!
GrandMattie, glad you are feeling better today.
Harrigran, I’m so glad you got your problems sorted out with the surgery, it’s not good enough that you have had the added stress when you already have more than enough to cope with.
Have a lovely break, brook, there’s nothing like seeing family face to face after all this time.
Yesterday turned out to be a nice day. I had some bras to return - why do they never fit? - via our local m&s food store, then went on to DD1’s garden to see their newly dug little pond. We sat in the sun with a cup of tea and came home much cheered up.
In the evening we watched Goodbye Christopher Robin and were disconcerted to discover that Christopher Robin’s nanny was Jo Davidson from Line of Duty! Did he grow up to be Ryan Pilkington?
Enjoy your day, everyone, and be kind to yourself.

Good morning from sunny Leicestershire.
It was just like summer sitting in the garden yesterday with DD and SiL. It was so lovely to see them.
We now have the dog for a week before his operation to improve his breathing.

No plans today just dog walking.

Have a good day every one.

Good morning from an overcast Colchester. Another cool, dry day forecast here. I agree with your friend Urmston as I'll have to get the hose out again today. It's April and our lawns are cracking up.
A quiet Sunday here with roast pork for dinner.

Thank you for your concern. I meant to say earlier, we are not particularly worried about DS1 in India. His boarding school is in the mountains (Western Ghats) to the east of Pune. They are in a bubble, and he’s been vaccinated l. His problem is getting back. He normally has to come back to ?? UK for an annual work permit. He will be able come home relatively soon but will have the obligatory hotel isolation which will p..s him off as he is a very active chap. I’ll keep you updated...l

Good morning Mick and all, bright sun here in S Hants, I long for the sound of rain when I wake up along with the farmers grandMattie. harri hopefully that dire situation has been sorted, shouldn’t have been necessary. The GC’s were an absolute joy and said they were saving all their hugs up for when we’re allowed. DD thoroughly enjoyed her night out, although she said by 9:30 it was freezing outside. Allotment later for me, DH will watch football, he deserves a rest. Both GC’s love spending time with him, I guess it’s because he does different things from me, he mixed up concrete yesterday to lay a few slabs and they were both glued to him. Ash eggshell is novel! I keep my mobile in mine on the rare occasion I’ve no pockets and have been known, briefly, to wonder where it is.
Enjoy your day everyone, those with worries or poorly may little shaft of ? seek you out, or a ? or two.
muse ?your son makes contact ?.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. A bright start in South Yorkshire and an early one for us as we are going to watch GS play football this morning, although I spent painful another night so I could do with a lie in. We had a nice walk down the valley yesterday and our local farmer now has some sheep. There has been no livestock on the farm for since 2001. I said it was lovely to see them back and he said yes but they’re a pain in the backside! I forgot to ask him what sort they are - they look like Hampshire’s, but there were some Jacobs too.
Roast pork for a late lunch today. Have the best day you can folks.

kitty ... If the Spanish said ‘we need rain for the reservoirs’ my friend in Spain would say ‘it can rain all it likes from midnight till 7am!’.

Good morning from a lovely bright North Leicestershire. I don't wish to complain but we could really do with a couple of days of rain!

Easy lunch of chicken tray bake with lots of peppers, red onions and garlic!

Have the best day possible everyone.

Morning Mick, morning All from a bright and breezy corner of Somerset.

Beautiful sunshine yesterday tempted us into the garden for a much needed tidy up. Goodness the wind was cold. We’d just retreated indoors when an unexpected visit from our soon to be ex daughter in law and our granddaughters had us back outside for half an hour. They had been out walking with our Littlest and his minders so news and photos to share.

No real plans for today, perhaps some sewing and more garden pottering.

Take care everyone. Hope Sunday is kind to us all.

Good morning everyone from south Manchester where it’s gorgeous already. I cannot believe how lucky we are here with wall-to-wall sunshine every day! Himself is still snoozing - I think these bike rides with the boy wonder are responsible.
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Gosh it’s so quiet in a town centre on a Sunday morning! Not a soul out on the main road and only the very occasional car. You could hear a pin drop.

My stepfather is joining us for lunch of gammon, cauli cheese and roast potatoes later. We did wonder whether to sit in the sunshine at the bar downstairs but now he’s older he feels the cold more, so a pre-prandial pint in the sunshine will only be possible if (a) there’s no breeze and (b) if a table is available. I shall judge the situation at 1pm when Himself drives over to fetch him.

Hope Sunday is kind to us all. x