Good Morning Saturday (May Day)

Good morning all from another sunny, frosty morning here in Essex. It did rain last evening. I couldn’t quite believe I could hear it. So long since we had any! ???

Ash - have a lovely few days away.

Dwm congrats to your niece . We need more like her ! ?‍⚕️

Greyduster I hope your worries ease. Horrid when your mind won’t switch off in the night. ?

I will make a chocolate fudge cake today and a lemon cheese cake for our lovely son and family‘S visit tomorrow. It’s their favourite request.

Strange noises during the night from the railway not far from us. There has been works going on there intermittently for a few weeks now. Quite eerie in the dead of night!

What a shame the last episode of Viewpoint wasn’t aired last evening. I’d stuck with it although I didn’t think it was great , but would like to know how it ended. Very understandable why they chose to withdraw it though!

I hope you all enjoy your day, whatever you choose to do.
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Morning Mick, morning All. Our corner of Somerset has a light cloud covering this morning, rain is forecast from lunch time. .

Off for yet another test drive today, this ones a distance away as the local garage doesn’t have the model we want to check out. The bonus is we may get to see some family.

Beautiful bluebells dwm, the shrubs outside our front door have the Spanish bluebells massed underneath them, not the same at all although colourful. Safe trip ashcombe, enjoy your break. As you say the day can only get better gagagran.

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

Morning Mick and All.

A sunny cool day in South Bucks.

Splendid news about your Iris grandMattie and your niece dwm

Well we have entered the month of release, phew what a relief.

Will get DH to join me at my favourite cafe today. Earlier in the week they put an extra table out for me as all the others were taken. ?

Good morning everyone from Cambridge where it’s a bright sunny start to the day, yesterday was the same but with a cold wind.
A big congratulations to your niece dwm a fantastic achievement!
I hope whatever was worrying you isn’t too bad greydyster and you’re not too tired today
I really enjoyed my wander around the centre of Cambridge yesterday, it wasn’t anywhere near as busy as usual but still lots of people about. The indoor cafes weren’t open so I bought a takeaway lunch and enjoyed it on the grass in front of Kings college. Then a walk by the river, the punts were out with a few takers and the blossom on the trees looked lovely.
I’m spending today with DD1 and family, not sure what we’re doing yet but I’m sure it’ll be fun
Enjoy your time away Ash have a good time!
Hope everyone finds something to enjoy today, even just something small and take care all whatever the day brings ?

Bluebells

Good morning from a bright north Surrey.
Lovely day yesterday. The bluebell woods at Hatchlands Park were magical and the woodland walk we took was full of spring wild flowers, primroses and wood anemone and we think lesser stitchwort.
News from my niece to say she had passed her finals and is now a doctor. So proud of her, we are a family of nurses and she is the first one to train as a doctor.
Nothing planned for today, probably spend time at the allotment and in the garden.
Enjoy our weekend away Ashcombe, harrigran hope you had a better nights sleep and today is a better day for you and DH. Auntyflo hope your pain has eased ? for all those with worries

Good morning from a bright and frosty Severnside. Pinch punch for May Day.

I was very cold last night so I poked a button to put the heating on only to find a bit later the radiator still cold. Daft me had forgotten that during the warmer weather I had turned the heating to off. Soon sorted and toasty.

I may we’ll potter in the garden and greenhouse today. A little more work wants doing in the greenhouse before I add any plants.

Well all, enjoy your away time, days out with families and friends and seeing the new babies ?

Good morning from a bright E Kent. There is high cloud ⛅️ and there has been a frost, but I hope nothing has been damaged. May Day indeed - yet to see May blossom. Ne’er cast a clout... and all that. I wonder if the choristers of Christchurch were allowed into the tower to sing in the month of May.
The wind was/is still vicious and makes being outside a bit unpleasant but I managed to get some more plants from a Ramsgate garden centre. Everyone and their dog had been/was there so the stock was very low. When I asked for a honeysuckle, I was told that stock was coming in all the time and to “pop in”regularly. I smiled sweetly and forbore to say that with a 40 minute drive each way, it was unlikely.
Heard fromDD saying that Iris was healing well and may be allowed hydrotherapy next week. Things are looking up.
May everyone have a lovely, happy Bank holiday weekend; trust that the weather is kind for all the meetings-up. ☀️?❤️

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. We had a frost last night, but all our fledgling plants were indoors, thank goodness. At the moment we have high cloud and some blue sky in South Yorkshire. I have been awake since half past four, worrying about something I hope I have blown up out of all proportion, like one does! We went out walking in the Peak District yesterday and what was supposed to be a shortish walk turned into a bit of a slog, but we heard a cuckoo, so that was a bit special!
Nothing much planned for today except giving the car a good clean. Have a happy May Day, folks.

Enjoy your mini-holiday Ashcombe! Just a pity your DH can't join you.

Morning Mick and all who follow from a frosty south coast. -0.1c and the cars seem to be iced up again. It's clear and dry and bright though so should soon warm up.

Off to Tesco for the click and collect at 8am if we can open the kitchen door - the key won't move in the lock so far! Then I couldn't get going on my desktop as Microsoft wanted me to reset everything including a password I had forgotten. Not the best start to the day! It can only get better.

Hope the day is a good one for everyone.

Good morning, Mick! That sounds like a distress call (May Day) but I hope your ship will stay afloat for a good few years to come!

A bright start here in Torbay so I hope it remains so for holidaymakers and for me to pack the car for a few nights at my holiday home, about 40 miles away near Okehampton. The WiFi is intermittent there so I may miss posting for a few days.

I hope you all behave yourselves but enjoy the long weekend - is that possible?! And kind thoughts are with those with worries of any kind. ?