Good Morning Saturday

Morning all , it isn’t good at all , dark wet cold and miserable out !
The heads gave been broken off a lot of the tulips ! No doubt the rain will do good but less is more!

Happy birthday cornergran?????

Thank you for all your lovely supportive messages?

Mary??hope Dollie is feeling better today?

Morning all, not a day for going out, it looks horrible. Happy Birthday Cornergran. Hope you have somewhere dry to do your video Ash.
Still struggling with no freezer, repair man says it needs a new fan, will order one together with a new digital display, why is it all our white goods have had to be replaced or repaired this year? ?
Have sorted a new high sided box to defeat our circus artiste Siamese, who likes to pee standing on up his hind legs. So far so good, he will probably go and eat my orchids in revenge, whilst his playmate likes to attack the wiring under the wine fridge!

Happy Birthday Corner !
Grannysyb hopefully the M1 won’t be too busy as it’s the weekend and now it has been widened in many places the traffic is less dense.
Marydoll up to her old tricks ?.
Chins up girls!

Just popped back on for a catch up and to wish Cornergran a very Happy Birthday. Than you Marydoll I really had to smile reading your post. I appreciate how hard it is for you to write us a novella, but we all appreciate it! ?

Good Morning all from the Scottish Borders. Heating on; 3rd cuppa; read the posts so far...
But Marydoll what a scream! Charming really. He probably thought you were a boy racer, nipping backwards up the hill like that.

Harrigran you have enough to worry about without his medication being wrong. Get onto your GP and make them deal with the hospital.

Worrying for you about your little boy and his allergies Sar But it will be OK and he will become an expert.

Happy birthday cornergran

Hello absent! I have a DS in NZ. I miss him such a lot.
I wonder what today will bring? Not a lot unless I get off my backside.
I told MiL I would come and visit her in her garden as soon as the weather gets warmer, but it hasn't.

Good morning all from a very wet and soggy South Yorkshire.

I think it will have to be indoor tasks today, it's certainly not nice enough to go to a cafe to sit outdoors for lunch today.

Happy birthday, Cornergran ???.

Marydoll, it's never a dull moment for you is it? The "wee man" comment made me almost choke on my tea! ?.
I think you should collate all your daily notes into a book - it would go down a storm, and cheer many a soul up ?.

Well, to all of you with plans for the day, I hope this wet weather doesn't curtail them. To all with worries or illness, I send you my best wishes for a better day today. ?.

Take care.

Good morning everyone from a very wet Northampton. I am so pleased I managed to cut the grass yesterday and pot up the catmint I bought last Sunday. And got two loads of washing dry as well.

The tree men turned up yesterday morning instead of afternoon, and did a really good job of cutting back the two trees in the front garden. Half an hour and they were finished, the garden swept and raked afterwards and no mess left behind. Shall definitely recommend them.

I spent the afternoon sitting in the summerhouse, while the cats enjoyed an hour or so out in the sunshine; did the crossword, then finished my book club read. Felt pleased with myself as my suspicions about whodunnit proved right. The only thing being that I couldn't work out why until I got to the last couple of chapters. Now to start on one of the half dozen or so books that DD has lent me.

No plans for today except watch rugby this afternoon, remembering to put my lucky socks on!

Happy birthday ? cornergran !

Forgot yesterday to say thank you for all the lovely comments about my hair - took me all of two minutes to dry and style it, so much easier now.

Hope today is a pleasant one for us all.

Marydoll ??
Forget ‘project manager’. Please go for ‘scriptwriter’ instead!

Shout out this morning to you Maw and Rosie! Hope you are both settling in nicely together.
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Good morning, Michael and all GNs. It is chucking it down in South Yorkshire today and set to do so all day. Well we did say it was needed! We have nothing much to do today. DH is watching football this afternoon, so I will potter to the best of my ability.
A very Happy Birthday to you, Corner. Have a lovely day!???.
Do the best you can with the weather, folks!

As old mum used to say," there's nobody out that matters"

Years since I heard that saying EV thank you for the sweet reminder! When my mum used to say that when we were young it used to make me feel so cosy. I’d forgotten it.
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Good morning from a very wet Cheshire. I have only read the first page of posts and there are a few out there worried about family. I send my best wishes for happier days. The saying is so true that "3 am thoughts are never happy ones"
Nothing much planned today unless it dries up. At least it's warmer rain than yesterday !

marydoll ? ?

Absolutely hilarious Marydoll, that's made my day
" thanks wee man " indeed ! I can picture Dollie laughing.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow.

Corner happy birthday! ???

Harri, how exasperating and worrying for you, regarding your husband's meds. I can empathise. People don't always undertand how stressful it can be. We have enough to cope with.
I couldn't get mine on Thursday because Police had sealed off the area out side the pharmacy after an ongoing incident!!

Despite expecting an uneventful day yesterday and plans to rest (still suffering from those blooming side effects) , yesterday turned out to be full on.

I was lying in bed before 8am feeling sorry for myself, when I heard DD arrived. Mum, who is that man working on the front steps?. ? The 81 year old boy builder!!!! It had slipped my mind after I got caught up reading GN!
It turns out that he had been one of the brickies, who built our house. What a great job he has made of DH's botched job of our stairs and the conservatory wall.
All I really wanted to do was lie in bed, but of course DH was golfing, DD was working in our dining room and Harry, the builder needed supplied with copious amounts of builder's tea!

Yet another load of materials apperared for our decking, because we need the surveyor to come and measure up our patio doors, it has been delayed. I was trying to summon up energy to chase up the company, when a lovely lady phoned to say the surveyor would be on Monday. (What a relief). She said that they had been absolutely swamped since lockdown here had been eased.
I suspect people have saved money over the last year and are now getting work down. Ours is been done out of necessity. The doors have been in for twenty years and have never been right from the beginning.
The joiner I managed to get to do some urgent jobs in DD's flat, told me he cannot get materials for love nor money!
I have a new career, project manager.

Later I got a text saying Dollie was really unwell, with a vomitting bug. She had been off with it on Tuesday and it had come back with a vengeance. She was always a sickly baby, with her chronic asthma, but had seem so well recently after shielding and not really coming in contact with others.
I had to go and see her, despite feeling rubbish.

Just as I parked outside DS' house in a cul de sac with only three houses, a huge lorry arrived and parked right against the bumper of my car. ? Much to my horror, as he tried to leave, he got stuck turning the lorry. If he went forward he would have hit my car, if he reversed further back, he would have ended up on the busy main road below.
Like the schoolteacher I am, I put up my hand and shouted STOP!!!!
I told him I would try and reverse my car up the hill into someone's driveway, to allow him to turn the lorry. Not exactly an easy manouevre for someone who has hardly driven in a year! ?
As he drove off, he shouted something. Dollie started giggling from the doorway. Gran, he shouted, "Thanks wee man"! ? That short hair cut of mine has to go!!! I knew it was a mistake. ?
In saying that the other day when I opened the door to the postman, his first words were, Oh I do like your hair, you really suit it!. I have an admirer!!!

Wishing you all a pleasant Saturday and an easier day for all who are struggling. ?

Good Morning All x. Happy Birthday Cornergran x.

Wet and windy, what a miserable day ! It chucked it down last night, hitting the windows like the hailstones did in the week.
As old mum used to say," there's nobody out that matters"
I'm glad I don't need anything.

Plenty of paper-reading I think and a tray of scones to make as I enjoyed those I did last week, they go down nicely with a cup of tea mid-morning and afternoon. I rarely buy bought cakes etc.

Some worrying going on amongst you ladies and as someone said, we never stop worrying about families---I know the feeling only too well and hope that things ease for you

To those having more exciting times, enjoy the day, such as the weather is, though not noticeable when in company that gives you pleasure.

My stomach's rumbling here like an old drain so can't wait to bung a dollop of choice honey on top of my crumpets, either borage or lavender or one of each, Salisbury even.

Hope everyone's day goes to plan with thoughts to those under par and our absent friends xx
Take care and stay safe everyone.

Good morning, Mick and All from Carlisle where it was dry first thing but raining by 7.30am and forecast to get worse. I think most of us will be inside today.
Yesterday afternoon, my new printer had me screaming...not aloud fortunately for the neighbours! After a lot of trouble I had got it working wirelessly last week. When I went to use it post-lunch it wasn't . I spent an hour or so chatting to a patient support person. Conclusion-it's not going to work wirelessly as my latest technology router and the printer use different frequencies, I won't go into details, it's almost beyond my mental capacities. A bit of Googling after revealed that I am far from alone with this problem. I've re-connected with a cable so now I can get going with my boring admin. It's the weather for it.
I should get to the end of my book on food and agribusiness. It's rather grim reading so I'm tempted to start another detective page turner as some follow on light relief. Especially as Saturday tv and radio offerings are usually pretty awful.
The best possible day to you all.

Good Morning to you all from an extremely wet Cambs.,

Best wishes for your birthday cornergran.

Warm wishes to you all, especially those with extra worries.

Take Care Folks

harrigran, your post reflects exactly my experience with the nhs. It is great in some ways, but as you say, nothing seems to join up. I’ve been treated brilliantly when I’ve been in and the nurses are so kind, but communication between departments is appalling, you end up chasing round yourself to get things done. Waste of time and, on some occasions, drugs, seems accepted as the way it is. I don’t know what the answer is.
I’m sorry for you and hope you got it sorted.

Good morning all. Polmont is dry at the moment, but grey skies above. I suspect we'll have the rain later that many of you are experiencing. Happy birthday Cornergran. Ashcombe that sounds fun!
I'm babysitting today to let dd get to the hairdresser so we'll probably play in the garden. Apart from that, nothing is planned. Have a good day all.

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It isn’t raining yet!
Off to town for food shopping this morning.
Happy birthday Corner have a lovely day.
Stay safe everyone.

Oh it’s raining now ?

Good morning from rainy Colchester. It's ages since I wrote that. Warm and wet today-the garden will be grateful. I am slowly filling our new garden and got some Lidl bargain plants yesterday.
Nothing planned for today, except tidying the bedrooms as the carpenter is finally coming on Tuesday and we will have wardrobes!!!

Happy birthday corner ? and virtual hugs for all x

Morning Mick and all from a very wet NE coast, was expecting this, so not much outside today, a walk round the garden in between rain drops maybe. Shame my beautiful cornflowers have been battered by the heavy winds . Have a good day all .

Good morning from a wet Nottinghamshire, to a wet everywhere else it seems.
It must be hard to feel unable to help your son, Gelisajams, I would be the same. And yes, susan worrying for our grandchildren’s future is very natural, especially with all that’s happened in the world this past year.
Yesterday we sat in the sun outside a nearby pub and had lunch - out again! It felt so good. The waitress was lovely, and I fear that over the next week or so they will have little work as the weather looks so wet.
This morning Grandpajet is going to watch youngest grandson play football. I’m staying home in the dry, although I’ll go for a little wet walk later. We may indulge in a game of scrabble later.
Don’t get washed away, everyone.