Good Morning Monday

Thank you Rufus!
I’m not sure if it’s late day or early tomorrow where you are, if you see what I mean, but specially for you

Good morning everybody from grey N Bucks
Good evening Maw from a grey Melbourne!
Good to see you back! Missed you! Just like old times
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Hello all dear Gransnetters, its good to hear all your news . Here in Sidmouth it is raining again. The flat above has a large patio above my hall and it is leaking. I have had to put a basin underneath and now the ceiling is developing a bulge. I emailed the owner and she reminded me that previous leaks had been fixed and I had not paid £250 which she wanted at the time. I fail to see why I should pay anything when it is her patio which is leaking and nothing to do with me. So I guess she will not be fixing it.
I am in a converted flat in a very old house. I've been here 17 years. Recently the basement flat at the rear of the property was bought by a middle aged couple. That flat also includes what is called the curtilage, which is the ground surrounding the house. To my horror I discovered one morning that the new owner had chopped down most of the rhododendrons bordering the drive. They were all in bud. I managed to stop her destroying the last few and they are coming out in beautiful shades of purple and pink. She said she wants to create a car park area. On Friday I heard the dreaded sound of a circular saw and went out to find a man sawing down our huge bay tree. He said the owner wanted it down and also the other trees bordering the drive. I was livid, and the owner arriving at the time and I had a barney at once. She said the land has never been managed and was full of weeds and brambles. Other people arrived and they too were horrified, but as she insisted it is her land and she will do as she wants. She wants to make a car park.... She said there is not enough car parking for everyone at the moment... but we have a lot of large vehicles every day belonging to builders who are remodelling another flat here. They are due to finish soon. Now the owner never finished clearing up the mess from the cut down rhododendrons and now there are the remains of 4 huge trees on top of it... I hate living in a flat.
Anyway I hope all you grans with worries and illness find you improve as the day goes on. Have a good day.

Just scraping in with a good morning Mick and all from a mixed up weather wise northwest Lancashire coast.
DD here from the south so it’s lovely to have someone else around apart from the dear cat (the difference between sinking into depress through lockdown)
Nice spicy chicken meal with her last night, but slept badly as I felt so happy to have one of my chicks with me! Plus a bad dose of cramp..
She’s off now to lunch in our now trendy village and I will sort through papers ugh. Don’t feel up to painting or drawing today but need to jetwash the back patio.
Just started a massive book Henry VIII and his court by Alison Weir given to me by my boyfriend ?, looks good.
Have a nice day and grandmafrench calm down, too much crashing about, hope you feel better today, a nasty shock.

Good Morning all from drizzly Harrogate - sorry I missed yesterday, but with good reason!!
On Saturday DD2 phoned to ask if I could have DGS because she wasn't feeling too good, she asked if he could stay overnight! Anyway Satuday morning I had to go to Leeds to get my phone sorted before the guarantee ran out, so said i would pick him up after lunch. (which I did) the DH had to go an pick up the dog from DD1. At 7pm (as instructed) I tucked dgs into bed (my bed, as spare bedrooms to remote from the4 house). I read him a story settled him down. later there was a kerfuffle in my room so went to investigate - no
gs found him sitting in DH's bed with a wide grin!! I got him back into my bed, read another story and he settled down - for those who don't know, he has Down Syndrome and is a very small 7 year old. When I got into bed and settled down, there were arms and legs everywhere, at one point i found a limb in my mouth!! It was a very long night. In the morning he had breakfast and refused to get out of his PJs. I suggested we went to the swing park. He got dressed, went to the park and he ran and ran past the swings until se nearly got to a road when he turned tail and ran up a hill with me puffing and panting and slithering on the wet grass. DH just strode behind him. He eventually cam back down and went to the swings, phew!! He's such a monkey. I was quite relieved when DD decided she was much better and wanted him back for tea.
Sorry you are feeling blue, GM remember there could be a. pink flamingo round the corner!!

Have as best a day as you can folks!
Sorry this is late - tried sending it 2 hours ago, but I see it hasn't gone!! Taken a picture off to see if it will go.

Good morning from West Sussex where a dark cloud has just spread itself over my little back garden. I should have got going earlier - I need to sow the remaining seeds whose packets are spread out on the table from when I started ‘sorting’ them weeks ago. DH does most of the veg at the allotment so I just need to brighten up the garden’s empty spaces with some butterfly and bee attracting annuals ???

amselerin it’s good to hear your plans and hopes for your UK abode are progressing well.

Marydoll I’m sorry your shopping forays are still impeded but I hope not for too long.

What with Brook’s photos of her holiday spot and watching Paul Murton roaming the north-west coast in Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs, I really want to be up there! We will explore some more of our local area in the meantime. I have a long list of places to visit and if this past year has taught us anything it is ‘don’t put off’.

A patch of blue sky has appeared so I will get myself outdoors. I hope a patch of blue sky will appear in the dark cloud for you GrandMattie and any others feeling down ?

Good morning all,

It's a very grey and humid morning here in South Yorkshire. We are forecast rain and storms this afternoon, which, if it happens, will be a repeat of yesterday afternoon when we had another storm with lightening, thunder and hail.

Just got back from the dentist and luckily no additional work needed this time, just a clean on Friday.

To all feeling low I hope today brings some comfort.

Better keep those windows open today, Maw, just in case! ?

Nothing else on the agenda today, other than the usual chores.

Take care everyone.

oops "there" - engage brain before typing !

Dogsmakemesmile - we have spent several lovely holidays in the little village of Gattonside near Melrose. We could walk into town through a lovely park. Wish I was ther now !

Good morning all from rainy Lancashire. Forecast is for sunshine and showers. Happy Monday ?

Good morning Mick and all from - not so bad, 17° - Lueneburg.
First of all I want to wish grandMattie a happy time (I sometimes have those moods as well) and Urms you make me smile. Grandmafrench hope the bruising is not too bad and Marydoll : I love to browse in charity shops.
I just had an hour telephone conversation with my elder sister here in Lueneburg. I have not seen her for quite a while, because she often has her grand children for a week.
I am going to buy some boxes for my removal. My lovely DIL is filling out lots of forms for me. My son has been to cut the grass at my house. They have met the neighbours which are very nice. Also there is a neighbourhood Watch. They are looking out for the house and said, that they are helping each other with lots of things. So, it seems to be a happy area I am going to live in.
Maybe some ironing and gardening (weather permitting) later. I am making notes of all the beauty spots which you are visiting on this chat. I shall try and visit a few when I am over there.
Hope you are all having a pleasant day. Take care.

Good morning, Mick and everyone from sunny Carlisle though I won't be putting the washing out as showers threaten. They were vicious yesterday afternoon, one being a prolonged hail shower. It's rather warmer today.
I've just been struggling to bring a bit of order into my garage. There's a lot of stuff in there I'm hoping will soon be taken away. We used to spend whole winters away in our caravan perfectly happy without all this paraphernalia.
Do you know why you're down, grandMattie? We don't necessarily. Seeing more people, getting outside or simply a little TLC by you for you helps. I hope it's nothing more serious than that.
Me, I'm having to kickstart myself with lots of boring things involving the housework word to do but for the moment it's mid-morning break time.
Wishing you all the best possible day with lots of cheering sun.

Morning all. Grey but dry this part of the Scottish Borders. Had lovely trip to Melrose on Saturday plus to nearby hamlet where we stayed last year. There was a plant stall near the village hall (hamlet hall?) and my husband bought some geraniums and lavender. Lovely idea to raise funds and a momento of a special place. Made scones earlier. I make such a mess. My lovely dog hangs around in hope of scraps. I hope everyone has a good a day as possible. Found the Scandi stuff dragged me down so read Jon McGregor's Lean Fall Stand. Take care.x

Good Morning everyone. Thanks so much for your good wishes and concerns. I’m feeling much better but still being careful. I normally dash about and of course, there’s no need. More haste less speed comes to mind.

Such sadness today to hear of daisyboots finally giving up her brave fight. She was so brave and so positive - even when often let down by some of the medical team who cared for her in Portugal. She loved so much about her ‘accidental’ country : she’d planned on living in France until a house they fell in love with online then turned out to be in Portugal ! She was brave and uncomplaining and always concerned for others. RIP now, dear lady. You’ll be missed. xx?xx

Your DH would be so proud of you, BlueS, and what you’ve struggled with and had to overcome along with the awful times you’ve had to live through. Wishing hard that your life continues to improve and the pain and sadness lessens. ?

I’m sad you’re sad, Grandmattie. Do something today that you don’t normally do - it might help to shake off the glooms? Your Son’s booked to come home, all’s improving with Little Miss Flamingo, life’s bumping along - hopefully - you just need a big dose of blue skies and sunshine. This is a weird year for that (even here), so smile patiently and maybe you’ll convince yourself that life’s on the up ! x

Only a dozen eggsworth of mayhem, Maw? Well, I think little Rosiechops was VERY restrained without her Mum. (Hopefully her restraint will continue ?........)

Fantastic walking country, brook. How could spirits not be lifted looking at such countryside.

Sun’s arrived for the day. Outside eateries will be open from 17th - this week and I think our curfew will start 2 hours later. Whoop de doo. ???

Enjoy your freedom, dear people, but after all you’ve gone through, please take care.

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harrigran, the Doc Martens remind me of DS2’s proudest moment at school. It was the mid-1990s and he needed new school shoes. He was growing at 1” per month and it was lol I could do to keep up. I scoured Canterbury and the towns nearby and couldn’t find size 13 shoes. The only thing that wet up to 13 were Docs. In despair, I bought a pair.
Naturally, the next day the school rang up to say they weren’t allowed. I replied that I was totally aware of the ban but couldn’t find any other type of shoe to fit him. If they could buy him a pair of ordinary shoes, I would gladly pay them back. Silence on the other end of the phone...
His school mates were insanely jealous that he was allowed Docs!

Good morning from a cloudy but dry East Midlands. A walk out this morning and weeding this afternoon, weather permitting. More knitting tonight of dog blankets for Battersea. Have a lovely day and stay safe and sane.

Good Morning All x.
Not good with this blasted weather, it's wearying. Dull and threatening at the moment with rain not far away, by way of a change.
Should be doing all sorts of things indoors really, mmm

First job will be to throw the 3 week old chrysanths in the bin. They've done very well but have come to their end now. I'll just enjoy the outdoor shrubs when they're in flower soon.

No excitement to report, though might notice a few more passers by than usual and possibly hear a bit more traffic in the sky.
I'm trying to type with the cat on my knee who's fussing and her fluffy tail is swishing over my face she doesn't know what to be up to this morning and has that look of mischief.

Watching those on TV off to Portugal, lucky things, in the warmth. I don't know about the mask-wearing though, it's not the same. Sunburn will look a bit patchy, like a piebald horse.

Hope everyone is alright and those of you who are heading to meet families etc. enjoy your time.
Keep all windows open Maw sorry, but I had a titter. Rosie is going to keep you on your toes.

Thoughts to our " other friends " hoping all is well with them. Stay safe and take care xx

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. It’s not raining yet in South Yorkshire, but it’s going to, with a thunder and lightning accompaniment apparently. Nothing much doing for us today except to defrost the freezer which is making a strange noise. I panic when things make strange noises. Then I panic when they stop making strange noises in case they’ve died! The family came for lunch yesterday and GS was helping me sort out the photos on my laptop, some of which predate him. There was much hilarity at seeing those of his father taken thirty years ago when he first got together with DD. I said “Your children will be laughing at photos of you one day, so don’t laugh too soon, laddie!”
Enjoy your day, and I hope someone somewhere has some sunshine.

Just popped back in over breakfast, fabulous pictures brook, I envy your ability to walk 12 miles, no longer possible for me!
Enjoy your Bluebell walk Grammaretto, sounds lovely even in the damp!

Morning all, grey and rainy here. Poor you Grandmattie, there doesn't have to be a reason to feel down, but it comes in waves and should ease off a bit soon. Perhaps buy a little present for your som to give him when he comes home, and give yourself a treat while you are at it. Flowers, chocolates and a magazine are my go-tos.

Wishing you a good recovery from that horrible fall GMFrench. You might need air freshener as well as open windows Maw, how many eggs did she manage to eat?

No mention from the repair company when they will turn up, so we will be 'locked in' waiting fir him whilst the rest of you are released. It will be such a relief to have a working freezer again.

Onwards and upwards!

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It’s pouring down. Perhaps not such bad news as I put some feed on the front lawn yesterday.
Some friends called in the afternoon and when they went to leave the car wouldn’t open. We thought probably the key battery but the emergency key wouldn’t turn in the lock either. Cue YouTube and much fiddling to try to get the battery out and see if I had a spare. I didn’t...Key put back together and it worked. Crazy!
Dentist this morning and a zoom call later.
Have a good day everyone. Stay safe.

Good morning everyone. It's a fresh sunny day in the Gower.

I'm enjoying a cuppa whilst I'm waiting for the contractors to arrive. Feeling a bit brain fogged this morning, not sure why but using my brain cell is hard ?. Perhaps I need a pair of Doc Martens, like harrigran's DGDs to kick it into shape ?

Sorry to hear that you are feeling so down grandMattie. I try to take a leaf out of AA Milne's books and "when it rains, play in the puddles". It's pants, but necessary, that your DS will have to quarantine when he returns but it will be wonderful when you see one another

It's always particularly difficult when dates like birthdays come around BlueSapphire, I'm glad you had company and you could raise a glass to your departed DH ?

I know you'll still be bruised Grandmafrench but I hope you're not still shaken from that nasty fall x
Thinking of Susan and Auntieflo

Thank you Marydoll I'm sure that as the day goes on I'll recover my brain cell ?

Take care everyone, be kind to yourselves ❤️

Morning all. Dull in Cheshire but dry.
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Nothing much planned for today but two youngest grandchildren coming for tea on Friday - their routine before lockdown. Have already asked them what they fancy ! Home made chips will definitely be on the menu !
Hope the day brings some good things to all.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning Mick and all from S Hants where it’s not raining, yet, showers due later after a wet weekend when not a lot was done.
Today is washing, vape shop, library and a man calling to look at some boxing needed in the downstairs toilet. I’ll swoop in on DD and DG’s when they’re in from school for a big 15 months worth of hugs. Then Mr J and I will nip into our local pub for a swift drink and a hello to the faces we’ve missed.
grandMattie sometimes down days have no rhyme nor reason but I’m sad you’re having one this morning, ? something will lift you today. Also hoping Grandmafrench is healing nicely.
Enjoy all your ‘outs and abouts’ today all, stay dry and safe ???.