Good Morning Saturday

Morning Mick and all

It has finally stopped raining, but still grey here ins S E Essex.

Sar53 was Bluewater busy? We had to go to Lakeside yesterday to get some bits and bobs from the Disney Store for part of GD’s birthday gift, it was deserted!

Sounds like a fun day for your GC Urmstongran , and as for Marydoll keeping James Martin to herself well!!!!!!

Will wonder down the road some time this morning, butchers, bakers and veggies are needed.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️?

Good morning from the Scottish Borders. Looks like it's going to brighten up and keep dry here. Washing ready to go out. Nothing really planned. Juggling three great books at the moment. Sending best wishes to all on this thread. Off to do exercises. Take care.

baubles - the French (who don’t have Charity shops) and most of us would just LOVE a browse in your shop. Maybe lots of work, but if it attracts lots of buyers, wonderful. Give yourself a back pat or two, it’s fabulous.

jax hope your extra tests give you a definitive result....maybe Thyroid? Take it easy with those plants - you need to walk upright into your appointment! ??

Good morning from Dirham. Rain earlier but it’s a bit brighter now with a couple of small patches of blue. DD1 has arranged a small baby shower in my garden this afternoon for DD2 - apparently a teepee is on it’s way! Yikes! Plenty of fizz, alcoholic and non here, so we’ll just have to soldier on despite the weather.
Hope everyone has a good day. X

Good morning all from north Surrey, very grey and overcast with a few spit spots of rain in the air.
Such a lot of busy GMs this morning. It is so good to hear of family meet ups, shopping trips and meals out. I so hope this normality will stay.
Despite a rushing about day yesterday, which included half hour to get ready for our meal out, I was happy with wearing a dress and makeup and heels. Despite a group of young men who were rather too merry and noisy we enjoyed our meal and the lovely waitress who had to suffer one of my “really” looks did get rid of them pretty quickly.
Been out for a lovely long walk with Freddie this morning and he is now fast asleep at my feet.
DS is coming later to have company watching his team in the football playoffs. Double treat as I get to see him and he is bringing the DGDs (I suspect more so that I can entertain them whilst he watches the footie). DH has bacon and egg baguettes planned for lunch
In the meantime I have ironing to do and granola to make.
Have a great day all

Day began with having to change DH’s bedding (third time in less than a week) and has not improved. I am avoiding facing real life by being on here, but will have to gather up my courage and get on with it. Dry this morning after virtually continuous rain yesterday but doubt it will be reliable enough to dry all the unnecessary laundry.

Nothing planned apart from a telephone conversation with DD about her god mother, my oldest friend, who has an incurable degenerative illness and needs to be in a nursing home but refuses. She has now been told by her second care agency that they cannot continue to support her (at enormous cost, I might say) and she has now less than four weeks to find a solution. Given how awful she has been to some of her carers (a combination of her illness and a very prickly personality) this is going to be very difficult. Some hard conversations likely today, I think.

Greetings from anither grey, ivercast SW Herts, though at least the wind has dropped. G'maFrench your cat household sounds like ours, surely five year olds should have given up scaling the curtains?!! We are off tomorrow to a hotel just outside Gloucester, and I can only pray that they will behave for our rather nervous cat sitter. I had a text from her today asking where the first aid kit was kept!

Our lovely neighbours came over with their delightful little daughter to pull out the defunct fridge freezer and disconnect its water supply. Just hope the new one arrives today in time to settle and then get the water connected again before we leave tomorrow. I don't want Mrs Elastoplast having to ferret around in the garage fridge every time she needs milk for her tea!

We had a wonderful meal out with friends yesterday. They were too nervous for a quick hug, even outside, but the new Italian restaurant did us proud, a great touch of normality. Now I just need someone to invite me to one of these mass weddings Boris has just authorised for after June 21st! ?

BTW hands off James Martin Marydoll, he's mine! ??

Good morning, Mick and everyone from a dampish Carlisle where the sun is trying to come out. I ought to mow lawns but they'll need a lot of sun to dry out. Otherwise, gentle jobs are planned as my back is somewhat fragile, probably aggravated by hauling sacks of compost around earlier in the week.
That IS a posh charity shop baubles, a good job it's not near me as I'm supposed to be getting rid of stuff not buying more. Though it's difficult clearing out bric-a-brac here at the moment, the charities don't want it as I've been told it's not selling. I hope you're doing better.
Best wishes to all those with problems or illness and a good weekend to all.

Good morning Mick and all from Sunnyside northwest Lancashire coast. So pleased to see in my diary that I have a bus day trip to the Lake District booked tomorrow. I had forgotten all about it, so good job I checked. That gives me something to look forward to as I wake up these days with a little dark cloud over me, even though things are improving, the inertia through lockdown is proving hard to shake off.
Yesterday was so horrible, wind, rain and cold, I turned the heating on after coming back from shopping. The first supermarket (Co op) I went to was closed as there had been a break in.
Wishing you all a nice weekend and thoughts to all with troubles.

Ladies, you can have James Martin. I'm only interested in his cooking skills. ?

B9, your cats are beautiful! Are they Siamese? I have two Birmans, nearly 4 years old.

Good Morning all from supposed to be dry Harrogate. Oh Ashcombe I've just listened to your Wonky Donkey - it's an absolute scream!! I knitted the wonky donkey for our nativity at work!!
Thank you Marydoll it's James Martin's eyes (and cooking skills) I'm interested in!!
I had planned to put away my winter clothes and bring out the summer ones to day - but I am shivering at the thought it it so will procrastinate!! I have to make a load of crumbles anyway today
Enjoy your families - all who are seeing them today.
Have a great day all

Good Morning All x.
Not as drab and dismal out as it has been but the ground is quite wet, a watery-looking sun is trying its best. Not a bit like summer.

However it's still good to hear that many are out and about, regardless. If you had to rely on the weather you'd never move, so good on you all. I don't envisage going far, not even to the shops as I have everything I need.

The gas-checkers were here about 4pm yesterday to check that everything was in order and they also fitted a carbon-monoxide alarm which was a bonus, so all is safe for another 10 months.

You have a " thing " about trains Urmston, mine's planes. I woke up quite early, for no reason and just lay there quietly, then I heard a plane slowly droning over and sounding on the heavy side so I was telling myself that it was a cargo plane loaded with mushrooms from Ireland, so should I wake again at whatever time it was, I'll look at the clock then I'll know it's a " delivery ". The night-workers. Geek number 2

Sun's out so it calls for some serious housework----in the corners this time because next month an electrician is coming to test every plug and the wiring plus appliances----a 2 hour job so I must make sure that no areas are covered by cobwebs.

Chicken out of the freezer for tomorrow and soak some peas later. Once upon a time I used to go the whole hog for Whit Sunday and have all the family so it used to be a busy time, trifle included of course. Quite a banquet back then. I try and repeat it for myself but on a smaller scale, but with C.pud and not trifle.

A simple and quick cheese and tomato omelette today so that I can get on with whatever I'll not be doing. How has 14 months gone by since I was going to break eggs with a big stick and have achieved so little ?

Anyway, thoughts to our unwell friends and absent ones too.x
Have a great day everyone take care and stay safe.xx

Good morning everyone, no rain, no grey, just fluffy white clouds and blue sky in Gower today ?

We've just come back from breakfast. My friend rang at around 7:15am asking if we fancied it. Oh yes, please! A proper cooked breakfast for a couple who haven't had a kitchen for three weeks, oh yes definitely ?. She'd even booked, "on the offchance" - well she knew we wouldn't turn it down, a table in a lovely little place on the waterfront with beautiful white tablecloths and pretty cutlery. Oh my, breakfast was good (I really should have taken a picture but I always feel a bit silly about doing that ?), little salmon tarts, poached eggs, followed by, yes followed by, smoked bacon, potato rostis and roasted vine ripe tomatoes ?. A far cry from what we're having for dinner tonight ?. I really couldn't thank her enough it felt like a rescue.

A bit of pottering, much needed gardening and general faffing planned today, oh and a bit of dust removal (there's lots of it). No Grammaretto we haven't got a toilet!! ?. Not upstairs anyway. Fortunately, we have one downstairs

Sorry lovely goodmorningers but I haven't had the opportunity to read all your busyness yet (but I will) so I hope each and every one of you are as okay as can be. Have the best Saturday you can everyone ❤️

EllanVannin get the Flightradar24 app, then you’ll be a real geek, I just love it, I think Mr J finds it (me) wearing, I do give him very regular updates!

Good morning from the Black country very cloudy again.
Haven't read through yet didn't wake until after 9 most unusual. Skimming through did see Maws GS is playing for our team BCFC so all good wishes for him. DH was born near St Andrews and went to school there so he couldn't be any other than a Blues fan with the many ups and downs that come with it, more downs than ups.
Well will wish a good day to all make a cuppa☕ and read about everyone's day.

Marydoll I remember first seeing JM on Ready Steady Cook wearing his bandana. I was smitten then and remain so. He could take me for a drive in one of his cars any day.

Greetings GraMingos from sunny but could-do-better-by-being-warmer Sefton.
My goodness me, baubles, that’s some posh shop - more like an antiques emporium! I didn’t know the French don’t have charity shops so blow that for a game of soldiers. Locked in with James Martin, eh, Marydoll? (Winking...) Your breakfast sounds wonderful Cherry - just what I’d like to eat and how thoughtful of your friend. Have a great time at your DD2’s baby shower, Georgesgran. Oh, GrannySomerset, sending a hug. I hope you’re comfortable grandmajet and being well cared for.
A day of admin, tearing up letters and forms and feeling better for it is on my agenda.
x

Good morning (afternoon in two minutes!) from West Sussex where the sky is cloudy but slightly brighter than earlier.

Allotment today with laying down cardboard planned, topped with compost to suppress weeds, as advised by Charles Dowding, no-dig guru.

Thoughts with GrannySomerset - hope now that things are opening up maybe you can get more help, and maybe someone to sit with your DH while you get out for a break?

Gorgeous hair photo Jaxjacky. B9exchange lovely cats. Hope you enjoy your break and the cat-sitter copes ok.

Hollysteers that ‘dark cloud’ and inertia is hard to shift - my problem is morning sleepiness (hence my late posts). I’m ok once I get going ?. Hope you have a good day out tomorrow.

Cherrycezzy your breakfast out sounds perfect. Hope you get your toilet soon!

Marydoll I hope no ‘unfortunate events’ (I have been reading Lemony Snicket series to DGSs) spoil your day with your family.

muse I had a good laugh at your autocorrect telling us “the birch tree is still learning“ ?

Jaxjacky

EllanVannin get the Flightradar24 app, then you’ll be a real geek, I just love it, I think Mr J finds it (me) wearing, I do give him very regular updates!

My DH has an app. like that. When we sit outside I always seem to end up shouting ‘I DON’T CARE ‘ where they have been or where they are going!
My sympathies are with your DH. ?

Lins we did the Nou Camp tour in 2000 I remember all those steps very well thought they'd never end.