Good Morning Sunday

Sorry, you can't do that GrandmaB - Chaises Looooooooongues are exactly that - for people like Muse and Jax. If you are mini person (however perfect), then you need to buy yourself a Tuffet !! ?? Hope you had a lovely laze. ?

This is an awfully late good morning to everyone. Have been trying to keep going today rather than flopping on the sofa . First time I have turned on the laptop. Beautiful spells of glorious sunshine then half an hour of dark grey clouds in this part of the Scottish Borders. Stripped sofa covers off and washed. Now on line. Unwrapped various parcels (still sticking to the three day "rule" which I believe may be irrelevant) and found places for the the items inside namely cordless iron and new laundry bag). Hope all have had a peaceful day so far.

grandmafrench ???. I'm currently lazing on a chaise short (I'm only five feet so longue doesn't apply)

I'm going mad here trying to deal with logging in to Gransnet! One last, late try after being awake every hour almost throughout the night. Why? Absolutely no idea.

Alizarin how lovely to see you back - and almost completely repaired. How brave are you - do hope that you are beginning to feel different and your mobility improves day on day.
How many days clean were you before you couldn't resist us any longer? It seems a long time to me. Take care, avoid jams and tourists and involvement in summits if you can!
Ekwa and Muse. I am not impressed. We have banned the words ought, should and must in this house. My DH was a real devotee but he's kicked the habit. Most people wouldn't dream of using such words, so you must now stop and start pleasing yourselves, always.

GrandmaB slow down - you'll have the little terror back again before you can say 'fish man" - make sure you get some proper r&r after your busy day. Bet the garden looks lovely, though.

Mary is there a plan afoot, do you think, to see just how poorly you can be before anything is done to put things right? How many times have you suffered due to oversight or the Covid excuse? How can you suffer from Osteoporosis for years and have a reliably poor or non-existent Vit D and Calcium level - and still be on the same dosage? Does anyone mind if that doesn't work for you?

Your usual dose would probably be fine for a fairly fit person of 70. Since when does that cover you? Those in charge need to give themselves a shake, I think. Here where Vit D., is considered of vital importance to daily health - and it is - everyone gets Vit D. liquid dose from October to April. My DH was told by the Doc that since winter is now over and the sun reliably shining, he'll not need any more prescriptions. He normally takes 80,000 iu once every month in liquid form and I have 60,000. When I was quite unwell one year in Normandy but didn't realise it - leaden and aching legs, reluctance to climb stairs, sore muscles, back ache, fuzzy head, always tired, and my blood tests showed I could do with extra Vit D., I had massive doses for 3 months. The difference was extraordinary. If you add that to the fact that without Vit D., Calcium absorption is severely compromised.....it's little wonder you've felt (additionally) unwell.

I hope I'm not maligning beautiful Glasgow by saying that it probably doesn't get a lot of sunshine in the winter. My Doc in Normandy said that all Northern Europeans/sun starved folk are at risk - hence the supplements which are routinely prescribed - even here in the South where older people often hide from the sun in the height of the summer. Where you live - a lot further from the Equator - I should think that Vit D should be at the top of every GP's reminder list!

Carpe Diem is never a bad mantra - but sometimes you need more than a bit of help to seize it. Feel lots better soon. x

Have wonderful meet ups, meals out, beach trips, long walks everyone - and may the sun shine on you all. If the sun is shining in your gardens and you're pottering alone, enjoy the peace and a job well done, doing just what you want in your own safe space.

Take care and stay safe ???

Alizarin so nice to hear from you! And that's good news about your hip replacement. The weather in central Scotland is so lovely today. I managed to spend £70 in 15 minutes at the garden centre this morning. Plants all nicely bedded in and everything watered. I've cleaned the windows and weeded the garden too. Some pottering now.

Oh that's brilliant Marydoll! I had serious doubts that they would grow too...

Viridian, good to see you back! I take back everything I said, mine are growing too!
Please excuse the mess! Everything is piled up, as our garden is full of materials for the new decking!

Good morning Mick and all

Sun and blue sky in Cornwall. The breeze is blowing the tree tops but I can't feel it. Breakfast outside and awaiting my fresh coffee. I'd love to not hear the distant traffic on the A30. Many are on their way for the bank holiday break still. It does spoil the solitude.

Hammock is out ready with my book for when i've finished gardening . Determined to lie in it for an hour. Various plants to put out. I'm loving the raised beds.

Urms hope the traffic not too bad for you.?☀️

EkwaNimitee I too keep saying should must etc. I must cut more grass today ?It takes me up to 3 days to conquer it. The grass was quite damp though yesterday. I thought the day's sun would have dried it out but it was very long. We now keep bring wet grass in the cottage.

Marydoll Relax and enjoy that breakfast MrMD has brought you. The day out yesterday with lunch with DD sounds perfection. If these days out lift your spirits may you get plenty of them. A days rest after is necessary but surrounded by your books sounds perfection too. Hope you can relax.

stillearning. Dress up - definitely. I love any excuse to get out of my work togs.

Lots of you are meeting up for the first time in yonks. Have a wonderful day.

Wishing happy thoughts to one and all.? ? ??‍♀️

Morning all, (just about)! I saw this picture of a flamingo lamp and thought of you all.
Hope the good weather is with you as it is here at the moment- sunshine does lift the spirit sometimes doesn’t it?
Urms when my mum lived in Blackpool she used to say she lived at the ‘posh end-close the Lytham St Anne’s’!
for those feeling a bit down or poorly today too.
Gardening and reading today for me I think, but in no particular order!

Hello everyone, I'm the previous Viridian, renamed for my favourite pink colour (when you add white). I've missed this thread a lot but I needed time out to deal with my Gransnet addiction ha ha.

It's a lovely sunny day here in south Cornwall. I could fill a book with news but I'll keep it to two things: 1. My second hip replacement is a week tomorrow, that's two in less than four months, good old NHS, and 2. Cornwall has the G7 summit descending on it dreckly and friends who live near the venues have to show two forms of identity to get in and out of their flat! Oh hang on, there's a third, for Marydoll. My fruit trees are flowering at last!!! Have the best day you can everyone.

Good Morning All x.
At last the sunshine has broken through as the last couple of days have been rubbish. In fact the cloud gathered so much yesterday I thought for sure that there was a storm on the way.

About 9 last night I could see the sky clearing to leave a lovely evening to end the day and later fell asleep with the lovely scent of the pine tree wafting through the open bedroom window. How good is that for the lungs ?

Cats are outside in the sun so I'll be able to hoover they don't like it you see. Half leg of lamb doing in the oven and I remembered to soak the peas last night so I'm all set for today's dinner later. I'll be spending time in the garden later with neighbours.

Ashcombe you're so kind, I hope the lady will be alright.
Cornergran I can sympathise with how you'd felt having had 3 weeks of that after my first AZ jab, it was awful, debilitating too. Avoid bending over. Hope you're okay today.

Shower now and give the bathroom a quick wipe round.
I've actually gathered up some washing to get done and out.

I hope all of you enjoy the day in some way to take advantage of this longed-for decent weather. Have a good day all but stay safe and take care xx

Good Morning all from bright Harrogate - in preparation for sunshine I have managed to take one curtain down and put it in the wash with a load of cushion covers. The other curtain is as the moment unobtainable because of the crap DH has on the floor.
Today I am knackered partly after having DGS overnight Friday night and partly the medication I have to improve my breathing. DGS is such a joy but a little menace!! I found blobs of wet all over my coffee table - he'd sprayed it with carpet cleaner, but got cloth and wiped it all up!! He loved his bus trip yesterday. I found using a harness on him very helpful, but in M&S he managed to break free, but I gave him my phone with the story of the 3 little pigs and he was enthralled. We went straight back to the bus station after a cuppa, With harness replaced DGS was struggling to get past a disabled lady who who kept grumbling that I should keep him away from her - she was obviously disabled but had not seen my DGs has a disability and was pulling on the harness to get on the bus. To make matters worse, he grabbed her knee on the way off the bus to steady himself!! Oh dear!
When we got back he decided to 'feed' my Romba vacuum with bits of paper.
Glad to see you almost on form Marydoll. take care.
Sorry you are not so good Auntieflo
Lovely to hear your girl managed to finally tie the knot Gingster
Take care folks, enjoy the good weather.

Good morning, Mick and everyone from sunny Carlisle.
Just planning a quiet day here, it might include tackling the pile of filing getting higher every day, or it might not! I'm prepping my new ovens so I could try a bit of baking, something I don't do too often these days. And I should really get out for a stroll in the open air.
I quite often find myself using the words ought, should, must to myself. It's not a good habit, I think? Probably why my brain generally rejects the ought should must actions and not much gets done.
Happy holidays everyone, hope the sun is shining everywhere.

Morning Mick and all

I am in bed looking at a beautiful blue sky glowing with happiness from yesterday’s Princess Party for our GD. It was unbelievable wonderful to have our youngest three children and families all together, the cousins were delighted and played and played their little (and big) hearts out.

I will try and post some photos when I get my phone back from DS’s house

Wishing you all the best Sunday.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️?

I went to school in Lytham, the geography room overlooked the beach. Desks by the window were very popular!!

Good morning from a sunny S Welsh coast. Family have stayed over and are now eating bacon sandwiches, the kitchen looks like a tornado has hit it but do I care. Actually the human tornado is a five year old delight, "sit by me" she said, " and we'll play Dobble", which I discovered is a kind of snap recognition with Frozen characters.
Hope everyone will have something to cheer them today, for those who face challenges of any kind ? these are for you.

Good morning from Yorkshire the sun as yet to get his hat on ,another quiet day for us .Hope everyone has a good day with family and friends .Sending?to those feeling under the weather .

Another good morning from S Lanarkshire. A quiet day yesterday enlivened by a visit from DD4 (no longer local daughter after their move 12 miles away!) and SiL They had a great holiday in the Lake District, lots of cycling and walking and pretty good weather.

Quite a quiet day ahead but an invitation to join my ‘through the wall’ neighbours for dinner this evening. Going out to dinner, I can’t believe it! I shall make an effort and dress up a bit.
They have been incredibly kind to me all during this past year and now we are all double vaccinated, this will be quite a special occasion.

I hope everyone has a good day in the sunshine and can leave worries aside for a little.??

Morning Mick, Annie, and all

Not feeling great just recently, but had to pop in to say how much I do appreciate all your kind thoughts and mentions.

DD and SIL are popping by later and DS2 is arriving tomorrow, I hope he is not going to 'organise' me. Or try to, much as I love him, I haven't the energy.

Best wishes to one and all and enjoy the rest of the weekend

Good morning all and as yet is a bit overcast. Sun later , we are promised.

Well done Mayd with your room rearranging. I used to always be changing rooms and furniture moving in our old house, but this one is set in its ways.. It’s fine as it is but I do so like a change.

Have a lovely seaside trip Urms don’t forget the bucket and spade .

Last week DS1 invited us to a bar b q today but I declined as I thought DD would be coming to us for lunch. She has other arrangements so we will just pop to DS’s for a cuppa later. To be fair, I hadn’t asked DD until Friday and she had already other plans. DS has his in-laws going and said to me ‘please come’ . But it isn’t fair at this late stage. A cuppa and cake will do us fine. ☕️?.

Our new mower arrived yesterday and Dh Wants to mend the old one to give to DD. ?. He’s not the handiest handy man, so I won’t hold my breath.

Our lawn literally takes 5 minutes to mow, .

My lovely girl got married on Friday. (I was her stand in mum after her own mum died when she was 6) .We couldn’t go but received photos. She looked stunning. The wedding had been cancelled three time (Covid) . She is now 5 months pregnant but still fitted into her beautiful dress , - bought 18 months ago.

Enjoy your day everyone and hope all poorly folk are feeling a bit better.

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Good Morning all from sunny Scotland. The grass has grown 3 inches since yesterday so it isn't dry underfoot.
DS & DD and families are coming today. I expect they will want food. I am unused to feeding hordes.
I have made soup. Can't think what else.
Have a great day at the seaside urms and I hope you find something to wear.
I'm going to the Lake District tomorrow and don't possess summer clothes. It can't be as hot as France surely.
Enjoy your Sunday everyone as best you can.

Good Morning all from East Staffordshire where it looks a little grey but sunshine is promised.
I have some garden jobs to do today and I really should get some paint for the fences but I can’t be bothered to paint them so if I don’t buy the paint I have an excuse not to do the job!!
DH has a poorly chesty cough, (he has done a test just in case) as we are off to see friends this afternoon. I don’t want him to go out exercising with that chest but he seems adamant he is off put on his pushbike.
Thinking of Marydoll and hope she feels better after her emergency medicine.❤️
Have a lovely day folks.x

Good morning from Essex by the sea where the sun is just breaking through. It didn't arrive til lunchtime yesterday but we had a lovely sunny afternoon. We walked to a local pub and sat in the garden, the first time since last year.
This morning DH is going to watch his grandsons at rugby not sure about this afternoon.
There are lots of family meet ups and visits on here. Have a lovely time everyone. Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend xx

Morning all - sunny in Cheshire today and heat promised. We should have joined DS and family yesterday for a BBQ but DIL had a migraine so postponed until today. Think we have a much nicer day today so every cloud -- etc !
Hope this beautiful Sunday is as good as possible for all of you.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x