Good morning Saturday from Mick

Good morning everyone from another beautiful sunny start to the day on the east coast of Fife. I was in tip top condition yesterday and made a cottage pie for tonight’s dinner with support from my carer while my DH was away playing golf where he said he performed the best yet. We’re off today to the local town where I believe folks will be flying their kites on the beach, should be fun. It’s lovely having these gloriously sunny afternoons where I can sit in my conservatory looking out into the garden where the buds are now starting to burst open into beautiful colours.

I’ve a dear friend who has a lovely garden full of different flowers and plants we are both so lucky I could never imagine not having a garden. I love my garden small though it might be.
Have a good day you lovely ladies and gents wherever you might be.
be kind to yourselves and others given the chance

A promising meeting Gagagran, they won’t want a tribunal. What divergent weather on this global thread, heat in Lueneberg and distinctly chilly in S Australia. Good old UK middling.

Good morning from a glorious Leicestershire.

Lovely picture of Iris, pleased things are going well GrandMattie.
Thank you for opening Maw.

Not sure what to do today so it will be a quiet one after we go for our daily walk. May read my book club book in the garden - ‘Hamnet*.
Looking forward to hearing about the fitting of Mary’s new door!

Hope you all have the best day you can.

Good morning from S Lanarkshire, looks sunny out.
Nice to see Iris, she’s doing so well, it must be lovely to be spending time with the family grandMattie

Quite cool here yesterday so a coffee with a friend in her garden was cut short and I returned home to water all the new plants that were planted on Thursday.

Then some excitement as the first timber was delivered for my garden room. My brother and I will continue to move planter boxes this afternoon to clear the required area and the work will start on 22nd of this month.

Tomorrow is my youngest GD’s First Communion and I’ll be leaving early to to join the family for the day ?. I won’t have time to post, so I’ll wish everyone a pleasant weekend and continued sunshine now. Enjoy your weekend folks??

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Good morning all from a sunny Glasgow, how long it will last, I don't know! Showers are forecast.

It is lovely to read such positive posts and goings on. Brooke, your walks are not boring, I'm envious of your opportunities to exercise in such beautiful surrounds. Hopefully this time next week, I will be waking up to the beautiful scenery in Pitlochry.
GM, I imagined Iris to be much older, I don't know why!

Baubles, I spotted my Royal Doulton wedding China in a charity shop the other day. There were 52 pieces for £25!. Some were duplicates, but there was a set of coffee cups, which I don't have. Unfortunately, I would never have been able to carry it and I'm supposed to be decluttering! ?

I had to laught, Maw, I misread Mick's post and thought you were off on a trip to Bicester with him! That would make an interesting post tomorrow!!! ?

The new patio doors are in, but not without incident. Well what did expect Chez Marydoll?
It wasn't getting the doors in that was the main problem, it was getting them out, they are larger than normal, ( as the fitter kept reminding me) and had dropped over the years so one was completely stuck. All sorts of whispering and mutterings caused my dicky heart to sink. I told you yesterday I was in catastrophe mode! ?
Unsurprisingly, DH arrived just as the fitters were tidying up. I am totally sure, he was spying from the golf course, waiting for them to leave! ?

Being the hostess, with the mostess, I had made fruit scones to go with a cuppa for the fitters. One asked for butter and jam, had to be strawberry, on his and instant coffee, ( very precise instructions) not that fancy machine stuff! I had to rummage for a jar at the back of the cupboard, DH won't touch instant.
An hour later, he handed me the scones back, untouched. ?. Apparently he has a phobia about dried fruit! After he asked for another coffee, I offered him a snowball, chocolate or plain, (he didn't like coconut), Mars Bar cake( had never heard of it) an Abernethy biscuit, from my emergency hospital, rescue pack, (they were out of date), but he did fancy the raspberry cream cake, I had saved for my own cuppa!!!

The doors are now in, but the blind doesn't fit, so it looks as if this is going to be a very expensive job indeed! ?
Hopefully, our dangerous, spongy decking will be now replaced withing the next few weeks. I am so looking forward to sitting outside again. At the moment the garden is unusable, due to all the decking materials lying about.

I have included a photo of the red lime tree I bought, it was only £15 from Asda. I am sorely tempted by the vines they have in! ?

Wishing you all a pleasant day. Special mention to all who are struggling, its been a difficult week again for you Auntiflo and our * Cherry*. Take care all.

Morning Mick and all

Thanks Maw, for opening up!

We went out to dinner last night with some dear friends, we last got together just before the first lockdown, it was lovely to catch up, my voice is husky this morning after so much chatter.

It rained from morning till night yesterday so no watering needed today. Will pop to butchers and that’s my plan for the day!!!

My favourite corner of our garden from Thursday when it was sunny.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️?

Good Morning from a beautifully sunny S Welsh coast.
Thank you for opening up Maw, enjoy your snooze.
I'm hoping our family campers will call in on their way home today, have made a cake in case. They sent photos yesterday of a near empty beach, a jellyfish, and a very excited five year old splashing in the water. Lovely normal activities that have been missing for so long it seems.
A great photo of Iris grandMattie.
Not much on the cards today except a walk and giving the pup a bath later.
Hope everyone will have a pleasant day. Sorry your Bodnant visit is off Susan.

Good morning from North Yorkshire. Another sunny day.
I spent yesterday afternoon reading in the garden. I did drive up the dale intending to look round the galleries in Leyburn but got there to discover it was market day. There was nowhere to park so I came home. I’ll try again next week, perhaps it will be quieter.
Some ironing to do this morning, then sorting out goodie bags for a Carers event next week. Then I may retire to the garden with my book.
Hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning all. Polmont is partially sunny and 10° so goodness knows how it will end up. Thank you for opening up Mawbe and I'm glad it's just techie problems Mick. There are so many lovely photos today. Marydoll I have a deck off my bedroom and I never use it. I feel like I'm on a stage! I'm contemplating having it removed and replaced by a much smaller composite one so I'm interested to hear about your new one.
Today is housework Saturday. Truth be told, it doesn't take long. I'll get the bedding washed and out for a blow, although it looks calm at the moment. I'm making chicken tikka for tea so the chicken will need to marinade in the yoghurt mix all day. I don't expect visitors today so I will potter about happily. Have a good day all.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning from the M25!
I was up very early to walk the dog before we left. After yesterday’s full on rain it started foggy but cleared to mist and we now have sunshine. My suitcase has been packed and unpacked twice, goodness knows what I will be like when we go away for a week next month. DD is dog sitting and as it is her birthday on Monday she has friends coming for a BBQ, my house is clean and tidy for their visit. They are all friends she has known since school so I know them all well too and happy for them to be there.
DH’s birthday is today, thank you for your good wishes. He was born the day before D Day.
dustyangel you were very local to me. I grew up in Ascot, mum and dad still live in Sunningdale. I lived in Farnborough when my children were little but have been at present home for 30+ years.
I am quite excited to be travelling again albeit just for one night away. We have a NT visit booked in IOW this afternoon.
Wishing all a lovely weekend, I shall be wearing my ?dress tonight

Good morning from Cheshire - sunny and , I think , warm. aHaven't been out yet but it looks nice. Love that pic Jacxjacky and Iris does indeed have beautiful hair.
Will read more posts later.

Good morning all from a sunny northwest Lancashire coast. Quiet day today, will take some sun for the vitamin D, bits and bobs and phone calls.
Great to be back at art group yesterday even with drawing still life, not my favourite. BUT we went for coffee afterwards to a coffee shop in the Edinburgh Wool Shop I didn’t even know existed, nice and quiet. I was a bit overexcited as haven’t been socialising for so long!
A little shopping and bought a white fedora/Panama style sun hat. Came home and realised I already had a similar hat...
Hope you all have a nice weekend and Mick is ok.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. More sunshine in South Yorkshire and it’s going to be a hot one. We have to drive over to one of our hospitals this morning to drop in DH’s covid test for an upcoming procedure. Fortunately it’s the nearer of the two, so shouldn’t take long. Then a quiet day in the garden in prospect. We had a walk with DD and GS yesterday with by tea and cake halfway round. We had to promise him cake to get him to come! Teenagers!
Have a happy day, folks.

Good morning from the Sefton coast where another beautiful day dawns.
Yesterday morning’s planned cycling was very short-lived. I only got to the pavement in front of the house, met a neighbour and chatted for two hours. ? Refuelled by lunch, I sped off in the afternoon. Normally I swim daily so I intend to return to the pool. My family tell me to just go for it.
In the evening two friends and I had a lot of fun comparing mystery bags we collected. It was just like Christmas! One of them seems to be hooked so there’s lots of oohing and aaahing in our WhatsApp group as she posts.
Gelisajams - if it helps I use aqua globes to keep plants watered when I’m away.
Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning Maw, Mick and all from Anglesey, a little bit overcast but warm and dry. The fields around us are full of tiny energetic new calves skipping around their calm and plodding mothers.The farmers have done some bailing so lots of enormous black plastic clad Swiss rolls in other fields.
Great picture of Iris grandMattie, wonderful progress and beautiful thick hair.
Love the pic of Imogen Jax, another youngster with lovely long locks, pretty setting too.
Lovely to hear that everyone is enjoying the garden, getting out and about (safely I hope) or just chilling out.
Sending good wishes and hope of some respite to those with pain and anxiety.
Keep looking for a random pink flamingo large or small and keep smiling everyone.

Good morning, Mick, I hope you are now sorted or soon will be, and Good Morning, All. It's another lovely day here in Carlisle. I glad my blinds are now fitted in the bedroom as I'm now not awakened at silly o'clock by the sun blasting in. I was grumpy all day on Thursday because it wasn't, it was grey and the temperature had dropped at least 10 degrees. It was back to socks and a sweater. I have a very narrow range of comfortable operating temperatures!
That photo of Rosie was funny, Mawbe, that dog knows how to luxuriate. Ashcombes suggestion of sending it to Dyson is spot on, I think they would love it.
Lovely to read about your theatrical exploits, Ashcombe, I should certainly like to have been able to attend to see.
I'm still dithering about going anywhere. Just as I was beginning to think I might dare a train trip down to my Surrey family, another variant springs up. As it seems to be spreading amongst children, I am not sure about close contact with my GCs. I don't want to risk even a mild dose of the virus. I will wait and see how it goes for now.
I need some potting compost but I doubt I can visit the garden centre without leaving with other things. My back garden is a green stretch of grass at the moment but I haven't exactly planned what to do with it yet. I usually let things evolve but feel that's too slow a method at my age. Might go and have a mooch though...
Still thinking of those too unwell to post at the moment and hoping you are progressing.
Have a good sunny weekend everyone.

Good morning from a grey skied Colchester. It rained all day yesterday so I have a backlog of laundry to get dry.
It's DS's birthday today. He is home for the weekend but won't be out of bed until lunchtime. We have no plans as he's a play it by ear type, so we'll probably end up with takeaway as everywhere indoors is probably booked up because of the bad weather.

What are aqua globes Nannagarra ?
Where do you get them from? I’ve not heard of them but they could be just what I need, thanks.

Gelisajams

What are aqua globes Nannagarra ?
Where do you get them from? I’ve not heard of them but they could be just what I need, thanks.

These are made of glass but I’ve bought the plastic version in the £ shop in the past.
Can’t post pix atm!

Grandmattybatty, the new deck will be composite, as we are looking for low maintenance and a safer surface. The old one was wooden, cost a fortune to treat each year and is at the end of it's life and slightly dangerous!
Composite decking is in very short supply at the moment, so it had to be ordered and paid for weeks ago, despite us not being ready to start the work.

Morning everyone, hoping to have a trip out this morning. It's sunny in the Scottish Borders but cooler than it has been. Wishing everyone a good a day as possible.x

Thanks Marydoll. That is what I feared, that I can't do a Luc Picard, " Let it be so," and I'll get it done this summer. I am a very impatient person! I will ruminate on it.

Maybe you know them by a different name.

The temperature fluctuations have affected me too Ekwa, I wish it would make its mind up!!