Good Morning Friday

Just to say that everyone is very welcome to pop along to The Argy thread this evening. We’re putting our glad rags on, raising a glass and having a singalong in fond memory of grandmajet
Everyone is very welcome ?

Perhaps I've missed it but it suddenly occurred to me that I've not seen anything from SheepandCattle for a while. Does anyone know why. Thank you

Thank you Ashcombe for your very useful info re MRI and train journeys. We are thinking of travelling by train to Thirsk in Yorkshire from Warminster soon and found your info very encouraging. It is a bit far to drive as DH has back problems so that could be the answer. I was born in Northallerton in Yorkshire next door to Thirsk and I have a yearning to make a visit.
Hope that you enjoy Crewe.
My best wishes Carole Anne.

A late good morning to you all.

The sun keeps trying to break through now in South Yorkshire and its feeling rather muggy.

I've just spent a good hour in the garden, tidying things up and thinning things out, so now it's coffee time.

Congratulations Greyduster to you and your DH for your wedding anniversary. I hope you enjoy your evening out. ???

I think I might sit in the garden and read my book after lunch and admire my handiwork whist I'm at it ?.

Take care everyone.

Good Morning all from an overcast Harrogate. Marydoll the weather forecasters are unfortunately unable to pinpoint the weather to any one area. I discovered this when I lived in Cults, Aberdeen. One winter I was driving to Peterculter (4miles), I drove through sunshine, a snow shower and arrived in cloudy weather. Another time, I left home in Sunshine, so I was totally unprepared for, in comparison, what was like freezing fog in Aberdeen. Glasgow, as you know, covers a large area and the weather can differ greatly.
Have a lovely day Greydusters
Hope you find out what's causing your pain Scentia
Keep safe, Keep well folks

Happy Anniversary Greyduster

Someone mentioned being afraid of having their head in a scanner. I have annual MRI scans of my brain since the injury and have found the best way to deal with it is to close my eyes, concentrate on my breathing and imagine I’m lying on a lovely warm beach somewhere. Those banging, rattling noises are workmen building an accessible ramp for wobbly people like me . I did actually manage to fall asleep in there last time, which amused the scan technician no end.

Good morning all from a warm and rather cloudy Lancashire. Morning. It was a lovely day here yesterday so we decided to have a day out. Drove up the coast to Morecambe, parked at the Northern edge of town and had a lovely beachside walk. Fabulous views across the bay. Took a little picnic and sat on a bench and ate our lunch. Proper pair of old codgers! We only saw a handful of others but the town looked much busier when we drove through. Really enjoyed it after being cooped up for so long. I have some paperwork to deal with today and Mr. B will be working on the garden.

Wishing everyone the best day possible and may those with troubles find some comfort.

Good Morning from a mild, dry Cambs.,

Happy Anniversary to the Greydusters, Congratulations on your Emerald anniversary. .

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

Happy Anniversary to the Greydusters enjoy your meal ??

Enjoy your Grand Tour of Scotland, B9. You might see some of the work of Garry Shand whose chain saw carvings appear at NT venues and a garden in Sefton .
No longer ‘skipping’ past chat of MRIs, now running! ?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️

Have a very Happy Anniversary Greyduster ??

Good morning all, very dull , I thought it was quite dark , then discovered I’d left the awning out all night !
Hair cut this morning so I’m all ready , washed and dressed , makes a change for me !

Good morning Mick and hello to all of you up bright and early. No workmen today so everyone here’s had a lie in.

Sun is peeping through in mid Cornwall.

Ash. Same experience for me with the MRI (dye). I was warned about how noisy the machine is and am always thankful my head isn’t inside. Quite used to them these days. It gives me chance to do some planning. ?

DD and DGD had a terrible day in St Ives yesterday. The little train from St Erth to St Ives was jammed packed with people standing too. The town was overflowing with no distancing at all. They stayed an hour then left. The train again jammed packed with not ever wearing masks. They rescued the day with a trip to our favourite beach.

Sad day as they are returning home late this afternoon. We have rain due tomorrow and DD can’t drive for long periods through heavy rain. (Vision).

Getting up after I finish my cuppa, try out my leg ?and finish reading all your posts.

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Good morning from warm but still overcast Anglesey.
Enjoyed a lovely long chat over lunch with one of my most lovely friends. We laughed so much I ache this morning.
Happy anniversary Greyduster. 55 years is quite something.
Happy birthday to all the various offspring mentioned.
Well done Ash for giving a good positive message about scans and train journeys, I’m sure it helps the anxious folk amongst us.
Love the little man your granddaughter made for her daddy Alizarin, a bit like a Tony Hart piece, was it Morph or Mort? Something like that.
Long walk planned for me today as I rather overindulged on the pud yesterday.
Wishing you all the best of days ?

Pitt, that I can handle, my own I can't.
I am very methodical, but a few weeks ago DH and the contractors randomly moved all my veggies in among the bushes and piled wood beside them. My lettuce, gooseberries and strawberries look delicious, but I can't get to them! ?

I know, there are people with more to worry about. I just need to moan to someone and I will be fine.

Good morning everyone, overcast and dull here again, hoping for a sun breakthrough later.

Lovely photo Brook, gives me hope, we start our Scotland Grand Tour on Sunday and had been thinking of packing thermals! Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dornoch, John O'Groates, Orkney, Ullapool, Ardnamurchan and then Sterling. Must get the suitcases down and clear out the bigger spare room for the cat sitters who arrive tomorrow.

So glad you survived the MRI Ash, you are braver than me, I do suffer from claustrophobia, and I think they would have to knock me out to get me in one!

I have a conference call this morning at 10.30 about the residential conference we are trying to run in October. Our parent organisation likes to make life as difficult as possible for us when they are supposed to be supporting us, have run this for many years, but I think I will make this the last one, I will let the younger element have the hassle! Mustn't forget it with everything else going on.

Have the best day possible everyone, thinking of those who are struggling.

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A couple of photos to give Marydoll's tidy genes a wobble!!

Happy Anniversary to the Greydusters ??

Good morning Mick and all from a dull northwest Lancashire coast.
Off to art group soon after trying to eat two baby avocados, hard as hell, but looking ready. Resorted to bananas, that old stand by when on the move. Don’t feel like going, always feeling like death in the morning, but I will be glad afterwards I’m sure.
Face timing with friends and then my sister in the south, which was a very long enjoyable chat with lots of laughing, even with troubles. I wish she lived nearer, we are very close.
Thoughts to everyone, have a nice day.

I feel like I’m the recipient of undeserved sympathy regarding the MRI so to clarify: the whole procedure took 45 mins, broken down into two twenty minute sessions actually inside the pod. Half way through, I was brought out of the scanner for the dye to be inserted. That’s when I had a five minute doze before going back in. Being flat on my back throughout made my brain think it was time for dreamland! ???

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning Mick, morning all. It’s bright and sunny again here in South Lanarkshire, we don’t often get a spell of continuous good weather so I turn my face to the sun like a little flower whenever we do.

We had lovely afternoon at the museum yesterday, booked slots so no crowds, the children just dot about looking at whatever takes their eye. A walk in the sunshine back to their house, with an ice cream from the van in the park on the way, took us nicely to five o’clock when their Mum finished working.

No charity shop for me today as the manager is on holiday and the charity has no cover for annual leave as they had to pay off most of the employed staff last year. It seems daft not to have at least a couple of mobile managers as the losses must be huge. However mine is not to reason why....

Wishing everyone a peaceful day, hope you spot a flamingo along the way.

Good morning everyone from a cloudy Northampton, but sunshine is forecast later, so I shall cut the back grass before the rain we are promised tomorrow.

Had a lovely evening walk yesterday in sunshine, and a good meal and wine afterwards at the pub. We had three new walkers join us, the more the merrier!

No other plans for today except to make a curry for tonight's dinner.

Thank you for the picture, beechnut. I haven't tried the gin but a local company makes it, and have sampled their wares many times, so I know it will be good!

Wishing all a pleasant day.

Happy anniversary Greyduster. ??? ? ?

Morning from S Lanarkshire where it’s cloudy but the sun is breaking through
Lovely pictures Brook and Gelisajams

Had a lovely time with my youngest grandson, he stayed over the night before last and I took him home yesterday morning. It was an absolute joy after after 16 months, I used to stay two nights a week with them doing regular childminding and I had missed that so much. All my grandchildren are school age now so that won’t be needed and I can enjoy the fun without so much responsibility. 18 months older now, I am realising not all change is bad!

A visit with a dear friend this afternoon who is having a lot of health problems just now but we always enjoy a real laugh together so I’m very much looking forward to that.

Wishing everyone the best of days??

Good morning all from a sunny, warm S Welsh coast.
Happy Anniversary to you both greyduster ?
Enjoy your meal tonight GrannyGravy
What a nice thing for your DD to do Susan
Enjoy Coleton Fishacre ginny it is one of our favourite NT properties, I can imagine the D'Oyly Carte set enjoying an evening in that beautiful sitting room with the grand piano.
Wishing everyone a pleasant day.