Good Morning Saturday

Good Morning everyone and to everyone in the UK who was shouting for The Team last night, well done and good luck. Onwards and ever upwards (and a special thank you for helping to extend Nannagarra’s opportunities for even more online ? shopping! Make it count Ng, it’ll be a while before you get such a god chance again, I expect.?

Lovely afternoon tea, GrandmaB - and think you may have found the perfect way to sedate angry flare-ups in your Mum? Worth a try. Just watch how many times you lift a scone to your lips with that painful wrist.?

Morning Laura and the lovely Daisy. In our last house it was not unknown for a cow to breathe on one of our windows!

daisend1 what a fabulous place you live in…..even if it rains sometimes. Simply beautiful.

Had an easy day yesterday but since it was so hot, I did a couple of things I’d been putting off. I painted (indoors where it was cool and not 31 degrees at supper time) a little drawer unit. Today I shall seal the chalk paint against cat activity! I thoroughly enjoyed - for the first time ever- defrosting the chest freezer in the garage because it was very fast and I enjoyed the change in temperature!

Too much pool splashing, eating outdoors, inhaling the perfume of the flowers, watching the birds etc., etc., can have the effect (sometimes) of making one a bit less sharp and aware. So…..taking life rather too much for granted, I didn’t bother to check the forecast before going to bed.

At 7.30 this morning and possibly because we hadn’t heard the consistent gentle rain outside, a thunderclap was wheeled out to announce the arrival of a torrential downpour. I lay in bed making a mental list of my errors : a ‘dog throw’ on the line, dry when I passed it last night in locking the garage; a garden filled with large cushions, 2 snoozing cats who had refused to move when I invited them to come in to bed. I suppose the cover was on the trailer and all car windows closed, so we haven’t completely lost the plot, and everything will dry again with the promise of sunshine until a week on Wednesday, That will be the one dodgy day I will forget again, no doubt, and the process will be repeated! Plus side? Cats moved to shelter, no harm done, no garden watering today and I can catch up with some housework before a busy week : hairdresser tomorrow, Rheumatologist on Tuesday, demand for my appearance to collect my residence card on Thursday. I already have a card to allow me a further 10 years in France but because of B****t, we had to apply for yet another. Fingerprints too! Just in case I’ve changed my fingerprints since last year, I assume. Oh well, c’est la Guerre!

Hope you all have a good day and that this will herald a good week to come. Hope and good wishes sent to those in need - including GC’s in trouble and family members causing worry.
If you’re off on a trip, good for you. Safe journeys and good weather. If you’re not don’t forget you all deserve treats, so organise those where you can - quite a lot of catching up involved after our lengthy incarceration, remember?

Hugs from me and from France to all ??
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It was by his hand, Aldom.
I was so busy laughing at the memory that I missed the punctuation error, dear pedants!

Nannagarra I hope for the sake of his dignity that your FIL was attached to the loo seat by his hand.

Good Morning Mick and All from a grey Carlisle where it keeps trying to rain. I hope it holds off till I've mowed my lawn.
I've been out and bought a new TV. I have debated whether I do actually want/need one as I have existed for months without one..I can watch via catch up on my PC monitor and have found more interesting stuff on the radio and BBC Sounds as well as reading more books and listening to my CDs. However, now I've ordered one but I do hope I will not go back to my old habit of switching on after dinner and watching till bedtime.
Now I've made the decision, I'm relieved to be able to stop bashing my brains over all the varying technicalities and offerings of modern tvs. Gone are the days when you just bought one and plugged it in!
I hope you all have as good a weekend as possible.

Marydoll

*Nanagarra*, No More Nails was the culprit!
Just got an appointment letter in for my hand injection. It's October, and I first asked in January! Not much longer to wait then! ?
Raining here now. Washing back in....sigh.

Ah, that culprit no more nails. It’s predecessor, superglue, was once involved when FiL attached himself to the loo seat. Even that didn’t ‘learn’ him!

Not what you would call a good morning from Porthtowan. The weather can't seem to make up its mind, chilly, cloudy so possibly we are in for showers or a longer period of rain.

Happy wedding anniversary ginny.
Food looks delish, Grandmabatty. More cream on your scone, GrandmabattySnr? I wouldn’t have spent time pondering this! A case of see it, like it, eat it (or buy it while the footy’s on)!

Happy Anniversary ginny

Nanagarra, No More Nails was the culprit!
Just got an appointment letter in for my hand injection. It's October, and I first asked in January! Not much longer to wait then! ?
Raining here now. Washing back in....sigh.

Good morning all from a rainy Lancashire. I may not get a walk today, I love walking in the rain but it can be slippy underfoot. I’ll have to walk around the house a lot instead. I’m running late this morning! Marydoll good to see you had a positive chat with your new consultant. Jaxjacky and Grannyactivist I hope there is good news for your families today. Grandmabatty that tea looks scrumptious!

Wishing everyone a peaceful day ?

Good morning from Sefton. It is raining: fantabuloso.
I hope Imogen is now in less pain and that there is encouraging news today, Jaxjacky.
If you’re reading, grannyactivist, I’m sending get well wishes to your DGD.
My hopes for a speedy recovery also go to muse.
Oooh, Marydoll. You too live with Mr Perfect/Mr Mañana? Men and glue (particularly superglue or no more nails)…there should be a law against it! A topic for a new thread, perhaps?
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Having had every aspect of the Euros explained to me umpteen times ? ? ?, I’ve rewarded myself with some online retail therapy. No doubt I’ll be engaged in further discussion today! Will I be keeping the delivery man busy after tonight, though? ? ?
Have the best day you can amigos. ???. ??????? ?? ?

Happy Anniversary Mr&Mrsginny ?I hope you and your friends enjoy the meal.

Good moo-ning from my friend Daisy

Good Morning from an overcast, (but no rain here...yet....), Cambs.,

Jaxjacky, I hope your lovely grand-daughter soon recovers after her nasty mishap.

Happy Anniversary to Mr & Mrs ginny, I think that's a Sapphire one isn't it? Enjoy your celebration meal out with your "Golden" friends!

I'm also missing EV, & others, LauraNorder.

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

Rarely get to say good morning to you Grandmafrench I don’t see your post, I write mine, post it, and there you are.
So good morning to you in sunny France ??, closing my eyes and trying to feel that lovely sunshine on my back as I dangle my feet in your pool and breath in wafts of purple petunia perfume. Thanks for sharing.

Good morning Mick and all from dull, grey, Anglesey. Looks as though we’ve had a little rain overnight.
Happy 45th wedding anniversary Ginny, good going.
Poor Imogen Jax, what a horrid accident. I remember a photo you posted of her in some sort of arbour, lovely long hair. Hope she’s feeling better today as the healing begins.
Hoping too for good news from NZ for grannyactivist. Such a worry.
Talking of sea mist. We used to have an annual rounders match between two villages, held on the beach. One year such a thick mist rolled in we couldn’t see from one base to another and were guiding each other in with lots of echoing shoutiness and laughter.
Willing EV to suddenly post and prove you wrong Marydoll. Glad your consultant proved to be excellent, confidence in our medical professionals is vital when things are not good.
Lovely hearing about everyone’s travels and mini breaks, days out and adventures. Even if the latter is just to the bottom of the garden.
Wishing you all a better day than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow ?

Good morning Mick, Annie and all. At the moment it is dry, but rain forecast for later.
We must go into town to collect my new reading specs. They say they sent me a voice mail, but I must have deleted it as I didn't know how to retrieve it ?. Must ask DD for a lesson tomorrow when they pop in.
Last night I had a phone call from our lovely Dr. Nothing to worry about said he, phew, just that your potassium levels are a bit low. So I now have to cut in half my Furosemide tablet, then in a week, another blood test. Will I have any left to give?
So sorry to hear about your GD accident Jaxjacky, sending her all best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Also to Grannyactivist's GD, but I haven't read about her.

Marydoll, the adventures continue. Is MrDoll, still walking around ? I do hope the glue comes off your splash back.
Happy Anniversary Ginny, enjoy your day.
DD and SIL will tell us all their holiday news tomorrow, so must buy some tasty tit bits for the afternoon, while we are out later.
Have a good day one and all.

Good Morning everyone. Beautiful day here in ?? And sprinklers have been on this morning. Now it’s my turn to feed everything, especially our tomatoes and pots of the dark purple petunias (the ones that have such a lovely perfume). Perhaps it’s just me but they have a habit of looking totally perfect, all dead-headed and growing like crazy…then it seems I look away for 10 minutes and they try to give up on life, hanging there lifeless or just in a sulk. Another 10 minutes and they look perfect again! Of course it’s the heat - I sometimes know exactly how they feel.

Once that’s done we shall have a pool day and lunch in the garden. No point in being retired if one works every day so I no longer make excuses. Life now must involve doing what we want - at least some of the time!

What a nasty accident for your GD with the pretty name, Jax. Every good wish that she has the best treatment and an uncomplicated recovery. Fingers crossed that she’ll become pain free quickly and heal well. ??

Enjoy your cottage, dwmx - and don’t forget to r.e.l.a.x.

Hope you get some relief, Gwen. Think you’ll find advances have been made with hay fever treatment : lots of antihistamines are (almost) non-soporific now and you can take 1 pill which will give relief for 24hours. Bad hay fever in good, warm, windy weather is miserable!

I recall sea fogs on the Sussex coast - sometimes involving pollution in really hot temperatures. Sea fog would roll in, then be trapped by the Downs and roll back - sometimes for days at a time. Don’t recall sea fog when I was brought up in the West Country, but maybe that’s just selective memory! Living on a ‘Small Island’ - as the hilarious travel writer Bill Bryson called the UK, rapid weather changes are an everyday thing. Never being more than 75 miles from a coast probably accounts for why nobody is sure what might happen next, weatherwise. The sea has a lot to answer for! But being in a boat, off the coast in a sudden blanket of fog is truly scary!

Lots of time being spent by some Grans, at last, with GC’s. How lovely - many months to catch up on. Life to catch up on, really. I wish you all a good weekend and moments of real happiness. For those worried or unwell - may times get easier soon. For those travelling, safe journey. Let’s be sure to enjoy today if we can….we’ll worry about tomorrow when it shows up! ?

Big hugs from the South of France and from me ?‍♀️????

Good morning all from a dull east coast of Fife. Fingers crossed the weather will perk up this afternoon as it has been doing these past few days. Pizza and chips for tea tonight we’re having the cousins staying over joining himself in the screaming match tonight sharing in the elixir of life or so they say. Can’t stand it myself

ITs been a hoot this morning having cancelled my carer as we had a weekend booked out for a party which unfortunately got cancelled hey ho must get on with things can’t hang about lazing in bed all morning
Have a good weekend everyone do things today which you’ve not done in ages

Good morning from Cheshire where it is piddling down !
I hadn't seen a post about your granddaughterJaxjacky but I send best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Love to all who are having a hard time today.

Happy anniversary Ginny. Have a lovely day.

The cakes for four people! And a pensive mum who was deciding if she needed more cream on her scone ?

Good morning all. Like many of you,it's very muggy here with grey clouds. I think rain will follow at some point.
My thoughts go to JaxJacky and Grannyactivist in particular, for their gds. Lots of plans, days out and holidays on here today.
Yesterday we had a lovely afternoon tea at my uncle's golf club. Sausage rolls, sandwiches,scones with cream and jam and so many cakes! I limited myself to two. My uncle paid for it as his treat which is typical of him as he's a very kind person. Mum enjoyed herself too and behaved which doesn't always happen! ?
Today I will do some housework and wash sheets and the duvet cover. They will have to go in the tumble dryer I think. Then an ironing. It doesn't seem so onerous now I'm retired. In addition, having moved to a smaller house has made such a difference.
I will be watching Film 4 as they are running back to back Star Trek films and I'm a big fan. Dd, Sil and dgs had been going to a beach but the forecast isn't great so I'm not sure what they will do. I will gently potter. Have a good day all.

Good morning from a very damp Black Country, after a lovely sunny day yesterday.

My friend and I drove over to Waseley Hills Country Park. Although it is only a few miles away, we had never been before. So after a walk to the source of the river Rea, we sat outside on the picnic tables eating lunch from the cafe. Then back to her house to sit in the garden. 5 hours chatting!

Then a BBQ last night, where we sat outside until almost 10pm. First time it has been warm enough to do that this year.

Driving over to DS in Lichfield this afternoon to be with DGD's as they are going to a wedding. Eldest DGD is working in a pub waitressing, so it is just the youngest who is almost 12(going on 21 )

What a worry for you all Jaxjacky, I hope your DGD recovers quickly and isn't in too much pain.

Have a good day everyone.

Morning Mick and all

It’s grey and muggy here in my little corner of S E Essex. A lazy day is on the agenda!!

Sorry to learn of your GD’s accident Jax hope she managed to get some sleep, and is not in too much discomfort ?

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️?