Good Morning Monday 23rd August 2021

Good morning all from a sunny, for a change, Essex by the sea.

I haven't read the previous posts yet so I will wish you all a happy Monday.

Take care everyone and enjoy the day xxx

Good morning Mick, morning all from South Lanarkshire where it’s dull but dry.

Welcome fatgran and gymstagran.
Wise decision to concentrate on getting well Ash, you have a very important date coming up.

We are going for a ‘wee run’ today. In the car that is, I couldn’t run for a bus!
I’ve a notion to go along the east coast towards Coldingham so I’ll put together a picnic and see where the day takes us.

I’m thinking of so many missing and missed posters.

Wishing everyone a peaceful day.

Welcome gymstagran. Sorry I got your name wrong fatgran obviously read Tasmania and thought fargran.
Harrigran , hope you feel better soon.
A wee run in the car with a picnic and no particular destination in mind sound most appealing baubles. I’ll suggest it to Orlin.

Good morning from Shropshire.

Welcome Gymstagran and fatgran??

Housework this morning then this afternoon I have booked myself a spa afternoon.A couple of hours relaxing with no phone.Have a manicure booked too.Hopefully will come home feeling rejuvenated?‍♀️

My brother had a heart attack yesterday.He is 63.He is having surgery today and the outlook seems positive.He has lived a very active life, always playing sport and generally in good shape.

Ash, I hope you feel better and are able to reunite with olddudders as planned???

I have been thinking of EV and our other missing posters too mattie.

Have a good day all??

Good morning Mick and all from Sunnyside, Suet on Sea, Lancashire coast.
Interesting trip yesterday to Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. I was amused by a woman approaching the coach and asking
“Is this the bus for the Black Forest?” Crikey. That would be some day trip.
I’m pleased I was able to make it as the day before my right arm had seized up and the pain when I moved was intense. It eased off thankfully. Now I have a gammy arm, back and knee.
I put a support belt on my back when walking round places like the museum, but it still kills me.
The M6 very busy and a bad crash too holding up the southbound side on the way back.
I enjoyed the living museum, but prefer Blist Hill in Shropshire, similar reconstruction. Makes one glad to get back to our own age.
DS stayed over the night before on his way to the Lakes and cooked a lovely chicken meal, helping too huge for me now and left a like if washing up which I don’t have for myself these days.
Thoughts to Ash harrigran and welcome fargran.

Good morning from an overcast North Hampshire. Last week was a struggle with a painful back, this week seems off to a better start. Today a 4 months overdue blood test ?, must try harder.
Hope you see off that horrible virus soon, Ash, you really are due a large dose of good luck and very best of wishes to all.

Good morning all from a very foggy Co Armagh , excuse the slurping as I down my cereal !
I usually check in here from bed , but I made a wee mistake on the bread maker timer and could smell it ready to decant (or is that just liquids ? ) it shouldn’t have been ready for another hour !
It’s been good to get going early though, lots done , so now I can read the forum and then catch up on my crochet
I hope we all have as good a day as possible xxx

Good morning all from bright Harrogate
Had a nightmare last night - I dreamt I had to reset all electronics in the house! That’s after I had to reset my MacBook which is now working fine.
Apart from doing a wash, I hope to go to Aldi (don’t tell DH) - he’ll want to come too!
Welcome to our newbies hope to see more of your blethers!
Your nurse WILL be perfect Ash
Nice to see you back * lauranorder* always nice to hear about Anglesey
Hope to get chance to read later posts,
Keep well everyone

Good morning Mick and the GM team from grey east London. I type the words ‘grey east London’ so frequently that they now simply appear in my predictive text!

Weekly grocery delivery this morning.
Then we have household admin and finance to do.
We also need to review our energy supply before our current tariff ends in September. I hate doing those things but it’s especially important, now that the tariffs are changing.

We got a lovely crop of plums this year. Last year there were none and this year we have harvested a large number, twice. I will freeze some for crumbles later in the year.
I don’t think I will make jam ... I don’t quite have the energy. So we will share them with neighbours, instead.

Sending good wishes to all GNs with worries or health issues.
Have a pleasant day, all. ?

Good amorning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning Mick and all his followers. Suffolk is grey this morning after the lefty of rain yesterday. So good for the garden but the granddog and I got soaked to the skin yesterday morning! We are taking her to meet DD & SiL halfway today - she gets so excited when she sees them.
I read several days of GM while awake in the night - lovely to see Urmston & Laura that I haven’t seen for a while.
The decorator will be here shortly so time to get moving.
I hope the day is kind to everyone.

Lefty of?? Heavy!

Good morning Mick and his followers from sunny Sefton.
Had a laughter-filled, highly lively, fun-packed afternoon with the DGC yesterday. My goodness, Mr Busy likes his grub!
If you’re interested, The Coroner is filmed at Hope Cove, Devon, which is directly overlooked by The Cottage Hotel. It’s a marmite place: if you like it you’ll be hooked as I am.
My fingers are crossed for your speedy recovery Ashcombe. Thinking of you all (yes, the many I now ‘know’) and sending a cyber hug to warm your hearts.

Grey but dry start to the day. Bed changing and laundering the highlight of today but not a lot else in view. Trying not to comment individually so as not to hurt anyone’s feeling but sending hope that Ash feels better soon.

Good morning from an overcast Durham. After recovering from covid (double jabbed too) I feel I need to get on top of my chores this week. So the Domestic Goddess routine will start very shortly whilst the first load of washing wizzes round. On a brighter note we’ve booked for a bar meal at teatime so looking forward to that later.

Norstat this is the entire output of my plum tree this year. I photographed it for posterity and then we cut it in half and ate it! It was not given of its all for some time. I feel a George Washington moment coming on.

Welcome Hill910 enjoy your bar meal and if your recovering from covid take things slowly regarding the chores.

Sorry to read upthread of those in pain and of Susan56’s brother’s heart attack. May today bring relief and recovery for all.

Welcome newbies !
Hope your brother makes a good recoverySusan Always a shock when someone who seems fit and well has a heart attack.
Thinking of all the others on our thread who have pain and worries - hope your DIL is getting a treatment plan goingLauranorder My daughter had to have chemo before surgery too as the tumour was stuck to her chest wall. The team did move fast but , of course , that was pre Covid.

Good Morning all from a chilly but dry Scottish Borders. I tried to have a sleep in because I was up very late last night and suddenly remembered it's bucket day so had to race out to the street and of course it was the wrong bucket. The recycle bin is always full but the general one rarely these days.

Welcome fargran or fatgran in Tasmania.
I read about the auction in Launceston and wish I could do a similar thinning out from our/my book collection.
DH was the collector and oh my! We have a library and walls of books. I doubt many are collectible.
Welcome to Gymstagran too.

The good morning thread full of joys and sorrows with a dollop of whimsy.

Hoping you all have a nice day.
Greyduster our plum tree is dripping with fruit this year. But it seems to do alternate years. I think ours is Czar.

Thanks everyone for your kind welcome remarks but should say that I am not new to gransnet just haven't posted for a longtime - read everyone's posts each day and enjoy them very much. some of you may remember the seaweed queen

Good morning all. It’s bright and sunny here in Lancashire. Mr. B and I had a very late night, so am just enjoying the morning cuppa.

Not much planned for today other than laundry and a walk around the marina.

Wishing you all the best day possible and some ease from any pain and worries.

Good Morning Mick and All.

Do hope your virus can be sorted out Ashcombe ?

You’ve got your hands full this week Kitty.

I’ve got a sore throat so am gargling and sucking a cough sweet, there is no end to the excitement in my life. ?

PS my lovely friend in her late 90s has had her broken wrist set and a dynamic screw, whatever that is, put into her broken hip. They are getting her up and moving today. She is an absolute star ⭐️

Good morning from an overcast Durham. I have a little of most GNs going on today. House guest went yesterday, so a lot of cleaning/washing to do. Had a touch of Harri problem last week, but much better now. Some shopping is essential and might find something to relax my body and mind!
DGS is 10 weeks old and I’ve had a bank appointment for a month now to open him an account. Supposed to be 10.00 and I can’t find his birth certificate! (have cancelled) I’m furious with myself and searched absolutely everywhere but there’s no sign of it! DD has asked me to hang onto it after the appointment as I’m usually so careful with documents that they’ll feel happier if I keep a copy!! I’ll have to come clean - but I’m going for one more attempt to find it. So annoyed!
May your day be less fraught than mine. X

Good morning, Mick and everyone from warm sunny Carlisle. So used to typing the words cool, grey, drizzly!
I did finally get out in the garden yesterday, more turf lifting. I wish I'd thought of asking the developer not to lay turf though I doubt they would have agreed. You can't have any alterations usually in case the sale falls through.
It's a day of housework and laundry plus I need to start re-organising stuff in the house so the men can get the new furniture in place. As they are putting things in 5 different rooms, it's not going to be easy. Much of my stuff is in boxes, unpacked or serving as shelving etc and I'm going to have to get them out of the way somewhere.
fatgran57 you sound as though you have even more things to sort than me. I have sorted and got rid of so much stuff already. I've forgotten what's in the unopened boxes which have been unopened for nearly a year now. They are mostly marked ornaments by the removal men but I know I never had that many ornaments. Can't wait to see what I actually do have!
Welcome to Gymstagran, I hope we hear more from you. And Ashcombe , hoping you have a speedy recovery so you can get away as planned. All the best to all of you poorly people and wishing you a better day.