Good Morning Tuesday 9th November 2021

Oh I knew I was right to think of you stitching away as I was reading it grandMattie! Will be a shame about a silly ending but hey ho. I have a feeling this spinster (in both senses) is going to find romance in Winchester!
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Urms, I read it some time ago. It was most interesting historically and of its time. I did find the ending a bit silly though.
We have a lot of Holy Needlewomen at Canterbury Cathedral but I’m not one of them. My work (and eyesight) isn’t good enough. I have, though, made two petit point aka tapestry kneelers for the Archbishop’s private chapel. The ABC at the time was George Carey and I got invited to lunch with them!

Good morning everyone from North Wales. It's a bright morning do may go into town to the charity shop to drop off some clothes from a wardrobe tidy up.
Glad GG's DiL has had her op now. Hope all is well.
Wishing a good day to all GNs.

Good morning all and it’s a bit dull here in Essex, but so still!

Sar - glad you enjoyed the show. ?. I never mind going places on my own. Sometimes it’s better ?.

GG I hope there’s good news for your family ?

We might start painting the downstairs today. We are open plan, so just a freshen up of the walls is needed. We’ll start in the hall and take our time. One area today and another tomorrow .

Bridge Club this afternoon and we’ll have a light tea before dh goes off to footie with DS1.

Take care, all ????

Good morning Mick, morning all from drench South Lanarkshire.

I hope you don’t have to wait too long for news GG.

Not a lot happening today, supermarket shop and a bit of batch cooking perhaps, I’ll see how I feel.

Wishing everyone a peaceful day. ??

I loved ‘The Nightingale’ Stilllearning! I read it a few years ago - not a BC read - and kept thinking about it for ages afterwards. It was SO tense at times my heart was racing.

Good morning everyone from south Manchester (why does prompt still insist on offering ‘beach’ and ‘palm’ as I type ?) where it’s dry and we have the most gorgeous sunrise with an apricot sky to the east and the Pennines quite clearly visible.

My upper arm is sore from my Pfizer booster yesterday afternoon. Himself had an appointment and I got mine as a walk in. Great service and only a small queue.

I too have a back-to-back day ahead Grandmadinosaur. I’m making the SOAP dish for my daughter and son in law as she has a meeting after the school day ends. Then I’m off to have lunch with some of my book clubber retiree ladies. Home, then picking up the grandchildren and giving them their tea whilst waiting for mummy to come home. We will probably stay and have a cuppa with her as Himself will be taking the Boy Wonder to his football practice session.

Once home I need to crack on with the book club read. I’ve read 30% and the meeting is tomorrow night so if I keep up the pace I should just about finish it on time. grandMattie I wonder if you’d enjoy it? ‘A Single Thread’ is set in Winchester, England in 1932. It contains descriptions of cathedrals and technical terms for the embroidery of kneelers which a group of ladies are engaged in a huge project. I did think of you as I was reading it!

Relieved to hear the tentative good news so far about your daughter in law GG13. Fingers and toes crossed for you all that her surgeon was pleased about the operation itself yesterday.

Good morning all from the Black country. Not much planned for today need to go to Boots and will pop into M&S simply food while we are there. Will make some parsnip and pear soup later.
Hoping all went well with your Dil GG13
Catch up with everybody's news later crumpets are calling EV
Have the best day you can and may you all find some ?.

Good morning from Giffnock where the sky is lightening but very heavy looking. The new kitten sleeps in my room and I am wakened by her early morning ablutions so to speak. I shall be very glad when she can join the other cat in the big world!

After the children leave for school I’ll iron the week’s school uniforms ( my daughter’s least favourite task) and then head home. A walk with a friend this afternoon if the rain holds off, or at least pauses, and then coffee and chat.

After that I plan to finish this month’s book club choice, The Nightingale, which is a difficult read about wartime France. I visited Oradour- sur- Glane a long time ago and could never forget it. It’s a good book but I’ll be glad to finish it.

Hoping for good news for you GrannyGravy and wishing everyone a pleasant day???

Good morning. The weather is not looking too bad here in M. Bucks.
Have been on the go really this morning as we have long time friends visiting today. I hope I have got the food right as one is diabetic and another coeliac. They won’t make a fuss but I’d like them to enjoy a good lunch. DD3 and the boys will call in to see them and DD 2 if she can get away from her desk for a while. DD1 is away on holiday.
Wishing all a good day with a smile along the way.

Good morning from Cheshire.
Pleased to read your post GrannyGravy and good wishes to your DIL.
Not much planned today. Lovely lunch out yesterday with good friends. First time in a pub for nearly two years. Good to do something normal.
Good wishes to all with worries.

Good morning from a grey but milder (10°C today) Northampton. For some reason the windows are all steamed up, and peeking out I see that neighbours' windows are too.

Didn't manage to post yesterday as I was expecting a phone call from the surgery about something I'd been worrying about. Wonder of wonders after a chat with a doctor he asked me to go in for a face to face appointment late morning! So it was a bit of a rush to get ready and get there. Luckily he was able to put my mind at rest, so panic over.

I had a brilliant time at the international rugby on Sunday, and enjoyed watching an amazing England women's team beat New Zealand, 56-15., so the Red Roses have now won the series two out of three. There was a good crowd of 10,000 to cheer them on, and both teams were most accommodating afterwards, signing shirts and having numerous selfies taken. It was bitterly cold though and I was glad I had my thermals on (and a mini bottle of red wine!).

A visit to the opticians in town this afternoon, then shall pop in a jewellers to see if they have some nice earrings for DGD's 14th birthday this week. I was disappointed by the ones I had ordered from John Lewis; they were much smaller than expected, and the post on one of them was bent. I decided to keep them for myself, as I can put up with a wonky post, and actually they do look quite nice on, (and I couldn't be bothered with the hassle of sending them back).

Wishing all a good day.

Good morning from a damp East Yorkshire.

I had another productive day in the house yesterday sorting cupboards etc. I also went into the village and took items for the food bank collection and charity shop.

Today will be a back to back day. Coffee morning then home for a quick lunch. Then I have my booster jab appt. Only booked it online on Sunday and just after I’d done it I remembered I have a hair appt 45 minutes later. DH booked his for the same time and thinks I can get back in time?I’m having my roots done and a blow dry. After that we have dgs after school.

Hoping all went well for your DIL GG13

Take care everyone.

Good morning from a grey skied Colchester. Mild and dry forecast.
Tuesday is charity shop volunteering. I wonder what delights we'll discover?
DH will finish the lounge redecoration while I'm out and make a curry with Sunday's leftover beef for tea. He needs to redeem himself after getting in a fluster while buying jeans in M&S yesterday. He couldn't find his card to pay. I used mine and got on the app and cancelled his card. We got home to find the card in the pocket of the new jeans!!?
Love to all?x

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s a bright and dry start to the day
Hoping for good news from the surgeon GG13
This morning I’m off to my Fitsteps dance class in town and then probably home for some pottering about this afternoon.
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings ?

Good morning Mick and everyone, a brightening day here in Oxfordshire.
A visit to the Army charity shop this morning, I’m looking for a sturdy table to support the weight of my old sewing machine, probably a small kitchen table, something I can leave up permanently in a corner somewhere.
Apart from that a pottering day
Ash we sang the song about Kije at school,
Oh Kije was a soldier brav, a soldier brave was he……..
We were told at the time that it was about a real person.
Have a good day everyone, and hugs for those who have lost their oomph.

Good morning from a chilly Leicestershire.
I still have wasps hovering around the nest in the roof above my window. I wonder when they die off.

Not a lot planned but book group this evening.

Hopin for good news for your DiL GG13.
Have a good day everyone.

Good morning from a grey but mild Essex by the sea .
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to our local theatre last night, it was full of the elderly like me, but by the end everyone was on their feet clapping and singing. I felt a bit like Billy no mates as I went on my own but DH would have hated it.
This morning we are going out for breakfast before DH has a night away sailing.
I'm hoping GG13 is feeling better today.
Enjoy the day whatever you may be doing xx

Oh good news GG13 I’m pleased.

Good morning all from a brightening S Hants.
I have a drive this afternoon and a few bits of shopping in the village to do.
Have a pleasant day all. ??

Morning Mick and all

Our DiL’s operation went ahead yesterday, it seemed like we held our breath from lunchtime till bedtime. We now have to wait for her to see the surgeon to learn the outcome.

Thank you for your kind messages.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️?

Good morning everyone from Severnside. The earlier red sky has disappeared and changed to yellow.

It’s my swimming time this morning followed by a trip to the Post Office.
I’m thinking about my booster and will probably go to a walk in session unless I’m called and given a date by the surgery.

Take care all and have the best day you can those with worries ???

Good morning, everyone, from a calm and dry Torbay.

I had my booster yesterday morning so now have the expected sore arm, etc. A new theatre company member is meeting me this morning for a guided tour of our facilities so I’m sure I’ll feel better once I’m there.

Yesterday evening, olddudders and I enjoyed researching the story of Lieutenant Kijé and listening to Prokofiev's orchestral suite, composed as a film score. If you’re not familiar with the story, it’s worth reading.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Kijé_(Prokofiev)

The music is charming and includes a saxophone and cornet, not usually seen in classical orchestras.

Enjoy your day! ?????

Good morning all from a dark but quiet North Leicestershire.

Got to get a move on this morning as we gave an electrician coming to fit an extractor fan over the shower in our bedroom.

Then a trip into town and a lovely burger from the visiting burgerologist this evening.

Good morning from Shropshire.

Nice to hear your memories of Shugborough Ash.We didn’t get there yesterday as just as we were ready to go B’s other grandma popped round to see us and by the time we had put the world to rights it was too late.?? for next week.I loved all the tales of the class pets??

We have our boosters at 9am and then we will pop into town for coffee and tea cakes at DH’s favourite cafe.

Thinking of GrannyGravy and family?

Have the best day you can all??