Good Morning Tuesday 30th November 2021

LauraNorderr, I do like your,(almost!), original name.

Do we now have to roll our rr's.,? Or, indeed, call you "Madam Speaker"!!?

Marydoll the locals must have heard you were going into town! Still cold here in Ashford, though not as bad as the weekend. I moved south in the hope of better weather. Ah well, just keep hugging the radiator. DH sits beside me in T-shirt and shorts and I have jeans, T-shirt, rugby top, socks and a blanket over me! I blame hypothyroidism!
Just read our infection rate is 630/100k, I am boosted but still reluctant to venture out. My sister was ‘banned’ from flying to Glasgow from Port Elizabeth last weekend. Why she wanted to spend two weeks in the cold instead of the SA summer, I don’t know! Mother is 90 in March so maybe she’ll get over for that.
Have a good day all!

Sounds like you had a lovely day, Kalu. DH is dining in one of Glasgows finest and I am sitting in McDonald with £2.39 Happy Meal. It is empty, I wonder why! ?

Good morning all and happy St Andrews day to our Scottish Grans ??????? Tech problems this morning meant I couldn’t get online.

Thank you for your good wishes yesterday, it’s much appreciated. Unknown to me, DH booked a table at a local Italian restaurant for five, another surprise, DD1 and the girls joined us. The biggest surprise was that GD2 (12) managed to keep a secret. ?. We also had a FaceTime call from DD2 and SiL in Australia. A perfect day.

It’s dull and grey here today but I’m sure it won’t dampen your spirits for an outing to Glasgow Marydoll and Baubles. Enjoy your day in the city, I don’t remember when I was last in Glasgow, it may have been when we had out meet up just before Covid put paid to normality.

Your poor son * GrandM* I do hope he mends well. PF is extremely painful, fingers crossed you are listened to, receive a diagnosis and treatment soon to address your condition. You are having such a rotten time of it but as always, your stoicism
comes to the fore.

Best wishes to those with health worries or are struggling with other problems. I hope the day is kind to all.

grandMattie my daughter recently had a consultation with an NHS podiatrist re plantar fasciitis. The advice was to buy prosthetics herself (quicker than waiting for NHS). My daughter went to Amazon and bought PRO 11 Wellbeing shoe inserts, £5.75. Pain relief was instant. Hope this is helpful to you. And hoping your son's operation goes well.

Good Morning Mick and everyone from damp grey Carlisle. It is a whole 12C warmer than yesterday. The snow has completely gone of course so off to town I went. Cards have been duly sent to Australia and a parcel posted. I should therefore have returned with an empty bag but I didn't! Because I strolled through M&S in spite of an inner voice saying no. I justified the purchase of some Christmas goodies as DS2 is visiting but no way did I need another sweater. I'd already bought new ones a few weeks ago as I lost a lot of weight last year but I spotted one in my favourite colour and couldn't resist.
Plantar fasciitis is extremely painful grandMattie. I got referred to a physiotherapist and did weeks of exercises including ones starting before I got out of bed in the morning. Lots of help online these days instead of waiting weeks for the physio. I hope you and your son are soon sorted.
The best possible day to all, I'm must be off to catch up with some housework.

Good morning all,
Marydoll (thanks for asking) Hope all goes well with your plans for the day, will you get water with your dry bread?

Amazingly got docs appointment for myhusband straightway same morning, usual chest exam and trip to hospital forXray and blood test, The doctor thought it may be an infection! So anti biotics on order and if the breathing and other symptoms get worse A nE, As another poster has mentioned that isnoteasyso it would be 111 reluctantly. However he is feeling a bit better today so hoping for the best.
Wishes toall others with sadness and problems.

I share your concern gillgran and hope Grandmafrench returns one day. I really miss all that lovely sunshine from French France and her very genuine and sincere concern for everyone. Don’t know how she always managed to remember everything about us all but she did.

Good Morning all from dry but dull Harrogate.
I'm really not in too much pain Marydoll thank you for your concern, though. I worry more about your state of health! I envy you going into my favourite city (and Baubles) it such a nice and friendly place to go.
GrandMattie your poor DS, sounds like his hand will have to be reconstructed. And your heel! If you can't get an appointment with a DR, try to get one with a nurse, the chances are she would need to get a DR to look at your heel?
Nothing much doing today apart from emailing North Yorks council about the dangerous state of their pavements. While in writing mode, I might just make a start with my Xmas Cards. It's funny, my DH doesn't think they are anything to do with him - as long as I include his relations and send them appropriate cards. He sees his job as checking the TV, what's on etc!!
I would say you have broken your toe Sar from one who seems to have broken a few (looking at all my misshapen toes). There's not much you can do about it sadly, just take painkillers until it doesn't hurt anymore.
Keep safe and well folks!

Good Morning from a grey, breezy, but milder Cambs.,

Sorry to hear of all those who are poorly, "get well soon",

Urmstongran, I'm pleased that you are recovered.
I hope you get good news from EV, did you get any response from Grandmafrench?
I would like to know they, & other missing posters are O.K.

Warm wishes to you all.

Good morning Mick and everybody.
It’s damp and misty in my corner of Lancashire. Currently 11°C, and feeling a lot warmer than recent days. Yesterday’s Zoom meeting went really well and I feel sure it will help me. Today I will look at the PDF booklet the instructor sent me and do some sewing jobs. Sorry to hear so many with troubles this morning. 

Stay safe and warm all ??

Urms you read my mind! That is what I'll do after the fish man and Tesco delivery cometh. ?

Grandmabatty remember the old tv advert ‘Let your fingers do the walking!’. I’d always ring and check your pharmacy has your script ready for you every time now before setting out in the car - less hassle.
#lazygran

I hope there’s good news from EV tomorrow Urms. It would just be too sad otherwise

Good morning Mick and all from grey but calm Anglesey. Not too cold.
We ventured out to Bangor yesterday, took one look at the very crowded car parks and turned tail.
All shopping was completed on line in our nice warm kitchen. We will happily and contentedly bed down for the winter and stay safe. Family and a few cautious friends, zoom calls with those further away and of course you lot for company.
Hope all the injured, unwell and in pain feel better soon. Have the best day you can everyone ?

P.s. we’re having Buford Brown eggs for breakfast with buttered crumpets. We have plenty of eggs in the dish so there’s nothing to worry about and I only need to set the table for two!

I’d love to know what my (occasional) recurring dream means.

(I will ring the number I have for our Crumpet Queen today and report back tomorrow).

Hope your injuries are sorted sar and grandmattie. And grandmatties's DS. Much milder here in the Scottish Borders.
Will write some Christmas cards this morning. May bake this pm. Waiting for PCR result. Hopefully later today.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. The snow has all gone here and it’s grey and damp, but at least I will get the car out today. Mid afternoon yesterday, when the thaw had set in, I decided to navigate my way through the ice floes to the supermarket. The only unnavigable bit was the very icy pavement near the main road and a nice young man offered me his arm to cross over. God, I felt so old!? DH is still full of cold but he says he feels a little better this morning. He has a telephone appointment with the hospital this afternoon, so with any luck he won’t spend it sneezing into the phone!
Have the best day you can, everyone!

Good morning from the Sefton coast where it is milder.
Gosh, GrandMattie, I hope you and your DS soon receive treatment and enjoy better health. My fingers are crossed for your DD too Gingster.
Tai Chi and a swim for me today. Whatever you’re doing, have a good one. ???

Sending positive vibes to your DD Gingster hoping all is sorted soon. Try not to worry too much ?

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. It is much milder today and I have a scarily empty diary. What have I forgotten to write down? I so often double book things. or why is everything on the same day?

Ouch!! Sar and grandMattie . Please phone for advice soon.
I hope your son is OK too gM.

Enjoy the big city Marydoll and Baubles .
I went by bus to Melrose with a friend yesterday for the final day of the woolly sale and we both bought sweaters for ourselves. www.eribe.com/
I had a haggis panini for lunch, in advance of St Andrews Day.
I love to Christmas shop in the small towns. It is quieter, the staff are so helpful, and even the charity shops look like department stores!

Good morning from Colchester where it feels tropical compared to of late, 8° and rainy.
It's Giving Tuesday apparently, so I'm off to volunteer for the day in a charity shop and have a couple of bits to donate.
DH is waiting in for the washing machine repair man who has a part to fit. DH is also painting the bathroom door. I hope he takes it off the hinges and into the garage otherwise I'll have a lot of cleaning up to do!!!

Happy St Andrew's day to all Scottish GNs and love to all x

Good Morning everyone from Severnside. It’s light, damp and warmer.

Let’s hope things go better for Sar and you and your son today Mattie. I echo Oldbutstilluseful thoughts on Plantar Fasciitis. I’ve had it and it is indeed painful. At one point I had an injection into my foot.

I am up much later than usual after my head busy with thoughts after talking to my brother yesterday and then a weird dream.

I’ll go to the Post Office this afternoon to post the cards that need to be weighed.

Have a good day all ??

Here it is. I must have been doing something wrong!

Morning all from a mild and mizzly (is that a word?
?) north Wales where I seem to be getting later every morning!

Belated celebration ??to the Kalus and ??for the sick bay - all these little injuries and illnesses are most inconvenient at our busy time aren’t they?

I’m also writing my Xmas cards today notgran. cornergran
my list seems to have been winnowed in the last few years with folks deciding on texts/emails/messaging etc

Chilli chicken wraps on the menu for this evening - quick and simple for when I’m impersonating urms lazy gran!?