Good Morning Wednesday 22nd December 2021

Good morning everyone. Just popping in as I have finally got time on my own. Family have gone out to Imperial War Museum North and a walk round Salford Quays. I’m resting today and the silence is lovely, although I’m loving having them all here.

There is so much for them to do here and we have to keep alternating between pirate battles and quiet activities. I’m enthralled at the way they switch between English and Portuguese. We’ve played board games galore, been on the Wii, read books, printed cards and built things. I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun. I have missed playing so much ?

I’ve only just caught up with some of the doings on GN, and I’m wishing you all well and much joy. I’d love to share mine around. I feel very greedy having so much to myself.

❤️❤️?????? to all who need them

Still waiting. Wonder if we’ll go tomorrow as the two chaps don’t want to drive in the dark… ?

Good morning Mick and all from a grey but still Anglesey. Very late this morning, haven’t even read back yet.
Just want to wish Hulahoop lots of luck.
Wishing everyone ???

Just been to drop in a birthday gift for friend and neighbour who has been such a support this year. She really resents having a birthday so near Christmas and still, in her mid-70s, hasn’t quite forgiven her parents!

Opticians to collect new glasses and surgery to collect prescriptions and then to DH’s nursing home where the Rector is taking a Christmas communion service for the small group for whom it is important. Hope DH is with us for that, but impossible to know in advance.

Hope our various NHS customers have good experiences and better news and that the test results awaited by so many are what is required. Too much uncertainty is not good for us.

Good morning All. We are waiting our delivery from "Betty's" which some of you may know as the wonderful confectioner in Harrogate. We go to Harrogate every year on holiday to a Music Festival and a delivery from them, at Christmas keeps us going. Mince pies, stollen, gingerbread and a couple of Christmas presents should all be arriving between 12 and 1. Then I really must finish decorating the house for Christmas and put all the Christmas crockery and cutlery through the dishwasher. Yes, we only have a family Christmas with 4 of us but it's taken very seriously (by me )

Good Morning All x.
A lovely bright cold and crispy morning, though I didn't see any frost around. The temperature here is 3 I think but with the breeze that's whipped up it feels minus.

Neighbour rang earlier re. our visit to M&S which is still going ahead but she'll be a bit delayed as someone she knows had a bad fall so is picking up a prescription for painkillers first.
I'll make sure I'm wrapped up like a " mummy" to keep the cold and germs out

Gosh I hope everyone here gets on okay with one thing and another. Urms toothache and yuk feeling. Marydoll's MRI, everyone's PCR's. I'm sitting here a bag of nerves at the thought of shopping amongst people ! After today, that'll be that.

Hope Mick gets on alright in the IOW and enjoys the break.

I'll have to pop back later on to see how everyone got on with their various tests/ appointments etc. so until then, take care xx

Good morning Mick and everybody. Pale grey misty skies in my corner of Lancashire, currently 2°C and feeling chilly. The plan for today is setting up the MyFitnessPal app and after that nothing much. The usual physio exercises and cycling (indoors) later.

Wishing you all the best possible day. May all those with worries find some comfort and all who are under the weather find some relief. ???


Sunny but chilly Cornish morning
Hello to Mick and all Good Morningsters ???

Thank you for today’s Matt Urm.. ?

I will read all the posts on my return.

Surprised Mya with an early long walk as she will hold my hand at the surgery soon. ?. I’m usually in and out very quickly. Off to have my blood test which is needed for my double dose MRI tomorrow. Can’t take Mya to that, so lucky girl will get a MrM walk. He goes super fast.
Stay safe everyone.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning from North Wales. Chilly here today

I am meeting my DD and GCs for lunch later. So happy to see them. They are all on holiday as the colleges
have finished for Christmas. DD is a teacher.
Wishing everyone a peaceful Wednesday.
Thoughts with all who have health or other worries.

A beautiful sunny winter’s day on the north Kent coast.

Waiting for an Asda delivery then hoping to meet up with DD and DGSs for a walk along the sea front.

All shopping and wrapping done, been ahead of myself this year.

Hope the PCR tests get a move on and that they are all negative. Urms my grandmother was a staunch believer in the power of the onion; supposed to have magical properties if eaten raw ? and in helping to prevent you catching colds etc. If you’d eaten a whole raw onion you’d be hard pressed to get near enough to anyone to catch anything! On second thoughts - maybe I have just discovered the best Covid prevention ?.

Hope the hospital appointments go well and that the sun shines on you all. Have a good day

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. It is lightish and not too cold.
I hope the scan helps Marydoll and the antiB's put paid to the toothache Urms
Good luck with the op hulahoop

That Gingerbread house looks terrific Ginny

Last yarn group of the year today - but it may be cancelled due to covid.
MiL is going to York by train today. She is an inspiration at 96. at least she isn't driving!

Hope the day goes well for everyone and the sunshine isn't far away.

Good morning from a dry but cold NE.
Slept fitfully and don't feel rested.
My friend rang last night for a chat, her GS had been on a school trip to an outdoor centre and most of the children now have covid. I thought residential courses would be on hold with the rate of infection
I have not done any shopping yet, counting on DD and SIL returning to help.
Fingers crossed for all those with appointments and surgery, may everything proceed well.

Good morning everyone from a bright and frosty Northampton, -1°C today.
Just done a LFT which was negative, have not been out of the house or in contact with anyone since last Wednesday.

Will be icing the Christmas cake today; marzipanned it yesterday, and had to bin the trimmings straight away or I would have eaten them all! Will admit to a tiny nibble though.....
Must get the cat carriers in from the garage today to warm them up in readiness for the cats' visit to the cattery tomorrow. The cats get used to them overnight; must get their bag of stuff ready too - brush and comb, treats, toys and a fleece to lie on.

Hope all goes well for those with hospital visits, and that those PCR results arrive soon. Take care everyone.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's leaped from -2° to 0°. A heatwave! Very grey skies again. It's dry out though.
Definitely a day for being cosy urms. Keep your cold to yourself! Is it feed a cold and starve a fever? Lots of (soft) goodies for you. Enjoy your trip Mick. Have a lovely time.
Yesterday I finally found my motivation and got nearly all the presents wrapped. I went for my booster and flu vaccinations too.
Today I'm taking mum to Next as she wants to do some Christmas shopping. We have a difficult relationship so there will be lots of biting of lips going on. I'm invited to a friend's house for coffee afterwards but dd has asked me to buy some wee things for dgs2 so I'll probably just go there in the afternoon. My arms are quite sore. It was very cheering to see all the forces medics working at the vaccination centre yesterday. Have a good day all.

Hope your operation goes well hulahoop

Marydoll fingers crossed for your scan, and well done for your full house on hospital bingo

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Good Morning all.
Good luck to Marydoll and Hula
Enjoy your trip Mick.
Today I’m doing last fresh veg shop and then lots of jobs to get finished at home.
Had a lovely time yesterday making gingerbread men and a gingerbread house with DGS2. He was very pleased with his creation .
Wishing all a good day with the desired results and hopefully a smile along the way.

Sorry, *mick, forgot to wish you a very happy Christmas and an enjoyable break.

Morning Mick, morning All. Our corner of Somerset is chilly and dry.

Thoroughly enjoyable lunch and afternoon with our granddaughters yesterday. After lateral flowing, as you do, we were seated in a corner table surrounded by screens for a far too large lunch. Two very happy grandparents.

Grocery delivery and dust removal today. We’ve also had to adjust some Christmas plans, not covid but a death in our daughter in laws family. Feel so sad for them all. Fingers crossed we can still be with our elder son for Christmas day and see our granddaughters here on Boxing Day. Nothing feels certain but we hope.

A Christmas jigsaw will be on the go here later today gagagran, . Good news about the test ash, we’re also travelling on Christmas morning, a wish for clear roads for all travellers that day. There’s still a chance of your sons test results coming grandMattie, sausages sound good, you may have triggered a menu change here today.

Good luck hulahoop, madydoll and anyone else with medical appointments. Pleased you made it to the dentist urms, a comfortable Christmas ahead.

Take care everyone. Hope Wednesday is kind to us all.

Thinking of you Hulahoop and wishing you well for this afternoon. Hope all other Grans with worries and appointments have a positive day.
Nice to see my two youngest GC last night after their enforced Covid isolation.
Good luck to those of you braving the shops today !

Good morning from a very frosty, -2 S Hants.
I shot out of bed to give the bin men their Christmas box as I heard the lorry.
I’ve had to email my dentist, hopefully I’ll get a response today. Tesco delivering this afternoon.
Best of luck hulahoop today.
Those PCR’s are taking a long time to come back, hoping today they arrive with negative results.
Enjoy your day all ???.

Good morning from Leicestershire - we have a beautiful pink sky over the hill which I can see from my bed!

DD and SiL were supposed to be arriving for a week today but they have a toilet leaking through the ceiling so hoping to sort that soon.

I have Sainsbury and Ocado delivering today probably at the same time - good job I have two fridges.

I hope the hospital visits go well, the elusive test results appear and those who are poorly feel better.

Grandmadinasaur

Good morning Mick, morning all from South Lanarkshire where it’s 0* or so Alexa tells me.

Sending you my best wishes hulahoop, and to you too Marydoll.

One of the DGC had to have a PCR on Monday and got the negative result yesterday, just 24 hours later. Surely your DS will hear soon Mattie.

Today I’ve a nail appointment, decided to have a proper manicure and polish which I seldom do. Afterwards I will cook a ham and make a trifle to take to DS tomorrow.

Enjoy your jigsaw Gagagran I’m always drawn to those old fashioned scenes at Christmas. Nostalgia I suppose.

Wishing you all a peaceful day with perhaps a glimpse of the returning .

Grandmadinosaur sending ?

Good morning Mick have a great time on the IOW, I have fond memories of jumping on the Red Funnel ferry for day trips and holidays, when I was young.
So many GNers with trips to hospital, waiting for PCR results and with family members who have Covid, so different from past years.
Marydoll hope you manage to get some rest after your early hospital trip, urms stay in the warm and have a lazy day.
To all others stay safe.
I’m off out to break the ice on the bird bath, it’s very frosty, with a clear red sky at the moment, the birds are waiting for their feeders to be topped up, so I’ll do that before MissOops arrives with the dog (it’s dog sitting day).
Hugs for all those who have pain and sadness. For those going shopping, take care.