Good Morning Friday 31st December 2021 (New Years Eve)

Good morning Michael, how are you today?
Another drippy start here, it’s getting rather monotonous now!
A breakfast bap sounds good, we sometimes have breakfast at our local village cafe.
Enjoy the party later ?

Good Morning everyone from a dark and mild south coast.

We are off to get the click and collect from Tesco at 7am. Prefer an early slot as the roads are quieter and as I am always up early it gets it done and dusted.

I have been sorry to read that so many GNs are finding life hard at the moment and hope that the turn of the year brings some peace, better health and more happiness to us all. It has been such a hard 2 years.

The breakfast bap does sound appetising Mick - enjoy! We shall be having our croissants and coffee weekly treat when we get back from Tesco.

Have the best day you can everyone as we bid farewell to 2021.

Good morning Mick and everyone to follow..enjoy the party Mick..but be careful, from our family boxing day here..three now have covid...myself and H are awaiting pcr results!
Hoping that the New year will be a better one for everybody...peace of mind and good health ?

Good morning from yet another of those dark sullen days. But… the days are getting longer by some 3 minutes daily!
I am determined to regain my joie-de-vivre even if the vavavoom takes a while to return!
We had a lovely afternoon and evening playing “Crew”. It is a cooperative card game, and, as I’m not remotely competitive, enjoy it enormously. I strongly recommend it to those with big GS who enjoy playing such things.
I set the bread maker on the timer and am enjoying the smell of freshly baked bread, all ready for my two boys’ full English when they make an appearance.
GS is off this morning, readying himself for his shift at his wedding venue job this evening.
Hope Auntieflo, Marydoll and all the others who need love and cuddles, feel happier in themselves.
May 2022 bring better news, greater happiness and health. Carpe diem, my dear friends. ?????

I am lying in bed in my West Oxfordshire village and can hear the torrential rain outside! I had a lovely day yesterday in Kew with my son and his family. Today OH and I are having New Year’s Eve lunch at one of our favourite restaurants near Oxford.

Good morning from North Wales.
I really must get going today. A busy Christmas and too much food has made me lethargic.

Enjoy the party Mick.

The last day of the year makes me think about the the past year and the year ahead. I hope 2022 will be a better year for all who have struggled this year.

Good morning from another wet -but weirdly warm - Derby.
It’s been 12 degrees all night - I had to get up to open some windows to let some cool in.
I’m praying that there won’t be much firework action tonight.
It terrifies little Gracie, and I feel so sorry for the farm and wild animals.
Only one ‘Fanny’s Funny’ today, but it’s a corker.
Wishing you all the best day that you can muster x

Good Morning to you all from Severnside. Still very dark and some of the windows are wet.

I’m off to do a shop shortly. I like to go early too.

I can’t believe it approximately two years since we got into Covid times. The years quickly go by. Anyway there are only hours to go before we march on into the next and see what it will bring, so I’d like to wish you all a Happy and healthy New Year ????

Morning everyone it’s dry here at the moment but drizzle forecast later.
Had a lovely time at the pantomime yesterday.was so nice to see children being children and having some normality in their lives .my two DGS were well into all the singing and laughing at the antics of silly Willie the pantomime clown .
Everyone seemed to be wearing masks and I felt quite safe .
Not a lot on today ., pondering on taking the decorations down .I’m not a big NYE fan .
Take care and have a good day .thoughts to all with troubles or are feeling under the weather.?
Hope 2032 is a better year for us all

2022 not 2032 !!

Good morning everyone from south Manchester where it’s dark and we have light rain. We are off to a local bar tonight to let in the NY with some friends. It’s a small ticketed event with live music, quizzes and a table served buffet. I’ve not stayed up till midnight for years and I’m quite looking forward to it as we are going with friends who will then stay over.

Well goodby to 2021. Let’s hope this next year is good to us all and we finally see off Covid restrictions and get our lives back on track.

Good morning from wet warm West Berkshire.
I think the plan today is a walk followed by lunch at our favourite restaurant.

Hoping for a better year ahead for all with struggles in their lives.

Good morning all from Polmont. 9°, dark and pouring rain. Daisytwoshoes do you know something we don't? ?
Yesterday was a babysitting afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Dgs1 and I played in the garden. Getting outside was good for both of us.
Today I'm going to Tesco fairly early. I have mum and brother and my oldest friend and her partner coming for dinner on New Year's Day. I will go to bed tonight at my usual time as I don't enjoy Hogmanay. I hope 2022 brings health and happiness to all.

Good morning all from Torbay where it is actually dry but breezy still this morning.

Reflecting on past New Years' Eves (pre Covid) when we would enjoy super evenings at The Buccaneer, complete with disco and much Prosecco. Not this year. Sadly, our landlord and landlady are retiring wef midnight tonight so no celebration! ☹️ We shall miss them but hope the long serving staff are retained by whoever takes over as we are always made so welcome by everyone.

Last year the cruise ships moored in the bay sounded their horns at midnight which I found heartwarming and comforting but they are now back to ploughing the seven seas.

I hope the New Year brings better health to those who suffer and peace of mind to us all as we anticipate a brighter tomorrow. Peace and happiness to you all, my friends.???????

Good morning all and it’s very dark but still and dry here in Essex.

Yesterday, our recovered Covid family came for the afternoon. They were so pleased to be out after their Christmas isolation. They were supposed to host Boxing Day and had prepared for the whole family to be there. Such a shame - deja vu from last year.

This afternoon I will have little dgd again as mum is once more heading for the hospital. Hopefully the infection is on its way out and she won’t have to stay in again! ?. It’s amazing how cheerful she keeps! ❤️

We won’t meet up with our Friday gang so no NY celebrations for us. We are usually at our seaside cottage and stand in the garden , looking out to sea , listening to far off fireworks , with a glass of something and toast the moon ?.and stars ?✨. Nature is such a boost to the soul and it always gives us a lovely start to the new year.

Happy New Year to you all and good health! ?

Good morning everyone from DD1 house in Cambridge where it’s just getting light but raining.
We arrived yesterday after a good easy journey and had a really lovely evening playing with DGS and watching a film. DD made a yummy lasagne and we enjoyed Prosecco cocktails later.
The two DGS age 4 and 7 have just arrived in our bedroom to see if we’re awake so DH has taken them downstairs for weetabix whilst I’m enjoying my first tea of the day in bed
Hoping everyone finds something to enjoy today and take care all whatever the day brings ?

Dark here in Cheshire.
Seems like Covid has been with us for ever and another New Year about to begin.
Friends coming to visit today and another group tomorrow.
I wish everyone the very best for 2022 .

Good Morning all, from a rainy Glasgow. Thank you for the smile, Fanny.

We have an enormous Morrisons order this morning, mainly due to the fact that I've not been out and the cupboards and fridge are bare of essentials. Add to that, DD's continually added to list and I think we may have bought half the shop! ☺
She is banned from adding to the list electronically. The last time she did it, my bank flagged it up as fraudulent activity and blocked my card! IT systems are so sophisticated nowadays and rightly so.
Thankfully, DD and SIL are coming up to deal with the delivery, when it arrives.

GM, thank you for your kind words. I am struggling badly just now, there seems to be no respite from this ongoing poor health and consequently low mood. RA is such an evil condition, mine unfortunately is unmanageable at the moment.

Please forgive me for not being my usual upbeat and resilient self recently. I am not seeking sympathy, that's not my way, I just need to explain why I have withdrawn from much of life and GN at the moment.

My precious wee Dollie is at last out of isolation and is coming to see us today. It will be a short visit, as she will also need to go next door to visit grannie and grampa and I am ? at having to share her! ? I may not let her go!

We have always had a Hogmanay street get together, since we all moved here at Christmas twenty eight years ago. Its not the drunken party, as some think Scots do at Hogmanay, it was always a chance to catch up with people, because we all worked. There would be food, singing, games and the inevitable quiz!
Some of us had been friends, long before we moved, so it was always something we looked forward to.
I'm actually relieved that we haven't been able to do so, since it was my turn to be hostess with the mostess! It will be an early night for us!

It has been an awful year for some of our Gransnetters and I hope the coming year brings some measure of peace and acceptance.
However, there have been some highs too, news of long awaited meet ups with families, new babies and weddings, which have brought great joy, both to those involved and we on here, who get to hear of these happy events.

Thank you to those on here, who have both laughed and cried with me in the past year. To all my lovely virtual friends, especially those who are finding life so difficult, I raise a glass, non alcoholic, unfortunately, slainthe! ?

Good morning from a grey Colchester. Mild and damp again. I slept in as the heating hasn't come on it's so warm.
Why does New Year have to be celebrated at midnight? We're usually in bed unless invited out and no invitation this year again.

Love to all ? x

Goood morning from a wet bleak Yorkshire. Makes you fed up before you even put the kettle on for your morning cuppa !

Today im looking after my 2 youngest GC while my DD works, she is bringing them across in about ½hr and upstairs zzzzzz is my eldest GD.

Later on today ( maybe tea time ish ) myself hubby and GD are driving to a country pub ( two a penny round here ) with an open fire and having a drink, an early welcome to the New Year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

Good morning all from a very wet and grey North Leicestershire. It is getting boring now!

Not much on the cards - more looking at paint colours for the bedroom.

There is a popular pub at the top of our road so we will, no doubt, be woken by revellers wending (and wobbling!!) their way home.

Happy New Year to everyone.

Good morning on this last morning of 2021. Woke to heavy rain on the roof of our little cottage, it is a converted little barn so very little roof space, hence the sound of the rain. I will be walking the dog as usual and lighting the fire later. Thats the extent of the NY celebrations! I hope for happiness, peace and good health in 2022 for you all.

Good morning all from a soggy Glasgow. It’s still very dark outside and like you grandM, I am checking every minute of extra daylight but if I hear DH say one more time, ‘it will soon be spring’, I will gag him. ?

I am itching to get back to pottering about in the garden. I had a wander around making a mental note of what will need tidying and noticed the squirrels have dug up tulip bulbs in a couple of pots. Grr! As it was dry yesterday, I took the opportunity to attack the cardboard mountain in the garage, one of GD2’s favourite things at ours so I collected her as promised and we both set to with the incinerator, once done, we roasted chestnuts then she had a game of chess with DH. A happy day with our little ray of sunshine.

My Hogmanay wish is what all will be wishing for, back to a bit of normality for 2022. ??

Wishing everyone a good day and hoping those feeling down with worries of any description, find something to lift their spirits.

Good morning Michael and all GNs from a dry but grey South Yorkshire. DD, SiL and GS are coming over this afternoon for a walk and then tea. They will see in the New Year at home as we rarely manage to stay awake that long these days.
I wish you all a happy, healthy and peaceful 2022!??