Good Morning Tuesday 11th January 2022

Buen dia from ?? where I’m lolling abed with the chamberpot ☕️ which Mr PG has delivered with his winsome smile ? as he earns a ⭐️ for putting the washing machine on at cheap rate leccy!

Last full day as the handover with urms has taken place - she’s a dab hand at the ??☀️?‍♀️ we share - send some of that wind up senora so that I can get my bedding dry!

Back to my lovely little seaside shack in north Wales ??????? tomorrow- I’ve packed some ☀️ for AGA in case Laura hasn’t any left in the weatherbarn on the Island and seeing EV posting has reminded me I need crumpets on my shopping list!

So much busy sadness for GS ? and hope others in the sick bay have a better day x

Good Morning Mick and all who follow. Dark and wet here on Severnside.

I’m starting back to swimming today after having a break over Christmas. On my return home I’ll sort the recycling and then get stuck into some homeworking. I’m making fish pie for lunch and am looking forward to that.

I hope you will be able to use the helpful Tell us Once service GrannySomerset. I had six DC and found on using all but one was returned to me.

Have a good day all ?

Good morning from E Kent. I’ve just been out with the bins and it is dry and misty. Not cold though.
Busy day today - t’ai chi, then lunch out with same, and WI meeting this evening. May be interesting as it will talk about the German occupation during WW2. We lived there for a while and 2 of my DC were born there.
Spoke to DD re. Iris last night. Her plaster was changed and an X-ray taken. The bone is not healing properly which would explain her constant , sometimes acute, pain and she has been booked in for a very long operation early next month - pins, plates and grafts are involved, poor little mite. She is quite pragmatic about it all, bless her.
Hope everyone had a quiet day, thinking of several regulars in particular. Carpe diem. ????❤️☀️?

Good Morning from NE Hants. I cancelled my swimming session for this morning and having read Beechnut's message wished I hadn't. Thought I would not feel like it to-day and of course I do. It has only taken nearly 70 years for me to realise I get so tired and de-motivated most evenings, I can't envisage that when I wake up I have energy and can usually tackle most things. Which is what happened last night when I cancelled to-day's swimming. When I was working I used to do the laundry and tidy the house, perhaps put a meal in the slo-cooker, before I went to the office. Then when I came home I was usually bushed and would just want to sit watching TV. OH is the opposite and morning's are his low point Anyway have a great day at some point, all of you.

Up earlier than usual, to a beautifully starry sky. I have promised to do some paperwork for a friend who really could do it herself. She is feeling very down and I hope that by taking this tiresome task off her shoulders it will make her feel lighter. It will take me a few days and I am mentally lining up various rewards for myself for the weekend.
I shall have my tea and get started. She has promised to answer the phone if I have any queries.
Poor iris, but hopefully in the long term she will put this behind her.
I’d love to go for a swim but our local pool shut due to staffing problems.
Looking forward to Matt urms. I do appreciate him.
Have the best day you can.

Good morning from the NE where the ground is damp but it is 4 degrees.
Hairdresser coming at 9am, I set the alarm but woke early anyway.
Had message from DD to say she was uncomfortable after her investigations yesterday and was resting, she has to return for more bloods and another scan so won't be leaving the UK this week.
Nothing planned for the rest of the day so may catch up with TV.
Kind thoughts to all

Good morning all from a dark, foggy S Hants, 8deg. I didn’t realise Iris had been in pain grandMattie, let’s hope this op is the last.
Back to voluntary drives today, a couple to do and more washing.
Wishing you all a good day with the odd ?.

Good morning from south Cornwall where it's dry and calm. To my allotment knitters' group today at a community cafe on the sea front. Before that a visit to the farmer's market where they sell the best ever bread and large chewy rice krispie cakes that all but pull your teeth out. Unfortunately irresistible. Dear Iris, how hard to watch her go through this. Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning everyone from foggy Wiltshire, a murky start here.
Off for coffee with a friend this morning then back to tackling sorting through my crafting stash that’s far too big!
Roll on Spring! I need sunshine and to see new growth in the garden.

Good morning from Leicestershire.

Early start as the cleaners are here this morning.

Book club this evening. We are all doing LFT before so we can meet face to face. Wasn’t too keen on the book ‘Schroder* but fun to meet up with a ?.

So sorry to hear Iris needs another op. What a brave girl she is.
Thinking of grannySomerset today and those with worries.

Good morning Mick, morning all from cool and dry South Lanarkshire.

gMattie, Iris has had so much to deal with. I’m sorry she’s in pain, brave girl.

First day went well, it’s learning by doing and as I’ve volunteered for so long I’m familiar with a lot of what has to be done.

More of the same today.

Hoping for a better day for those who have been unwell.

Good morning all from North Leicestershire where it isn't too cold.

No decorators this morning - they have done a great job as always and are lovely to have around but not at 8 am.

We have to go shopping for curtain rails for the bedroom today.

Have the best day possible!

Good morning from a mild Torbay.

Poor Iris, with more hurdles to overcome. Her resilience is an example to us all.

What a kind deed, Feelingmyage55!

Thoughts with Grannysomerset and others going through difficult times. ?????

We didn’t know about Iris’s pain either, until her parents discussed giving her a second dose of Tramadol that day in front of us…. No wonder she could be a bit fractious at times.
She has a genetic condition, there is little hope that she will ever be problem/pain free.

Morning Mick and all

Granny duties for The Imp today, we also need to do a proper shop, first one since before Christmas.

Sorry to hear poor Iris has to have another major operation grandMattie ?

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️?

Good morning Mick and all his followers. The ground is damp and it’s cloudy here in West Suffolk.
Still have ironing to finish and some baking, ready for WI tomorrow.
Yesterday we went to the supermarket only to find so many people, including the staff, were not wearing face masks despite the big sign outside about them being mandatory.
I hope the day is kind to everyone.

Good morning from North Wales.
I have some maintenance work today. Lots of light bulbs have all gone off over the last week so need to get the ladder out or I will have to buy more candles.
Poor little iris. It's so hard to hear of children suffering.

Looking forward to that sunshine pant.
Have a good day everyone and thinking of those who are not well or have troubles.

Good Morning everyone from a misty but mild south coast. 9 degrees here.

I can so relate to your energy levels pattern notgran and also the making of decisons when tired the night before. I am definitely a morning person and by lunchtime if I haven't got things done then they usually stay undone. My DH is like yours too. He likes to read the paper, do his crosswords and kakuro etc. in a morning and any jobs are lined up for the afternoon, when my inclination is to stop activities.

Sorry to hear about Iris facing more surgery Mattie. She sounds to be such a brave girl. It's hard for the family when a child is suffering. Most of us would change places with them in a trice.

Enjoy your last day in Espana Pant. It only seems two minutes since you went! I am sure Urms will keep things ticking over in your absence though.

Have the best day you can everyone - especially thinking of GrannyS still in these very difficult twixt days.

Good morning from East Yorkshire. It is dark, damp and 7 degrees.

Yesterday I had a day at home with lots to do. I was disheartened to find when DH put the 2 parts of the new dresser together that there is a bit of a problem. We have 4 wall
light's at each end of the room. The dresser is a few inches too high to stand where it goes with the wall light in its way ? we do need rewiring doing and redecorating so that is a solution. Nowhere else it can go. So looks like getting the furniture has created a bigger job ? also the person promised to ring about collecting the old one for upcycling didn’t.

Today is coffee morning then a couple of hours free before collecting GS from school.

I was sorry to hear about Iris GM she’s had a lot to put up with at a young age.

Take care everyone.

Good morning from a grey, damp Colchester. A few degrees warmer today.
Tuesday is charity shop volunteering day, so I must shake a leg.
Love to all ? x

Good morning all from a very dark Essex. I don’t t think there’s a frost but will check the car before the school run. It can put an extra 5 minutes or more to clear the windows. I drive to pick up gd (5 mins away) , bring her back here and then we walk (7 mins) as the car parking at the school is manic. We always play I Spy on the way and she beats me Everytime. !

I will go to my Bridge club today and I’ll pick up a parcel for DD from our local M and S food store on the way. It’s school trousers for the twin Gs as they are growing so fast. They leave school after their exams in May, so it seems a bit of a waste.

So sorry to hear that news of Iris, GM. Poor little girl having constant discomfort and pain. It isn’t fair, is it! ❤️.

Hoping you all feel a little better today and brighter in body and mind. What a dreary time of year this is!
Spring is around the corner and the snowdrops should be appearing soon. Bulbs are peeking out and there are buds on the trees. ???. Wishing you all a pleasant day.

Gingster the snowdrops are out in my garden!

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s not doing much just cold, dark and dry. If you’re bringing any of that lovely sunshine back Pantglas could you send some up here please too, we could do with ☀️
Today I’m going to my Fitsteps dance class that’s starting again today. It’ll be good to see a different group of friends and maybe we’ll have a catch up coffee afterwards. We’ve also got the kitchen fitter coming round today for a final measure up as we’re having the utility room redone in February.
Sorry to hear that Iris has got to go through another big operation GM wishing her all the very best, such a brave little girl
I’m also part of the morning club notgran and gaga with much higher energy levels in the morning and a couch potato in the evenings. I wish I could do more in the evenings but rarely have the motivation or energy , definitely #lazygran
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings ?

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 2°. It looks damp outside and there are some clouds about.
Poor Iris,*Grandmattie*. She has such a lot to contend with. My covid results came back negative, thank goodness, so it's 'only' a bad cold. I did sleep better last night and was only up twice so that's all to the good. Today will be much like yesterday, minus the pcr test. I shall stay home, warm and try to eat as I haven't felt like food for a few days. I'm keeping away from family as I don't want to infect the children or my mum. Have a good day all.