Introducing myself

Welcome Toby. You will be pleased to hear that from time to time there are meet ups of GN people. Quite a lot of people from various parts of Scotland too. Hope you enjoy contributing and making new friends both virtually and real life.

Welcome Toby. I'm in Midlothian. Live with husband. Have 3 children and 3 grandchildren 8,5 and 3. I'm a retired nurse and 65 - hoping to get pension in July. Always lots of interesting topics on Gransnet.

Hello Toby I'm one of the East Scotland Grans. Keep an eye out for one of our meet ups
Nothing planned right now but I see the Glasgow grans have one planned soon. Why not dive in and join them?

Hello and welcome from across the pond. I'm just turned 60, still working, mum of 3 and granny to 4. One little Aussie sheppherd, but often have kid's pets around! Husband just texted that he has 3 dogs following him around today, watching every move...

Lots of good chat and support here.

Welcome, Toby. I hope that you enjoy the GN life.

Hi Toby good to hear from you, lots of animal lovers on GN.
A word of warning don't put too many personal details on here as your information can appear on other sites.

You are very welcome Toby. I love your list of who is special and your husband comes first. Are your fish tropical? I find fish so calming but don’t have any just now for logistical reasons.
I hope you find the Good Morning thread which Michael opens every day around six am. The other thread to join is “Soop’s Kitchen”. Let us know if you don’t spot them. Go into “Forums”. And they will be in “Chat”. You will be made very welcome. Especially if you bring virtual cake or savouries into the virtual kitchen.

Hi Toby and welcome. I very nearly had a Chow Chow puppy a couple of months ago. I’m still undecided.

Hello Toby this is a good place to be you are in nice company. I am mum of two nanny to three and live on Merseyside with my husband and our rescue dog.

Evening Toby miles away from you, S Hampshire, retired with a working husband, two children, two grandchildren from my daughter.
Enjoy Gransnet.

Hi Toby welcome I hope you enjoy Gransnet. I should stay out of the politics threads if I were you...depressing. Try Soops Kitchen

Hi Toby and welcome.

I live in Leicestershire with my Dh and our 3 cats. We have 5 children and 11 grandchildren.

What a lovely welcome from everyone!
Are you coming back Toby?

Welcome Toby, I am one of the Glesca Grannies, a formidable bunch! ?
We too have meet ups, in fact there is one on 15th March.

Hi Toby

I'm in Bedfordshire now but shout for Scotland in the 6 nations having lived near Dingwall for a while.
DH and I are getting to grips with new bungalow. Children and Grandchildren are within 30 miles so keep us busy. Most recent addition to the family was just 2 weeks ago!

Glad you found GN - hope you enjoy it.

Hi Toby.Hope all is well for you.I live in a village called Skewen in South Wales,my name is Dawn and i have found gransnet so amazing if i need advice etc and i have learnt so much just by reading other peoples outlooks on life and their question,i look forward to a sit down and my private time when hubby is busy and i can loose myself for a while on gransnet.
We have one son age 38,who is married lives about 40 miles away from us and two grandchilren age 2 and 4 who are perfect.
My name is Dawn and i turned 60 on xmas day,this may i will have been married 40 years having met my husband when i was 13 on my first day at comp school on the school bus.Both my parents are still with us although difficult times at the moment my dad is suffering with memory loss and angina,he had a really bad fall last week,my mum that is a different problem,and i struggle with things there but i try to live with it.
Anyway have a lovely saturday,we will be out for a walk after lunch our usual saturday ending with hot chocolate and cake another usual guilty pleasure.

I like your name, Toby. Welcome to GN and I hope you will love it as much as I do. I am in south Devon but my sister lives in Ayrshire and I used to visit regularly until Covid arrived.
Scotland is gorgeous.

Welcome Toby from a veteran. A native of Ayrshire, I'm a long-time exile south of the Border.This afternoon, as ever, I'll be shouting my head off for Scotland in the 6 nations. In the good old days, I spent many an afternoon at Murrayfield!

Joanna I have reported your post because you have given your name, whereabouts and full dob.
It isn’t safe to put this on the internet.

I’m dubious about this thread.
Op ‘wants friends’ but hasn’t posted one single reply

FC - I’m dubious too

I thought the same thing Fanny too much identifiable info.
You don't have to be a member to read GN, so anyone can read what you post.

Hello Toby. Well done for introducing yourself so well. I'm 70 and from the English Midlands. Lots of friends and good ideas on here. Welcome.

Hi everyone.
Thank
You for all your nice posts.
As for the couple who was dubious about me cos I hadn’t replied, I’m a real person. Lol
I don’t always get the time to reply right away as I look after one of my grandkids while mum works and when she goes home I’m knackered ?
Plus all the pets I have and my hubby that I love to spend lots of time with.
I’m also going through a very hard time with one of my daughters so sometimes my nerves and anxiety kick in, so I apologise if I don’t get to reply to everyone right away
Thanks anyway xxx

Welcome Toby and I am sure you will find some interesting topics (and people) here.

I’m such a klutz!!!
Just reread the post thinking it was dubious etc I’ve now realised it wasn’t about me ????
So sorry xxxxx