Good Morning Sunday 20th February 2022

Good Morning Mick and all who follow from a dark and damp Severnside.

I was unable to pick up my prescription yesterday as there was no pharmacist. I’ll try again tomorrow or Tuesday.

I might have a go at fixing the front garden panel that is learning today. I’ve got some letters to write and some crafting to do.

Have a good day and enjoy your roasts ??

Good morning Mick, morning all from wet and windy South Lanarkshire.

My friend and I are doing the teas after Mass this morning, the first since before Christmas. We agreed with the priest that we’d do the third Sunday of the month rather than every week as we couldn’t commit to that and so far there are no more volunteers.

My plan afterwards is to have a day of catching up with things around the house. DH has kept us fed and watered this week while I’ve been working, he has dealt with the washing too so I just need to do a bit of cleaning.

I hope the day goes well for everyone.

Good morning from a dark, mist E Kent. The weather decided to have another go yesterday. The afternoon was horrible, wet and very windy.
Poor DGS’s trains got cancelled/rescheduled and he ended up sodden. He had a change of clothes with him, so I tumbled everything dry. He told us he was staying until Monday. An unexpected pleasure. He loathes being hugged, but I have trained him. ? He has even started to put his arms round me! His mum is never allowed to hug him!
Early church for me alone. DH finds the mornings worse, and finds sitting on a hard pew problematic so he watches DD a bit later.
Lunch with Philip’s best friend, wife and daughter; be a nice change, though we hardly know the couple. Looking forward to being with the little 4yo girl.
May today bring sunshine ☀️ into your hearts. Carpe diem. ??????

Oh, I forgot. I bought DGS a laptop to replace his which is too old now. He was very lukewarm, not liking the layout, etc. Then he suddenly discovered he could dictate to it (he’s dyslexic like Philip), that it could be connected to his phone, etc. He became very animated and delighted! Nice. ❤️

Good Morning everyone from a windy and wet south coast. 9.8c at 6am. It is forecast to be windy for the next 48 hours but nothing like Eunice.

We had a pot with a shrub in it blown over and lots of bits of debris in the garden. A neighbour had a tile off his roof and we saw a massive tree uprooted in the middle of our local town when we went for the click and collect. Amazing what wind can do.

Another quiet day indoors planned but we'll see what happens. Things have a way of turning up.

Take care everyone and have the best day you can.

Good morning, one and all, from a still very windy Torbay. After a few calm hours yesterday morning, the stormy weather returned so I abandoned my plan to walk on the Downs.

Some branches are down on the path in the park opposite which people (mainly dog walkers) avoided easily on Friday. Yesterday the Council placed barriers and No Access signs around the biggest one. Unfortunately, the dogs, often not on leads, can’t read so they follow the path (as do their owners) as usual. Hey ho!!

How lovely to have another visit from DGS, grandMattie and I hope he’s no worse for the soaking! His eventual delight with the laptop must have been a joy for you to see. Enjoy lunch - no doubt the little girl will love the bag you’ve made for her.

I hope you’ll be OK, Beechnut, as you said yesterday you’d run out of your pills. I do hope your power is back by now, Gingster and others in similar circumstances. What a shock for your DD, dragonfly46!

What happy news for you, Maria59! It must be wonderful for your DGS2 to be home at last! I was saddened by Henetha’s news on Friday. Thoughts with her and others with worries.

Fence building companies will be kept busy after the storm, if folks’ experience on here is an indicator of how householders have fared.

Have a blessed Sunday, everyone! ??✝️??

Good morning all from a very wet North Leicestershire.

Up and out early today as I am being employed as receptionist at the Wedding Fair being put on by Dd3.

I had a couple of confused messages from my friend who is still in hospital last night but heard nothing from her family. I will ring when I get home from 'work' - if I can still string a sentence together by then.

Good Morning Mick and everyone from a damp and very blustery Hull. We had some stunning snow showers yesterday with some huge flakes and it laid. Lovely to watch from a cosy lounge with a glass of wine in hand but that’s it.
Nothing much today with isolating for DH procedure on Tuesday so a lot of TV will be watched.
grandMattie our DGS doesn’t like being hugged but he has autism and when we hold our arms out he backs into them for his snuggle. His way of showing affection to Grandad is to wrestle with him. So sweet.
Enjoy your Sunday everyone with family visits and Sunday lunches. Take care.

Here’s Matt.

Good morning everyone from south Manchester where it’s damp and looks chilly out. Calm though. My stepfather is coming for his dinner and as it’s the last one for a month, I’m doing his favourite of roast pork plus every thing - he loves the crackling, stuffing and roasties because he tells me he doesn’t make those at home. Drinks downstairs in the Loungers Bar first. He loves people watching and said he likes the split afternoon - best of both. I come up in the lift half an hour earlier to pop the roasties in the oven! Works well. He’s a dear man and a pleasure to spend time with.

Aw grandMattie the pleasures of giving presents eh? I’d much rather give than receive (although that’s not shabby either ha!). I love treating people I care about it brings me genuine pleasure.

Enjoy Sunday all who can. x

Morning Mick, morning All from a chilly, wet and windy corner of Somerset.

Braved the motorways for a chatty, happy couple of hours with the granddaughters yesterday. Spent ages with one looking at prom dresses on lime. A real treat. Came back to find the privacy screen installed at the back of our home. We feel very fortunate

Today there’s a list of little things to get through. All simple enough, nothing stressful. Roast pork later with a crumble to follow.

Enjoy work kitty, sounds as if it could be fun. Thinking of everyone finding life difficult just now. Hope a smile for us all at some point today.

“Letters to write” sounds a lovely way to spend part of the day Beechnut. I’m sure it’s a dying art - it’s all phone calls, texts, Zoom and WA these days. I bet the recipients love settling down to read your news. You’ve set me thinking about one lady in particular who would like a letter - maybe I could enclose a couple of photos too. She was widowed last year and has no family. She’s not techie and doesn’t ‘do’ emails. We keep in touch by phone but I like your idea as a ‘add on’!

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s warmed up a bit so the snow is melting and turning slushy. Yesterday was a cold but sunny day and we enjoyed a walk near Loch Ness then a catch up with DD2 later. Today I’m looking forward to my usual Sunday face time call with DS but not much else planned
Enjoy your lunch out today GM and you too Urms with your stepfather
Hope everyone finds something to enjoy today and take care all whatever the day brings ?

Good morning from a grey skied Colchester. Yesterday's sunny morning gave way to a wet, windy afternoon with an almighty hail storm at one point. So the garden needs tidying of leaves and dirt again.
Our childminding was called off because the friends DD was going out with have Covid. It seems everyone around them is succumbing. They have already had it.
Roast chicken later but nothing else planned.
Love to all ?x

Good morning all from a wet and windy Glasgow.

Baubles, I suspect you may have a lot of customers, if it is anything like our parish, there were never any empty seats. It's a lovely way to bring the parish community together. Mass last night was surprisingly busy, people are definitely becoming more confident at coming back to church.

Its lovely to hear of so many making plans and meeting family.
A quiet day again for me again, while I anxiously await the news that the men folk are on their way home, safe and well after DS2's stag do in Edinburgh.

Enjoy your Sunday, everyone..

Good morning all from very wet &windy Harrogate
Yesterday we had quite a snow fall which didn’t last, but it confused the dog! I did have an ambition to go to church, but looking at the weather, and not knowing if the bus shelter is still standing………… Maybe next week!
Funnily enough GrandMattie when DD1 was a baby she wouldn’t hug. When she was about 2, I had to teach her. No problems now!!
Have a great day, folks

Good morning from Durham where again it’s wild, wet and windy. Yesterday was odd weather wise and I ended up at the beach with DGS1-glorious sunshine, icy blue sky, but cold.
He will be collected later today and taken home. He’d like to go to a local farm to see the piggies, but I’m wary of the weather. Glad to hear that most GNs haven’t reported major damage after Eunice - I had problems with my insurers after Malik.
Hope everyone has a good day.

I have no idea what it’s like out yet, other than that I can hear the wind.
DS and family go home later, it’s been lovely having them. Nothing planned for today except a dog walk and cooking lunch - so far I have been asked if we can have Yorkshire puddings.
Have a lovely day everyone x

❤️ the photo Gwenisgreat it’s like a Christmas card! Quite beautiful. I love the way snow muffles sound, it makes everything magical.

Good morning all and it’s still very windy here on the Suffolk coast. I do wish it would die down. ?.

Thanks for thinking of us Ash but we are still without power. We have cables outside hanging by a thread. Very worrying. We’ve phoned the emergency lines 3 times now !

Our dear neighbour has let us run an extension lead from her house, so we can boil a kettle and charge our mobiles. I took her for lunch at our local pub yesterday to show our appreciation. ??.

We would love to go home but we can’t really leave until all this is sorted. Cheesed off is the expression, I think, but we have to remember those people far worse off.

Thinking of all who are poorly , worried or just plain ‘cheesed off’ .
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Good morning from a very wet and windy South Yorkshire. Today's plans include cutting out a dress pattern, a children's party (not my idea of fun really) and tea at ds1 with the family which will more then make up for enduring the party. Have a good day all x

Good morning everyone from a wet and windy Oxfordshire, MsOops, her OH and the grandchildren arrived late last night so we didn’t get to bed until 1am, their dog has just had a big op and has to be crated apart from being allowed out for toilet breaks, he was not happy and I’ve just got up to find MsOops asleep on the sofa next to dog and crate.
Roast today, all prepped yesterday thank goodness, visit to MissOops and then the garden centre to get the dog some food, he is usually a real sweetie, he’s a Cavacockapoo, but he is certainly stubborn and doesnt like being confined, however the vet knows best.
Then an early start tomorrow as they are going to Scotland and need a lift to the train station..
I’m exhausted already, I won’t be bored though as they all brought their dirty laundry up with them……and I have to sort out the different times the dog has to take his pills, luckily he will eat anything.
Hoping everyone has a good day, hugs for those who aren’t so chipper.

I felt quite tearful reading of your predicament, Gingster and I admire your resilience. Thank heavens for good neighbours! I do hope power is restored soon. ???

Wet and miserable here in Cheshire.
Love the photoGwenisgreat Snow is beautiful. We haven't had any this winter.
I ,too , plan to write today but it will be an email as the recipient lives in the US and I don't trust the post !
Have a peaceful Sunday ,all.

Morning Mick and all

Yesterday I ended up going to an indoor play centre in the afternoon with DD and the GC, it was lovely to see the children playing, after two years of their lives so restricted.

The wind has been blowing here all night, the sky is grey and heavy , rain is forecast for most of the day.

Roast chicken for dinner, complete with pigs in blankets and Yorkshire pudding as requested by the 7 yr old.

Keep safe and well folks ?‍♀️??