Good Morning Thursday 10th March 2022

Morning from S Lanarkshire, I’m on my way by train to meet friends in Glasgow. I shared a house with her when were students in Newcastle fifty five years ago and we have met up once a year ever since. Her husband has joined us since he retired and we always have a lovely afternoon catch up together.

Grammaretto cogratulations on your grandson winning that gold medal in the schools music competition, it is sad that your DH isn’t with you to enjoy it but you must be very proud anyway!

Lovely baby news Shazza, good wishes to the family.

Sorry to hear of the new challenge your DD is facing Gingster, I will be holding both of you and the family in my prayers. ???

Thank you all so much for your lovely messages and prayers for my DD. It really does help ??

Congratulations on your new GD Shazza enjoy the cuddles ?

Gingster I have messaged you ?

Congratulations, Shazza, on your new baby granddaughter, a very healthy weight, and so lovely to be born at home ?
Gingster , I have messaged you.
I'm late reading GM today!

I’m bound to forget if I leave this till tomorrow so I too would like to send love and prayers to Gingster and my congratulations to Shazza and her family.

Thankyou for all your lovely messages today, what a great bunch you all are???

Hurrah! The eagle has landed! DH now home and asleep in his armchair after a cuppa.
I have phone numbers for catheter support and he’s been fast tracked for urology appointment within 2 weeks. Not perfect but best it can be ?

Sorry about your DD, Ginster hope she is not in too much pain.
Congratulations on your new GD Shazzanazza - new beginnings.
I hope your DH is on the mend Newquay
Sounds like a super car Marydoll I think I've just lost all confidence in driving now.

Grandmattie - I read the gransnet posts far to occasionally but your post made my heart skip a beat. My youngest son chose his first choice University of Kent and I wish I lived across the village. Instead I am a nurse in California, working at Stanford and missing all my 3 boys scattered near and far.

May I join this lovely thread.
Good morning from a somewhat cool (16 degrees) in Auckland NZ.
As per usual on the weekend all year round I get up as soon as it's light outside and take a coffee out to the porch. I can easily spend two or more hours there reading the news and grans/mumsnet, doing the wordle and a crossword or two. Meanwhile my beloved and our tabby cat snooze on.
This year I've also managed to get in porch time on a Friday when I work from home. It sure beats the 45 minute morning commute. I work in a national education admin role from a gorgeous office surrounded by nice cafes and a lovely park. Our flexible work policy has always allowed us to work from home full time, let alone during our peak COVID outbreak. But me? Give me the office any time. At the moment there are only 7/70 of us there. I'm certainly more productive there.
I'm sending best wishes to those of you experiencing health issues. Reading everyone's reports represents the highs and lows of the circle of life. Though that b*$&@#! in Russia who has caused such heartache is just a war criminal.
On the agenda today...
We need to get two more coats of stain on the front fence within the next few hours before it gets too hot.
I'll then go out on the looksee for a navy cardigan and start exploring flat black ankle boots for winter. I have orthopaedic issues (false hip one side and new knee/plated ankle on the other) so finding appropriate shoes is a real mission. I live in sneakers for a lot of the year but need something smarter I can wear with tights and dresses.
A highlight of the day will be face -timing DS2's family in Christchurch tonight. It is their younger son's 8th birthday tomorrow but sadly he is non-verbal autistic so probably won't join us onscreen.
I'll continue to visit you lovely ladies from time to time.

Good morning SueblueNZ. Lovely to hear from you in Auckland . But this is 10th March thread. A new one opens every morning UK time, but people pop in all the time!

Hello SueblueNZ ! We are busily going into Spring and all the gardening that entails while you are shopping for Winter. My nephew and his family to on NI so we listen out for news of NZ.
Hope you have a good day!

Thanks for the nice welcomes. I'll keep an eye out for the daily posts.