Good Morning Thursday 24th March 2022

Gingster and Kitty ? thinking of you and daughters ,* Chrissie* Hope your daughter is feeling a lot better .* Urms* welcome back and hope weigh in not too shocking ?.
Mattie that's a good decision for your oh and yourself.
It's my grandsons birthday today so came later .Take care all .

Cake later .

Good Morning Mick and everyone from a beautiful Hull.
Mick is good to hear you are resting today.
grandMattie I can’t imagine the conversation between you and DS and DD but they will look after your DH so well and you can rest up for a few days.

??? for all your brave DDs and wishes for negative LFTs for our covid people. Getting out in the sunshine will do you all so much good. Keep drinking plenty. ?
Matt was on form this morning Urms.

Today I’ll do an LFT before I pick up mum and take her to Aldi. This afternoon we need to do a big shop for ourselves. Lovely sitting out yesterday while DGS played on the climbing frame.
Have a lovely day sitting out today and I’m sure that Thursday will bring moments of joy??

Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, hopefully the sun will pop out later. The last few sunny days have certainly lifted my spirits.
Good to read some positive news today. I hope it continues.

Novella alert!
Emboldened by my successful visit to the Glasgow meet up last week and trying to build up my confidence, I foolishly decided to go into Glasgow to pick up a couple of things. Not the best decision I have ever made.

To reassure DH, who constantly worries, I put the location tracking on my phone and promised I wouldn't overdo things!
Unfortunately it had the opposite effect, when he followed my journey.

My plan was to get an early train and be back well before lunchtime, to avoid the crowds. When I got to the end of our road, I found they were resurfacing the main road and everything was gridlocked.
Consequently, I missed two trains!!!?
It was a beautiful sunny day, so I sat, enjoying in the sunshine and reading Gransnet, waiting for the next train.
It was then that I heard an announcement, that the train, going the other way had been cancelled. Looking up at the noticeboard, I saw mine had been delayed. Five minutes later, it was cancelled. ☹
I had three choices:
Go home, where DH was on a mission, in the garden (absolutely no chance!)
Wait forty minutes for the next one, (not likely)
Drive up to the next village and catch a train, on a different line.

Off I went, sat and enjoyed sitting, watching the sheep in the fields etc and could understand, why DD wants to live here.
Just after I had managed to negotiate the steep steps to the platform, the station manager came out and shouted:
Hen, do you want your money back, this train has been CANCELLED

Drove back down the road, after checking my phone, sawthe trains were running again! I literally made it as the doors were closing, helped by a very friendly guard.

When I got to town, I only visited only three shops. The baker's to pick up DH's favourite tart, Kalu will remember his tart, which she found, when raking through my bag, to see what I had bought, before the Glesca Grannies meet up, Poundland to buy essential supplies of chocolate and a drink, (the self service till, I was using, broke ?) and Primark! After that I gave up, I was so exhausted.

I had the bright idea of using the fitting room in Primark, so that I could get a rest. There I met the kindest of assistants. She took one look at me struggling, took the basket from me, offered me a disabled changing room and instructed me to rest for as long as I wanted.
A kindness, which meant a lot to me.

After that, I decided it would be best to go home!!
I had a wee bit of time to wait for the train, so attempted the Metro crossword, which is part of my train journey routine, before settling down on the very long and empty train. I was quite enjoying myself, people watching. However, I did notice a fair number of cancelled trains, so was glad to see mine was running.
I phoned a rather perplexed DH (who had been tracking me) and assured him that I would be home in twenty minutes.
Then the train was Cancelled, it had broken down after I got on it. ?Everyone had to get back off. I was so tired ( and breathless) felt like lying down on the platform and having a strop like a toddler! ?

Another half hour wait! When I got on the next train, it was the same guard who had been on the train to town, also the broken down train and now this one back home.
She burst out laughing and said: you had better not jinx this train or you are barred!!!?
When I got off the train, I saw the guard, waving to me. She was probably ensuring, she had at last got rid of me! ?

When I arrived home, I was met by a rather worried DH. He suggested I lie down, have a rest and watch a foreign language crime film, which he had taped for me.
I settled down to enjoy, only to find, unknown to DH, that it was rather risqué, so say the least! ☺?
I actually broke the string of pearls, I had been clutching!!!?.
Poor DH was absolutely mortified, when I told him!!!!?
I resorted to watching QVC and promptly fell asleep!

I have one task today, to collect my new heart pills, which have been difficult to source. , that is if I can actually get out onto the main road.

I wish you all the best of days and hugs for all, who are finding life problematic at the moment. ?

Good morning all from sunny South Yorkshire. Good to see all the good news and I have some too. I'm all cured and negative lfts for the last 2 days so off for my hair and nail appointments that I thought would have to be cancelled ? then enjoying the sun this afternoon. Have a good day all xx

Good morning from a sunny NE ?
Had a lovely day with sister and BIL, lunch in a restaurant that had well spaced tables, the food was very good.
We had a drive along the coast but it was hazy over the sea.
DS is coming today and will take me shopping and has also proposed we go for a walk.
Take care all.

Gosh Marydoll if I was your DH I’d never let you out of my sight?. You take care today.

After Marydoll’s adventures I am admiring and exhausted in equal measure and hope she has a more restful day. I have a morning of domestic organising and a Lent group this afternoon so an easy day. Glad that the hospice is doing it’s job so well, grandMattie and hope the outcome is good. Lots of sunshine promised so hope we all have a positive day.

Why does autocorrect insert irrelevant apostrophes between reading one’s post and actually posting it.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Gwenisgreat1 yes, a cold not covid. I've done a LFT which was negative. I'm bucking the trend by the sound of it, with so many others testing positive for covid at the moment!!

I agree GrannySomerset.
I especially hate I'll instead of ill. (It inserted the first apostrophe itself !!)

Good morning Mick and everyone from bright but overcast Carlisle.
A morning of ironing and finishing off the housework then an afternoon in the garden I think. I've been turning my attention to the front garden, widening the border a little more, removing inappropriate shrubs put in by the developer and moving others about. It looks a lot better and I now have the pleasant task of visiting the garden centre to buy more shrubs to fill the gaps.
I've a project of re-reading some of the books on my shelves. To see if they're worth keeping indefinitely or donating to Oxfam which has a specialist book shop here. My latest has been waiting to be re-read since 1982! It wasn't a problem to read then but certainly is now, the print is so tiny. It's called 'Gorky Park' and inspired me to visit said park when in Moscow in 1983 and ride on their famous ferris wheel. It will be off to Oxfam shortly, I won't be re-re-reading it.
Well, I'm off to do that ironing, have the best possible day all of you.

Good morning all from a sunny W Kent. Off to group this morning and then maybe a sit in the garden.
Best wishes to all, I feel quite exhausted after your journey Marydoll

Good Morning , sun is beaming , it fairly cheers you up
Marydoll you certainly have tenacity , first train cancelled would have had me giving up , but you are better than me ?
Mattie take care , I hope the bed in the Hospice works soon xxx

Good Morning from another bright day in N., Cambs.,

Warm thoughts for all of you, especially those who are unwell, & with poorly daughters.

Take Care,

Good morning Mick and everyone. There are a few clouds about in my corner of Lancashire, sunny at the moment and feeling warm, currently 16°C

Hope you’re feeling a little better Mick.

I’m glad you had a better day Grandmattie, it sounds as though positive steps are being taken.

Hope you find the DP class useful Urmstongran.

Good news Ashcombe, fingers crossed for the next one.

Marydoll your novella did make me laugh! I’m glad you got home safely and were able to rest.

Thinking of Kitty, Gingster and Chrissie and their DDs

Hope all our Covid sufferers are on the mend. Whatever you’re doing I hope you all have a good day and find a random flamingo or two ??

Good morning from a fairly warm and very sunny Oxfordshire.

2nd day for a negative Covid test yaaaay.

Am now signed off from the Bowel Cancer dept. Yaaay.

LittleMissOops is having fun with her school trip in Rome, she deserves a break.

Hope everyone else has a good day as well.
Hugs for those who aren’t so chipper today.

Brilliant news Oops out you go and grab the day!

I've just caught up.

So sorry about your daughter's kerfuffle gingster.

Marydoll, lie down FGS.