Good Morning, Sunday, 8th May, 2022

Good Morning everyone from Severnside. Thank you Ash for starting us off this morning.
Another nice day is forecast so I aim to spend as much time outside as I can.

We (Beechnutella) took ourselves off to Malvern Spring Show yesterday. We bought a few plants and treats. Obviously a lot of walking involved and I felt quite tired when I got home.

Wishing all a good day ??

Beechnutella told me she heard someone who had got separated from her companions saying on her phone “ I’m by a stand on a path” ??

Good morning Ash and Beechnut, and everyone else!
It’s a very dull start here in Wiltshire, I do hope it brightens up later.
Yesterday I did some watercolour painting, nothing in particular but a nice relaxing few hours.
I sat outside later with my crocheting, it was lovely in the sun, so peaceful too. I had several buzzards mewing and soaring in thermals overhead, wonderful to watch.
Another quiet day today, beef for dinner, a real treat, and I might even attempt Yorkshire puddings! My tries with them vary wildly ?
I hope everyone has a peaceful day x

Good morning from Bram where the sun is due to shine today without the strong winds we had yesterday.
Thanks for opening up Ash, I hope Mick is enjoying his trip.
No plans today except a visit to the Farmers Market in town. Later we will probably sit in the sun and read.
Have a lovely Sunday wherever you may be xx

Good morning Ash, thank you for opening, good morning all. I hope Mick is enjoying his Llandudno break.

It's cool but dry in North Lanarkshire, we arrived home safely yesterday afternoon, it was hard to leave a beautifully sunny Ibiza after a wonderful week. I hope some of that sunshine ? has followed us home. Thank you for your kind wishes, Grandmadinosaur, enjoy every minute of your time in Ibiza. I hope you and your DH have a brilliant holiday. Best wishes to all on holidays or meeting up with family and friends.

We enjoyed a lovely lunch of paella and sangria on our last day, after that we spent some time on the accessible area of the beach, just wonderful.

A busy morning ahead now, we have the family coming for a celebratory lunch for DH'S 70th, so furniture to rearrange and birthday bunting, balloons and photos to display. I'm so glad that I ordered the cake and buffet before we went oh holiday!

Hello, Paddyann, special memories of your First Communion reminded me of mine, a much simpler time.

Thinking of those with worries, illness or sorrow, hoping and praying that today is kind. ??

Good morning from a bright E Kent, and thank you Ash for opening up.
DH had an amazing day yesterday, alert, awake and much reduced pain. Seems like the regular dosage of oral opiates (which he had formerly absolutely refused) is working. He also ate with appetite.
Off to church in a minute, then nothing planned for the rest of the day. The evenings seem to be sunny after dull days.
Hoping those in need experience relief. Carpe diem and enjoy today. ????☀️☀️?

Morning All. Thanks for opening up ash

Pleased to see a blue sky as it seems I’m a year older today. We’ll spend most of the day and evening with good friends, laugh a lot, see some mosaics and I’m sure eat far too much.

Your lunch spot in Ibiza looks idyllic grannmarie. Hope mick is enjoying his break. Safe travels to all on the move today. My thoughts with everyone finding life tough for whatever reason.

Hope Sunday is kind to us all.

Morning Ashcombe and all

I do hope you are enjoying Llandudno, and that your mystery destination is enjoyable Mick

Pleased your DH had a better more comfortable day grandMattie

Sar53 sounds like you are having a good time in France.

We are off to AS 4 today for lunch along with DiL’s parents, should be fun with delicious food (DS is a very good cook and DiL is an excellent baker)

Keep safe and well folks ??‍♀️

Good morning everyone. I haven’t popped in for ages, mostly because life has been a bit frantic. The granddog is with us and wakes me early, so here I am.
So glad you have had a good holiday granmarie and that Gm ‘s DH had a good day yesterday.
Gardening and a visit to the tip today. We know how to live!
I made a type of cassoulet yesterday ( without the nasty bits the original can contain!) which was very successful and will feed us today too. And there’s more for the freezer - a good job we liked it.
I hope the day is kind to everyone.

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s bright and dry. Yesterday was a gorgeous sunny day so hoping for more of the same today
Thanks for opening up Ash and hope Mick is enjoying his weekend away
The two DGC had a sleepover last night and are just up in the kitchen with DH so I can’t linger - they’ll be asking for breakfast very soon
Hoping everyone finds something to enjoy today and take care all whatever the day brings ?

Good morning all from cloudy and chilly Harrogate (7c) here
Thank you for opening up Ashcombe
Hope we soon hear about your trip Mick
Probably won’t go to church today I’m still a bit sneezy which wouldn’t be fair on those more vulnerable than me!
Have the best day possible folks

Here’s Matt.

Oh Granmarie I know exactly where you were on the photo - I recognise the water taxi stop in the background and the wide arc of that paseo. Our family group will be there In Ibiza 3 weeks today to celebrate Himself’s 70th too. Enjoy your amity party today now you’re both home - no catering either to sort out - perfect - my kind of planning!
#lazygran

Good morning everyone from Malaga where it’s another beautiful day. We are off out after breakfast to make the most of it. Lunch will be in Mijas on the Calle San Sebastián. Hope you enjoyed Córdoba yesterday Pantglas.

Thanks for opening up shop Ashcombe. Finances for your theatre must be a juggling act (no pun intended) right now. Glad to hear the oral morphine is doing it’s magic grandMattie.

Have a good Sunday all who can. x

Morning all from a potentially sunny West Oxfordshire. I will probably go to church in a nearby village. Then later on out for lunch in that same village. The pub there does the best Sunday Roast. I have said to OH that we must make final decisions on the paint! As we are eating out today I won’t be making an evening meal so will spend a large part of the day reading the newspapers. ???

Good morning from cloudy but dry Colchester.
Yesterday's party was indoors as it was wet and windy. I am feeling a bit delicate this morning.
Hope to get some washing out and ironing tackled. DH will cook roast chicken later.
Happy Birthday Corner and love to all ? x

Good morning all and it’s a bit overcast her in Essex.

Yesterday I shopped early and bought some bedding plants at the supermarket. They look a bit sorry for themselves but I think they’ll perk up and they were a bargain (Marydoll).
The garden centres seem to be jolly expensive now!

I sat in with two Gd’s last evening while their mum and dad went out to celebrate dads new job. The girls are almost 13 and 16 but although they get on and love each other, quarrels can break out and one or other will phone their parents with tell tales, which would spoil their evening. The elder girl is lovely, studious and sensible but the younger is strong willed and lives up to that old Cindi Lauper song ‘girls just wanna have fun’ . ??. I enjoyed my evening with them though ❤️.

How nice to hear your dh had a good dayGM . Hope he has more of the same. ?.

Happy birthday Cornergran. ?? and Mr Granmarie ?

Enjoy your lunch with DS and DIL - GG. Sounds as if you’ll be well fed ?.

Sar your holiday sounds perfect. A few days adventuring and a day of sunshine and reading. ??. Perfect.

Wishing everyone happy holidays . ???

Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where it is 11°C.
Thank you Ash for opening up.

GM, pleased to hear better news of your DH.

Nice to see you posting here "paddyann*, your First Communion seems very much like mine.
Baubles, I hope your First Communion went well and Grannmarie, glad you are safely home.
Ours yesterday, was definitely problematic, to say the least. I got there early, to open up, but the church gates were locked and some jobsworths ( whom I know well ) refused to let me in, saying they were stewarding the car park. This was at 8.45am, and the Communion was at 10.30am.
They then complained the church was locked and they couldn't get in.
That' s because I CAN'T GET INTO OPEN IT, BECAUSE YOU WON'T LET ME.
We have been told not to let anyone in..
I AM THE XXXXXXXXX SACRISTAN AND IT IS ME, WHO OPENING UP THE CHURCH!! ? Sorry for the shouty capitals, but I was fuming.
I got out the car, and opened the heavy gates myself. (nearly killing myself and knocking my wing mirror in the process.!).

The last straw was when they told me off for parking in a disabled space. Their faces were a picture, when I put my Blue Badge on the dashboard. I tend to keep my difficulties very quiet and looking so well doesn't help either.
I'm afraid, the saw a different side to me, no longer Smiley Mary, but my alter ego, the scary teacher. She has been buried deep in my psyche for years! ?
On reflection, I could have been a bit more diplomatic.

Things went down hill after that. The young curate appeared, looking terrible. He had been in A&E all night, the Parish Priest had to be taken to hospital, with a suspected stroke. All this on First Communion Day and we have another one next week.
I spent most of the day in church, supporting the curate, trying to contact various people, and reassure, parishioners, as our PP runs two parishes and obviously services would have to be cancelled.
The young priest was flapping because he had to get items ready to take into hospital, but hadn't a clue, what to take.
Now that is my area of expertise, preparing a hospital bag! My list was rather long!
I was so tired, that for the first time in weeks, I slept until 6am. Every cloud........

It was pupils from my old school, who were making it, but I only recognised three teachers. The staff were so young.
I was delighted to see one of my ex colleagues, who had left and gone to work in another LA, but had returned. She had bowel cancer and had been very ill, I was absolutely delighted to see her and she me! However she informed me that another former colleague, had been diagnosed with RA and was now very ill after contracting Covid. That upset me greatly.
It was a bit off a full on day, to say the least.

Today will be a gentle one, the other sacristans are on duty today, thank goodness. DH needs a haircut and I may visit Dollie, she is unwell again.
Apparently, she was so upset that she couldn't be gran's helper at the Vigil Mass last night and there were many tears. ?
I give her little tidying up jobs to do, which she loves. It's a special time, just the two of us.

I will go back and read your posts, but in the meantime I wish you all a pleasant and peaceful Sunday.

Good morning from a sort of sunny Leicestershire.

I make cassoulet NannyTopsy but not sure what the nasty bits are. I use Hairy Bikers recipe.

Better news Mattie.

Changing beds this morning then walking into town to the ceramics fair.

Wishing everyone a good day.

Good morning all from a bright and sunny North Leicestershire.

Thank you everyone for the good wishes yesterday. I am fine - it's all the others that are the problem!!

Not much going on here today. A new recipe for belly pork to try and the papers to read.

As always sending love and support to all who need it.

Happy Birthday Corner.

Gingster, I have a 10ft eucalyptus tree, which cost me all of 75p in Woolworths in Girvan, bought 25 years ago. DH mocked me, but I felt sorry for it!

Happy birthday, Corner! ????

Morning all from a sunny S Hants, we’re off to play golf with the grandchildren in a while, must find some sun cream and a hat for me. Thanks for opening Ash
A very Happy Birthday cornergran ?? enjoy your special day.
I know everyone likes the sun, but I’m wishing for rain, overnight would suit all.
Enjoy your days out and holidays those venturing.
I must find food for these two, they’ve been very patient.
Enjoy Sunday, hoping we all have a ?moment.

Good morning all from sunny Ibiza. Yes you did leave the sun behind Grannmarie thank you. I’m not sure if I spotted you sitting near the Paseo the day before you left. I think that only because I spotted a gentleman with a mobility scooter and I haven’t noticed many. The lady went to get some cocktails. That wouldn’t be you would it …..

Posted too soon sorry.
Will only add another lazy day in plan. A snooze on a sun bed this morning then a coffee at a lovely beach bar where we may return later to eat. This afternoon we will stretch our legs and walk down to the other end of our resort and a pleasant stroll by the river. It’s a hard life but oh so easy !!
Enjoy the sun all others that can.
Take care everyone.