Good Morning Saturday 14th May 2022

Many happy returns Marydoll have a very enjoyable sandwich ? birthday. Hope you get cake ? too.?
Love Doodle x

I’m quite envious of your NZ trip BlueSapphire’ how fabulous and something to look forward to!

Good morning from a sunny Northants, where I’m feeling guilty for watching tennis when I should be out in the garden weeding, then there is also the football later this afternoon. I will have to nip out in between! Happy Birthday to Marydoll and creativeness and anyone else who shares this day. Wishing you all the best day possible

Good morning from West Sussex. Not a cloud in the sky. Hoping cold wind which tried to spoil our fish & chips on the beach yesterday, has dropped.

Three days looking after a (chicken) poxy 3 year old DGD was a challenge but we got through it. I’d forgotten that many ‘just threes’ have a short attention span at the best of times. I think she is worse than average ?

Back home and heading to allotment to see if the early gardeners have left any water in the taps. I wanted to sow some late veg seeds but our clay soil is in unbreakable lumps at the moment.

Happy Birthday Marydoll and creativeness.
Lovely to hear of your anticipated holiday to NZ BlueSapphire.
Hope your DGS1 likes his dinosaur bed Grandmabatty.
Gorgeous looking cakes Scentia & Taichinan.
Grandmattie, I hope the chemo helps your DH with minimal side effects.
Hope the nasty colds clear up quickly hollysteers & Grammaretto.
Love your wee sparrow Blossoming - hope the family are reared successfully.
Hello to yogitree - I don’t think I’ve seen your name here previously?

Coffee drunk, allotment calls….

Good morning Mick and all from a sunny northwest coast.
Saw doc re cold from hell and as it’s a virus, no antibiotics but a medicine to calm the coughing. She was more concerned about my high bp (nothing new there). Still I felt better as you always do when you do something about a problem,
Bought red geraniums for my front window boxes then read, drew and wrote letters in a sheltered spot in the garden. Felt cheerier but frustrated as I can’t sing.
Thoughts to grandMattie in this hard time and chrissielou Gingster. Also hope our Ukrainian friends are settling in, what a wonderful gesture!
Card drawn yesterday, my son says it looks like “Get Hell Soon”!! ?Too late to change, it’s posted…

Good Morning to you all from a warm & sunny Cambs.,

Happy Birthday to Marydoll,
also Birthday greetings to creativeness. (great user name)

Lovely photos of cakes on here, anyone making the Jubilee Trifle? (let me know where & when, & I'll be there!!)

Many Happy Returns Marydoll??

This is the cake my 16yo DGD baked and decorated for my 80th last year. And it tasted every bit as good as it looks!

Happy birthday Marydoll and Creativness .
?Newquay.

Good morning from a sunny S Hants. Happy Birthday to those celebrating today.
At least a plan grandMattie and good communication.
Washing is out, I’ll be planting seedlings from the greenhouse later.
Enjoy your day all ??

Gorgeous cakes Scentia. You have a very talented daughter.

Good morning Mick and all. There’s light cloud and sunshine in my corner of Lancashire, currently 11°C. The wind seems to have dropped, so I will not be getting blown about. The railway museum is running trains today, so today’s plans are laundry, brunch and train spotting.

A very Happy Birthday to Marydoll and creativeness and a happy Saturday to all.

I’m sitting here sipping tea and listening to the birdsong. This fine fellow and his wife are living right outside the window and are raising a family. Please excuse the state of the railing! It needs cleaning and painting, normally a spring job but we can’t do anything until the nest box is empty.

Good morning everyone. I don't know what the weather's doing on the Angus coast because I'm in Perthshire - where the skies are grey!! I hope it brightens up later for the drive to Crieff because there are some beautiful views.
I enjoyed my day yesterday having my hair cut and then lunch and catch-up with my niece before taking DGD to work and collecting her again. I slept well last night! Today will be easier as it's just taxiing after an early dinner or late lunch - what meal do you have at 3pm?
What fantastic cakes your DD has made Scentia - I'm sure the little ones will enjoy demolishing them. It's such a shame cake can't be had and eaten. DGD3 (the one I'm taxiing at the moment) made me a superb one for my 80th last year - I'll add a photo later if I can. Anyway, best party wishes to all.
Happy 2nd Birthday Marydoll and enjoy your 3rd tomorrow. Happy Birthday too, creativeness - what an inspiring name!
Newquay, so sorry about your fears for your DH. I hope in the end they prove unfounded. And gmattie that sounded a worthwhile consultation yesterday. More hard times ahead, but if they lead to a period of calm then they will have been worthwhile . Thoughts as always.
Have a good day everyone. In whatever way you spend it x

Good morning from South Yorkshire where currently we have light cloud and sunshine. A day of gardening is planned until the grandchildren arrive at tea time. Yesterday's tooth extraction went well and I am feeling a lot better today.
A very happy birthday to Marydoll and creativeness
Scentia those cakes look amazing ?
Thoughts with all those with health troubles and have a good day all xx

I’ll be over about 2pm GG13 ?
Sounds perfect!

Good morning everyone and Happy Birthday Marydoll. Here in central Scotland it is dry and less windy, though not very sunny or warm. At least it's dry!

Newquay I hope the MRI results aren’t as bad as they could be xxx
Gmarie great to hear of the new treatment
Wishing a better day for those with problems xxx

Good Morning all from bright Harrogate
Happy Birthday Marydoll and creativeness [cake] . The only problem with May birthdays, they seem to hurtle round faster than other birthdays? (Speaking from experience).
Glad you have had more explanations about your DHs conditions GrandMattie only hope he is kept comfortable.
Today is a mundane day of washing and baking - unless you know different. Sad to see the cherry blossom disappearing from out tree.
Have the best day you can folks!

Happy Birthday Marydoll, beautiful sunny morning here so I hope you have sunshine whatever you are able to do. ???

Morning everyone from S Lanarkshire, grey sky but patches of blue beginning to come through so?
Happy Birthday Marydoll and creativeness. I imagine you’re up to your ears in First Communions by now Marydoll but yesterday and tomorrow sound good!

baubles your vertigo treatment sounded very challenging, what a difficult thing to deal with.

LauraNorderr, I had just been wondering how you were and you popped in! Hope things are well with you.

I am reading your posts with real nostalgia Sar53, we had several happy holidays in that region, doing just what you are.
Lovely memories.

Beautiful cakes Scentia, a talented daughter!

Going out to meet friends for lunch later and looking forward to the blether. I’ll also pick up a nice bottle of wine for my good neighbour who volunteered yesterday to to put together new furniture for my garden room, he and his wife are great neighbours, I am very lucky.

Wishing the best day possible to all and comfort to those who need it ???

Good morning everyone from a sunny Co Armagh ,
Happy Birthday ? to Marydoll and to Creativeness ?
Looks like DD and SIL are going to finish putting up the Greenhouse, lots of furrowed foreheads and passing from one to the other of sheafs of instructions taking place , I’m keeping a low profile behind my crochet ? , when things get heated I like to be out of the firing line , seems I am a source of irritation ! ! Moi ? ?

Good morning from a sunny W Kent, hopefully be able to sit in the garden this afternoon. I had a really good catch up with DD2 yesterday, not easy as she works nearly full time. A garden centre visit this morning.
Happy birthday to Marydoll and Creativeness.
I am so glad treatment is being sorted out GMattie
Good wishes to all

Morning all from a beautiful looking West Oxfordshire. Son and his family have gone canoeing this morning. OH is still in bed. I am leaving shortly to do a morning stint at a nearby interesting house - not the one we went to the other day! This afternoon I might pop into some Oxford arts Weeks venues in the area. There are four just in my village. I think my granddaughter will be interested so long as we end up at the playground. Chicken and salad for dinner with a selection of homemade ice creams and the white chocolate and raspberry cake which I make from John Whaite’s recipe. ??? to lots of you.

Good morning Mick and all, from a bright and dry North Lanarkshire.
Many Happy Returns ????? to Marydoll and Creativeness, enjoy your special day!
I had a nice catch up with my sisters last night, cheese and wine and putting the world to rights!
Today, some batch cooking for next week, then I must pack for our overnight on Loch Lomondside tomorrow.
Sending love and prayers for those with worries, illness or sorrow. ??
Have the best weekend possible!

Happy Birthday creativeness ??