Good Morning Monday 16th May 2022

Good morning Mick and all. It’s raining heavily in my corner of Lancashire, currently 13°C. It was raining overnight and is forecast to continue all day. There are flood warnings in force locally, but despite living by the river we aren’t affected here.

Yesterday was another glorious sunny day and we enjoyed watching the dragon boat racing. The overall winner was Edge Hill University. Today I have some laundry to do but it won’t be line dried. I will do my usual physio and use my exercise bike instead of a walk. I have some sewing to do later.

Congratulations on the new arrival baubles.

Sending love to Grandmattie, what an awful day you’ve had.

Thinking of all struggling with life at the moment. Have the best day you can all.

Congratulations baubles what a lovely weight.
Good morning from an overcast W Kent. Cleaning day today, DH has to take car for service later so will make the most of an empty house and get the floors done.
gMattie I was amazed you were asked to transport your DH yesterday, I feel very naive about the world sometimes. I presume the staff being younger think nothing of popping over to Canterbury.
Take care everyone.

Good morning Mick and all from Cloudy Chambers northwest coast.
Going to have a little sing today, need to get it going after the virus. Also prepare for a busy day tomorrow as I hopefully get back to normal.
Thinking of grandMattie and anyone else with worries.
Will read through later.

Good morning, Mick and all from coastal West Sussex where yesterday’s rain was warmly welcomed.

Too cloudy for the lunar eclipse even if I could have managed to get up in time. I suddenly have the line “there’s a strawberry moon in a blueberry sky” running round my head. I used to play it on the old gramophone I inherited when my parents upgraded to a new record player that played LPs & 45s.

It’s lovely to hear about your Ukrainian family, Mumofmadboys. I’m sure it helps the father to have a job to go to. I heard yesterday, about a West Sussex community who are hosting a group of Ukrainian refugees. They are also keen to contribute. One is a trained and experienced massage therapist who is looking for clients to “rub” ? - laughter intended sympathetically, having minimal foreign language skills myself.

I wrote a long to-do list last night and so far have read and listened to radio 4, neither of which occupations are on the list so better get moving.

Thinking of Grandmattie & MrGm especially.

A very quick good morning to all from all Fifty Shades at once on the Angus coast - with steady rain thrown in for good measure. Oh the joys! Bad night's sleep, so then slept until 10.00 and I'm off out to lunch with a couple of tai chi buddies soon. So glad I watched the Jubilee concert last night - it was lovely to see Her Maj looking so relaxed and obviously enjoying it - particularly the horses. As did I. Haven't had time to read any posts except grandMattie's. You are having so much to contend with and my heart goes out to you - and much respect.
Must rush - to see if movement will get my brain to engage gear. Have the best day you can everyone and I'll pop back in later to read all about it x

? BlueSaffire .It's pouring down here so having to dry washing inside?.
How lovely a baby to cuddle Baubles.?.GM you shouldn't have had to do that how ridiculous that he couldn't have catheter fitted in hospice or nearby hospital! Have a good day all .

Gouda morning from a very wet Amble where we are having a two night break away !
Good luck to everybody who is struggling with health issues , caring for others , financial crises and general hard times! The sun is due tomorrow so chins up and on we go!
I think we may visit Barter Books in Alnwick for a bit of retail culture therapy ??

I love reading the daily bulletins; do you know, the posts remind me of the novels of DE Stevenson, of which I'm very fond, also the adult novels (non-William) of Richmal Crompton. My great-grandmother came from Gloucester, where her family went way back as innkeepers. I feel in touch with them when I read here.