Good Morning Monday 22nd August 2022

And yes I too would like to join you and your SiL for one of your delicious meals!

Gwenisgreat1 try The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. Another excellent story. I have read the other two you mention and thoroughly enjoyed them.

Grandmadinosaur

TopsyIrene06

Wouldn't I love to experience Harrigran's gourmet meals and wine. Simply the best.

Me too. It sounds delicious.

Me three! ????

A very late just about good morning. The sun is out and it is very warm again. I am so late because most the morning has been taken up trying to do an e consult to the GP. Got to the bit about phone number and to save time asked DH to read out my mobile phone number, he read it I tried, nothing. Eventually after many tries I realised he had given me the wrong number!! I just hope somebody comes back tomorrow as promised, we shall see. Tea later with an old friend who has spent her summer dealing with small GC, she adores them but at 77 will certainly need the tea and something else I should think.
Good wishes to all

Good morning Mick, Annie and all. Just realised that I hadn't read yesterdays Good Morning thread, after Church we went to our DD and SIL for lunch.
This morning I have made Mamade marmalade, but will join the queue for some of GrandMattie's damson jam. Delicious.
No rain here yet, but it looks a bit dull.
Glad you escaped from the car park unscathed Marydoll. I sometimes wonder whether our car has a cloak of invisibility, when you realise what other drivers are capable of.
Off to alter the waistband on a pair of summer trousers now.
Have a good day one and all.

Well that was a good walk with DDog … passed a house offering free cooking apples - a big box with a ‘help yourself’ sign! Well it would be rude not to ?. DH and I managed to fit 6 apples in our pockets so I’ve made an apple crumble ??.

Marydoll I used to have a yellow car and I loved it - always made me feel happy driving it as yellow is my favourite colour! Sadly I had someone go in the back of it at a roundabout - he also claimed not to have seen my car!! ?Hope you’re ok x

grandMattie - ooh damson jam, you can put me down for a jar please ?

hulahoop - Thank you ? I aim to be full of sunshine but sometimes known to be grumpy sally lol!

harrigran I do hope your back improves. Back pain is so debilitating x

blossoming - Good luck at the dentist today. I need to find an NHS dentist but sadly they’re like gold dust round here ?

JaxJacky - sadly the drizzle didn’t amount to much - but I live in hope for a good downpour as we were gardening yesterday … took a little trip to Haskins and treated ourselves! Of course it then meant we had to shift plants in the garden around!?

Gala - I love singing - though the dog always runs to me whenever I burst into song, I obviously sound like I’m in pain! ?

Greyduster - lol that did make me laugh. Reading to the Guinea pigs ?. Having said that, when we leave the dog on his own we ask Alexa to play ‘ calming music for dogs’ lol. It’s actually quite relaxing ? and has been known to send me off to sleep! ?

Urmonstongran You obviously have Himself well trained ?. Ooh I do love a well trained DH lol x

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post. I’m hoping to find some advice on here if possible. I hope this is allowed.
My daughter sadly passed away in Feb leaving her 8 year old daughter (my grand daughter) and her husband. Her husband isn’t my grand daughter’s biological father and he hasn’t adopted her. Since my daughter’s death, he has stopped me from contacting my grand daughter, changed all phone numbers and blocked all social media. I don’t even know where they are now living, I think it’s somewhere down south. When I’ve spoken to the local children’s services, they have just advised me to get a special guardianship order through the courts. I applied to the court but they have just sent the form back saying I need legal advice on how to apply. I’m not in a position to pay for expensive legal costs but I am desperate to have some contact with my grand daughter.
My daughter died unexpectedly but she knew something was going to happen because she sent numerous messages and verbally asked me to look after her daughter if anything happened to her. He death is being investigated due to her being in a controlling and cohesive relationship with her husband.
Had anyone else been in this position and able to offer any advice because I’m just hitting brick walls everywhere I turn.
Thanks in advance.

Sharon4068 can I suggest you report this post asking HQ to move this to the estrangement thread? Someone there may be able to help you. I wish you luck.

Oh Sharon your story it so sad. Please post again on the Ask a Gran thread where more people will read it and offer advice.

Hi Sharon4068 and welcome to Gransnet.

I can’t advise I’m afraid as I’ve not been in that situation- I would suggest that you copy and paste your post and start a new thread so that you can get direct responses - otherwise your post may be missed.

There is a very helpful thread where others are going through (or have been through and come out the other side) estrangement.

www.gransnet.com/forums/estrangement/1313811-Friendship-advice-and-support-if-estrangement-has-affected-your-life

On a personal note, I’m so sorry to read that your daughter died and hope that you are taking care of yourself - please accept my sincere condolences xx

Sharon4068 I'm so sorry to hear that's happened to you and your granddaughter.
Please make your post again, maybe on Relationships or Ask a Gran as more people will see it there.

You could also put it on Mumsnet, in their Relationships section as there are a lot of knowledgeable people on there.