Good Morning Sunday October 23rd 2022

Welcome back multicolourswopshop ?

I was woken at 7:30 by what sounded like a steam train rushing through. Looked out of the window at a biblical downpour with the rain overflowing the curbs in our cul-de-sac. No thunder though.

Congratulations to abitbarmy on the birth of twins in your family. How lovely.

Knackered after 3 days of childcare last week. The local GC are fine individually but fight over absolutely everything when together. The schools around here appear to be having a 2 week half term. Since when was that a thing?

Flu jab yesterday. A bit sore but no real reaction I’m glad to say. Have a good day all.

Sorry you are feeling so rough Marydoll. ?

Lovely photo multicolouredswapshop. Good Morning ?

Pantglas if you are reading Good Morning. Hope you are ok we miss you x

Good morning all from a wet Essex. No thunder storms here but after such a beautiful autumn, it does look dreary out there.

Eldest brother and his wife are coming for coffee and cake this morning. They are always good company !

Oh I can hear thunder rumbling! . Little pooch has just jumped off my lap.⚡️.

I got my crocheting bags out yesterday and found I had almost finished a small blanket made from squares, so I’ll continue with that today.
Gammon joint with veg in the slow cooker and apple crumble for later. Db will bring more apples from their orchard.

Welcome back Multi. No bickering allowed here. ?.

Glad you’re using your airfrier Mick . Sounds perfect for you.

Hope all poorlies /sleep deprived /worried have a better day. ?

Good morning from a damp Durham. Rain forecast but not as bad as further south.
DD2 was finally discharged from Hospital yesterday - thank you GNs for your good wishes. As yet, there are no plans for having the dressings seen/changed. Her car is still in the hospital car park, so I’ll retrieve it today. Might get some sleep later, as I’ve been worried sick all week.
Look after yourself Marydoll
Best wishes to all.

Good morning from Glasgow where we have such a beautiful sunrise, a sky of pinks, blues and white. No sign of rain or high winds, I may even spend some time pottering in the garden. To top it all, the leaves on the cherry trees are now crimson.

Possibly a Waitrose visit today, apart from that, the day is my own to take up my favourite pastime of foutering, F1 this evening.

Have a pleasant Sunday all.

Morning all from a misty damp S Yorks.

Today is Quakers and the gym and rather too much admin ready for tomorrow.

Mick good news on the getting stronger front.
Grandmadinosaur ooo, just the ticket, sun and sea.

Another envious on the steam train journey, I love them, takes me back to childhood holidays.

Wishing Earlies safe travel for self and families, good family meet ups, catching up on bad nights, and poorlies having a better day.

Good morning all from cloudy Harrogate
Good to hear you have a spring in yours step Mick.
Sorry you are still feeling low Marydoll. Hope you are being waited on hand and foot!!
Think all your thunderstorms are heading up to Yorkshire probably when I set off for church!
Have a safe journey Grandmadinasaur, are you flying from Leeds/Bradford? Hope it’s after the bad weather.
Enjoy meeting those gorgeous babies Abitbarmy.
Apart from church, not much doing here
Have the best day possible folks.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 10° with some cloud cover. I'm glad you are feeling better Mick. Marydoll I'm sorry to hear how poorly you feel. I hope lying down will help you recover your Joie de Vivre. It's good to see you back Multicolour. I also liked the mention of Alizarin yesterday. I've missed her on the forum.
Housework and washings yesterday are all completed. I made stovies in the slow cooker for the first time and they were successful. I've frozen some for another day.
Today I'm making boeuf bourgignone in the slow cooker so that will do for dinner with mash and green beans. I need to use up plums so I'll make a crumble in the air fryer. No plans today. Have a good day all.

Good morning Mick, morning all from South Lanarkshire. It’s dry but cloudy here just now.

Good to hear you’re feeling better Mick.

Lots of you having grandchildren to stay, enjoy the fun and games.

Good wishes to those who are under par, hoping today brings some relief.

Welcome back Multi. ?

After I’ve been to church I’ll walk round to a favourite little restaurant where DH will meet me for brunch. No plans for the rest of the day other than crocheting Christmas angels for our yarn bomb group. I may do some more poppies just to switch things up a little.

Have a good Sunday everyone.

Here’s Matt.

Good morning everyone from Málaga where it’s just light. The temperature now is 18°C rising to a balmy 26°C this afternoon. Lovely.
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Himself has the American Grand Prix to watch at teatime so thinking ahead, yesterday I rang to book a table at 3pm today for a roast carvery dinner. It’s a very popular place, family run by Karen and Mike, open 20 years. They bought the two little units either side over time and the extensions gave a very contemporary result. They now employ more than a dozen staff and their success is well deserved. My mum used to love going there, in the early days. We will walk down to it, it’s in Montemar and get a taxi back up from the rank opposite (handy!).

Enjoy Sunday all who can. Your comment about your ‘free’ day’ made me chuckle Oops!

Lovely to see you back mcss you’ve got plenty of ‘random flamingoes’ now in your life.
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Morning from S Lanarkshire, dry here at the moment so hopefully walk to church.

Youngest DGD is 10 today (I’m a tween now, granny) and is having a joint birthday party in their house, with a little Ukrainian girl who has joined her class. DD and SiL have made lots of preparations so I hope it goes well for everybody.
I’m taking her out for lunch tomorrow, just the two of us, and I’ll hear all about it then.

Enjoy Ibiza Grandmadinosaur, my friend has a flat there and says the weather is still lovely.

Glad to hear you’re feeling a bit better Mick, hope that continues.

Enjoy your Grandmabatty, your meal sounds delicious. I’m having my lazy Saturday night tea as my friends and I decided to have something to eat after our afternoon viewing yesterday of ‘Mrs Harris goes to Paris’, which we all enjoyed, a fairytale for grown up women!

Wishing everyone the best of days ???

Queuing for the shower this morning as DD and DSiL are here till Tuesday which is lovely. Off to church to plough the fields and scatter, DD wants a walk later and a friend is joining us for supper so feels like a busy day.

Hope Marydoll feels a little better soon and that the day is kind to everyone.

Good morning Mick and everyone from grey Carlisle where the heavy rain you are getting down south is due here by lunchtime.
Therefore, I'm staying in to read the papers, train my brain and generally idle about. And keep track of the latest instalment of the no.10 soap opera.
Yesterday I went out in heavy rain after breakfast, by the afternoon I was working in the garden in warm sun, in late October!

Good news Mick, glad you're feeling sprightly.

Lovely photo Multi. Like that wallpaper!

Wishing you all a pleasant Sunday.

Finally!

Good morning from a very wet Sefton which is unfortunate as we're off to pick pumpkins with our 2 DGDs.... aged 3 & 4.... they don't notice the rain. Best dig out the wellies, it's a big muddy field. Lunch after at the Golden Arches. Then recover quietly at home.
Yesterday's children's fundraising activity trail was a bit of a nightmare. Parking on the park's perimeter road was difficult & the trail itself was heaving. Many, many children, babies,buggies, dogs & accompanying entourages of adults. Many in fancy dress - there was a Halloween theme. And lots of dinosaurs!? We got round it all eventually. Our DGD's favourite activity seemed to be collecting sticks! My feet were glad to get home. I hope they raised a lot of money.

Positive thoughts & ((hug)) to those with worries & struggles.

Good morning Mick and All.

Hope you feel somewhat better today Marydoll ?

It’s our 51st Wedding Anniversary today. ?? I can remember saying to my mum when organising the wedding. ‘We only want a small family wedding’ to which my her reply was ‘No we don’t want people to think you are hiding anything’. Thank heavens views have changed so much now. Off to the Ivy for lunch. I’ve made DH read the menu beforehand as he often takes an age to decide. ?

Good morning from a very wet Leicestershire, thunderstorms are forecast.

A Scrabble afternoon today instead of our usual walk, then roast beef for dinner.

Happy Anniversary NanKate.
I hope you feel better soon Marydoll.
Seeing DD will be a tonic kitty I am sure.
Sending all those with cares and worries lots of hugs.

There’s a lull in the rain on the Sefton coast as I bid everyone good morning.
Alizarin has asked me to send you all a ?.
As I’ve yet to read your messages I’m unaware of your plans but hope you all have a lovely Sunday.
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Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Cloudy but dry
I must do some paperwork today. note to self
I am too easily distracted and a df has asked for help with her family history.
The apple garden party was good. There were also chestnuts cooking on the fire. With apple pies and mulled juice, it was a real Autumn celebration.

Congratulations to Abitbatty how special to have twins in the family, but hard work.

I hope you have a better day Marydoll

I'm glad the medicine is working Mick

My dear Sis fell down stairs and bashed her head on Friday. She looks awful but says it's not too bad.

Look after yourselves everyone.

Good morning from W Kent, woken by thunder and lightning.
Phone calls to do today and cook lunch. Not sure if we will get a walk today.
Hope you feel better soon Marydoll
Glad the infusion is working Mick
Happy Anniversary NanKate
Best wishes to all

Happy anniversary NanKate - have a lovely day. It was a bright start here on the Angus coast, but everywhere is very wet and there's rain forecast for later.
After the mist/fog lifted yesterday it turned into a glorious autumn day, warm enough to sit down by the pond with my coffee after a good while chatting to Lovely Gardener. However, when it was time to take myself off to the beach, the fog began to roll back in off the sea, so that was that. Strange weather - and strange times.
Good to hear you have a bounce in your step Mick, but sorry you're still poorly Marydoll. I hope all the family gatherings planned for today and next week are happy and successful. Have a happy hol Grandmadinosaur.

Happy Anniversary NanKate ??

No lull here in our bit of Sefton Nanna garra. A wet DH has just returned from his morning walk with a very soggy doggy. ?that your lull reaches here soon as we are off pumpkin picking 'just down the road' in about half an hour.

Your lunch sounds delish, Mick; so pleased things are improving for you. My pull-out larder cupboard is a shocker, karmalady! Have a brilliant time in Ibiza GMdinosaur. “Elbows like razors” - love it!
? There a quite a few of us who adore steam trains.
mcss ?
? for Georgesgran DD2 and all others who are unwell or struggling.
Happy 51st WA NanKate. ???
Grandmabatty I’d love to learn how to make stovies in a slow cooker. If you’ve a spare minute…