Good Morning Thursday 10th November 2022

Greyduster

Hollysteers love that photo! Was there any mention of Osbert Lancaster? They look to be the work of his hand!

You are right Greyduster
, it does look like something he might have done.
I didn’t see the info, my back was killing me after tramping around so much…

Good morning Mick and everyone. It’s cool and damp in my corner of Lancashire.

I had a very disturbed night with some strange dreams. I eventually fell into a fitful sleep around 5am, only to be awakened by the alarm clock at 6:30am to take the first of my meds. Mr. B fetched me a cup of tea at 8am, so I took my second lot of meds, drank my tea and fell straight back to sleep. I then had a very vivid dream about a shopping trip with my late mother, something we used to enjoy so much. It’s 26 years since she died, not any significant date today so don’t know what triggered it. I still miss her so much, I think I always will. I awoke at 10am, fuzzy headed and sleepy, only just coming to now.

I haven’t read your posts yet, will do so now.

This afternoon will be my usual routine of housework, physio, cycling and Gaelic studies. After that I’ll probably need a nap 💤

Have a good day all 🌞

Morning all.
I read a thread about strange place names and saw georgesgran mention Pity Me. I spent 4 (mostly) happy years at the technical college there in the 60’s. I guess we live in the same neck of the woods.
Very windy and damp here but luckily the rain held off till I walked dgd to school.
Hope you all have a good day.

Hollysteers love that photo! Was there any mention of Osbert Lancaster? They look to be the work of his hand!

Good morning everyone from a breezy , but dry so far , Co Armagh
Yesterdays club was lovely , we have tea/coffee and biscuits first then our local “Bird Man “ showed us slides and spoke so knowledgeably , a peaceful and restful morning
Some one stopped me in the corridor to ask who I was , I was slightly surprised, she has recently joined so I suppose I should have spoken to her sooner , turns out she knew me from when I was working , but I didn’t recognise her ! Oh dear !
Mind you I am retired 25 years !
Painting class tomorrow , I must look carefully at my classmates in case I should know them !

Good morning all from drizzly Harrogate
DDand DH have just gone out in the car for a walk - sounds a bit Greek!! I await my Sainsburies delivery which is supposed to be half an hour earlier than normal but is very nearly late!! Mind you the road works around here are horrific.
Sorry you are having such a bad time Marydoll
Ash those soap flowers are beautiful, but don’t do what I did with mine! I left it it so long it turned grey and just crumbled. So do use them before they get to that stage.
Glad you’ve given your DL a date, but I know too you will not let her be homeless (just don’t tell her that).
Have the best day possible folks

Good Morning Mick and everybody from a grey, showery and very windy Carlisle.
Yesterday wasn't too bad after all. After lunch I was out putting my small raised bed in place and starting to fill it with a mixture of the original clay, grit and soil improver. Hopefully the new shrub will like it.
Today I shall potter at little jobs that need doing. The afternoon will not be so pleasant, I am off to the dentist, in theory to have my crown put back. It's an old one so I think the outcome will be that it can't be done and I can't have root canal treatment for a new one. This has happened before with another one, my root canals were calcified so a one tooth denture was necessary. I chickened out of an offer of an expensive specialist dentist attempting to drill out the calcification, especially as success wasn't guaranteed.

mcss nice to hear from you, good luck to you both.

A lovely gift Ash, I find it hard to believe that's soap!

Have a positive day all.

grandMattie

*urms*, I read “lessons in Chemistry “ recently and it is now one of my fav books. I rarely laugh out loud but did so frequently. Recommended it to every in sight!

Oops! Used wrong quote hehe!

grandMattie

9 loads of washing. 4 for a week’s worth of clothes, 5 for bedding and towels for 3 people…

Same here gm my shoulders were jumping up and down in the hair salon on Tuesday. I was trying to laugh quietly while my hair was in foils. I was wiping my eyes as I had tears of laughter! I looked up in the mirror ‘to calm myself’ and saw my mascara had run and I had panda-eyes! I popped the Kindle into my bag, giggling inwardly, to read later. I have an hour left which I’m saving for on the plane journey home tomorrow! Note to self: No Mascara.

Good morning Mick and all from Cloudy Chambers northwest coast. I’m still holding out with the ch but will put it on later as DD is arriving from the south. I’m so looking forward to it, it’s been a while since I have seen her and I’m going to do some actual cooking for a change, a chicken casserole, so I can use up the bits and bobs from the freezer.

What a palaver for my contact lenses! Months waiting for them. The optician told me yesterday it’s due to Covid, the drivers left and didn’t return..fixed up now however.
Unusual but lovely gift Ashcombe. Hard going grandMattie, cheers Multicolour and thoughts to anyone with troubles💐
Pic of a couple of soldiers from my recent trip to the Imperial War Museum in Manchester 😁

Those soap flowers look lovely Ash - I’ve looked them up and plan to send some to my S-in-L for her January birthday.

👋 multicolouredswapshop. Good to see you back and may life continue to improve for you both.
Stay under the duvet Gala: that wind’s blooming cold, having returned with a vengeance!
Loving the soap flowers Ashcombe. They’re beautiful.

urms, I read “lessons in Chemistry “ recently and it is now one of my fav books. I rarely laugh out loud but did so frequently. Recommended it to every in sight!

A good late morning from me. Cloudy here now but was sunny earlier.

DGD3 is 11 today, already acting like a teenager. I will facetime her when she gets in from school.

Admin to do this morning and a new jigsaw to start this afternoon.

Best wishes to all and have a lovely Thursday xx

9 loads of washing. 4 for a week’s worth of clothes, 5 for bedding and towels for 3 people…

A grey start in Oxfordshire, not currently raining though. I am able to boast that we now have a fully functional new boiler, sorry to gloat Gingster I hope your problems are sorted today. The boilerman did need a return trip yesterday though as initially our water wasn't hot enough either. DH has had so much training and tuition over these 2 days he could virtually refit one himself!
I've woken with a dreadful cold, I can blame DH for that too, he's been off work with similar this week.
Off to dose up with cold meds and a coffee. Enjoy your day everyone.

The author of the book is Bonnie Garmus Gingster. I highly recommend it.
One of the most enjoyable books I’ve read all year!

👋 to you mcss! Hope your dear man is home with you soon. Well done with those steps what an achievement!

P.s. I’d use those soaps, lovely though they are to look at. A little bit of luxury every shower time. Your grandma would have been a woman after my own heart Shazza. I never save anything ‘for best’.
😊

Good morning from an overcast Oxfordshire, it was a bright moonlit night and I expected a frost, it would have been our 3rd this Autumn, but no frost, usually we are cold and have loads of frosty mornings, global warming indeed, although the walnut is shedding its leaves I still have 2 apples on the tree.

Had to take the car to the garage yesterday, all sorted but had to part with a fair chunk of money and MissOops had to go to the hospital for her physio, but she had a problem last night so MrOops might have to take her back again this morning, we will see what her Consultant says later.

Apart from that I have an empty! All being well MissOops will be going home tomorrow so I will blitz the house afterwards.
Safe trip Urms
GM please don’t feel guilty, you have gone above and beyond for your DL(by now I would have been calling her a BL) and 9 loads of washing is really taking the P. I’m assuming it’s from her friends staying whilst you were away, such a cheek not to bring their own bedding and towels.
Ash amazing, I thought they were flowers!
Marydoll 💐
Hope everyone who is poorly soon starts to feel well again and I hope some of us see some sunshine somewhere today.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 12° and very very windy. I've been out at the back door glaring at an intruder -a cat- and can attest to both mildness and windyness. I can also attest to the lack of leaves on the trees. I did have two piles ready to dispose of but I suspect the wind will have other plans. Marydoll life sometimes isn't fair and you have your share of it. I hope today is better and you can rest later. Multicolour it's good to see you back again. I wish better health to you and your husband.
Yesterday I visited mum. She was inclined to be grumpy but cheered up when I showed her a film of dgs2 from my house the previous day. I spoke to her of childhood memories and that helped too. My friend phoned me later after her biopsy to let me know how she was. She's very pragmatic and resigned to the fact that she probably has cancer. She had had another bout of pain and sickness in the night. I feel very helpless as there's nothing I can do really.
Today I have no plans to go anywhere. I'll do some Spanish and potter around, gazing forlornly as the leaves scatter around the garden again. I haven't decided on dinner yet. Possibly macaroni cheese. Have a good day all.

Nice to see you Multi 👋

Jax, unfortunately my pharmacy doesn't deliver.
Fortunately my hospital meds are, which is a bonus, since I'm miles away from the hospital.
Recently My GP tried to fax an emergency script to my local Boots and they refused to accept it!
It's not easy being ill!

The garden is covered in leaves but as it is still windy there isn’t much point in tackling them yet. Am going to a large garden centre with friends today so possibly a bit of C shopping and certainly lunch out which will be a treat. Am revelling in having heating again though if tomorrow’s fitting of a smart meter actually happens I can see obsessive meter watching being a new occupation.

Good morning all from a sunny W Kent. DF who visited yesterday has decided she will buy the bungalow she has seen even though it does need quite a bit doing, bungalows are hard to come by here. Off to art group this morning, no idea what to paint so will probably talk a lot.
Glad to hear the good news and sorry some of you are having a harder time.

Good morning all from a very blustery Glasgow. No point is using the leaf blower today as the leaves are swirling around in all directions.

Good grief GM, how did 9 loads of washing pile up in a few days? I hope your DL appreciates what a caring hostess you are. You have been a saint.
Pleased to hear your DGS is ok Ash
Waiting 10 weeks for a script is shocking Marydoll! Hope you feel better as the day goes on.

Plans to finish off the frame I started work on recently, apart from that, foutering around and a glance at the to do list.

Hoping a pleasant day is ahead for all.

I’m pleased the counsellor is helping Wyllow.
Our pharmacy delivers Marydoll it may be a help if yours does?