Good Morning Thursday 24th November 2022

Good morning everyone from Malaga -sorry Urms I’m sounding like you ! We arrived yesterday after an easy journey and got settled into our little apartment in the city. We’ll be exploring today and finding our way around.

So sorry to hear what an awful time your DD is having Gingster I hope things improve a bit soon, poor girl 💐
Also it must be such a disappointment and a hassle for your DD Ash I hope things can be rearranged ok and the long awaited trip can go ahead.
only Champagne I’m speechless gMattie!!

Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning from a dull Black Country, where it rained heavily overnight.

Well-being walk this morning. Then back home for lunch then off on the train to Birmingham. We had tickets for Florence & The Machine, but were e-mailed Monday it has been postponed as she suffered an ankle injury dancing on stage. Hotel is booked and paid for with no refund. So we will go to the cinema and a meal afterwards and make the most of the hotel.

Then back tomorrow morning to take Mum to a memory clinic in the afternoon. All she keeps saying is "What happens if I fail?" I try to explain it's not a matter of pass or fail, but that is all she can focus on.

Oh dear GM - "only drinks champagne"? They must be permanently pickled!

Gingster so sorry that your DD is going through this. As Mums we would rather it happens to us. I hope she feels much better soon.

Such a disappointment for your DD2 and family. I hope they can find a suitable flight. Fingers crossed.

Wishing you all a pleasant day.

Grandmadinosaur We have a shopping centre near here called Merry Hill. Which locals call Merry Hell!

Good morning all from so far dry Harrogate
I hope your DD manages to find the flights Ash
Your poor DD Gingster hope she feels better soon.
Yesterday managed a long awaited trip to Lidl for some extras.
Today I have my shopping delivery from Sainsburies.
Have the best day possible folks

Good morning all. The sun will be up soon over the Angus coast - if it can find a way through the cloud. Forecast high winds and rain this afternoon.
Goodness grandmattie! What kind of friends does your lodger have!
Enjoy your nap this afternoon Mick. I will be doing the same as I've only had about three hours'sleep! But first, tai chi.
So sorry for your DD Gingster 💐
I hope your DD and family can find other suitable flights but it will no doubt be difficult at this time of your. So distressing for them.
Well done to your DGD Sar. How proud you must have been.
Have the best day you can everyone, and I shall pop in and see you all later x

Good morning from S Lanarkshire where it looks very Novemberish.
What a disappointment for your DD Ash, I hope they can find an alternative provider, both sisters must be so looking forward to spending Christmas together.

Gingster I can only send thoughts and prayers for your DD, which I do. Please God things improve soon for her.

My DGS had a good check up with his cardiologist yesterday, two years before he needs to go back. His only concern now is what part (if any) he gets in his Nativity!
‘I don’t want to be Joseph Granny’, (translation, I want to be Joseph).

A lovely funny lunch with student DGD yesterday. I can hardly believe that we have reached that stage. As I feared I made a hash of travelling on the Subway and required assistance from sundry passers by, Country Granny goes to town!!

Wishing everyone the best day possible 🦩🦩🦩

Good morning everyone from a bright and dry Northampton. Up earlier this morning as I was due to speak on our local radio - which I have just done! They had been looking for listeners with a tenuous link to a Football World Cup country, and my tenuous link was Uruguay - when I was a teenager my aunty had a lodger who had been a manager at the Fray Bentos corned beef factory in Fray Bentos, Uruguay. Then the radio station wanted a live chat this morning as Uruguay play their first match today. It was a bit nerve-wracking, but I think I got through it OK, especially as I don't know a thing about, or follow football at all!

That's enough excitement for one day I think! A gentle morning; must phone a local tour company to confirm and pay for three day trips I have booked next year. Early lunch and out to tap and ballet classes.

Must now go back and read this morning's posts. Hope today goes well for all.

Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where its 7 °C. I slept badly, I'm in agony after hurting my back yesterday.
Old spinal fractures means my back is always achy, but this is excrutiating and my prescription gel, is having no effect!
DD, bless him, has just brought a hot water bottle, I'm surprised he knew where it was, he is never cold!

Gingster, my heart goes out to your poor daughter, she has been through the mill. 💐 We mums would rather be ill ourselves, than watch our children suffer.
Your comment, never be ill, really resonated with me. I said exactly the same thing to DH yesterday, after another failed attempt to obtain my biopsy results.
Our local hospital is at crisis level and I have been terrified of being admitted, since my last horrible experience there, after a heart attack.
Thank goodness, most of my clinics are in the larger teaching hospitals.

Ash, what a disappointment for your DD, I hope she manages to arrange new flights.
I'm afraid, GM, unlike other posters, I laughed at the only champagne comment, I have a strange sense of humour and that's the kind of statement I would make in a sarcastic tone.
Playing devil's advocate, I wondered if the guests didn't want to put you to any bother, hence the refusal.
Not long now before DL will be gone. 💐

I now have to get my bloods done fortnightly, such a pain, as it's in a different town. Emergency stomach medication, also to be picked up. I'm not holding my breath on them being there.
DH has offered to drive me and I shall seize the opportunity to visit Asda nearby, the scene of the lost handbag debacle, after the previous blood test.
There is a TKMAXX next door, but I will give it a bye.
I haven't told DH yet, that we are going, I'm still plucking up courage. 😉

We had a surprise visit from SIL last night, with a pile of Metros and the Czech non alcoholic ( hard to find) beer I like.
I like to do the crosswords in the Metro..
The door went again, it was the Ebay queen with roses (my favourite) for me.
Her DH is my DHs golfing partner and my DH had been telling him, how I was struggling just now. It was so kind of her.

I wish you all a gentle day and a bearable one for all who have troubles.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 5° with clear skies. Gingster I'm thinking of your poor daughter. She's having such a hard time. Brook enjoy Malaga. Grandmattie why did you not immediately uncork your finest champagne? The cheek of some people!
Yesterday was busy. An early dentist appointment where the lovely dentist sorted out my teeth. I'm starting to feel like an old horse when I look in the mirror though. Then I visited mum. She was in a reasonable frame of mind and I stayed for nearly an hour. I decided to visit my friend in hospital. Parking is problematic but I managed to find a space in the furthest away car park. I was wishing I hadn't worn smart shoes by the time I reached the entrance. She was looking really poorly indeed and in lots of pain despite the morphine. Last Wednesday we were sitting in a garden centre, having a coffee and a blether.
Today I'm having a quiet day. I'll potter about the house. I enjoy these quiet days as a means of gathering my strength. Cauliflower cheese for dinner. Have a good day all.

Good Morning Mick and everyone from a damp blue skied Hull.

Ash hope your DDs can all spend a lovely time together in Australia once the travel situation is sorted. 🤞

Gingster so very sorry your DD is feeling so poorly. Sending her 💐 and much love.

Cornergran at the top of our street we have a huge flood trench built in response to the 2007 floods. I noticed there is a lot of water in there. I couldn’t believe the rain yesterday but the afternoon was gorgeous.

Good morning to our new posters 👋👋

Today I’m taking my mum shopping. My brother usually takes her but he’s having health worries with his wife so I stepped in. Picking DGS up from school later and DS will stay for his evening meal. GS is going through a phase where he doesn’t want to go home he doesn’t get upset he just drags out the leaving process. I think it’s because he goes from our lovely warm lit house to a dark house that no one has been in all day bless him. His life has changed so much with his parents split. He struggles to understand.

Have a good day everyone hoping those feeling ill and stressed have some respite today. 🌻🌻

Good morning everyone.
I am so sorry to hear about all the illnesses and problems and hope they can soon be alleviated as much as possible.

This morning we have docked in Grand Canaria and are off on an excursion in half an hour.
Last night I managed to see Alfie Boe in the theatre for a second time. It was even better than the first Ty.
Hope today brings you all a smile .

Good morning from a grey NE.
Big Sainsbury's shop yesterday before lunch and had a trip to an outlet centre in the afternoon. I bought quite a few things including a very nice pair of ankle boots.
I tidied the study cupboards the other day and need to get the rubbish out for the binmen. Then maybe I will put photographs into albums I bought as a project for lockdown, lazy granny almost three years on.
Sorry to hear your DD is so poorly Ginster.
GrandMattie I suspect DL'S visitors were joking and it was said so that you would not go to any trouble on their behalf.

Here’s Matt.

Good morning everyone from south Manchester. The sun was out a few minutes ago but now the dark clouds have gathered overhead again. Oo-er muther.

I’m meeting a friend for lunch who fancies the Italian restaurant just round the corner from me. Easy for me to meet in there!

I’ve just been passed a second brew so I’m going to settle in for a good read of all your posts now. Enjoy Thursday all who can.

Good morning Michael and all GNs. South Yorkshire is shaping up to have a clear dry day🤞🏻. Wilko is good for most things I find, Mick. I was up early waiting for the heating engineer to come and check out the boiler after all the radiators went on strike yesterday. No leaks. He has diagnosed air in the system and said it “shouldn’t happen again”! I hope he’s right. I have laundry to do and some food shopping this morning and then I hope to get a short walk in - maybe in the local park.
Gingster I hope your DD starts to feel better very soon.
Ash fingers crossed for those flights!
Have the best day you can, folks!

Good morning all from a bright W Kent.
So sorry to hear about your DD's problems Ginster I hope she gets the medicine needed.
Ashcombe hope your DD2 is able to do her long journey.
Honestly gM your DL's guests are getting beyond farce!
Off to art group this morning and then I intend to make a batch of spaghetti bol and put some away for Christmas
Best wishes to all

Good morning Mick and everyone from a damp-ish Carlisle where it is now trying to brighten up.
I went for my hospital appointment yesterday afternoon, leaving plenty of time. I was late! It meant driving across the city which was practically in gridlock. So many people out and about in their cars all made worse by roadworks caused by various utilities everywhere. Then, when I arrived at the hospital the car parks were jam-packed and queues of cars were cruising round and round in futile hopes of a space. All due to visiting restrictions being lifted I guess. I gave up in the end and parked the car temporarily in one of the several empty disabled bays whilst I nipped in, already late, to tell the staff I'd be even later whilst I carried on looking for another space. Fortunately a kindly staff member offered up his space outside for me, I don't know where he put his car but I was very grateful.

I hope your DD is successful Ashcombe but it's so near Christmas now. I was looking for flights there for Christmas in early autumn but didn't make my mind up. When I looked again a fortnight ago, they'd gone up by £1000! I'm off to Surrey instead.

I'm so sorry to read about your DD Gingster. What a horrible time she's having. I do hope things improve very soon.

And I wish all of you the best possible day.

Sorry to learn how unwell Marydoll feels and of Gingster’s daughter’s awful experiences. Nice calm morning, and I have the U3A book group here to discuss Barbara Pym’s “An Unsuitable Attachment” this morning, a cup of tea with a friend this afternoon and a short practice of Sunday’s Advent music so I had better get started.

Like several others, I took the champagne comment to be a joke. Nobody would say that seriously - would they? Time for the DL to find a new hotel for sure!

Good Morning from a dull S Yorks.

The rain isn’t due to hit till 1pm - and just as well as my gardener is coming this morning. leaves - thick layer everywhere, to remove, I’m not sure she will be able to cut the lawns, last cut of the year, as planned.

The rest of the day - we’’ll see, it might be a snooze not the gym.

Gingster, wishing you and your DD the very best.

A very strange thing for them to ask for, G mattie. And fingers crossed for replacement tickets, Ash

Bests for shopping, hair appointments, outings and family meets.

Ooo, “going public” BlueSapphire, and take care Marydoll, glad you are there for DGS ShazzaKanazza

Grandmadinosaur that’s a “maybe” depending on CFS, good idea. I hope they are right about your boiler, Greyduster. I’m going to have to get a new thermostat control, it keeps making me re-set it.

Gingster sorry to hear your daughter is so unwell hope she improves quickly.I am meeting a friend for lunch today .We will probably be doing some retail therapy after.Hope everyone has a good day .

Good morning from Durham. It’s wet but not actually raining. Gardeners came yesterday and did a whole day of pre-winter tidy up – dreading the bill.
Thank you GM’s for your kind words yesterday regarding my daughter. After a couple of months of setbacks - her little one was ill, she herself was admitted to hospital for a week with sepsis (still going 2x a week for obs) and her beloved doggy had to be put to sleep – the prospect of being made redundant really was the icing on the cake - not! Being clever, but dyslexic and a full-time Wheelchair user makes her want to go that bit further than everyone else around her, so very worrying that her current post was ear marked for redundancy (the bank of Mum would have to step in). We are all over joyed that following a phone interview she has gained a better post in the amalgamated company/bank.
My friend is back from holiday today – four weeks in South Africa staying with her brother, so I am picking her up from what will be a rainy, blustery Newcastle airport later this morning.
I’m sure gM was being humorous - when given the choice by friends, we often reply that ‘we don’t do still wine’ which is always taken as a joke. At least gM will be ticking off the days now.
Ginster your poor DD, I’d have swapped with my DD at the drop of a hat.
Best wishes to all, especially those dealing with their own health problems and those of their loved ones.

I think the champagne comment was true, but I took no notice and thought it was hilarious. I thought it would make you all laugh.
I’m so sad about the poorly daughters. As MD said, we mums would rather the thsn see our chicks in pain or sorrow. 🫂

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. I went to bed at 7 pm last night and got up at 8.30 am. My cold hasn’t gone away but I’m feeling a bit more human. My cleaning ladies are due today but I’ll keep out of their way. It is Book Group today at our local cafe. I think I’ll miss it and my weekly visit to friends this evening. It actually looks quite beautiful outside. Commiserations to all those Grans who are unwell or who have daughters who are suffering. When my daughter was 15 she had to have an operation for scoliosis. I would have swopped with her in an instant.

Gingster for your daughter! Hope she feels better soon.

grandmadinosaur if you still have the idea of a meet up at Meadowhall in the new year, count me in. I can get straight through on the tram. Mind you, I could probably get to York in less time on the train, but hey….😁

Morning all , it’s not “ good” it’s pouring! It’s windy ! It’s horrible!
I got a new garden ornament , a Robin perched on a leafy branch , it connects by magnet to a tall pole and swings in the wind , a weather vane type thing .
I love watching it , it was swinging merrily one minute , then gone the next ! I was afraid it had blown onto the driveway so had to put on my coat and go search . I didn’t want anyone to drive over it and gets puncture it is very light but sturdy , found it and left it on the flower bed till the gusty wind is gone
Mary sorry you are so poorly 💐
All the mums /grans with poorly children have my sympathy

Good morning Mick and all from a miserable northwest coast.
Looks like I’m weakening over the central heating, it’s on and off as v chilly and I face the Irish Sea, last road before the sand dunes.
Into town reluctantly yesterday for lunchtime recital as I was tired after my own gig and my back bothers me. Wish I hadn’t bothered as the programme was mainly Brahms, not my favourite composer. Chap sitting near me, a regular attender, was still wearing his shorts, which he wears throughout winter and summer 🥶
Great news from my flying DD, she has been promoted to a managerial position after getting through the interview process.
What a business grandMattie! Rather you than me and thoughts to gransnetters with poorly daughters and anyone with troubles.🌼