Good Morning Monday 12th December 2022

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. It doesn’t look like there’s been snow overnight. I am intending to drive to Oxford at 9 am and get the train to London. I will meet younger son at the National Gallery and visit the Freud exhibition. Lunch and then to Tate Britain. Finally, my daughter’s concert. Two tubes, a train and a drive home by midnight! Hopefully all this will happen! Have a good day.

Good morning from Essex by the sea. We've had no snow and not even frost today.
I'm feeling the aftermath of my mamouth trek across London on Saturday. The top of my right leg is very painful this morning, shows how unfit I am.
DH is having his hair cut this morning whilst I have housework and ironing to tackle.
I hope today goes well for you GM, fingers crossed.
Have a pleasant Monday everyone, take care and keep warm xx

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently -7°. I'm at dd's house for an early start to childcare. I don't know how you do it Susan! An eventful weekend Mick. Mumofmadboys I fully understand your user name now. Grandmattie woohoo! Freedom day.
Yesterday was a lazy day for me and I stayed in my jammies all day which I haven't done for a long time.
Today I'll be like a half shut knife until the boys wake. I was scraping the car at quarter to six this morning. Nursery drop off then back to grandma's house. Bolognaise for dinner. Have a good day all.

Good morning from a frosty Torbay. I can’t remember so many very cold days in succession since moving here 11 years ago.

You have a quick turnaround, Mick, after your eventful weekend away! Safe travels today to Scarborough. A day to put the flags out, grandMattie. It must be hard to believe it’s actually going to happen. I hope all will go well.

Take care on the icy roads, BlueBalou, if you’re out. Will your son be back from Nepal for Christmas, mumofmadboys? What an adventure he must have had! I hope the journey home happens today, Oopsadaisy1 and that you keep warm, Grammaretto. So disappointing for the panto players and audience. ☹️

Yesterday, I was made very welcome back in our theatre, and was impressed with the pantomime, our first in over 10 years! In my pre booked ticket distributing rôle, it was good to meet many families for whom it was their first visit to our theatre.

Today DH sets off to Portsmouth to spend a few days in France to attend medical appointments. He’s taking my car and plans to stock up on goodies for Christmas.

Take care and keep warm! 🦩🎅🏼🎄⛄️🦩

Good morning all from Glasgow. -7 this morning and a hard frost, we must be in for snow soon I would think. I can’t remember when it was last this cold as winter was becoming so much milder.
Safe travels Mick
A quick trip out for some essentials then it’s quickly back home, staying indoors for the rest of the day.
DD1, her partner and the girls made the trip up to Glencoe yesterday to a spot where a few deer gather, a favourite outing of hers, armed with a large bag of carrots, they come when she calls to be hand fed. A trip she does often in winter as she loves deer. GD1 took a video for us to see a happy DD1 talking to and feeding them. A wonderful experience for all of them. The attached photo is one of them approaching for another carrot.

A foutering about day and possibly relax and watch a film at some point.

Best wishes to all for a good day.

Good morning from a very cold and still dark North Leicestershire.

Sounds like an eventful weekend Mick - hope the trip to Scarborough is a lot more boring.

Well done for getting this far GM. Do I remember that you are going to move too before long?

Not a lot going on here today, apart from a visit from my volunteering line manager. I think she wants to check I am still alive and will be back soon.

Have the best day possible, everyone

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders.
Intensely cold but I am cozy in my bed with extra duvet . I had to go downstairs to make a cup of tea but it's worth it to have a hot drink.

Sorry your outing was so badly affected Mick I suppose it's the chance you take at this time of year.
Our local pantomime was cancelled on Saturday as the performers couldn't get through the snow.
My youngest DC birthday today. Too near Christmas as usual
gMattie I hope your DL gets settled before long and you can get back to "normal" or your next good deed

You must be so relieved MOMB to stop worrying!

Have a lovely day everyone.

Good morning from a dark Lanzarote, have a great trip Mick.
GM so pleased that your DL is on her way, enjoy your freedom!
We have to be away to the airport this morning after our unplanned extra day in Lanzarote, it’s a good job I woke up early as we have to leave here at 8.30 for a ‘planned’ flight at lunchtime. Just time for a shower and then a quick breakfast.
Fingers crossed we actually leave the airport this morning.
At least we have had a good wifi signal in this hotel, so we were able to ‘chat’ to LittleMissOops as it was her birthday .
The Hotel they put us in is only a hop and a skip from our Villa that we left on Saturday! So we popped over to a lovely restaurant last night and shunned the ‘all inclusive’ restaurant here, too many people in there.
Plenty of people were taking advantage of the free drinks though.
We hope to be home late afternoon, Please, no snow between now and then.
Have a good day everyone.

Good morning all! Very cold here in Cumbria like so many places. Glad you will soon be by yourself GM and can restore your home to its former self. Lots of jobs for me today to get ready for Christmas visitors. One of our sons has been walking in Nepal for 3 weeks (by himself!) and has arrived safely back in Kathmandu this morning so I can relax about him now. Out to bridge club Christmas dinner tonight. Wishing everyone a peaceful day.

👋🏻 granMattie
You’ll be glad to get back to something resembling normality!

Good morning Mick from a freezing corner of Wiltshire where for several hours yesterday we were completely cut off from the village because of accidents on the icy roads (nobody hurt). The lanes are treacherous.
It’s another very cold day here I guess, it’s supposed to be freezing all day.
Have a lovely trip to Scarborough and stay warm!

Good morning from a clear dry E Kent. We haven’t been affected by the snow, it isn’t even frosty this morning.
It’s a shame you’ve had so many problems, Mick,but I hope you are enjoying your little holiday.
D Day! Yay! The house is littered with bags, DL having refused a suitcase for her clothes.
Apart from being a bit fretful, DL was delighted yesterday to receive a second invitation for Christmas Day, plus multiple offers to take her to various church services over the holiday.
DL’s friend suggested she should invite me to lunch with them today…. I’m going; it’ll save me cooking tonight.
I still have to stay in this afternoon for a friend to pick up her forgotten hat and gloves, on Wednesday all day for the agency to dismantle and take the hospital bed to the new place. After that? My life is my own, I hope.
I hope your many events and visits went well; that your health and that of the family improves or, at least,stabilises. Have a gentle day, stay warm. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩