Good Morning Sunday 18th December 2022

Good morning from a frosty E Kent. Still dark, but then we are three days away from the winter solstice.
I had a very quiet day yesterday, especially after slipping on the ice while fetchin*the paper. I hurt my knee a little, much better this morning, but,y pride was much more injured.
I sat and knitted a shepherd while watching some mindless Christmas films.
Had a lovely chat to DD and the girls last night.
Church first thing today, then more sewing/knitting. Tomorrow, I shall pack, etc.., for my trip to Bristol on Tuesday.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good Morning Mick and everyone from Hull. I’m so pleased it’s getting milder.

grandMattie I’m sorry you’ve fallen. It shocks you when it happens. Hope your knee won’t be sore for too long. 💐

I’ve been awake since three am I’m always the same when I’m going anywhere early. We are heading up to Stanley in Co Durham for our Christmas visit with friends. We are staying overnight in Thirsk on the way back. The weather isn’t looking too promising up there for the journey and they live up a hill so hoping it’s not too icy.

Hoping everyone has a lovely Sunday. Enjoy your day of family gatherings, delicious Sunday lunches and busy Christmas preparations. 🌻🎄

Good morning, all, from a wet Torbay.

Bad luck about the fall, grandMattie, but easily done in such weather conditions. I hope you soon have milder temperatures in your part of the world. Safe journey, ShazzaKanazza and enjoy your visit to Stanley.

Yesterday, my lockdown buddy (remember those days?!) collected me in her car and took me to her home where she served a delicious roast chicken dinner. It was such a kind gesture whilst I’m without a car (or DH!) and we enjoyed catching up on our respective news.

I’m slowly putting up the Christmas decorations and hope to do more after church. Constructing the tree is always the hardest part but that’s done now. These tasks take longer than in previous times as I still have to be careful about lifting. It’s surprising how inventive one can be!

Every blessing today. One week to go! 🦩🎅🏼⛄️🎄🦩

Good morning everybody. Sunshine is forecast for today, but it's still cold.
Today I need to get on w/ wrapping the remaining presents, & perhaps do a bit of Christmas food prep. #inertia😴
I hope everyone has the best day possible, & any worries/problems lessen.

Good morning all from East Yorkshire.

I’m another one awake early. Things going around in my mind. Hope you have a safe journey Shazza and enjoy your meet up with friends.

Sorry about your fall on the ice GM it’s my worst fear in this weather.

I met up with DIL and GD yesterday and had a nice long chat. Then DS and GS joined us later as GS had been at a party at a nearby play centre. In the afternoon DH and I went out to buy some particular drinking glasses I’ve been looking for. Hit the jackpot at the first place we went. Hurrah! Strictly final last night. Not the result I wanted but there you go.

A few more gifts to wrap later today and I’m sure DH will watch the football.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning all from South Lanarkshire. Our street is a sheet of ice.

Your fall must have shaken you gM, I’m very nervous outside at the moment.

Yesterday I did my Christmas shop so hopefully I can avoid supermarkets this week.

This morning we are meeting a cousin who is on a brief visit from Canada, we’re having brunch in a favourite deli in Glasgow’s west end after which we may have a mooch around the area.

Wishing you all a peaceful Sunday.

Good morning from a dark very cold Leicestershire.

Just got to check the tax return today and cook the roast beef, if I remember to take it out the freezer.

Sorry you had a fall yesterday Mattie it must be quiet in your house.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning from Shropshire.A day of rain forecast.

We had a lovely evening watching the Strictly final at DD’s.She had gone to get the takeaway and messaged to say Santa is in the village, take the children.We got them in the car and up to the village in record time and they had a lovely chat with Santa.

Today is DGD’s dance show.This will be her first time performing in a real theatre.Dress rehearsal went well and she seems more excited than nervous.There are two shows, we are going to the second one this evening.

DH’s sister fell in the ice on Friday and broke her arm.She had just gone outside to put some rubbish in the bin and slipped.Please be careful everyone.

Hope Grandmabatty and all unwell are feeling better.

Have the best day you can everyone.🎄🎅🏼

Good morning from a very cold Co Durham. Minus 3 says Alexa.
Shazza I’m only about 25 miles from Stanley but at a lower altitude so it’s probably much colder up there.
Had a lovely visit from DS and BiL, it was so good they stayed an extra day. A sad/ happy day at the garden of remembrance, talking of happy memories of mum, can’t believe it’s a year since she left us.
Haven’t read posts for a couple of days, so I hope all is well with you lovely people. Have a good day.

Good morning, s somerset is wet and will be very wet for days with yellow warnings

I managed to sort the whine in the pipes to and fro my upstairs rads, the whine was starting to irritate. I adjusted the flow temperature up a touch, worked out that the whine was due to the return water being lacskadaisical.

I need to make plans for today and beyond, sock knitting, wardrobe sorting and sewing

Morning Mick and all

Just getting light here in S E Essex, still chilly. I still have snow laying in the garden along with a heavy overnight frost.

grandMattie I do hope your knee is ok, Ashcombe sounds like you had a nice lunch with your friend.

I finished the gift wrapping yesterday and realised that I was three little gifts short for the GC so much as I dislike using them I ordered from Amazon who are guaranteeing pre-Christmas delivery.

Today I shall make more mince pies, some I will cook the rest I will freeze ready for baking. Then I have a mountain of mini parsnips to peel and parboil ready for freezing. Not sure what is for dinner, it may be a takeaway.

Have a peaceful Sunday folks 🙋‍♀️🎄🤶🎁❄️

Here’s Matt.

Good morning everyone from south Manchester. Alexa tells me to expect a high of 6°C today. It’s damp out because it rained pretty much all of yesterday.

No plans until 5pm when we pick up my stepfather and head into our favourite Italian restaurant round the corner from here. A table for seven of us has been booked as the little family of four are joining us today. A nice pre-Christmas dinner together. Shame the Yorkshire Duo can’t join us that would make a complete family gathering! No matter, we hope to all drive over to see them mid week, weather permitting.

Enjoy Sunday if you can. x

Morning Mick, morning All from a wet and windy corner of Somerset. Rain all day if the forecast is to be believed.

Tasks accomplished yesterday morning the afternoon was spent doing very little. Nothing has changed with our friends. Apparently no weekend support available. Lots of contact with their daughter yesterday. Thank you all for your understanding

A more active day today, we plan to give the inside of the conservatory frame a deep clean, will speak to our friend, some admin to do and our goddaughter will phone. Paella this evening.

As a serial tripper-upper I well understand the damage to the feelings grandmattie, pleased no serious physical harm. An exciting day for you all susan, hope all goes well for your granddaughter.

Safe travels to everyone on the move. Hope Sunday is kind to us all.

Good morning all and certainly not milder here. Another heavy frost! There’s a pinky hue in the sky as the darkness disappears.

We had a lovely afternoon yesterday with Dd, little gd and twin gs’s . After lunch us girls went into the conservatory where it was warm with the sun and had a craft session. Knitting, snowflake making , and general sticking, glueing and mess making! Then gd got out her ‘restaurant stuff’ and called us in to her 5* establishment for a 4 course meal. ‘Anything you like’.
Menu’s and credit cards were made and little pooch was the waitress. Fetching and carrying! She did get the ‘push’ after a while and decided to have a snooze on the sofa. 😂😂.
The boys and Gaga watched the football in peace! 😉.

Be careful in these slippy roads and pavements! I have some grippers to put in my shoes and they work a treat when I’m dog walking. I wouldn’t go out without them.

Enjoy your day, everyone! ❤️

Good morning from a still dark Durham, where the temperature is -2, and there is a weather warning for snow and ice.
DD1 has ‘flu and although she’s worried about passing it on, needs help with DGS1, so I’m awaiting instructions.
Shazza - you’ll defo need thermals for Stanley - always considered a chilly area at the best of times!
Best wishes to all. X

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from very cold, murky South Yorkshire. A little bit of culinary overindulgence will do no harm Mick. You’ll soon be back to normal. We had a wasted day here yesterday as DS spent most of it at two of our walk in clinics trying to get an issue with his ear sorted out. It was eventually. We ordered a Chinese meal in the evening which was delicious. I worked out that it is about fifteen years since I ate a Chinese takeaway, or any Chinese food for that matter. Where have I been all my life? My fortune cookie said “Lovely people are thinking about you.” DS said I must have had his by mistake😁! Today the plan is to unearth the Christmas tree and maybe have chilli for dinner.
Have the best day you can folks.

Good Morning from Still chilly S Yorks, some of last weeks saw still lingers in the garden.

I'm glad you enjoyed your 5* meal, Gingster

Shazza, my family live quite close to where you are heading.

Take care all, sorry about the fall GM just shows how careful we need to be.

Today is Quakers and maybe the gym afterwards.

Good morning all from a slightly warmer Glasgow, its 2°C here.

I too almost fell yesterday, my stick went one way and I the other. I ended up hanging onto a tree, too terrified to move. Asda had run out of grit and the car park and pedestrian areas were like a skating rink.
However, I was determined to get DH's watch engraved, just in case I couldn't get out this week.
I had the bright idea of getting the message engraved in Italian, so that the engraver wouldn't know what it said.
The end result is just what I wanted.

I never made the Vigil Mass last night, because my sortie in the cold, left me feeling quite iffy. The pavements hadn't been gritted and people were walking on the icy roads, 😱, I was so afraid I would skid and hit a pedestrian. It was a rather foolhardy idea to go out.

Today I plan to wrap the presents, which have been lying for days in the spare room.
DH has just informed me that the freezer door has been open all night. 😭 All my fault, so I'm off to check the mess.

Hoping all in the sick bay are improving.
Have a good day folks and take care.

snow, not "saw!"

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Still no thaw here and the driveway is so treacherous I have to walk on what was the grass. I skidded and tripped but no bones broken. Our pavements are like ice-rinks.

DMiL and BiL have recovered from covid so that's good news. But both local DGC are poorly now with flu like symptoms. They are missing the last week of school.

Quaker meeting followed by singing and lunch today and a walk if enough daylight.

I hope those with troubles find comfort.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 0° and frosty. Grandmattie ouch! I hope your knee is ok. Cornergran the way your friends are being ignored is shocking. Urms have a lovely family dinner later. Ash that sounds like a lovely treat for you yesterday. I hope you dressed appropriately? Wasn't she the friend whose house is cold?
Thank you to all who have posted concerns. I felt a little better yesterday but have had a set back as I had a terrible coughing fit during the night. I've had honey and lemon and my throat feels less raw. I have had lovely messages from friends to cheer me up.
Today will be spent between bed and couch. Have a good day all.

Good morning from a milder S Hants +3, positively balmy. Enjoy your show this evening Susan. Sorry to hear you tripped gMattie, glad it wasn’t too bad.
Daughter and children didn’t make it over yesterday, hopefully today and I need to go out for greenery before the rain sweeps in.
Enjoy your day if you can🦩🦩

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s been very cold overnight but forecast to be a high of 3º today so hopefully the snow will begin to melt at last.
Enjoy your DGDs dance show Susan and hope all goes well
Yesterdays plan of having an easy day didn’t happen as DD2 messaged asking for help with the DGC so I was out most of the day. I really don’t mind at all but I just wish she was more organised. She’s the complete opposite to DD1 who’s already messaged me with our plans for next week when I’m visiting there again Anyhow today I’m definitely staying in, DH will be watching the footy later and I’ll probably just have a read on my kindle.
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, if you’re out and about has a good time but take care all on the ice

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. It looks as though there’s been a dusting of snow. I will finish wrapping presents this morning. One or two are still on their way! We had no post at all yesterday. I saw the postman deliver to one house in my road! I’m expecting loads of things. After lunch I will decorate the tree. Then while OH watches football I will start preparing beef bourguignon and lemon surprise pudding for dinner. Have a good day everyone, and GM I hope your knee improves. I tend to slip on slippery surfaces so I’m not venturing out today.