Good Morning Thursday 5th January 2023

Good morning from a still dark, dry E Kent. The nights are oddly warm here for this time of year.
Had a quiet day yesterday, knitting, pottering…. I made some French onion soup which will last me several days for lunch. I also made a Roscon de los Reyes. It is huge. I shall take bags with me to give the class pieces to take home. It was a new recipe, MD, I’ll send it to you if it is up to standard but was a bit of a faff.
Spanish today, I’m finding it increasingly difficult as my memory seems to be going.
The estate agent who valued my house called me to say he probably had a buyer for the house. It’s the third set of people wanting the house, without it even being on the market! Should be a doddle to sell, it’s all the other legal stuff which takes forever.
Have a good day one and all. Keep the old chin up. Carpe diem. 🦩🦩🦩

Good morning all from Glasgow. Still dark and very quiet outside, so much milder too so fingers crossed no more heavy frosts.

The forecast of torrential rain didn’t happen yesterday until I was leaving Waitrose when the heavens opened and quickly headed home, blow dry still intact.
Our forecast ahead is for rain, rain and more rain. Grr.

An at home day today doing the usual foutering about and some craft work.

Hoping a pleasant day is ahead for all.

Good morning everyone from Severnside. Dark and wet again. Warmer this morning though.

I’m up earlier than usual as I have a very early physio appointment at the hospital. I’ll then pop into town and also call to see if my friend is home.

Have a good day all 🦩🌸

Good morning all from the Black country, curtains not open yet so don't know what weather doing but rain predicted for this evening.
Early start today DH taking a friend who no longer can drive for a doctors appointment.
Carvery planned for our evening meal so yippee no cooking, a 50% voucher was issued would be a shame not to use it.
Best wishes for anyone celebrating, safe travels those on the move and virtual hugs where needed.
Enjoy your Thursday everyone and may you all find some 🌞.

Good morning all from a mild Torbay.

No rain yesterday so we managed a walk through the nearby parks before I had an hour long, online, cardio support meeting (via Teams) with five other cardiac convalescents on Stress and Anxiety. This replaces actual classes to attend which would have been available in the past. It was led by a psychologist but with Q and A to encourage us to participate. People seemed reluctant to join in apart from one man and me.

My DD2 is ringing soon en route to work so I’m looking forward to hearing about their recent short break in Lanzarote, taken as compensation for the Australian trip being cancelled due to the travel company going into liquidation.

Have a good day, everyone! 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Good morning from Essex by the sea. It's still dark so I'm not sure what the weather is doing.
Food shopping this morning and a visit to the charity shop to drop off a couple of bags. My decluttering has begun.
I had a lovely long chat with DD2 yesterday evening and a few words with the birthday girl. Her and her sister are back to school today. They have to leave by 7.40 so a shock to the system after the Christmas break.
I hope everyone has a good day xx

Morning Mick, morning All from a very soggy corner of Somerset. Rain forecast every day for the next week.

Breakfast was excellent yesterday, managed a short walk on a very windy sea front between heavy showers, some laundry and a couple of phone calls and that was my day.

All is not well with our goddaughter who will phone this morning, we’ve decided to tackle a couple of boxes of goodness knows what stored in the loft for the last almost ten years. I’m determined very little if anything will go back. Mr C on the other hand says he’s just interested to know what’s there. Wish me luck.

Need to call a Welsh recycling centre to check if non local cars are allowed in. Our friend needs help emptying her shed, we’ll go across with one of our sons and begin some time soon. Suspect several trips will be needed.

Take care everyone. Hope Thursday is kind to us all.

A dark damp start here in Oxfordshire. I was back in the office yesterday after a long Xmas break, and working at home again today.
I am expecting a delivery from Boden, great sale on, I have been a bit click happy
A wet dog walk later I expect, I dislike this wet mild weather but it helps financially, with a heated throw I won't need heating on.
I hope you find some sunshine in your day.

Good morning from east Yorkshire. Still dark but dry. Yesterday was a lovely sunny day.
I spent the morning putting away the Christmas decs. The living room looks quite bare now. I could do with some new photos to grace the mantel piece.
In the afternoon we went to M&S for a few bits and had a cuppa. No cake or biscuit though we both need to get out of that habit. I noticed they were putting out displays of chocolates etc for Valentines Day and Easter already.

I’ve been thinking of Urms and her SF after her post on another thread and hoping all is well.

I’m enjoying hearing about Madeira Shazza it’s making me want to return there as we think ahead of holidays for the year.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning from a mild Colchester where the sun is about to rise behind wispy clouds. Yesterday was very warm but windy.
Grocery shopping, bed change and laundry is today's plan. I'll have to work round DH who is almost over his cold but milking it for sympathy.
Love to all 🦩 x

Good morning from Shropshire.

I am going to Cheshire Oaks today with DD1 and DGD today.I am not a great shopper these days but there are a couple of things I would like and DGD needs new school shoes.Her feet have grown in the eight weeks since she had the last ones.DH will stay at home and look after H which will suit them both.

DD2 seems to be feeling slightly better.Thank goodness for antibiotics.B had a good day at school.He had three party invitations.The children have a better social life than us!

Hoping all unwell are starting to feel better.There are some awful viruses doing the rounds.I hope your DS in China is feeling better Shazza.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning everyone from a damp bit of Wiltshire, wasn’t yesterday blustery?
I had a lovely time with my friend (haven’t seen her for a number of years), so good to catch up. Sadly her DH is very poorly, he and my DH were friends as children.
I completely overdid it in the afternoon hauling a load of logs into the wood store, stupid I know, a consequence of which was a poor night 🙄. At least we have plenty of wood now.
DD is coming today, it’ll be chaotic with the two dogs - they play nonstop every time they meet.
Art group this afternoon, I’m looking forward to it.
Let’s hope the sun comes out today! Heaven knows it’s rained enough now!

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. 6°C and dry. U3A walk today so I hope the rain stays off
I caught up with my DC yesterday which buoyed me up and then walked beside the Tweed.
Hope everyone has a lovely day.

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. I must get up soon as our cleaning ladies will be here bright and early. I have to nip into Oxford later on a wool exchanging errand. I still haven’t taken down the decorations. OH wants to leave them up for a few more days. At some point I have to type up the minutes from
Last night’s WI meeting, especially as three members were unable to attend and will want to know what was discussed and agreed. Have a good and peaceful day.

Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where it is currently 7 °C.

Yet another disturbed night, I have an RA flare up at the moment on top of everything else. My loathsome splints will need resurrected and they don't colour match, with my outfit. 😉I had forgotten how excrutiating the pain can be.
Two painkillers and a cuppa, brought by DH will set me right.

GM, thanks for the recipe, it looks delicious. I have printed it out and once I feel up to it, I will have a go.

Ash, I was fortunate to have a number of actual face to face appointments with a psychologist, as part of my cardiac rehabilitation, then Lockdown hit and the psychologists were re-deployed to, support NHS staff during the pandemic.
Initially, I was extremely reluctant to go, very angry and anxious, that my RA had damaged my heart and no intervention would help.
However, after agreeing, I found it helped me enormously to come to terms with the cards, I have been been dealt.
It did open a can of worms, regarding my mother, which had been festering for years, but was very cathartic.
I can understand the reluctance of people not wishing to talk, I couldn't have shared my anxiety in a group.

Yesterday, I eventually got going and popped to Sainsbury's for a few essentials.
An assistant approached me, two Christmas boxes of family biscuits in hand and asked if I was interested in them at 50p instead of £5! You bet I was.
A lady hovering beside me, asked if there were any more. The assistant directed her to the correct aisle, where she promptly cleared the shelves of all the reduced biscuits!! She must have had about twenty boxes in her trolley!!

I need to go and chase another missing prescription and the lens in DH's new glasses fell out, so that needs sorted.

Belated congratulations to Grannyfaraway.

I wish you all a pleasant day and a gentle one for those in the sick bay.

Good morning from a dark & dry Sefton. It feels very mild.
Yesterday was a complete write off as I slept/dozed through most of it due to a migraine & the side effects of my migraine medication. Feel much better this morning but slightly 'wrung out'. Will give my Zumba class a go though. I can stand at the back & do it in 'slo- mo'! No plans for the rest of the day.
Take care all.

A very good morning Mick and all who follow. It's still pitch dark on the Angus coast and the full moon is still shining brightly. However I've just opened the east facing curtains and there's a lovely glow of sunrise there. I'm up very early - for me - as it's tai chi this morning and I've still to make out the class sheet (for monthly accounting) and iron my trousers. I shall be glad to get back into routine again after the lovely holiday. After class I shall pop into the shops for some basics and then back home for my afternoon TV programmes - I missed them so much when the channels were saturated with football before Christmas. They are my 'old age indulgence'!
Have a good day everyone xx

Good morning all from a mild North Leicestershire.

Exciting day today. It is my birthday and my first foray into volunteering since I was ill. I am helping at a dementia cafe and then trying a new place for lunch if I am still capable.

Hoping everyone has a good day.

And a happy birthday to J52 too!

Happy Birthday Kitty 💐

Happy Birthday Kitty, I hope your day goes well xx

Wishing you Happy Birthday kittylester 💐🍷🎉

Morning everyone. Up early again this morning. Workmen hopefully will start remedial work in my flat on the sprinkler system. Should have started yesterday but the plumbers are off ill. Have done 24 flats so far no problems until of course they get to mine! Not quite light here in Sherwood yet seems mild again wind as dropped. Have a good day if you can.

Happy birthday kitty. Good to know you’re back out in the world.