Good Morning Monday 16th January 2023

Good morning from Glasgow. Very chilly with a light frost but a plus point, blue skies and sunshine.

As it will be another indoors day, I think I will do some craft work to pass the time.

Best wishes to all for a good day.

Good morning all from blue skied East Yorkshire.

Late today as I stayed in bed as not feeling too good. Came on yesterday after carrying a heavy bag just a few yards to a charity shop. Mm not sure what’s going on there but hopefully upcoming tests etc will come up with answers.

I’ve read through the threads so thoughts to all that are suffering etc.

Safe travels NannyJan look forward to hearing reports from there. It’s a place on my list to visit.

I was a student teacher before I caught chickenpox and these normal childhood ailments' are so much worse when your older. Do you remember when parents held parties so children could share their mumps, measles and chickenpox and so get them over with?

Oops, that last was for
Grandmattie

Good morning everyone. Clear blue skies in my corner of Lancashire this morning, currently 2°C with a very chill wind. I’m hoping to get out for a short walk later. Have a good day.

Morning all. Very cold and grey here at the moment- the sky looks full of something. Just got back from coffee morning group, where it was nice and warm except my feet got cold, so they’re still thawing out.
Mick I hope the scan has gone alright and that you don’t feel too tired.
Some ironing beckons, so I’d better stir myself.
Hope you all have the best day you can 💐.

It is just about still good morning from North Yorkshire, and hope that your scan went well Mick. You have probably had it done by now. I am at the moment sat in Costa with laptop etc here. Day started badly with bad cramp at 4am , followed by no hot water from tap although shower ok, and no internet either. My back decided to join in the troublemaking too so it has taken me ages to get even dressed . In the end I decided I would decamp with laptop to coffee shop to at least read emails and see what is going on and then get back to sorting stuff out. Even the flipping coffee shop wasnt working well!! Their dishwasher had packed up etc and only using take out cups. This is when my habit of carrying my china mug with me comes into effeect . Ha Ha Hooray! So not many in here because of lack of cups so can sit here eking out my coffee, keeping warm and catching up. So it has been a very dark morning here and finally got some light but flurries of snow to add to the scene. Not enough to settle down here but expect it will be settling up Swaledale. Spent yesterday at home on a sorting out day. Can see by the recycle bag that I have done quite a bit but oh , you would not know if you came in. Part of why I came out , there are still lots of things waiting to be dealt with but my brain needs a rest from that so here I am. Today I am going mad and buying an Airfryer. I have tried to read as much as I can about them and it does look as though I should save time and money as I live alone , but a bit scary to be spending such a lot of money on it. It should also mean that I am more likely to cook what I would like to eat, rather than thinking it isnt worth putting the oven on for just me etc. Well we shall see how things go. My best buy so far has been a long quilted gilet with a hood for £10 from a charity shop. It is a stupid colour - white - but my goodness is lovely and warm and I can put it on over whatever I have on in the house. Reckon I will save the £10 in heating before long!! Any good tips from other airfryer users, I would be pleased to hear them. Ah well no excuse I must return to the fray and hope to have sorted wretched internet etc out by tomorrow - or it will be another morning sat in here again. Hope all your days go well

I managed to avoid Chickenpox from my brother, my children, MrOops (who caught it from them) and my grandchildren.

The Shingles vaccine is ‘live’ and I could potentially get Shingles from it!!

But it’s done now so we will see.

I have never had chicken pox, despite my three children catching it and teaching children who had it.
However, a recent blood test showed I was immune, so I must have unknowingly had it.

I have to have a different vaccine for shingles, because I'm immunocompromised.

When I got up today there was a scattering of snow on my lawn and the lean-to roof was covered with a light layer. I was surprised by how much colder it was today. It's 2.40pm and currently 4°c. I am in Essex.

I hope your CT scan went well.

Am currently waiting for Dyno-Rod to come and sort out my toilet! I live alone and spend most of my time in my home alone, but over the weekend I had my daughter and partner here from Friday night to Saturday night and my other daughter, husband and two children Saturday lunchtime until Sunday lunchtime, It was our Christmas, as I tested positive for Covid on Christmas Eve and did not see anyone for 2.5 weeks.
Saturday lunchtime I was cooking a big Christmas meal when the toilet decided to fill up to the top with water. There appeared to be a leak behind the toilet on the floor and I am worried it will ruin my tiled floor. Currently towels on floor behind loo.
We had to just use it for a wee and not flush in case it flooded, and be creative about other things. Talk about bad timing! GRRRR!!! I do not have a second toilet.
Hoping it will not cost me the earth. It starts at £170, so hoping it won't cost any more.