Good Morning Wednesday 18th January 2023

Good morning all from a very cold and icy Stockport.
We had snow last night which has frozen and our estate roads are treacherous with impacted ice.
I am doomed to become a hermit.
I had to cancel Saturday evening at a friend’s house as I wasn’t well and this morning’s coffee outing has had to be cancelled because of the weather.
I have only been out once since Christmas Day.
I had mince and braising steak delivered with my Sainsbury’s order on Monday so I will stay warm in the kitchen and cook for the freezer.
Warmest wishes to those not well and to those with concerns about family members.
Stay warm and stay safe everyone.

Good morning from Durham where it’s cold, frosty but bright. A lot of jobs done yesterday, not without problems, but I paid my tax bill, took the reg off my current car and paid my car insurance - on a monthly basis, as I am set on changing my car and don’t particularly want to be tied into Saga. I’ll get the original number plates back on this morning and take DD2’s dog out, but I’ve the throat/cough/earache too, so I think that’ll be it for the day.
Pleased Marydoll feels better and more upbeat. Safe journeys for our travellers.
Best wishes to all. X

Good morning from a very frosty S Hampshire, it’s clear with clouds on the horizon.
Safe journey Ashcombe I’ll wave later 👋.
Washing to do, a walk and looking into starting a claim in the small claims court, that’s my day.
Enjoy yours🦩🦩

Good morning everyone from a very snowy and cold Inverness, everything is looking very white and wintry.
I should be off to the gym this morning but DH is just clearing the snow from the drive and will check out the road conditions. I might just go to a later class today - will see!
Safe journey Ash and enjoy your time in France
Hoping things are ok with Miss Oops oops and also for your opticians appt Susan
Hope the move goes well *Gingster
If you’re out and about today take care on the ice and enjoy the sunshine if you have some 💐

Good morning from a frosty, bright W Kent. Off to meet a friend in town for a cuppa, it seems to be a tea drinking week, we are both worrying about brothers and male cousins, we can't really sort them out but we try!! I had no idea single elderly gents could be such a problem.
Best wishes to all with health problems and off on their travels.

Good morning from a bitter cold Co Armagh, there is a light smattering of snow , so our club is cancelled 😞, I’ll miss the social contacts
Anyway I have crochet to get finished before Sunday ! So I can get on with it today !
I found tomato sauce I made at the end of the season , so I’ll have that with pasta at lunchtime 👌
I batch cook and freeze but keep forgetting I have more than soup in my wee portion sized boxes !
I’ll get ten o clock Mass online and think of poorly and sad friends on here xxx

Good Morning all from a frosty, some snow, and bright S Yorks.

Yesterday much admin was done mostly filing and a huge pile for shredding or recycle. And the GP's wonderfully good issuing tablets same day as I'd messed them up somehow.

Hoping to get to the gym today after dreaded Car Defrosting as its parked in non sun spot.

Bests for poorlies and enjoy family and holidays.

Feb 1st is a vital hospital appointment for me and nurses and doctors are NOT on strike, just checked anyone else worried.

Good morning from a dry NE where it appears to be above freezing today, possibly because of the wind.
Quiet day yesterday, made soup and then watched series 2 of Happy Valley to remind myself of the back story before staring the new episodes.
I have just had a phone call from the technical department of broadband provider, -not mine- yet another scammer, gave his name as a very common English name which I doubted due to his accent.
SIL coming to take me shopping and after lunch we will visit my older sister for an hour or so.
Safe travels to those out and about and hope poorly people have a better day.

Good morning from frosty N Bucks where I have enjoyed an uninterrupted 8 hours - unheard of!
Rosie was in and out like a revolving door around midnight and I never ignore a bark to be let out, but in this case I suspect it was more to do with a fox or cat than a midnight wee, but the end result was I didn’t wake up this morning until nearly 8!
Opera Plus this morning and Film Studies this afternoon, both on Zoom so I don’t even need to de-ice the car.
Haven’t read through the thread yet, but I hope all with health or family worries find some relief and improvement and that life is kind to you,
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Good morning Mick and everyone from a very frosty Hull.

Susan hope your eye blurring diagnosis is nothing to worry about 💐

Kitty Happy Birthday to Bertie and hope you get your lovely cuddle.

Whitewavemark my mum’s ceiling has slightly cracked open and it’s artexed to. We went on Sunday and checked for a leak but nothing. It could do with coming down and skimming but she is leaving it as it is unless anything changes. She says ‘well it will see me out’

Marydoll you do seem happier today which is good to hear💐 Dollie is a real tonic.

We looked after our little ladies last night while daughter took her antenatal class. They are so divine. Four year old GD instructed me in great detail how to make her Grandad a cup of coffee while he was putting together her playmobile magic ice castle declaring ‘Grandad you are so good at putting this together’. ❤️
Today I need to throw myself around the gym and picking GS up from school. Son will stay and have a curry with us when he picks him up.

Have a good day everyone and hugs to those stressed or worried🌻🌻

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Good morning from North Yorkshire. Clear blue sky today and an expected high of 5 degrees.
I had a lovely walk at the arboretum yesterday. It was cold and the ground was frozen but not slippy.
Housework and shopping today in preparation for family coming at the weekend. It would be late DH’s 70th birthday on Saturday and the girls want us to be together.
Hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning all from frozen South Lanarkshire.

No plans today other than a quick supermarket run. I’ll probably fritter the day away reading and crocheting. My yarn group is on this evening so I’ll go along and find out what’s being planned.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning Mick and everyone from sunny still icy Carlisle. It's currently -1C and there's a few white clouds about. There was a very slow thaw yesterday but the roads, pavements and my patio still look slippy so another day of staying in.
I have a telephone appointment at 10am with the Hep nurse at the hospital. Just an annual check re my haemochromatosis. It was due last July but has been postponed a time or two. They sent me a reminder yesterday but there's a nurses' strike today....We'll see.
Meanwhile I shall occupy myself with a little housework and admin plus I want to research a decorator though the thought of disruption tends to deter me.

Your DH is right about having your hair done Marydoll...it will be good for you, and you must be burning with cabin fever by now!

And wishing all a good day if possible.

Feels cold this morning and is currently raining - ugh! Chickened out of WI last night as didn’t feel brave enough to tackle icy roads and feel a complete wuss, but really can’t cope with an accident on top of everything else.

Bon voyage, Ash, and glad to read slightly better news from Marydoll. Domestic admin this morning and singing this afternoon so had better get going.

Good morning from Glasgow where it is currently 0deg with a hard frost.

I will pop up to M&S food hall later to buy a birthday cake for DH whose birthday it is today. DD1 and the girls will be over after school. By popular demand dinner will be fish and chips from a local F&C shop who serve delicious, freshly caught fish, washed down with rose champagne, rose lemonade for the girls. You may know the F&C shop Marydoll, Catch.

I took a parcel to send to DD2 in Australia to the post office yesterday. First off, due to a cyber attack, no international mail can be posted, however, when I was told the cost of the postage, £77, it wasn’t going to happen anyway! I will have a look at Amazon. Aus to find out if I can arrange a delivery from their site. 🤞

Best wishes for a good day to all.

Good morning it is a beautiful sunny frosty day here in Leicestershire.

Ocado delivery today but I will have to venture to the corner shop as I forgot butter!
EON coming this pm to change our meters but they are outside so shouldn’t disturb us.

DD is moving today. It is complicated as they have still to complete on their old house so it is being done in stages. I think it is adding to the stress though having two houses. At least the previous owners of the new house had it cleaned and left a bottle of champagne.
Just in time for our joint trip to Brighton at the weekend.

Wishing every one a good day.

Good morning Mick and all who follow. We were given a dire warning of heavy overnight snow showers - not a flake! The hills in the middle distance are looking very pretty though with their light covering reflecting the peachy pink of the rising sun.
I had a lovely day in Perth yesterday - a good lunch with my friend in a place I know well but chosen by her because she had never been. As far as the hearing aids go (my prime reason for being in Perth) this is it! My hearing loss is so great now that it's a case of doing the best we can with what is left. I sort of knew that. So I shall continue just getting on with it - it's not the worst disability in the world. And it does afford some laughs. Quite recently I just couldn't make out what DD was trying to tell me although she was sitting in prime position directly across the table from me - so she texted me in mock (I hope, but probably not) exasperation!
Marydoll so glad your mo-jo is returning, your meds are with you and you have a hair appointment. I feel so sorry for your neighbours though - their jealousy is causing such a rift with their DD. Is she an only child? A removal van would seem to be the only solution for them!
Glad you feel better about your Stepfather, Urms. Safe journey to you both back to France Ash - that photo looks so pretty, how can you bear to leave that for warmer climes 😉😄. So sorry for you having to have a job like that done in weather like this, Whitewater - I hope you're weatherproof again very quickly.
Well the sun is shining, so I really must get going - looking northwards, though, there are some ominous looking clouds .....
Have a good day all x

Happy birthday wishes to MrKalu 🎉🎂 Don’t get those glasses mixed up 🤣

Happy birthday to Mr Kalu, you have put me in the notion for a fish supper, Kalu!

Happy Birthday Mr Kalu!

Good morning Mick and all from a bright but cold northwest coast. No central heating as DS did his best, but the radiator has had it, now to get in touch with a plumber. Rather than get a new one, as it’s in the kitchen, I’m going to pension it off and save money. I’m walking around the house wrapped up looking like a yeti.
On top of that, my mobile phone has stopped charging, so will be out to a phone shop. These practical matters are a bore.
However, the music club was fun and the company heartening.
My DS cooked a nice pork noodle dish in the evening. Thank heavens I have someone practical to help this arty soul.

Lovely photos Alygran and Ash and thoughts to all with worries.

PS. Lovely photos Alygran.

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Good morning everyone from a sunny and frosty south coast. Having a lazy day today to rest my aching joints. I had a lovely day out yesterday with my allotment pals at the Harold Hillier garden near Romsey which is great for a winter walk but some of the paths were treacherous due to the ice so I’m glad I took my folding walking stick in my rucksack. I might invest in some poles for our next garden visit!

Hope everyone has a good day and the sun is shining wherever you are. Keep warm!

Good morning everyone from a very frosty and bright Northampton, -2° according to the BBC weather app. Slept in a bit this morning and just enjoying a dark chocolate digestive with a large mug of tea, with a cat keeping my lap warm. She will not settle in the mornings until she has had her daily cuddle.

Had a lovely walk yesterday with our group ending with a lovely cappuccino at the little cafe. It was good to be out in the crisp fresh air and have some company. Continued with my book club read when I got home - Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin; a lovely tale of a young Irish girl's experiences of New York. An easy read for once!

Had bad news that one of my sisters had been admitted to hospital yesterday - apparently she has not been right for some time, compounded by the fact that she is also struggling with a broken wrist and shoulder after a fall just before Christmas. According to the latest missive from my brother they sent her home late in the day, but no more news as to her current state of health. May try ringing later on,.but don't really want to disturb her.

Some washing to do thus morning and then continue reading this afternoon.
Out tonight to my wine club annual dinner at a pub restaurant the other side of town; luckily I have a lift there and back. Looking forward to the company and the meal.

Pleasant journeys to those travelling today ( Ash ), and wishing all a pleasant Wednesday.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x