Good Morning Sunday 5th February 2023

Morning all from a still dark West Oxfordshire. I’m still in bed and will have a bit of a lie in. I was up so early yesterday to go to my Science Fiction Day School. Today will consist of knitting, reading the papers, and sorting more things for the Charity shops. Tonight’s dinner will be roast chicken and ALL the trimmings including bread sauce. I don’t know anyone else who makes bread sauce. We love it. In fact there was a correspondence in the Guardian recently about how this wonderful accompaniment is being forgotten. Have a good day. Oh Mick, I’ve sometimes had contradictory letters from the hospital. I once had two separate letters inviting me to two different Oxford hospitals for the same procedure on different days! You just have to ring them up.

Good morning everyone from a still dark North Yorkshire. We were delighted to have our phone line and internet reconnected after 9 days with neither. Gosh we’ve come to rely on it and refer to Google so much. Using mobile data is ok if you’re very very careful and don’t tether to iPad but far from ideal. Had to go back to reading physical books and doing the crossword in the paper instead of Wordle etc. A fairly easy day planned for today, if the weather is ok I might get round to pruning the climbing rose. Enjoy your day if possible everyone.

Morning Mick, morning All. Our corner of Somerset feels colder. Sunshine is forecast which is excellent.

Thoroughly enjoyed family time yesterday, the aches from a much longer than usual walk will pass. Teenagers and their dad coming to eat with us today, hope my offering suits, their food preferences are, well, changeable.

Mr C hopes to return the car to its actual colour rather than the current delicate shade of mud. I’ll try to prune a rose or two once the ironing is out of the way.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with contradictory information , mick. Perhaps a phone call tomorrow could clarify for you. Positive news about marydoll yesterday, hope a good nights sleep followed. Good to hear from you absent. You’re a very busy person grandmattie, tackling paper is my least favourite job. Take care everyone. Hope Sunday is kind to us all

Great about the dual flush, Ash, and good old Perdito…. Knows which side his bread is buttered, doesn’t he? 🤣

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Good morning from a cloudy part of Sarthe,

Welcome to absent! Which part of NZ are you in?

You are an intrepid traveller, grandMattie so an invitation to such a lovely part of England is not to be refused!

I hope you continue to feel better, Marydoll and that you, Mick, can establish exactly what is happening when! Unsettling.

DH went out with his trusty rods and a hose and has managed to do the final ….er…… flush through of the soak away to the cess pit so it’s all systems go! Yes, he was feeling “flushed” with success! 😂

A relaxing day at home, although that’s never guaranteed with the two felines in residence. Perdito has his paws well under the table and is presenting quite a challenge to resident elderly Lola with his ferocity. (see second photo)

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday.🦩🥰✝️💐🦩

Good evening from New Zealand where it has been a very wet and windy day.

Good morning from a moonlit E Kent.
I’m sorry, Mick, that the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing…. I hope you manage to have it sorted quickly.
I visited my friend in the nursing home yesterday. She has become pathetic. Sharp as a nail, but physically unable to cope with much; just staying alive takes up all her energy. I now stay no more than 20 minutes instead of the hour a couple of years ago.
I did a whole lot of cleaning of paperwork yesterday. The paper recycling bin is overflowing and I’ve got two or three more boxes to E taken away on Tuesday.
I’m getting on really well with assembling that quilt. Should be finished by the end of the week.
One of DH’s school friends, who organises reunions, has invited me and got dates for a visit to Scotland. They live in Bo’ness. A long journey, but worth it as I am very fond of them although I barely know them.
DLis taking the main service (she is a retired vicar), but I don’t especially want to see her, so shall go to the early service instead.
I’m delighted for Marydoll that she has had such good, intelligent treatment in hospital, that her heart is not too compromised and that she is out of hospital. Trust that others have as good outcomes,have a gentle Sunday, and that all is well.
Carpe diem/horam 🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩