A "nice" thread

I will be back later.
I am so enjoying the posts. I cant bear/dont feel in the mood to see/hear the news in general, and deeper threads on GN right now.

My beautiful black cat is purring on my lap and looking at me lovingly. ♥️

It's my Birthday and the sun is shining, and the tulips are blooming !

Just got back from my Silver Swans dance class. It’s a fantastic way to start the week. Always come home feeling great.

My next door neighbour knocked earlier with a lovely box of biscuits for me.
She'd been away for a short break and I'd 'kept an eye' on things for her.

It was a lovely surprise....

What a good idea! I am hopefully getting a tortoise to look after, really looking forward, we have a lovely garden for him to enjoy.

Have just come back from a trip to Oxford with husband to buy my main birthday present (for Thursday). I wanted a light summer coat to wear over dresses. Not a thing in Jhn Lewis but we had coffee there then went to Sesalt, not expecting to find anything. Put there was a smart stone-coloured long jacket, which is actually 100% waterproof. Icing on the cake: they gave us a £40 discount! And now we're back home by noon. So a really good day so far.

Well done Tanith.
I have just booked a holiday abroad, first time since my husband dies three years ago, I had never booked our holidays and have found it quite daunting.
Now I am so excited!!

It's my Birthday on Wedbesday. 71 years young. I've booked a matinee in London for Oklahoma and I'm watching my granddaughter perform in Dr Dolittle in the evening. I will also try to find my late husbands memorial red heart on the wall opposite Parliament. Yes, that is something nice as I have only just requested it.

Hope you ok. I find nature cheers me up . I love to watch the birds in my garden or see the flowers and trees in the back field. Even the sound of rain lifts my spirts. Visting my late husbands grave and tending it also helps me when I am down (odd I know)
I hope your event cheered you up, events tend to make me anxious but we are all different. Take care.

I love reading the variety in all the Gran's lives. That cheers me. I'm a Brit living in upstate NY (40 years) but still miss England.
I love to watch my collection of British movies. Still think British telly is better than anything here!
Over the years I've planted masses of daffodils to remind me of spring in England. They warm my heart.

This is another friendly, happy thread, a bit like the Good Morning one.
We went to a 90th birthday party on Saturday afternoon, and the lady whose birthday it was, had organised a visit from a local Army Wives Choir. What lovely music they sang, and we all had a sing a long at the end.
This morning I managed 15 minutes in the garden, trying to weed out a few dandelions. Exhausted now, and with a back ache, but it was so lovely out in the sunshine.
Then the young man came with his sample books for my new kitchen blind. I chose one, and he has measured up and given me the quote. Not as much as I thought it may be, so very pleased am I.

i got a face to face with doctor tomorrow after 2 week wait

feel good about that

I have discovered the wonderful Louise Penny "Inspector Gamamche" 3 Pines detective novels. Full of gentle wisdom.

This week the temperature is going up and there will be sun!

We finally got to see Andre Rieu live at Wembley Arena on Saturday and stayed with DS, DIL. DGD and we also saw DS2 and his wife.
Now home and enjoying a coffee in the warm sunny garden with my cat and listening to Andre Rieu on Alexa in the background.
Deep breathing - Spring is here and for a few hours all worries melt away.

This is such a lovely thread that I've just discovered - always a bit late at the feast, me! Reading it is so cheering, like the Good Morning thread. I haven't read it all yet, but I'll be back!
I always try to start each day with 'An Attitude of Gratitude' - apart from the just waking up! My list always starts with my three children, and their lovely father who died so long ago. I'm so glad we got to share our love in the time we had together. Then there are my five grandchildren, all making their happy and separate ways in the world. My home with it's wonderful view. Tai chi which brings me not only health and fitness, but friendship and the joy that I am able to share it's benefits with others. Two specific gratitudes today are that my daughter and her girls had a safe drive home from Kent yesterday, and the younger one has received a conditional acceptance from her preferred uni. By the time I've thought of all that there's no room in my head for anything else and even a grey day seems brighter.
Fancythat and thank you.

I have had a lovely weekend with my family. I don't get to see my daughter from Glasgow very often. She has gone now as she needs to get back to work. Thanks to both my daughters and families for a lovely weekend before my 82nd birthday

Congratulations Marydoll!
Doing exactly the same here, visiting days old granddaughter, our first 💝 grandchild
Don’t think anything is nicer xx

I walked in the sun to our coffee morning which was well attended and am now getting ready for a friend's 90th birthday tea this afternoon.

I had spinal surgery 3 weeks ago so halfway through my time off work/not driving and I’ve woken up feeling like I’ve turned a corner today! Looking forward to being able to do jobs around my house again!

I've been thinking recently about Inheritance Tax, which is a thorny problem to work out. Today the firm of solicitors I usually use gave me thirty minutes of clear advice for free which was enough to explain what I needed to know. Definitely worth doing.

What a lovely post and I love the attitude of gratitude idea.
I celebrated a friends 60th on Friday with very good friends. Spent Saturday in the garden tackling the weeds and enjoying the sunshine. And had a lovely walk on Sunday with my puppy who’s finally got the recall thing .
I love being out in nature and love walking in woods or forests. I find I breathe more easily walking in woods rather than open heathland.

jomo - I bet you do. Great.

sally45 - I have always half fancied having a tortoise too. Dont know much about looking after them though.

missdeke - I have been to a couple of 90ths too recently. A nice thing to attend.

Ailsa43 Happy Birthday! Hope you have a lovely day.

semperfidelis Great it worked out well.

Moggycuddler I do like your name. I patted a black furry cat yesterday too. I think I like most colours of cat, but somehow a black furry one seems to have a nice[there is that word again] thick coat.

Went out to do some weeding and found this little chap having a snooze in the sun. We don't see many sparrows so he was a bit of a surprise. He didn't seem inclined to get up so we weeded somewhere else so he could have a bit of a lie-in