Good Morning Monday 17th April 2023

It is rather late in the day to be adding to the list but hope all went well and you are duly topped up with good blood Mick. The weather has improved a bit, which was good as I have had quite a busy sorting out day. Got the washing out on the line early this morning. Made the bed up and then off to get the shopping. Went on the yellow peril (mobility scooter) and thought there would not be much, but of course then sawvarious bargains, and had to hastily stick the shopping in the kitchen and dash out to collect the washing as it had started to spit with rain. So by the time I have sorted all that out and put shopping away, I am now needing a sit down and a coffee before sorting out some ironing as I have to go to a funeral, so it seems to have been rather a hectic day. Hopefully can have a bit of a rest . They have finally come round and cut the grass which had got very long, still looks a bit long but love that smell of new mown hay.Glad to sit down and enjoy that scent and am going to add the lovely smell of coffee shortly. Hope you have all had a good pm.

Good morning everyone, it’s more like a November morning here on the hill in Wiltshire, grey, drizzly and chilly 🙄☹️
Walked DDog early in the rain then took DH to B&Q and popped into Lidl.
Now having a coffee before financial advisor coming late morning.
I do wish the sunshine would come!

Good morning all from fret encased Llandudno, it’s reminiscent of the haars we had in Aberdeen.
Good luck with your top up Mick
Hope your DDs day is not too traumatic * Gingster*. I seem to have missed the photo of Babydoll but I’m sure she s gorgeous Marydoll
Having a coffee just now, will go out at lunchtime to have lunch then have a mooch around town. Llandudno has all the shops that have closed down in Harrogate except Debenhams
Have the best day possible folks

Good morning everyone from cloudy Lancashire. Hope your appointment go well Mick

I must get on with some housework today and Mr. B has jobs to finish in the garden.

Have a good day all. 🦩🦩🦩

Gingster fingers crossed for your daughter.
Happy Anniversary Oops🍷

Wishing Mr and Mrs Oops a very Happy Anniversary! 💐🥂❤️

Good morning Mick, Annie and all, from a dullish bit of Berks. It has rained here at sometime, as there are diamond drops on the washing line.
This morning we have someone coming to measure up and give us an estimate for a new kitchen blind. I made the last roman one myself, but the fittings were never a real success.
Nice to hear that you are beginning to find your way around your new home town GrandMattie. Shame though, about the steep hills 🥵.
Marydoll, just caught up with the fact that that there is a new Babydoll in the family, congratulations.
Happy Anniversary to Mr and Mrs Oops
Ginster, thoughts to your DD for her scan today. I often think about her and wish her well with her treatments.

Have a good day one and all.

Good morning all from a grey dreich Angus coast. No sign of the sun today and nor is it forecast to show its face. It will be very welcome when it returns tomorrow!
I hope all goes well with your bloods etc today Mick, and with your DD's scan gingster. Thoughts are with you.
You sound like a different person grandmattie - enjoy your exploration of your new home city. Regarding the hills - no envy! I love being at the top, but not the walking up!
That poor abandoned passenger Susan! I wonder what happened next?
All those lovely stories of Spring on here today. I guess it will reach here in a couple of weeks or so but it's a long weary wait. Mind you the fish came up for food yesterday so I shall have to remember and feed them every day now. That's a step in the right direction.
Best wishes to your DGD starting at uni today NannyJan.
That sounds to have been a lovely concert in the park Bluesapphire. There's something extra special about outdoor entertainment. Reminds me of an afternoon last year watching DGD dancing in a park in Dundee. It was freezing cold with a very strong wind blowing, and I ended up wrapped up in my travelling rug, but I couldn't drag myself away! Thanks for the memory prompt.
It sounds to me that Dolly will absolutely revel in being Big Cousin to little Babydoll - she'll have everybody and everything organised to her liking in no time at all!
The price of property is eye-watering in some places these days Harrigran - quite frightening.
Happy Anniversary*Oops*. Sounds like you have some busy times ahead.
As I've been writing, the grey day here has got even greyer - a mist has come down. I actually took my glasses off to clean them ... . 😂. Definitely a coory down day, with no compelling urge to do anything.
Have a good day everyone, and flowers and hugs to those in need of them x

Good morning from cloudy West Sussex. I am hoping the sun will break through soon.

I am waiting for DPD to deliver a new phone for DH - 3rd time lucky, I hope, as they tried Friday and Saturday when we were out. I hope they come before my lunchtime Tai Chi class.

I am trying not to despair over my failure so far, to clear some of the piles of stuff that litter our floors upstairs. Much of it is books and paper. Yesterday I started with the intention of throwing out the three folders of cuttings from gardening magazines but couldn’t stop myself going through them first with the excuse that there would be some useful plant lists for DD3 who is redesigning her garden. I ended up with a small pile of pages to dispose of, a pile for DD (not to be returned!) and still have one ring binder of articles and a folder of vegetable info for the allotment. I don’t know why I bother as DH, who is ‘in charge’ of the allotment plot never consults any of my lists of best varieties and growing tips 😬

Mick I hope your blood top ups go well.

Gingster thinking of your daughter and hope all goes well.

Oops that’s sad you can’t move back to your home area. I hope the family can work out a solution that works for all of you. Happy Anniversary and enjoy your break.

Good news of babydoll - hope not too many hospital visits will be needed. Dollie’s feelings may vary over the next few months but that’s a good start 🙂

MrandMrsOops happy anniversary to you both

Happy Anniversary Mr&MrsOops 🥂

Not a good night - no reason - so I am late this morning. Optician and book group today after a quiet weekend so I must remember not to talk too much.

Glad the news of Babydoll is good; my sympathy over hills to grandMattie because when we moved to Bristol from York I had to learn to drive on hills because the area round York is so flat I had learned hill starts in a railway bridge, not much help on Park Street.

Happy anniversary to you both oops have a lovely day💐

Gingster thoughts to you and your DD for her scan today💐💐

Happy Anniversary Mr&MrsOops 🥂🎉, enjoy your break.

Good morning Mick and everyone from another grey but brightish day in Carlisle. There have obviously been light showers in the night, which I am pleased about since I won't have to be watering the grass seeds. I don't want more rain today though as the window cleaner is due this morning.

Yesterday I just read the papers and a book and also spent quite a bit of time with the computer doing admin and some housekeeping on it. I've also started to review and reorganise my wardrobes ready for summer. I chucked out a pair of winter gardening trousers...which I felt guilty about but, believe me, my discarded gardening trousers are fit for nothing or no-one!
Today I will be doing the laundry and making a start on housework. After lunch, I'd like to be getting a plant or two into the garden. Everything is really bursting into leaf and bloom out there now. The aphids are now taking advantage though, time for the blue tits to turn up....

I hope you all have a good day and good luck with those medical appointments those who have them.

Good morning from a dull mild Co Armagh, but it is dry
I’m caller no 38. on the phone to the GP ! Took 20 mins to get in the queue… sigh
I need groceries , but I will have to do a list for DD , she can’t read my writing , and I can’t decipher hers , it will be a fun few minutes as we laugh our way down the list , must remember to put in my hearing aids

I’ve just found the photo of the beautiful Babydoll from last week, what a proud Grandma you must be Marydoll

Thanks everyone for your very kind thoughts.
Lovely to have support from all you lovely people ❤️

Positive thoughts for your DD Gingster

Good morning Mick and everyone from a sunny but chilly Hampshire where we can see across to The Needles through the haze.
It’s our 52nd Wedding Anniversary today and last night we met friends here for dinner and my friend said “what’s your present for your Anniversary” and I told her that she was it! Just for the evening though sadly.
The plan was that we would look at downsizing and moving back to our home area whilst we are here, but after a family conference at the weekend we have realised that MissOops will need carers at some point as will the Nephew so a pooling of resources will be called for and Hampshire is just too expensive, so a lot of work to be done when we get home as 3 families will need to relocate, all at the same time!
Anyway, a day to be spent walking the beach and having a mooch around and a think about the future.
I hope all of the GNs and their families who have Hospital appointments get good news.
Have a good day everyone and hugs for those who aren’t so chipper today. Enjoy the sun if it appears.

Good morning from a dry NE where it is 10 degrees.
Washer is on, not too much today so should get it all ironed too.
SIL went for a walk yesterday afternoon, didn't think it was far but his phone said we had covered 2.5 miles.
DD was travelling back to Brussels and she messaged us at 9pm to say she was home and the house next door to her had been sold while she was in the UK. I had seen the estate agents photos and the house appeared to have had nothing done to it since being built around 1910, full of original features but not in good condition. We believe it sold for 1.13 million euros.
Hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning from a dull and grey Essex by the sea. The sun is trying to break through, I hope it's successful.
I hope all goes well for your DD Gingster. I remember when DH had those scans but had to go to Basildon Hospital and I had to sit and wait for hours for him.
Boring old housework for me today. We may visit a local material shop this afternoon as I have said that I will make some curtains for our bedroom on the boat. Wish me luck.
Good luck with your infusion Mick and I hope you find your way around Bristol GM.
Have a fabulous Monday everyone xxx

Best wishes for your daughter today Gingster, she is often in my thoughts🙏🏻💐

🤞🤞for your daughter Gingster.

Bests for DD Gingster