Good Morning Monday 8th May

Good morning from a sunny Suffolk. Yesterday was a gloriously sunny afternoon and the garden seems to have come on in leaps and bounds over the last 48 hours….a combination of heavy rain and warm sunshine I suppose.

We watched the coronation concert and,although much of the music wasn’t to my taste,I thought the lighting and special effects were stupendous. Off this morning to look at a glamping site for a large family gathering next year. Luckily there is also a cottage on site for those of us of a certain age.

GM your comment about the brilliant offspring of some of your new neighbours reminded me of those ‘ round robin ‘ letters which used to appear in friends’ Christmas cards where their offspring had the highest possible grades in violin exams, school exams etc.

Hope all have a good day,in spite of the rainy weather in some places.

The weather was perfect for our very enjoyable Street tea party
so today’s rain is forgiven, though I hope it is not too heavy as I have five new roses waiting to be planted in the new bed plus some bits for a couple of pots.

Thinking of gMattie, suffering the inevitable deflation after months of planning and decision making; it will get better though I know what you mean about other people’s perfect families!

Good morning Mick and all from a wet Oxfordshire, at least we had a lovely warm, sunny day yesterday after a wet start, hopefully the same will happen today.
Nothing much happening here , some housework and that’s it. Although I started clearing unused crockery and glasses from the kitchen cupboards yesterday, I might carry on today.
Happy Birthday Corner have a lovely day.
Hope everyone sees some sunshine, actually and figuratively.
Have a good day everyone.

GMBatty what a difficult time, you are having. 💐

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 12° and dreich. The rain is pelting down. Cornergran a very happy birthday to you.
Yesterday was a bad day. I had been so sick in the night then received a message from my brother that mum was unwell and an ambulance was on its way. We have a difficult relationship but I went straight there. I won't go into the details but there has been appalling lack of care by him (he lives with her). It looks like mum has had a stroke and possibly has an infection of some sort. She was comfortable and sleeping when I left last night and I'll go back to the hospital this morning to speak to the doctors. Her care by the paramedics, the emergency doctor and the nurses has been exemplary. Apart from that, I'll do a spot of cleaning in the house. Have a good day all

Good morning from a mild but overcast and showery Tyneside. Off this morning to spend the week in bonny Berwick upon Tweed, so just about to start packing. As usual, both pooches know that something is in the offing, and have just had a mad half hour chasing each other around the house. Weather forecast for the week isn't that great, but at least it's a change of scene, which is always good for morale. Hope your day goes well.

Good morning all from cloudy 🌥️ Harrogate
I hope you let your neighbours know that you, too, have the perfect family!
Happy birthday 🥳 Corner
Hope your coughs soon diminish Ashcombe.
Yesterday my little party went well though it was only half the number I had expected, but the twelve of us did very well and mixed very well.
Today we recover! My telephone 📞 call to my school friend and calls to my sisters, and probably take down the bunting.
Have the best day possible folks

Morning all, rain is imminent here in S Hampshire. Glorious weather yesterday, family bbq went well, lots of leftovers.
MrJ is at work already, so a quiet day for me.
Happy Birthday corner 🎉🎂🎈.
🦩🦩

Good morning from the South Downs.

Happy birthday corner May there be plenty more to come🥳🥳

A wet day is forecast although at the moment the sun is trying hard.
Very early walk again. I think it is something to do with spring and a female dog who is clearly walking in our locality. We go around at top speed, and I can’t let him off his lead as I can’t keep up with him. No doubt he will calm down in a couple of weeks.

I shall nip into the garden and do a bit if the rain keeps off, otherwise a bit of housework I think.

I shall also watch the coronation concert. My son phoned yesterday evening, and talked for ages, so I have recorded it. He said that they’d applied for and got tickets, but were in Mexico, and didn’t see them so were timed out. So they went to the ABBA hologram thing at Olympic park. He said he hopes the technology gets better😄😄😄. It cost ABBA a fortune apparently.

Might have coronation chicken for dinner or I might make fish and chips - see what we fancy later.

Have an excellent day everyone.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from a rather drear South Yorkshire, but we had the sun all afternoon for our garden party which was lovely. My neighbour’s young son has made scones for our last three gatherings and it’s become a standing joke that they have to pass my approval before anyone else gets to eat them. Needless to say they always do! I made a quiche and two strawberry flans which were very well received. It’s nice to be able to contribute.
DD and her menfolk are popping over for coffee today and bringing me some compost so I can plant my new rose. I was hoping to be able to cook lunch for them but they’re mega busy today.
A Very Happy Birthday, Corner. Enjoy your day!💐🎂🎁
Have the best day you can, folks.

Mizuna, I was thinking of you. My pear tree has abundant blossom, the apple tree is a little behind. It is much colder here!

Happy Birthday Corner.

Good morning all from a drizzly Black country it's here for the day I think.
Yesterday was a lovely sunny day and much was achieved in and around the house. DH had a good days fishing 2nd in his section and 6th overall, he did catch a pike but their rules do not allow them to weigh them in, so it was kept in another net until after the contest to stop it bothering the smaller fish.
No plans today will take it as it comes.
Happy birthday Cornergran 🎂🍷💐 enjoy your day.
Enjoy the bank holiday everyone whatever your plans and may you all find some ☀️.

Good morning everyone from a very wet start to the morning. here on the east coast of Fife it’s expected to rain all day but I’m just pleased to be going out to the shops today looking for a new living room rug to compliment my move putting my bedroom back into its original state of play.

Thinking of those,who like me who are recently bereaved I do hope you’re as supported as I am with loyal friends and family.

Raining here in Cornwall, but feels nice and fresh. Sorry I've been so absent; looking at my phone screen for very long is setting off migraines, but I have missed being here! Today my son is bringing his spare tadpoles to my allotment pond, after which I'll be concreting a planter at home. (My pear tree is fruiting Marydoll, and one apple is flowering but the other one has no sign of flowers yet.)

Good morning from an overcast NE.
Yesterday was a lovely day spent with DD and SIL. Our lunch at a Bistro was good, I had roast pork with crackling and marshmallow pavlova with fresh berries.
DD has to return to Brussels in the morning so she gave me my birthday gifts early, one of the gifts was a Lang Lang CD, music from Disney films.
After a light supper we sat down to watch the concert, it was entertaining but a couple of singers had seen better days.
Today is a rest day for me because I have another music concert tomorrow.
Have a good bank holiday.

Good Morning Mick and everyone from Hull. We have a lot of rain forecast later.

Happy birthday Cornergran🎂

We have had a very quiet weekend just the two of us but I loved the coronation while DH did the garden and last night we both enjoyed the concert. It was spectacular in every way.

Today I am taking mum back to her caravan for two weeks and taking my Uncle his fortnightly shop.

Grandmabatty I hope you are feeling better today you really are going through it at the moment. Hope you see a Dr soon💐

Have a lovely bank holiday Monday 🌻🌻

Good morning from Shropshire where after a sunny day yesterday we have rain which is forecast to last all day.

Happy birthday corner🥳💐🍾🥂🎂have a lovely day whatever you decide to do.

We have had a lovely weekend with both DD’s and families and my mum.Lots of fun and good food.DD2 and co will call in before they return home today.

Have the best day you can everyone🦩👑

Happy birthday, Corner! 💐🎂🥂

Good morning everyone.
It’s a bit overcast but hopefully we will get the gardening done today which we planned to do yesterday.
It was such a lovely day weather wise and DD2 asked if we would like to meet up for tea which sounded much more fun.
DD3 and family had also made an impromptu visit while they were out for a bike ride in the morning.
Kind thoughts for anyone who is poorly and safe journeys to those on the move. Wishing all a pleasant day with a smile along the way.

A very Happy Birthday cornergran enjoy your special day! 🎂🎉🥂💐

Good morning everyone from a lovely hotel in the Aberdeenshire countryside, we’re enjoying a night away to recharge the batteries and have a change of scenery.
Sounds like you’re having a really lovely family time baubles enjoy your break away and you too marydoll
We had a lovely day yesterday, we stopped off at Castle Fraser and enjoyed a good look around the Castle and grounds. Today it’s forecast to be wet so we’ll have a leisurely breakfast then travel home gradually, stopping en route at a couple other places too
Wine on the terrace sounds perfect Ashcombe hope it’s a frequent event 🍷
Hoping everyone enjoys BH Monday and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning from cloudy Leicestershire.

Not much on today after a hectic weekend just dog walking.
Now they have told you all about their perfect DC etc GM maybe your neighbours will become more tolerable. I have often become good friends with people who made an initial bad impression. I hope so.

Wishing everyone a good day.

Morning Mick, morning All from a soggy corner of Somerset.

Sun cream? Not here today pittcity, just slightly .

A walk and some catching up for me yesterday. After some (almost muffled) words were said some skirting parted from the wall. Quite a lot must be removed before replacement flooring is fitted from Thursday. Oh why did we think this was a good idea?

It seems I’m another year older today. Celebrated early with the family last week, lots of treats. We’re out for a breakfast, no idea what else, the weather isn’t cooperating. Maybe a garden centre, Mr C will insist on something.

It will get better grandmattie, our neighbours are the exact opposite. Delight in telling us how imperfect their families are. Sounds a wonderful family time baubles. Same for me on the beach last week ladylfl, much to the amusement of our Littlest. Enjoy your break marydoll, well deserved.

Tea has just arrived, cards to open so I’ll wish you all the best day it can be.

Good morning all. It’s bright at the moment but forecast for rain this afternoon. Yesterday was hot and sunny as we sat in DS1’s garden for afternoon tea.

I’ll phone my db later to see if they’re in today and pop over for coffee as we haven’t seen them in a while.

Have a nice break-away Marydoll.
Glad you’re enjoying you family time in Dublin, Baubles. It’s a great city.

Hope everyone has a ‘good’ day.