Honestly, Marydoll, I'm surprised they let you out of the house! 
I've lived right next to dunes and the most exciting thing I ever saw were rabbits who lived in among the marram grass. But I agree they are very difficult to walk on when you're disabled. You go down and down rather than up and up. Well, I did anyway!
Good morning Mick and all from hot and sunny Lancashire.
The weather turned warm and sunny yesterday afternoon. My mammogram appointment went Ok, the blood test clinic was heaving and had had to close its doors early. I will need to check out the times for our nearest one. MrB has gone to Lidl, I will go and help him put the shopping away. I have lots more shredding to do, this afternoon I will try out my new pedometer.
Beautiful pics LadyLFL, great that you can spend time with your brother.
Hope the pesky knee is on the mend Taichinan.
I’m sorry you’re poorly on your birthday Grammaretto, hope it’s gone by the weekend.
Love the ship Mizuna so clever.
Another Marydoll adventure day, you do make me chuckle but I’m sure it was far from funny at the time. A definite win on the dress shopping though. The shop assistant must have good taste to compliment you on your style. I use the snow basket on my trekking pole when we visit our nearest beach, which has miles of beautiful dunes. If the sand is really soft I have to crawl on my hands and knees! Please rest today.
Thinking of all our poorlies, Baggs, Kalu and Urms are never far from my thoughts 
Have a good day all.🌻
Good morning from a bright and sunny Torbay.
A late start for me having had a much needed lie-in! The busy evenings and late nights are catching up with me.
We had a delicious lunch at the beachside restaurant yesterday; the photo was the view from our table. The funicular railway was back in operation following a long closure after a fatal accident last year. Two months before, my DH and I had taken out an annual subscription. I was pleased to hear that this will be honoured and valid until next June, which is very fair.
Happy hump day and my thoughts are with those in difficulty of any kind. 🥰😎💐🦩
Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where it id 11°C.
I'm another, who had a bad night, still awake at 4am. Sadly it has become the norm for me.
Today I am having an enforced rest day, I am wiped out after yesterday's full on day out with Dollie.
My only plan is to continue building a parish email list, it is a mind numbingly tedious task. 🥱
We eventually decided to visit Harbourside in Irvine, a favourite haunt and not too far away.
Dollie had specifically asked for a Macdonalds as a treat,before starting back at school today and we knew there was one thereabouts.
It turned out to be quite an adventure!
Out roads are full of roadworks here and the town is gridlocked.
The road out of town to the coast is closed, the alternative route through the neighbouring village is also gridlocked, due to five way temporary traffic lights. They even blocked off access to the GP surgery during surgery hours and a GP had to phone the LA, because the doctors couldn't get out on house calls!
We had the not so bright idea of going to Paisley instead and driving over the braes, unfortunately, when we got to the foot of the braes, that country road too was closed. It was a nightmare and the Sat Nav kept trying to take us back home to use the closed route.
Dollie found the Sat Nav's constant recalculating voice highly amusing!
Fortunately we were brought up there and knew all the alternative routes, up hill and down Dale, although our Sat Nav wasn't happy at all.
We didn't want to switch it off, as we had plans to go to an unfamiliar part of our destination.
Our journey, which normally takes thirty minutes took a hour and a quarter! We actually passed by Babydoll's home, but had no time to visit, much to Dollie's annoyance!
It turned out to be a great day out! I discovered a shopping mall, (oh joy!) and bought a sale dress ( which I didn't need ). The assistant asked me where my outfit was from, saying she liked outfits, which were different. I think it was a complement.
I told her it was Seasalt and White Stuff, which she thought were rather expensive for her. I directed her to my favourite Otrium site, telling her my White Stuff leggings cost £5 in the sale.
My heart meds cause frequent loo visits and a cleaner overheard me telling DH I was desperate.
He kindly escorted me through some swing doors and unlocked a disabled toilet, I would never have found, without his help. A little kindnesss warms your heart.
DH thanked him and they had a conversation about the fact that although I had a radar key, like all women it was lost in the depths of my bag and that his gesture had done DH a favour, by keeping me out of the shops!
We then tried to find Macdonalds using my phone, but went in the wrong direction. DH was adamant he was right, but I was seriously flagging, so stopped some people, who redirected us back through the mall, and outside. 😡
My next bright idea was to find the beach, which we have never been to before, that's when the fun started.
The beach consists of very high sand dunes, not ideal if you have mobility issues.
DH and Hollie, with difficulty managed them, I got stuck!
They were out of sight, when I heard DH shouting a warning. Two large horses appeared at the top of the dune and I was in their way, sinking in the sand, with nowhere to go!😱
For someone who is disabled, I moved pretty quickly and threw myself into the grassy part of the dune.
I did make it to the beach, but before I knew it, Dollie had removed her trainers and was in the water, paddling. She can wrap her papa round her little finger. I had no alternative, but to go in with her, because I was terrified she would fall and get her clothes wet. Admittedly, I enjoyed it too!
Then the drama started. I couldn't get up the dunes, no matter how I tried. DH realised that I was struggling and came back to find me very breathless and a little upset at my frailty.
A passing gentleman commented that, that fortunately the Coastguard helicopter was stationed a few miles down the road, for it looked as if I would need to be winched off the beach! Oh the ignominity of it all! 😂.
Susan, what a shock for you, I hope the wound heals quickly and Gramaretto, birthday greetings, I hope you feel better soon. All the pharmacies here sell Covid tests. Perhaps better to be safe than sorry!
Have a good day folks, whatever your plans. I'm still in bed, the sun is now shining, but I have no energy to get up!! 💤💤💤💤
Good morning all and happy birthday Grammaretto !
I felt a little deflated when none of the younger generation seemed impressed by my 3/4 century earlier this year - one problem being that D, SIL, BIL a DGS and I all have birthdays within a few days of each other and this year it was also close to the first anniversary of D2’s MIL’s death so she and all of SIL’s family wanted to be together for that ☹️☹️ So I went out for lunch with friends up here instead. We did have a family gathering the previous weekend, but granny’s birthdays don’t seem to impress them. I was just glad to have made it this far.
Hope all you have got is a cold - we are more cautious these days aren’t we? I hope a lie in with lots of Lemsip or hot toddies bangs it on the head for you.
Car back eventually yesterday, and boiler serviced so I had the perfect excuse for my enforced staying in with A Spy Among Friends (the book).
It looks to be a lovely day today though and I hope it is a kind one to you all.
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