Good Morning Friday 5th October 2023

Good morning from a breezy static on the edge of Dartmoor. (6th October today, Mick, but we're all grateful that you open this friendly thread each day.)

All fine here and I had an easy journey yesterday, having made a brief detour to fill up with the cheapest petrol locally to Torquay at £1.45 per litre. The nearest petrol station to me is charging £1.62!! This site is useful:-

www.petrolmap.co.uk

No plans for today - I’ll see what the weather does but the tranquility is a welcome change from the busy life of Torbay.

Have a good day, everyone! 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Good morning from a dry Bristol, it’s still dark.
Yesterday was busy, Taichi, finishing the squares for the first of my three quilts for Christmas.
I had a visit from a PhD student who arrived bearing gifts; a sprinkler, a hose sprayer head, a bucket, a shower head and best of all, a shower timer, measuring the amount of time spent under it! I spend such a short time, due to leaks, it probably wouldn’t register… 😂
I then went toDD’s for dinner - pizza. Mine was so big that I took half home for tonight! Iris told me about Princess Ann who wished her a happy birthday. I think they had a good time, but hardly mentioned it at all.
DD wants to go to Dunelm today with Iris for her to choose the rug she wants for her birthday, from me. I’ll also get my much needed net curtains.
I’ve got to pick up the vegetables from the greengrocer for more piccalilli. So, from a quiet afternoon after Spanish, I’m very busy!
I hope that those in any sort of distress get some relief today, particularly Urms and Marydoll. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩

Mkrnjng Mick, morning All from a dark, dry corner of Somerset.

Busy one yesterday with much frustration over my phone (SIM only) renewal. Took an hour to get a price I was happy with. Why do they make it so hard? Enjoyed some garden pottering as a reward. Took our broken vacuum to the tip, stopped at a Costa for coffee and saw rats running around outside. The staff know, waiting intervention. Yikes! We’ll give that one a miss for a while. Living room door adjusted and back on, the carpenters wouldn't accept payment. Very lucky there. Enjoyed the casserole, one for us and three for the freezer.

Volunteering this morning. Not sure how that will go as this weeks co volunteer and I have very different approaches to our task. The bigger challenge could be sorting out an appointment and prescription for Mr C while I’m there.

Mick if you haven’t done so please talk with your medical team. Professional help seems much needed.

Thinking of everyone managing life’s challenges. Hope Friday is kind to us all.

Morning all from a still dark West Oxfordshire. Obviously I’m still in bed. I was supposed to be attending a Day School at the V&A on Portraiture but the trains are not reliable today due to yesterday’s strike. There were other options for getting there but I decided not to go at all. I need to get some housework done as our cleaner is still unwell. I hope OH can help but he’s under the weather.
Have a good day - I’m thinking especially of Urms.

Good morning from a dark Cornwall with sun promised today. I'm going shopping for a present for my granddaughter's 8th birthday; she wants a heavy, black sellotape dispenser like mine!!

Started making a denim skirt from some jeans yesterday. Am going to stop buying clothes for a while and experiment with refashioning charity shop items. A library book on the impact of the clothes industry on the environment has given me much food for thought. Off to my patio now with a coffee...

At the risk of sounding like a cracked record Mick please, please seek advice from your medical team for your on-going problem. As well as perhaps not being normal, it’s dictating your life and curtailing your activities.

Good morning from the South Downs. It is so mild, I’ve had the big windows wide open all night.

Having lunch today with my oldest and bestest friend. Might go down to the sea and sit out there.

I couldn’t understand why I felt so tired yesterday - then twigged - covid jab! Hope I feel less tired today

If time I’ll put in some more bulbs. Washing is ongoing- where does it all come from?

Peace and harmony all.

Good morning, it’s a dry start here on the edge of the Cotswolds.
Yesterday little happened, a quiet day. I went to art group in the afternoon, I think I will have to stop going, my increasing deafness is making it so difficult to follow conversations unless I can lip read . It’s embarrassing to keep saying pardon. I find most social gatherings very difficult now.
Never mind, it could be worse!
I will concentrate on doing online courses for art instead.
Today I will garden, my favourite place 😊

Good morning from a dark & drizzly Sefton. An unwelcome very early start for me this morning, I was unable to get back to sleep & its far too chilly to get up. I will moulder a while more up under my duvet.
Dance class this morning followed almost immediately by a slow & gentle Flow class. A quick shower then off to meet friends for lunch. That will do for today.

Good morning from dry s somerset and am expecting lots of sun all day

A quiet relaxing day for me today, had the flu jab last night and want to do nothing much for a day or two

Mick just to say that I greatly admire how you cope and manage to get out. Loperamide (imodium) slows gut motility, stops it contracting so much and that allows the gut to absorb fluids and salts, which will be helping you. Perhaps see if you can get a prescription for them, would save you a lot of money

Have a good day

Good morning dry but still dark here.

Mick it could be that your symptoms are normal due to your tenet op and shouldn’t be stopped by over the counter medication, I’m hoping that you are being guided by your team at the JR.

I’m on my second course of Steroids as the first course haven’t worked, heavy legs and arms, so not doing much, I just wish I could sleep! I’m not bright eyed or bushy tailed, just - awake!

Anyway, washing is piling up as are the dust bunnies and the bathroom needs a clean, MrOops will be busy today, I’ll tell him later, he never seems to see that the place needs cleaning.

Had an unexpected visit from MrOops mate late last night, he drove past and saw a light on and as we weren’t supposed to be here drove up the drive to investigate. MrOops said I think I saw a flash of lightening, but it was the car headlights. I’m sometimes not quite sure how MrOops brain works, who would see lights and think it was lightening?
Nice of him to check, needless to say I wasn’t looking my best…..

Hope everyone has a good day, hope the poorlies soon feel better, love to Urms and himself and all who are anxious and stressed.

Good morning from Durham. It’s still dark, but dry here and a bird is singing its heart out! It wasn’t a nice walk with Little Dog last night - quite cool and blustery.
I’m taking him home later, as DD2 and I have our joint nail appointments this afternoon. . We might go out to eat afterwards, or perhaps just a drink, but I’ll see if DD1 can join us.
Best wishes to all. X

Recent op…….

Good morning everyone from a still dark and dry Northampton, up unusually early, but am meeting a friend for coffee and need to get a much earlier bus today.

Managed at last to swap my summer and winter wardrobes yesterday, and decided to have a cull, with the result that 6 or 7 pairs of jeans are in the charity sack! They are all too small for me and I know I shall never get in to them again. No point in giving them wardrobe space.
Then tap and ballet dance classes after lunch- learnt a new ballet step - pas de chat - which involves a little jump.
Cut the back grass when I got home which was hard work after letting it go for 10 days. Then half an hour of weeding. Was so tired yesterday evening that I fell asleep in front of the tv and missed most of the programmes I wanted to watch!

Coffee this morning with a friend in Sainsbury's cafe, and then a top-up shop. One or two things were missing from my order yesterday. No plans for the rest of the day. Chicken curry is thawing in the fridge for dinner tonight.

May Friday be kind to us all.
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Morning all, hope you can get back on track soon Muck

I had a busy day yesterday, a quick food shop then back home to cook Chutney, sterilise jars and fill them. They along with the onions are waiting to be labelled and finished with nice little toppers.

Today it’s gym first thing, looking after the 4yr old GS for a couple of hours whilst DiL gets pampered ready for our dinner in Mayfair tomorrow. Then it’s picking up The Imp and 8yr old from school/pre-school. DH and I will go to the local Turkish for dinner.

Have a good day folks 🙋‍♀️🦩

Good morning all from Glasgow. Wet and windy yet again.

I had a soup making day yesterday, Cock a Leekie and Ham Broth. Two of DH’s favourites and more appealing to him rather than a full meal. Two full bowls per sitting I am happy to say.

A SKY mechanic is due at some point this morning to solve, regardless of following all instructions I am not having much luck with connection.

Have a pleasant day all with kind thoughts and gentle hugs to all with troubling times.

Good morning from Colchester where we are forecast sun and 22°.
I have washing to get on the line and one of DS's eBay parcels to post. Then I'll pack as DH and I are off to Belfast tomorrow for a couple of days.
Last October we were far too hot in Seville so we decided on somewhere cooler this year.🤣
Love to all 🦩 x

Good morning and it’s a dark one today.

We are travelling back to Suffolk this morning and ds2 will join us this evening. Ds1 will arrive early in the morning for their ‘helping’ weekend. ❤️. Lots to do in the garden, lopping trees and bushes and bits of painting and dIY ing.
Depending on how it goes, they might go with dh to the local footie match in the afternoon. Nice for them to be together.

I hope you all have a ‘good’ day and best wishes to those finding life tough at the moment. ‘Go with the flow and bend with the wind’, I used to tell my lovely mum. 🙏

Morning all, back again on my travels!
Lovely to hear all your news, sorry you’re still suffering Mick.

This morning I awoke in a very beautiful little hotel near Huntingdon, we are en route to Stansted airport, we found this delightful hotel 50 minutes from the airport but it’s so much nicer than a travel lodge or similar!

Last night we ate at The Cock in Hemingford Grey, the food and service were exemplary.

We are going to return and stay here as we can use the park and ride into Cambridge and have a good explore.

My husband went to school in Cambridgein the 70’s he used to cycle out to Hemingford Grey and other villages in the area to smoke cannabis😬.
His poor parents and his house master thought he was a keen cyclist.

So todays flight is at 1pm, can anyone guess where I will be sleeping tonight?

Have a good day everyone and enjoy our Indian summer.

Good morning from Shropshire.

I have been feeling rubbish the last 48 hours probably due to the antibiotics.I had a good sleep last night, the first for a week so hopefully today will be better.

H is here and we will take him to school later.He hasn’t been sleeping since he started school and the rest of the family are exhausted.He slept through last night for which I am grateful.

After school pick up we are taking the children to town to choose birthday presents for DD and clothes for DGD.DGD also needs a diary for her school council notes.

Thank you for the link to the petrol price site Ash.

I got a new phone on Wednesday corner.It took two hours🤯like you say why do they make it so complicated.

Hope this next course of steroids works Oops and that Mary and other poor lies are feeling better.

Have the best day you can everyone🌺🦩

Good morning everyone from a dry and breezy Inverness
I’m going to the gym first thing for the circuits class and then a dip in the pool. Not much looking forward to circuits but I always feel better when it’s done! After I’ll be enjoying a coffee with my pal and having a good catch up
Safe travels Gingster and everyone on the move today and enjoy your holidays Pittcity and Sago
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning all from a damp North Leicestershire.

A trip to the butcher's and Aldi this morning and then to make a final decision on paint colours for the kitchen. We only have about a dozen match pots already. We do this every time we need to paint a room. Luckily, DD3 uses up the trial pots.

I shall be so pleased to get the kitchen completed - it has been going on for so long.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Morning from S Hants, mist will clear for sun later. Gardener and I sorted most of the essential jobs yesterday, found a rat hole though. Then I collected a few ordered bits from M&S, festive pieces for the family.
Give Belfast a wave for us Pitt MrJ’s home town and have a lovely stay.
Phone calls to make, grocery delivery later and pub tonight.
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Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. I'm leaving for a train to Yorkshire shortly and seriously don't know what clothes to pack as the forecast is for unseasonal warmth!
It's average here with rain due.

We'll done Mick . Can you get advice from the district nurses? They know all the survival tricks.

My 84 yr old df has published a book about her and others' experiences of the second world war. I shall read it on the train.

Have the best day you can everyone.
Hugs for Kalu, Urms, Marydoll and any others having a hard time.