Good Morning Monday 30th October 2023

Good Morning Michael.
Dark and dry here too down South.
Probably meeting friends for a little Christmas shopping.
Dont actually need much in the shop they have picked, but still nice to meet up.
Have a nice day everyone.

Good morning from a damp Torbay although it’s not raining currently and it should be fine when daylight arrives.

A visit to Lidl is necessary before lunch then my exercise class. Later the AGM for our theatre company. My last official duty as I’ve resigned my position on the committee, including my role as Membership Secretary after five years. I was quite pleased to be told yesterday that I’m not required at Cranford rehearsals until mid November. Perfect timing as DH is due tomorrow for a fortnight. He will have my undivided attention! 🤣

I hope today is the start of a good week for everyone.
🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Good morning from Bristol. A robin is chirping merrily outside my window, so it must be dry.
After church, I had a quiet day mostly sewing and watching inane films. I need to do my Spanish homework today.
I had made some cake to use up eggs and took it to the church coffee on Saturday. I always think people have never eaten cake, the way it flies off the plate. What is left, is used on Sundays - ditto re. enthusiasm.
Today, there is a management visit to look at nigh5 storage heaters; I must pick their brain re. working the jolly things.
I hope this week is kind to you all. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning from a soggy Cornwall. Today is a cause for celebration in my small home, as my remaining five Creation paintings are leaving to go to the Church. Finally, after many, many delays! It will free up my workroom, yippee. Also today, a delivery of a small cupboard from Argos; I wish I could make it myself. I want to learn woodwork once I've had my knee replacement so that I can create small pieces of furniture. A goal for next year, anyway.

Good morning from cloudy/windy s somerset

I am battening down the garden later today and tomorrow for the bad storm coming wed/thursday. Even my covered wooden benches start lifting in bad wind so I am going to put heavy conctrete slabs under the covers

Food shopping this morning, waitrose as car needs a run, then kitchen prep to finish all the crumbles I am about to start. Making freezer room now. More knitting and spinning later

I did the changeover yesterday, back to spinning and knitting. It took me several hours to find a good mindless pattern for moordale yarn from my stash, I remember buying that yarn from someone else who was de-stashing. Lovely yarn and the swatch is perfect . Wearing a woollen jumper a couple of days ago, it reminded me of why I love my hand made jumpers

Have agood day

Good morning from Wales, I haven’t looked outside yet so no idea what the weather’s doing.
Yesterday we drove north into Snowdonia, visited a woollen mill where I happily bought a beautiful blanket 😁
The scenery was magnificent in the sunshine, I could have happily sat and stared at the mountains and the valleys all day as the clouds shifted across the mountain slopes.
It started raining on our way back and continued pretty much all the rest of the day so more crocheting done.
Today perhaps I will go back into Aberystwyth for another wander or maybe we’ll just go out for breakfast? Decisions, decisions!
Weirdly, since I had the episode of dreadful heartburn, I have lost my sense of taste. Coffee tastes revolting and food has no flavour at all! What on earth is going on?!

Take care everyone 🌹

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. I am intending to do our weekly shop today. OH has had to do it for the last couple of weeks. I have some click and collects too, including a colander. It is the WI committee meeting later this week and there is admin to do. A fairly busy week beckons so I hope my energy levels are up to it!
Have a good day, especially those of you with difficulties.

Morning Mick, morning All. It’s raining, our corner of Somerset is forecast a showery day. Soggy out there.

Quiet day yesterday, little energy . A short walk in the morning, our little river is very full snd beginning to flow into the man made flood plain. We’re grateful it is there. Laundry processed, Mr C says he’ll iron this morning, it was on to paper sorting and culling. There will be shredding later. Enjoyed a short phone chat with a friend, we hope to have a day together later in the week.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning all from a dry Black country not sure what the day will bring but yesterday was productive, bedding changed out on the line and dried and the lawns mowed.
GM how lovely to hear the robin don't they say when a robin appear a loved on is near.
Enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans and may you all find some ☀️.

Should have read loved one is near.

Good morning from a dull & drizzly Sefton. It looks & feels quite cool.
Singing group this morning which is always a cheerful start to the week. One of our group is still in hospital so will join us via FaceTime.
A quiet afternoon with nothing planned. However we might take the train into town early evening where there is a light installation trail - this is definitely weather dependant. I don't fancy 'trailing' in the rain. It is well worth seeing though.
Take care all.

Good morning from a soggy South Downs. Showers forecast all day.

Went to see my sister yesterday, she looks very pale I thought, but relatively cheerful. The surgeon couldn’t do what he had planned because the PET scan had not worked on my sister (happens to about 5% of people) so as a result she will need to be closely monitored.

Housework today - chance to use my new whizzy hoover😄. Must pot up the 3 huge amaryllis bulbs- I need to give them a good soak first and nip to the garden centre and get some potting compost, they won’t be flowering at Christmas, but will be hopefully a welcome sight in January. . I have some paper whites just showing their shoots, which may be flowering at Christmas as well as some Hyacinths.

Very high winds forecast from midweek. There was a tornado on the coast yesterday - ripped off a roof and smashed cars, fences etc.

Aubergine pasta, followed by banana custard for supper.

Enjoy your day all with peace and harmony wished for the world.

Good morning all from a grey North Leicestershire.

Not loads happening in the Lester household today. DH is doing a volunteer drive and I am helping on a zoom Carer's course this evening.

Have the best day possible all.

Good morning all and it’s light earlier which is good for the time being.

Today I have my Chimes group which will be fun. We will have cake as one of our gang is 80 this week. We couldn’t believe it as she only looks mid sixties and is always on the go.

I’ll pick up and take little DGD to school . Her other nanna will collect this afternoon. 🤞.

Take care everyone 🌻

Good morning from Shropshire.Another day of sunshine and showers forecast.

I had what I think was a reaction to the covid booster yesterday afternoon.Went to bed at 5 and have just woken up feeling better.

Hairdressers today then admin.

Safe travels to olddudders.

Thoughts to all who are unwell and to those with worries.

Have the best day you can everyone🌺🦩

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 7° and dry.
Yesterday started well and ended badly. I had a quiet day, just pottering. I did an ironing and a quick hoover. Everything was peaceful although the weather was awful. Heavy rain most of the day. At night I went to visit mum in hospital, however the road was badly flooded so I turned round and headed home. As I was doing that, I missed the submerged pothole which has demolished my front tyre. Somehow I limped home and tried to inflate it but it's wrecked. So I'll have to hope my local garage can pick it up and fix it. Dd is doing the nursery run and dropping off dgs2 to enable her to work from home. She should be in the office today but has made other arrangements. I was very cross and put out last night, but I've recovered my equanimity somewhat. Have a good day all

Good morning from a dry Suffolk. I arrived back from India last night after a 10 hour flight and with the time difference have had a broken night’s sleep with only a few hours not wide awake. The man next to me on the plane coughed more or less constantly and I hope whatever he had he has kept to himself!

A wonderful holiday which bookended my love of India from 1970-2023. It will be my last trip shared with an excellent group of fellow travellers. A WhatsApp group was established at the beginning of the trip for sharing photographs and several are obviously talented in that sphere.

Because of the time difference I couldn’t easily post and didn’t really have time to read yours so I feel very much out of the loop.

I’ll try tomorrow to post a few photos especially of Amritsar which was especially interesting and a new place for me. Hope all are as well as when I left on the 17th and those struggling have found some comfort and peace 🙏🏻.

Goo*d morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where it is 7°C.

DH has just gone off to the golf, so I shall enjoy my empty. I try to encourage him to go out , because he is stuck with me most of the time. He never complains, but it can't be much fun.

DIL2, who loves Halloween and everything that goes with it, sent us a picture of Babydoll dressed as a witch inside a cauldron. That photo may come back to haunt her in later life.
There was great excitement because she has her first tooth and is perplexed by this strange thing in her mouth.

A special thank you to the two grans, who messaged me yesterday. Your kindness meant a great deal to me.
I was due an injection yesterday, which of course I didn't administer, in the hope my biologics are the problem. I believe they are similar to chemo medication, which explains how toxic they are and how awful I feel. I am between a rock and a hard place.
I don't know whether I am clutching at straws, but I feel some of my symptoms are not as severe and debilitating as they were.
There is even a wee seed germinating in my head of organising a *Glesca Grannies^ Christmas meet up.

Best wishes to all, especially those who find that mountain impossible to climb.

Welcome back Liberty glad you had a wonderful holiday look forward to seeing some photos.

Good morning from a wet W Kent. A friend is coming for coffee this morning and then another session with the physio on my back the first session being a big help. No cleaner for two weeks as she has gone on holiday so I must turn to and have a tidy up.
Best wishes all round

Good morning Mick and All from a calm and cool South Bucks.

Thank you Ashcombe for posting your lovely wedding photo yesterday. I wish we still had Monsoon. I have a summer jacket from there that must be at least 20 years old and still going strong.

Paperwork day today, yuk !

Good morning from North Yorkshire. Another grey day.
I’m off to the seaside today to meet a friend, have a walk on the pier and eat fish and chips!
I’m hoping to see the gardener who comes regularly next door to see if he can find some time to give me a hand (again) with some of the bigger garden jobs.
Have a good day everyone.

Marydoll 💐

Good morning all from South Lanarkshire where it’s damp and overcast.

I’m going back to volunteering in my local charity shop this morning, full circle as it’s where I started before being employed by them. Four hours a week only and I will try not to be inveigled into doing more.

Have the best day possible everyone.