Good Morning Sunday 26th November 2023

Good morning all. It's 2° on the Angus coast at the moment which compared to some of the temps reported on here is quite balmy. The tractor's busy seed sowing in 'my' field today - winter wheat. The November storms have put him way late this year, but it's lovely to see!
A mixed bag of health news on here this morning. So sorry to hear that you and DH have received bad news Urms, but delighted to hear your news was a relief Susan. Also sorry to hear that covid discovered your whereabouts Cornergran and hope it's not too bad for you. Marydoll postponing any changes until after Christmas sounds like a good plan. Babydoll sounds like a real little livewire.
By all reports my little Ollie is giving the new parents a stormy introduction to the realities of parenthood - sleeping like an angel all day and screaming all night. They have decamped to stay with granny and papaPat so that there are more people to share the nightshift! Goodness I was lucky with my three - but probably not the best time to tell them that!
Yesterday was a glorious day for me - once I had figured out a way to reach my destination avoiding bridges destroyed by Storm Babet, my main road having been closed due, I think, to a too-high lorry trying to get beneath a too-low bridge. My destination was a glorious garden centre (not a chain) which stocks beautiful out-of-the-ordinary gifts where I could do all my Christmas shopping in one go. Well, maybe not - but I broke the back of it. I wandered round first of all taking snaps of ideas, had a look at the photos and then went wild with a trolley! I did enjoy it! I even got nyger seeds to attract the goldfinches back to the bird table.
The drive home was a picture once I got the city behind me. I took the old coast road home and the view of the huge almost-full moon hanging over a calm sea, reflecting the light of the setting sun, was a sight to behold. I was too busy just drinking it in to take a photo, stupidly. But it was a vision to hold in the mind's eye
Today the clouds are back - but the washing's in the machine! Must get on now after another sleepless night. Have a happy Sunday, in whatever way you can x. 🌙🌝✨

Good morning. Covid for the second time last week but tested negative today. Goodness knows where it came from as I have hardly been anywhere with all the rainy weather.

Keep warm Cornergran my sympathies are with you.

Relieved to read the clarification urms. Phew.

Good morning all from a misty, chilly Glasgow.

An easy day ahead today. DH is engrossed in watching F1 and I may or may not go to Waitrose or do some housework. I am leaning more towards a lazy coory doon day with my latest book or searching for a decent film to watch.

Wonderful news Susan. Such a relief for you.
What a stunning photo Grammaretto
Easily recognisable photo for me Stilllearning as Connel Bridge brings back happy memories of travelling on to Oban to our favourite seafood restaurant Ee Usk.

Best wishes to all for a calm pleasant day.

So glad I misinterpreted your post Urms

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So glad I misinterpreted your post Urms

Me too. I thought you had more upsetting news regarding your DH this week, Urms.

Such a relief Urms thank goodness there’s no further bad news ❤️
Beautiful pictures grammaretto and stilllearning thanks for sharing - we looked out last night for the northern lights but couldn’t see any, you were really lucky!

Blimey Urms! I’ve just reread your post. So glad it refers to something a while ago and not new current stuff.

Aw, thank you everyone. You are all so lovely.

Yes, I was just pointing out that although ‘good news’ (Susan 😊) is great to receive as one leaves the endoscopy room, our experience (on a bluddy Saturday morning, typewritten sheet, no doctor) was heartbreaking and cruel, I thought. We had all weekend to just sit with it and were in bits. We were totally expecting news of a hiatus hernia. Our lives tipped upside down at that point as I’m sure you can imagine. Awful.

Urms, you did give me a shock, but so relieved to read that your news referred to April!
Late reading again today. So just catching up.
There was the Winter Carnival in town today. Ventured out after Church and could hardly walk through the crowds. Went back into Church and had a lovely mug of soup and a roll. The Church coffee shop was very busy, so pleased for them.