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Good Morning Saturday 2nd March 2023

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Michael12 Sat 02-Dec-23 05:41:56

Good Morning Everyone,
Its dark, dry and cold here in brackley this morning.
Just seen a X post by a local councillor that the only bank in the town is closing for a population of 17K.
Today usual Bicester run get a few things and return home as weather is likely to change later in the day .
Take Care,
Mick

Aldom Sat 02-Dec-23 19:55:43

Hmm I think I've guessed as well. grin

Marydoll Sat 02-Dec-23 18:52:32

Perhaps she wishes to remain anonymous!!!! 😂

LucyAnna Sat 02-Dec-23 18:50:35

Are there Multiple choices?

mrshat Sat 02-Dec-23 18:25:14

I'd be grateful for a PM also please Urms. My brain cells don't seem to be working!

Beechnut Sat 02-Dec-23 12:04:55

Aha, I think I’ve got who it is. Welcome back 👋

kittylester Sat 02-Dec-23 11:50:09

Pm me too urms. Please.

Urmstongran Sat 02-Dec-23 11:44:25

By Jove I think I’ve got it! Thanks MD making me use the little grey cells. I’ll p.m. you. 😁

Bella23 Sat 02-Dec-23 11:30:44

Good morning from a snowy and coldest place in England. Yesterday according to the Met office Shap village Eden down to -9 the other night ,it must have been colder yesterday as we had freezing fog all day.
Christmas card writing in front of the fire and choosing a Winter Tilly hat for DH aka Sherpa Tensings ascent of Scawfell in the b...dy snow. What will he come up with next?I don't mind but he does it alone and prefers it that way.
Goodwishes to all.

Marydoll Sat 02-Dec-23 11:26:17

Oh Urms, it's easy to work who. A lovely lady with a distinctive style. Get your Sherlock Holmes hat on!

Urmstongran Sat 02-Dec-23 11:24:17

I can’t be the only one pondering the identity of Bonnybanco! Bonny. Hmm. A Scottish gran methinks?

BlueSapphire Sat 02-Dec-23 11:05:08

Urms, there was a Matt cartoon in my Telegraph yesterday; perhaps a different edition to yours?

Greyduster Sat 02-Dec-23 10:39:02

Alygran💐

Urmstongran Sat 02-Dec-23 10:28:19

Our shadows were long and thin, quite unlike me in real life!

That really made me laugh RosesandLilac!

BlueSapphire Sat 02-Dec-23 10:15:42

Good morning everyone from a very frosty Northampton, -2°C outside. I'm late this morning as I slept till 9am, unheard of for me! So I've come straight on to write and will go back and read your 'doings' later.

Blood test went well yesterday morning and the results were texted to me in the afternoon! All normal thank goodness.

Had a nice browse around the shops - funny that two jumpers managed to fall off the rails and into my shopping bag.... one in Next, and the other in Sainsbury's.....

Two missed calls from the surgery while I was out which was rather worrying, but when I called back after arriving home was told it was the physio, and she/he will call back.

Had a long call from a friend yesterday and had a long catch-up - sadly she has had cancer this year, had surgery, and as they caught it early the outlook is good. She had had no symptoms, but a random blood test showed something concerning, which led to investigations. Funnily enough I had been thinking of her not 10 minutes before she called and made a mental more to call on Sunday (our usual call day).

Plans today are to settle down after lunch and write the Christmas cards, usually do them the first Sunday in December, but will be out at the cinema tomorrow. Think I have now bought all the presents; DS, DD and their partners are getting money, - mainly because I have no idea what to get - and I have got almost everything for the DGDs. Ordered younger DGD's present from Amazon yesterday.

A pile of washing up awaits, then must shower and dress.

Pepper steak for dinner tonight, (and a red wine!)

kittylester Sat 02-Dec-23 10:03:44

NannyJan yes we met in July 2018 (I think) also there were Maw, Bigbertha, NannyTopsy, J52 and other.

We must do it again.

Georgesgran Sat 02-Dec-23 09:58:33

Good morning from a still snowy Durham. No more has fallen, but there’s no thaw.
Shocked to wake yesterday to a message from DD2 that she admitted to A&E at 4am! She said there was nothing anyone could do, so hadn’t wanted to bother me because of the weather and added that she was off her ‘t*ts on morphine!
Anyway, monitored for 24 hours and although they wanted to keep her in for the weekend, she came home last night with a
Plan and prescriptions and went straight to bed, exhausted.
Meanwhile, I have DGS1 here after a planned sleepover. I’ll take him home at 2pm, then visit DD2 and get the rest of the story.
Best wishes to all. X

harrigran Sat 02-Dec-23 09:57:05

Good morning from a snowy NE.
The heating is on continuously trying to keep the house warm.
Binmen didn't come yesterday, they reached the adjacent street but decided it was too dangerous to proceed. I can remember the 1950s when bins were carried on the shoulders to be emptied, wading through knee deep snow.
Sister and BIL will visit this afternoon as will DS and GD2.
Hope the roads are safe for DS to drive as he lives in the countryside in County Durham.
The plumber said he would email invoice and quote to me, I watched him type it and press send as he did it on his phone. Email never arrived, he must have made a mistake in my address, sent a message to the company and asked them to send paper copies. Can't have any more delays, I have been waiting 18 months for toilet repair.
Stay safe and warm.

hollysteers Sat 02-Dec-23 09:52:29

Good morning Mick and all from a frosty northwest coast.
DS came over yesterday and put lights around my garden trellis archway in the front. They have a remote control and look really nice. He always does a few jobs for me.

I’m off soon to a village Xmas fair. Trying not to have the expensive ch on too much for one person is fiddly, moving between warming the house up and halogen heaters. Many layers of clothes.
Thoughts to all with worries and hope you have the best day you can.

GrannySomerset Sat 02-Dec-23 09:36:57

Very heavy frost but the sun is trying to pierce the mist so the field beyond the garden looks mystical. Village Christmas fair this afternoon and I will be on duty in the church where the range of trees produced by various local organisations demonstrates great imagination. We are offering hot drinks and some simple crafts for small children so might be quite busy. Hope so, because so many people will have put a lot of effort into the event and it is usually such fun

Hope the weather doesn’t spoil the day for anyone and that plans work out safely.

Urmstongran Sat 02-Dec-23 09:36:10

Good morning everyone from south Manchester where it’s sunny, melting the frost on the rooftops. We have no plans whatsoever today. I might send Himself down in the lift to the larder late afternoon for a couple of items. Teamwork. as I write the list.
🤣

Here’s Matt. Surprisingly as there was no cartoon yesterday.
x

Oopsadaisy1 Sat 02-Dec-23 09:32:33

Good morning from Oxfordshire where it’s -5 and foggy. Again.

Nothing much happening today, I will write the Christmas cards later to post next week and then sort Christmas gifts for the Grandchildren as we are meeting them next Sunday, I will have a week then to get any extra bits and pieces.

I will have to cancel my shopping delivery of Christmas bits on Monday as MrOops went out and came home loaded with Artisan bread, it’s all in the freezer. Heavens knows why he did that, he went out for coffee, anyway it’s filled our extra freezer so no room now for my delivery. Grrrrrr.

Have a good day everyone and stay warm.

Auntieflo Sat 02-Dec-23 09:26:07

Good morning Mick, Annie and all. Yesterday I had an appointment for a CT Scan at RBH, but early on received a phone call from the Volunteer Drivers Association, that unfortunately my driver was ill and couldn't take me. Panic, anyway I managed to get there in time. Due to being on blood thinners, I bled quite a bit from the cannula site, but it did stop.
Still waiting for my washing machine repair, now due on Monday. It's surprising how quickly the laundry mounts up, and how my lovely machine is taken for granted.
I will have to go shopping later, as I used most of the veg for soup making in the week. But oh how lovely to have a soup stash in the freezer. Also need to make another batch of Mamade.
Our previous neighbours, who moved to Cornwall earlier this year, sent us photos of the snow in Looe this week. I didn't realise that Cornwall had snow!
Love the cotton reel tree Ginny. How clever some people are.
Have a good day one and all.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 02-Dec-23 09:19:12

Morning from a frosty -2 S E Essex 🥶

I have to pop to the local Aldi for a few bits, then I shall be sorting and wrapping Christmas gifts. I must also write Christmas cards (mine are usually in the post by now)

Have a good day everyone 🤶🏻🎄

Beechnut Sat 02-Dec-23 08:51:01

Good morning everyone from Severnside. It’s extremely frosty and misty. Your sons car looks happy though Mizuna.

I decided not to venture out into the cold yesterday apart from pegging out the washing. My friend came by on her way home from town. She had a lot to say about her husband. I have my own thoughts but best to keep my lips zipped. I also have to find my way through not getting upset when things are said about my own life doings.
I’m going to have a late breakfast this morning with sausage butties.
I plan to finish off making my Christmas cards today and then I can grout the pieces of mosaic that I did when I was at Beechnutella’s last weekend. Once that’s out of the way I can think about my next craft projects.
Next to read your morning news so have a good day all. ❄️❄️💐

ginny Sat 02-Dec-23 08:48:00

Good morning.
All the trees for the festival were being set up yesterday .W will pop down today to see them all. It will be less busy than tomorrow picture is of our Craft club tree. A little pale as the sun was shining on it. All made with cotton reels.
The other is the WI tree.
Otherwise today I will do some baking and on line shopping and a little sewing.
Hope the weekend is a good one for all.