Good Morning Thursday 7th March 2024

Good morning from a brightening sky in Suffolk. Yesterday’s sun was most welcome but a bit chilly in the evening.

I had a good keep fit class yesterday after which I offered a lift to someone whose regular lift giver was absent. She invited me in for coffee which would have morphed into lunch had I not had things to do in the afternoon.

I had never been to her house before which is an absolute treasure house of wonderful paintings and pottery. We had such a lovely time talking about how she had collected these and her travels. An unexpected pleasure which I so enjoyed.

Off to my stretch class this morning and then perhaps time in the garden and summerhouse which still needs that thorough cleaning.

Good morning Mick and all from Sunnyside northwest coast.
Usual recital yesterday and the pianist played a modern piece which included her elbow!😳 She was very good.

Today I’m off on a day trip to RHS Bridgewater near Manchester and have a nice day for it. Not as fancy as flying DD who is spending time in Nice.

Glad your box has arrived Mick and thoughts to all with worries as always 🌺

Good morning from a glorious South Downs.

Spring is certainly advancing and the bottom layer in the woods and hedges are greening up nicely. I’ve noticed in the garden the shrubs are unfurling as well. The first to leaf is always the honeysuckle - it starts with little mouse-ear leaves in January which gradually get bigger as spring appears. Nesting is starting, and my resident rooks are still hanging around last years nest which looks worse for wear, but still not actively building yet - just a lot of chat.

I’ve finally made a start to rose pruning - 3 now completed - only another 10 or more to go - just hope I’ve enough rose food. I’ve decided to open up the water fall and little pond again - it was shut down because my terrier gets obsessed with frogs and spends 24/7 if you let him up to his stomach in water trying to catch them. I am hoping that he is too old now to bother. He has given up chasing squirrels and so forth. The waterfall is loved by the birds though.

Have an excellent day all

Peace and harmony to our world

Good morning from Glasgow. Yet another wonderful sunny day. So many smiley people around as I visited M&S food hall yesterday to confirm how much the weather affects our mood.

Our friends arrived for lunch, DH was very much on form and we had such a lovely relaxed afternoon with them during a decadent lunch of champagne and M&S sandwiches. The day was perfect and almost felt like normal living again with our closest friends.

A sunny day in the garden and washing is already hanging out. DD1 and her Lab puppy Millie are popping in for coffee later. It’s so nice to have a dog padding around the house again.

Wishing all a pleasant day and as always, my thoughts are with those with worries and struggles.

Good morning all from a grey dank Angus coast. I shall be saying that for at least another week - as predicted, the winds are now coming out of the east and off the North Sea. Ah well, it was a lovely winter and early spring. Sigh.
Nothing much to report from here as yesterday was 'lazy Wednesday', tucked between my two tai chi and shopping days.
Still holding harrigran's family in my thoughts.
Have a good day everyone, particularly those enjoying the sunshine x

Good morning from a lovely bright and sunny Essex coast.
Food shopping this morning, then DH has a hospital appointment this afternoon with a Rheumatologist. I'm hoping they can get to the bottom of his bouts of joint pain.
DGD2 is back to school today after her latest Asthma attack. She has missed so much schooling this year due to illness.
Have a pleasant day everyone xx

Good morning from North Yorkshire. The weather forecast is thick cloud and breezy.
Off to have coffee with a friend this morning then some general tidying up and a bit of ironing before I head off to see the DDs for the weekend.
Have a good day everyone.

Good morning from another glorious day here on the Suffolk coast. We’ve been so lucky this week. Yesterday was so warm , we had coffee and lunch in the garden. Pittcity you aren’t far from us, but don’t seem to be having our weather 🤔.

The plumber messaged to say he wouldn’t be able to come and he’s off skiing today, so that’s that! We have to have baths instead of showers .Oh well!

Mizuna I thought of you yesterday as I walked along the beach, breathing in the sea air. Invigorating!

Bellasnanna you remind me of when our twins were little. Double buggies and haircuts. 😫. Our will be 18 next month! 👬.

Brooke what a good idea - reading and relaxing in your pjs for World Book Day.
The costumes are so expensive to buy. Our little gd has a Mary Poppins outfit. Very cute but ££££££!
Next month they have Viking Day - another costume to buy.! 😤.
A busy day for you MD . Have fun.

love to all 🌷

Good morning a foggy start to the day here in south Glos, it would be so lovely to have sunshine ☀️
I enjoyed a chatty early dog walk yesterday with my friend and her dog, lovely to be out first thing.
I didn’t sleep much at all last night so a tetchy day ahead, I will keep out of dh’s way.
Dog walk and I should go to art group this afternoon but will see how I feel.
I long for a break away somewhere but DH completely disinterested and I don’t want to go on my own….
Have a lovely day 🌹

Taichinan we both overlook the North Sea but from one end of the country to the other . It can be very Baltic!

Morning from my bit of South Lanarkshire which is brightening up now.

Marydoll are you going to the Theatre Royal by any chance?
Two friends are taking me there this afternoon (birthday treat) to see Peter Pan Goes Wrong. We saw this company several years ago do The Play that Went Wrong and it was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen so I hope this is as good.

Glad you’re set up with your TV Mick, you will have been missing your cycling viewing.

A lovely lunch yesterday with DGD catching up with all her news, she seems very happy at the moment so that was good to see.

What a lovely surprise from your DGDs Taichinan, they are very thoughtful, a precious memory for you. Your lovely ‘decadent’ lunch sounded such a happy occasion to Kalu, wonderful.

Have the best day possible everyone, no one forgotten in my prayers

Good morning my friends. I’ve been locked out of Facebook and messaging for hrs now, thankfully my son fixed it for me. I’m just awake it feels freezing out there on the east coast of Fife I’ll need to get wide awake for my carer she’ll be in soon. It looks dry and overcast today I’ll just have a rest day binge watching tv

Yesterday was difficult because the cat had to be returned to her previous owner after a number of attacks on me which came out of the blue and with no obvious cause. No animal charity was able to take her and the local vet, who knows her, thinks she cannot be rehomed but her previous owner doesn’t want her put to sleep. I was clearly not told the whole story of her behaviour because I would not have taken her on if I had known. All this has been very time consuming and upsetting and is not the cat’s fault, but in forty years of cat slavery I have never met behaviour like it. So an unhappy time all round and I feel surprisingly battered by it, literally and emotionally.

We have fine weather forecast for the next few days which will be very welcome and allow the washing to be dried outside and the garden to receive a little atttention. Not before time!

Stilllearning I, too, saw The Play that went wrong and I'm pretty sure I've seen Peter Pan goes wrong too. They are absolutely hilarious. Enjoy your theatre visit and also Marydoll.

Good morning Mick and everyone from sunny Carlisle.
I resumed tidying up jobs in the garden yesterday, getting ready to put out my chairs and table ready for coffee in the sun. Only spoilt by the two aggressive big dogs which are now next door and lunge at the fence barking every time they spot me. I'm having to keep a lid on my own aggressive feelings. Hope I'm not getting this all summer when I spend a lot of time outside, gardening is my most pleasurable hobby
Today, I hope to get out and clean my patio paving, it's looking a bit green with all the algal growth encouraged by the winter rains. Anything to avoid the admin which is piling up on my desk....
I'm sorry about your cat GrannySomerset, very odd behaviour which I hope doesn't put you off trying again with another.

And have the best possible day everyone.

Stilllearning, I am going to The Theatre Royal! I will look out for you!! x

Stilllearning and Marydoll I'm jealous! Have a lovely time.

A mini Glesca Grannies meet up! 😁

Good morning everyone from another dull and grey day in Northampton. But the message I've just had from Ernie has just brightened my day!

A morning of pottering then a Sainsbury's delivery; after lunch I shall hop on the bus to the shops; just a few odds and ends to get, and I want to look in Next for a top to go with a long black and white skirt.

Home-made Bolognese from the freezer for dinner tonight. And probably a glass of red .

Hoping Thursday is kind to all.

Good morning from another bright sunny day in Stirling. After my haircut yesterday I spent time scrubbing the passenger seat in my car. On Tuesday I had bought fish in M&S and stupidly put it on the seat where the packet must have leaked! When I opened the door yesterday the smell just hit me 🐟🐟🐟🐟 not very pleasant to say the least. Dh was not impressed. Fortunately being a nice day I could leave the windows open. I haven’t ventured out to see what it is like this morning, any tips? May do some shopping today nothing else planned till GD2 comes in after school. Hope you all have some sun today.

In case any of the Glesca Grannies haven't seen it, there is meet up on Weds 17th April same time, same place.
Something to look forward to!

GrannySomerset I am so sorry for your experience with the cat.💐I can imagine how battered you are feeling.We had a similar experience with a rescue dog many years ago who we had to return.Turns out she shouldn’t have been rehomed with children.It took us a while to get over the upset.

Thank you for this. Susan. I am surprised at how upset I am but know I was right not to persevere. We live and learn.

Good morning from a very chilly north of Scotland. Going for an afternoon tea, so no lunch as it will include savouries as well as all the usual sweet things.
💐💐💐 harrigran,urms,marydoll and, well, everyone.

Good morning Mick and all from sunny Lancashire, currently 8°C.

I was at the hospital yesterday for my Botox follow up. The tests are quite intense and always leave me feeling dazed and confused. Not much else was achieved after that!

Have a good day all whatever you’re doing 🌻