Good Morning Friday 12th April 2024

Good morning from Bristol. We are promised sunshine and slightly higher temperatures, higher teens. That will be a nice change!
My tai chi class went well, with a really good workout. And I bought DGD a birthday card while in the village.
I received a phone call from my opposite neighbour as I was serving dinner. She sounded distressed and agitated, so I left everything to reassure her in person. It would appear that the lady underneath had died during the day. I have no other details ATM. The two of them were the first people to talk to me while I was moving in.
I have an empty today., Spanish starts next week, so shall potter around, possibly change the bed so a# to dry the bedding outside.
Still rejoicing about your news, Ash.
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning Mick and all to follow from Shropshire.

We had a lovely afternoon with my cousin and her family yesterday.Disaster struck when it was time to go home as the car wouldn’t start.Luckily our son in law arrived home from work and has temporarily sorted the problem.The car has had several issues and we said one more and it has to go🤦🏼‍♀️Today will be spent looking at cars.I have had a sleepless night worrying as we have a week full of appointments ahead and no idea what we are going to do.Rubbish public transport here.One of the clinics is 60 miles away and to get there on public transport would take a days travelling🤦🏼‍♀️

Anyway enough of my rambling!

I hope all unwell are continuing to recover.

My thoughts have been with Kalu and Urms.

Have the best day you can everyone🦩

Good morning all from what’s to be, another sunny day here on the east coast of Scotland.

I had the most wonderful day yesterday , the sun shone all day and it travelled to the rear of my house in the afternoon. I sat in my conservatory looking out into the garden for the first time in a couple of years, the flowers are beginning to awaken and I’m needing my grass cut.

It’s getting cut today by my dearest friend while I’m off to play bingo with my carer fingers crossed

Have a good day my friends

Good morning from Malta where - no prizes for guessing- we have another bright day with a high of 21°C expected.

I’ve just arrived to watch the boys and both are asleep having been awake during the night. I don’t know how poor DD3 copes with a class of 22 three to four year olds after a broken night.

I took the boys out yesterday as it was such a lovely day. They cause quite a stir with many people stopping to exclaim over them! We also went to the swings. They are getting more confident now and go down the slide on their own. One of them tends to wander off though so I need my wits about me.

Hope you all have a good day.☀️

Good morning from a bright-skyed (if that's a word) Cornwall where I can see two huge wood pigeons canoodling on the thinnest branch of one of the trees lining the road. The town centre trees are just in leaf now, that fresh apple green, and it's a pretty sight. The council have done some pollarding, which I like as it reminds me poignantly of France, but not outside my flat, so a sky full of greenery will be my pleasant view throughout the summer.

Today I'm lunching with my 14-year-old grandson and his mum at a South African restaurant. My daughter-in-law was given a voucher for it for Christmas and is treating us. I might wear something that flops 😁 to mark the nice occasion.

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Yesterday was warm and sunny but it's overcast and looks like rain today.
The roofer came and thinks he may have cured the leak. We'll soon know. 💧 🌧

The filming will finish today, I hope.
My helper arrived and I need to make a list of jobs she can tackle while I do my shift at the shop.

Now that those boys are 2 you will need your wits about you Bellasnanna 😉 double trouble.

Such an upbeat post Bonny

Your news is rather sad gMattie

I hope everyone finds some joy today.

Good morning from a dull and grey Black Country, but at least it isn't raining.

The walk yesterday was lovely in bright sunshine. Then coffee afterwards sitting outside with the sun on my back.

Today my friend and I are going to Birmingham on the train and lunch out.

MrJ is in Bristol, helping out with a bathroom fitment in DD's house.

Sorry to hear about your neighbour gM

Wishing you all the best day possible

Morning all, I finally fell asleep at 4.30ish am, wide awake at 6.30am it’s going to be a long day…

DS4 is having his surgery this morning (partial mastectomy, following on from a lumpectomy a few years ago) I will be unable to settle until I hear from him.

DD will be dropping The Imp off first thing on her way to work, he will keep me on my toes.

Wishing you all a good day 🙋‍♀️

Good morning from a mild, but cloudy Torbay.

Sorry to hear about your car, Susan56; these things seem to strike at the worst time. And a sad time in your community, grandMattie.

Thank you all for your shared joy in my eye health news. The warmth that comes through feels like another family. Last night we were with my theatre family where I was a steward for Confusions by Ayckbourn whilst DH was an audience member. A huge success and I was heartened to talk to a regular patron who hadn’t realised that the majority of our players are amateur.

A weekend with my DD and family in Crewe is planned so I must get ready. We’ll be changing trains at New St., NannyJan53.

Our trees are looking similar, Mizuna: a beautiful shade of green!
Those boys will keep you fit, Bellasnana!

Wishing you all a good day. 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Thinking of you, your son and his family today GrannyGravy🙏🏻

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It’s dull but dry.
The builders are due to be back at 8 to carry on with the wood replacement around the front door. It going ok so far but I don’t think I had expected it to take as long as it is going to be. No matter. I just want it right. They’ll be back to paint at the weekend then the lead man is coming on Monday. Fingers crossed for the weather to stay dry.
I’m off shopping then some gardening. I did manage to do some yesterday but there is a lot of ground elder to tackle.
GM sorry to hear about your neighbour.
Have a good day everyone.

Good morning from Colchester where the temperature will be the same as Malta later Bellasnanna, dry with a high of 21°.
I got all the washing dry yesterday, so gardening calls. We only have a small garden so it'll be mostly sitting in the sun with a cuppa.
We need to pop to Aldi as DS is home tonight for the weekend.
Love to all 🦩 x

Good morning, hopefully a dry and sunny morning ahead here in south Glos 🤞🏻
We spent an hour or so emptying the greenhouse yesterday, so much stuff! I will have a good weed out before anything goes into my new shed /summerhouse, when they arrive. At the moment it’s all heaped up under a tarp on the patio. I won’t need anything near as much for the little seed sowing I will be doing so my neighbour will benefit!
Dd arrived yesterday evening, she’s already at work in my craft room 😵‍💫. Dog has her walker this morning, DH will take out DD’s dog I expect.
I don’t plan to do much other than sorting out the greenhouse contents!
Hope today goes well for you all 🌹

Morning everyone from Inverness, where it’s a bright sunny start of the day
Have a lovely lovely weekend away Ash and safe travels
Sorry to hear that sad news gMattie
Today I’m hoping to carry on with more gardening and maybe a walk later
Hoping all goes well for your DS GG
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day things 💐

Good morning all from a wet and wild Glasgow.

Sad news for you GM. and unsettling.

My old boss has died, she'll fell and broke her hip, but couldn't be operated on. She was of the old school, a very tall and imposing lady, with an extremely loud voice. Although scary, she protected us from our crazy HT.

A few weeks ago, I got an email from a parishioner, asking for a priest to visit his MIL's neighbour, who ust happened to be my boss. When the PP visited, she gave him her phone number for me to call her for a chat. I first net her, when I was a post graduate student in the school and was terrified of her!

Yesterday, I bumped into a lady, whom I know from church. It turned out she was that same neighbour. I had no idea that she was the MIL of my acquaintance!.
I had actually been commenting to DH after the funeral on Monday, that everyone in our town, including you, Borrheid, but apart from me, seem to be related to each other.
I have to be very careful what I say, I am an interloper, even after forty years! 🤣

Yesterday flew by, but with nothing to show for it. I really need to do some housework.
Babydoll 😍 is one today and there will be a family party at her home. DIL has four sisters, so it will be busy with all the partners and children.
I gave been tasked with making Mars Bar cake for it.

Susan good luck with the car hunting. The waiting lists are very long. DD's new car is on a boat somewhere! She was raging yesterday, when she had to replace her car, when delivery of her new one is only weeks away.

I wish you all a pleasant day and best wishes for all who are struggling.

GG, I will keep DS4 in my prayers.

Good morning from a glorious morning on the South Downs.

Just beginning to come up for air after the sudden lose of our dearest little dog on Monday. It was a shock, as Monday morning up until mid-afternoon he was absolutely fine, then he suffered continuous seizures out of the blue until the vet diagnosed a brain tumour and nothing could be done.

People have been incredibly kind, including this little GN community, and their support has certainly uplifted me.

Today we plan to go walking at Knepp to greet the storks who will be clacking away in their nests. We will take a flask and sandwiches and enjoy the peace and quiet of nature. That heals like nothing else.

But first we must install the little waterfall pump and pop into the garden centre and get a couple of water plants including some oxygenators. I was amazed to see a frog in the little pond yesterday! How on earth did he find it so soon? We only opened it up a couple of weeks ago - as we had it covered because Duncan spent all his time up to his elbows in the water trying to catch frogs etc., and now he was older we thought that he would be more sensible!

gg13 hope you hear from your son soon. Our best friend had a mastectomy a few years ago, and all is now well, but quite a shock at the time as nothing was really said about male breast cancer back then, but now it seems more widely known.

I must stop yabbering!!

Have a magnificent day everyone

Peace and harmony to the world.

Good morning all from a dull North Wiltshire. Woken up with a sore throat this morning

Great news to know you are fine to drive again Ash. What a relief. And to GM that your hearing has been restored. Best wishes for your son GG13.

I tried to prop up all the double headed tulips I have in pots as the weight of water has caused them to flop over. My camellia which was a gift in the Autumn has lost all its flowers for the same reason. The grass is still a squelchy mess. Farmers are having a terrible time with fields to wet to sow crops, losing those which had started growing and many lambs unable to survive.

Wishing everyone some warmth and sun today though I won’t hold my breath.

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Morning Mick, morning All. A dry and bright day ahead for oir corner of Somerset.

Volunteering and TaiChi today. Perhaps a look at the sea front late afternoon.

Sad news grandmattie. What a nuisance sued, good luck sorting the problem. Thinking of you all today grannyg.

Hope Friday is gentle with us all.

Good morning from another wet day, Alexa was wrong yesterday as well, why am I surprised?

Glammagran many tractors past our house with hay for the animals, it’s costing the farmers a fortune, we visited a. Farm recently and all of their animals (apart from some rams) are all still indoors, having their lambs inside. Ironically they all grow hay and it’s shipped off to Wales, I wonder if they are buying it back!
GM that’s sad, my sympathies.
GG13 💐
WWM 💐
Marydoll is it a year already? I remember your delight when she was born 💐 for you too!
To anyone I’ve missed, please have a good day, let’s hope for warmth if not sun. Hugs for those who are unwell, caring for others or just plain stressed or unhappy.

Good morning from the NE where we have had overnight rain.
Had a lazy day yesterday with a very easy dinner of pizza and salad.
I watched another couple of episodes of Clocking off, surprised at how many actors I recognise.
During the evening GD1 sent me a message with photos, she had driven her boyfriend to a reservoir in the countryside and they had gone for a walk. Her parents and sister had gone off for the day on the train. There is quite a bit of role reversal now, GD drops her mum off at work so that she can have the car, carrying large art folders is not easy on public transport.
Admin work to do today and some light housework.
Enjoy your weekend away Ashcombe.
Thoughts are with those who are poorly or sad.

A beautiful sunrise in the north of Scotland today. The daffodils are beginning to open but there is a cold wind. I shall pretend to be busy in the greenhouse.
I am in awe of your energy Bellasnana.
GM How sad.
Thinking of Urms.
Hoping for a bright day.

🎂 for Babydoll
GG 🙏 for your son.

Good morning from a bright W Kent. DB is back with us today as DD2 is having a family meal this evening ahead of her 50th birthday later in the month. She will be away on her actual birthday. As ever lovely to gather together what family members we can.
GG13 I hope you hear from your DS soon.
Enjoy your weekend away Ash
gM sorry to hear about your neighbour.
Susan I hope you can sort something out for your hospital visits
Best wishes to all