Good Morning Tuesday 14th May 2024

Good morning from a wet W Kent. A trip to a walk in chemist worked well and we are both jabbed. Today a search for a new iron.
Happy birthday Marydoll enjoy your shopping.
Roses so sorry to read about your friend and neighbour, I had a similar experience when a dear friend died falling down stairs, a terrible shock.
Take care everyone

Happy birthday Marydoll. Have a lovely day in St. Andrews. There used to be a lovely craft shop there but I think it's closed now. Janettas for an ice cream?

Happy birthday 🎂 Marydoll
I'm sure you'll have a perfect day.

Good morning all and we have torrential rain here in Essex.

I’ll pop over to DD’s later as she’s not good at the moment. She’s had two really good weeks so this is upsetting.

I had a lovely long lunch with my friend yesterday and we’ve decided on a Hovercraft experience in September. I’ll book it today.

Mick I have the drops too. Only one in each eye at night at the moment. As Ash mentioned, the drops do last a long time but you have to discard them after a month.

Happy birthday Marydoll have a wonderful time away.

Fingers crossed for your summerhouse Rose.🤞.

Toddler group sounds horrendous GM. I remember it well 🤕.

Take care all 🌸

Good morning from South Lanarkshire. Normal service has resumed, it’s pouring rain again.

I probably overdid it at the charity shop as I’m a bit sore this morning. The bric area looked like a jumble sale, I couldn’t bear it and rearranged the shelves to look more appealing.

I’m meeting a Gransnetter this morning so getting our local coach service into Glasgow. It’s run by the Climate Action group and has made a huge difference to the residents of our small town.

Glad you enjoyed your cruise Ash.

Happy birthday Marydoll, enjoy your day.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

May I wish you a very happy birthday 🎂 Marydoll. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great holiday, surrounded by your family. Enjoy your retail therapy!
Happy landings to you Ash, it doesn’t seem a very long cruise, but I’m glad you both enjoyed it.

Good morning Mick and All from a grey South Bucks.

I was tossing up whether to post today as I have nothing useful or interesting to say and THEN I saw it was Marydoll’s birthday and it gave me a purpose. Yippee.

Have a wonderful day in St Andrew’s, I don’t know that town at all so shall look up it up in pictures online. Enjoy having a bit of a spend up Mary and let us know tomorrow what you bought.

Love and best wishes from your Sassenach friend.

👍🌷💃🤪🍮🍨🎂🍩🍾

Good morning from a sunny Spain, as usual it’s calm, later the breeze will pick up and I will be searching for somewhere sheltered, it’s a lovely house and garden with plenty of nooks and seating so I can settle with a book and watch the lemons ripen on the tree, also the huge rubber tree is dropping some leaves as new ones open, they crash to the ground like pieces of wood.

MrOops felt better yesterday, so we ate out ! Yaay, fingers crossed he’s turned a corner, just as well as the tablets finish tomorrow.

Usually we say ‘if only we could move our house here, it would be lovely. This time we are wishing we had this house back at home, although I prefer the weather here I’m finding that 2 weeks away is enough, my vertigo is much improved so I hope to be able to tackle the garden and plant up my pots upon my return.
Many Happy Returns MD have a lovely day 🎂💐🎁🎉🍹
GM don’t the parents leave the children and go home anymore? It sounds as though they should be paying to stay and chat.
Mick MrOops has eye drops, that tiny bottle seems to last forever.
Sorry that the rain has returned, hope everyone has a good day
Take care and stay dry. Hugs for those with stress and ill health.

Good morning from a grey skied East Yorkshire. Showers expected later.

Wishing you a very happy birthday Marydoll sounds like a perfect day surrounded by all your family. 💐🎂🎉

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Outside the back door, a few minutes ago. It is rather bracing!!!
We too can see Bass Rock, Bonnybanko.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Marydoll

Good morning from Derbyshire where we have torrential rain.
Spent the day in Bakewell yesterday, most enjoyable but very busy. Visited the Old House museum, a Tudor house. Thought we would have a sandwich after and visited a cafe, my open salmon sandwich was surrounded by tortilla chips that were so chilli laden they were inedible. I have an intolerance to chilli. DD and SIL had baked potato with beans which were apparently covered in chilli too 🤢 I had to take tablets to calm my mouth and we found an ice cream parlour and enjoyed a cone.
Too wet to walk around outside today so we are going to Chatsworth.
Happy Birthday Marydoll, have a great day.
Have a good day everyone.

Good morning all from a wet Black country.
Happy birthday Marydoll enjoy your day 🎂🎉🎁.
DH has blood tests today and then we have a carvery booked, these vouchers keep on coming have another booked for Thursday.
Enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans and may you all find some ☀️.

🎵 Happy Birthday to You 🎵
Marydoll and have a lovely holiday.
🌈🎂 🥳 🌷 💝

Happy Birthday Marydoll 🎂🎉

Good morning everyone from Cambridge where it’s grey and raining,
A very Happy Birthday marydoll enjoy your special day with your family 💐🎂🎉
If it dries up later I’ll have a walk to Granchester and go into a nice cafe there, if not I’ll probably have a look around the local garden centre. I’m looking after both DGSs tonight as DD1 and Sil are going out somewhere
Safe travels home Ash
Hope you eventually get the summerhouse up ok roses
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

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Good morning from rainy N Bucks and Happy Birthday Marydoll.
So envious of you spending a day at our Alma mater I hope it is a happy one for you all.
Do you know Millers Tale in Greyfriars Gardens? (Other shops are available) I love that shop and your birthday money will come in very handy!
Hope I have found a gardener who came to look yesterday. It would be a relief as I want to enjoy my garden this summer , invite friends for lunch and not feel obliged to apologise for it.
The absence of my dear friend and next door neighbour is being brought home every time I look across to her empty windows. Such a reminder of the fragile thread which keeps us here. She was so active - gardening, golf twice a week, travelling - you would never have know she had Pulmonary Fibrosis . Such a memento mori
Her family are stunned as are we all.
Won’t let myself be maudlin, though. Meeting D1 at Hotel Chocolat to collect her present for D2’s little boy who will be 8 tomorrow - I am going down to London for a birthday tea. His party in the woods around where they live on Sunday, not necessarily quite my cup of tea.
Wishing you all a pleasant day.

Good morning from a wet Essex coast. Such a shame after the last few sunny days.
Happy Birthday MD, enjoy the time with your family.
I've a lot to get through today, admin, washing and ironing, bed changing. All exciting stuff .
Wishing you all a good day xx

Good morning from a grey wet S E Essex.

A very happy birthday MaryDoll 🎂🥂🎉 , enjoy your holiday with your family 🩷💙

Pleased you enjoyed your cruise Ashcombe

More pottering and sorting out bits & bobs is my plan today. I started on sorting gym wear, tops, scarves & wraps along with coats yesterday. I was inspired by a thread on GN 😱

Have a great day everyone 🙋‍♀️

Happy Birthday Mary doll! Have a lovely day !

Good morning from Menorca.
Walked too far yesterday searching for somewhere to eat - gave up and bought ‘stuff’ in a local supermarket instead. The weather is perfect though.
Happy birthday MD hope you have a lovely day.
Best wishes to all. X

Happy Birthday, Marydoll

Good morning all it’s going to be another warm day here on the east coast of Fife .
Once again I’ll be sitting outside having my lunch staring into my lovely back garden. Marydoll. My front view is across the Firth of Forth I’m so very lucky I’ve a view to die for, I can see the bass rock and across to Edinburgh

Have a good day my friends

Last try……

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It’s cloudy and rain is expected.
Happy birthday Marydoll. Enjoy your day.
I have a list of jobs to do today, including confirming the bits and pieces for the new shower room and finishing the charity annual report. There’s ironing to do too! And some holiday tickets to collect from the travel agent.
I tried to post pictures from Northumberland but they didn’t post. I’ll try again.
Have a good day everyone.