Good Morning Saturday 18th May 2024

Good morning from a sunny and bright Oxfordshire.

The garden has gone berserk whilst we were away, so some serious weeding to do, I’ll have to do a bit at a time as my back won’t let me do much. I was up at 5am so the ironing is done.

MzOops has taken over the upstairs bedrooms, put up cupboards and shelving in the bathroom and made herself at home. The garage and garden cabin are stuffed too.
Oh well, until she gets her house this is her ‘home’ it will be fun having her to stay but at the moment she is house

Roses 💐

Have a good weekend everyone.

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. I’m so sorry that some of you are having such a difficult time.
Last night when it was OH’s turn to cook, he decided we should go out for dinner! So we did and it was all delicious.
It is Oxford Arts Weeks at the moment. There are one or two studios nearby so I’ll go and have a look. I have a weakness for pottery.
Our picnic table, which is over 30 years old, is on its last legs so we are going to order another one. Apparently these days you have to assemble them yourself! Eek.
Have a good day everyone.

Morning Mick, morning All. The sky can’t make up its mind. Clear at the front, clouds at the back. Our corner of Somerset is forecast showers, we’ll see.

Volunteering went well yesterday, most of the afternoon was spent sitting on the sea front watching the world pass by. Admin for me this morning, Mr C has promised to iron yesterdays laundry. More to do today, no, I don’t know where it comes from either.

A sad time for you maw, a lot to process. Take care. Thinking of everyone with sadness in their lives. Hope Saturday is kind to us all.

Good morning from Menorca.
Final day here - things have improved, but, given my age, not somewhat I’ll return to.
Thinking of Doodle today,
💐Rosiesmaw
Best wishes to all. X

Good morning all from N Bucks where it is fine but overcast.
Just when I thought things could not get any worse after losing my good friend and neighbour of over 30 years, another close friend who lives diagonally opposite me on the green, lost her 50 year old daughter to kidney failure caused by sepsis on Thursday night.
She had gone into hospital with Cellulitis but did not respond to the a/b’s and it was decided on Wednesday to discontinue all treatment except palliative care. Only 50 and single.
We are all in shock here, her poor mother is devastated. It’s so close to home and something we can all identify with.
After my R hip and lower back issue improving enough for me to attempt my trip to London on Wednesday, my L knee has decided to pack up and is making life very painful indeed.
I’m sorry I am such a misery this morning it is hard to be cheerful when I have just lost one friend and see another devastated by her loss so I might withdraw for a bit , wishing you all however a safe and troublefree weekend.

Good morning from Shropshire.Another bright start but rain forecast later.

Preparations for our week away today.

Hope olddudders is feeling better today.I had a similar ordeal some years ago and the rogue piece of tooth eventually worked itself to a position where it could be removed😖

Have the best day you can everyone🦩

Good morning from Malta where the weather is not very pleasant. It’s dark, rainy and there is red Saharan sand everywhere. It is going to hit 30°C later.

I have a doctor’s appointment this morning after which a stop at the shop for some food, then home to do some dust removal. It’s not worth doing a big clean until this weather passes. I did the laundry and bed changing yesterday when I got home so that’s one job less for today.

DD3 was poorly yesterday so she was at home in bed all day but the boys were angels. I miss them on the weekend.

Sorry to hear of olddudders’ ordeal yesterday. Hope he feels better when he wakes up.

Thoughts to all with struggles. Life certainly is not easy at times.💐

Wishing you all a good day.☀️

Good morning from s somerset with more rain forecast all afternoon, the slugs are having a field day, they had another rain bath last night

I need to occupy myself today, one dd is on a very long cross country run today and the other is on a very gritty off-road 115 mile cycle race in a very hilly area, both will have beautiful far-reaching views. I will be glad when they finish

So a walk into town for a bit of shopping, I want to make two cornish saffron loaves later and this afternoon I will settle down to sewing my hippy jacket, so far so good with that. I can see it being a very handy `throw-on`

Have a good day

Good morning Mick and all who follow from lovely Espana where I’m on my last week of this 🌞 spell so here’s more of the good stuff to top you all up in Blighty 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

A busy weekend with goodbye lunches and tapas 😋 with different sets of friends before we trot down to the coast for a few nights in a posh hotel then home to little 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on Thursday - can’t wait, the “hiraeth” gets me every time!

Sad to read of Doodle’s challenges 💐 and so many of you with similar worries, our loved ones health and wellbeing are paramount and it’s tough keeping things normal in these times - my heart goes out to you all x

May you all find something to lift your spirits this weekend x

Good morning from a fine, dry Torbay.

Thank you for your concern regarding DH having a tooth removed yesterday. Unfortunately, the dentist was unable to extract it completely but says it shouldn’t cause further problems. olddudders was pretty wiped out by the experience but responded to my attempts at nursing! A light diet, salt water mouthwashes and no alcohol are recommended for 24 hours. He’s still asleep at the moment.

Have a good weekend, everyone! 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Good morning Mick and everyone, I am hoping for another lovely day as I want to get the bits into the summerhouse and tidy the back garden. I have lots of plants needing to go into the borders and pots too.
Everything in the garden is growing so quickly, I have roses out and the foxgloves are 5’ tall already.
Yesterday DH continued patching up the ‘ruddy shed’, honestly it’s starting to become a joke here. I haven’t heard a word from the company 🤷🏼‍♀️ let alone an apology or offer to correct things so I guess I need to stop wasting my time and energy on them.
I enjoyed pottering around yesterday, there’s always plenty to do.
I will walk the dog early across the field I think so she can go off lead and do zoomies, which always makes me smile, daft pooch.
Have a lovely weekend 🌹

Good morning from a grey Bristol. We had a lovely day yesterday on the whole so shouldn’t whinge about thunderstorms today.
I had a quiet day after my Spanish class, I was tired again. When I was young, I couldn’t understand how old people were tired all the time. I still don’t get it, but have joined the “tired club”.
Today, I need to go to Waitrose for a few things, then stop at the surgery for my COVID booster, then on to church for the coffee morning.
I’ll probably do more patchwork in the afternoon and have some more of the chicken curry I made last night.
Gentle thoughts to those is sorrow, pain or anxiety; ihop3 the weekend is kind. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩