Good Morning Monday 9th September 2024

Awkward situation Marydoll
I am sure you will handle it with your usual aplomb. I was born in Aithrey Castle in the grounds of what is now Stirling University * Grandmabatty*. Royalty indeed!!

So sorry to hear about your brother-in-law, Marydoll. As others have said, it is extra painful when there has been a rift within the family. Your DH will appreciate the support from you and the wider family. 💐

Sorry to hear such sad news marydoll 💐

Condolences to Marydoll and her DH - such a sad situation and such a shock.
GM wishing Iris all the best in her new school - settling in can take some time but hopefully works out in the end.

Hello everyone from Belfast. It's sunny here but the air has definitely changed. Autumn is close leaves are falling.
Today I will iron those curtains i washed. I have another pair it's duel aspect. I shall take those to the cleaners should have done this in the first place.
My tomatoes are red at last still a few green ones.
Have a good day everyone.

Marydoll💐. Happy holidays to those already there, or travelling. Hope those under the weather get well soon.
A dull, damp day here and not much planned. DD1 is returning our car which she’s had for a week, and Nectar have reimbursed the £40 stolen last month.
Early dinner for dh and ma at a local pub/restaurant. Missed the last two Mondays so really looking forward to it.
Have a good day everyone.

Ooh friedgreentomatoes Es Cana is where I met my beloved late husband 1976!
A Welsh girl fell in love with a German .
Great memories . Enjoy every moment .

That news must have been a huge shock Marydoll. Thinking of you.

A late good morning from a dry NE, for now.
I first woke at 6am when DD sent me a message but fell asleep again. I don't know why I am so sleepy, I did absolutely nothing yesterday but read and watch TV.
DD sent me photos from the Proms, she was in one of the photos. Her seat was so close to the stage she said she could read the 1st violinists score ☺️
I should do some laundry but still feel a bit lazy.
Sorry to hear disturbing news Marydoll, not pleasant news to be told.
Have the best day you can.

Marydoll thoughts with you at a difficult time.
I hope things start to settle soon for Itis gM

Good morning from sunny South Lanarkshire.

I feel for your Iris gM, I hope things get easier for her.

Marydoll, I’m sorry to hear that, it must be a difficult situation.

Have a wonderful, relaxing holiday FGT and good luck with the packing.

I help to count the collections after Mass, yesterday there were several different lots of cash to count and enter on the sheet. I was under pressure as the person who actually banks the money was in a desperate hurry to get away resulting in me making a couple of mistakes and having to cross out my additions. The sheet is messy and I’m hoping the amount I’ve entered in the pay in book is correct. I feel slow and stupid and wish I had had time to redo the whole thing.

Our yarn group is making crocheted trefoils for the local guides and I got a few done last night but had to dig out a bright craft light as the yarn is dark blue and I couldn’t see a blessed thing.

Yesterday was a definite ‘feeling old day’!

I still haven’t sorted out all the stuff in bags in the garage so hopefully I’ll find the motivation today.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning Mick and all from Cloudy Chambers northwest coast.
A sorting out papers day yesterday and then a three hour (!) FaceTime with old friend celebrating his birthday. We could still be talking now…

Off to the dentist to see if my referral has been made to the hospital for the removal of the failed extraction/ abscess. I may go private as it could interfere with my hernia op and I have had the pre op for that. I’m fed up with all the waiting around and unable to make definite plans.

Bon voyage FGT, hope you feel better Blossoming and thoughts to all the troubled youngsters with their new starts🌺

Good morning Mick and everyone from a very wet Carlisle.

Not a good start to the morning for me, I came down to the kitchen to find a large slug crawling across the floor. I am slug-phobic! But needs must...I picked it up in a paper towel and dropped it by the drain. I think they are getting their own back because I've been waging war on them this week. How it got in is the puzzle as this is a tightly sealed new house. I can only think it was in some pots I brought in a few days ago but what has it been doing since then?
As it looks like being an indoor day, I will crack on with the bedlinen changing and cleaning plus there's a pile of filing to do.

Upsetting news for you both Marydoll even if that brother was estranged.

Morning from a dry, cloudy S Hants. gMattie Iris and your grandson Grammaretto have my sympathy, Imogen with her autism is finding the thought of college today difficult, there have been tears.
Have a wonderful time Whitewave the forest will be very pretty, you too FGT, I stayed in Es Cana en famille when I was 16!
No phones today as we’re away tomorrow, off to Worthing, I just love being near the sea.
🦩🦩

Good morning from sunny Cyprus - another scorcher.
Weather at home had been miserable for the Great North Run, although difficult to dampen the overall atmosphere.
Nothing planned today - maybe a walk to the Harbour for some liquid refreshments 🥂
Sad news Marydoll.
Best wishes to all. X

So sorry marydoll. A beyond difficult situation for you all x

A sunny morning and a dryish forecast so the washing can go outside for a change. It feels as though that hasn’t been possible for so much of this summer so every chance should be seized. Not a lot planned apart from several phone calls and a hunt for a solicitor to talk to about redoing my will. Our previous firm has been subsumed by a much larger one whose response to my enquiry has been to email a long form to be followed up by a 20 minute phone call, cost £800. Surely I can do better?

It’s a chilly Good Morning from Co Armagh today , DD is working from home here so I have banished her from the kitchen as I have a washing to do
Thoughts and prayers for everyone x

Good morning all from the Angus coast from where the fog has lifted (at last!), the sun is making a valiant effort to break through and there are patches of blue sky.
So sorry to hear about your b-i-l Marydoll. He sounds to have been a difficult person and the estrangement leaves those he has left behind with such mixed feelings. for you all.
Poor Iris, grandmattie. It's such a difficult time for her.
Urms I love that picture! I was always that little monkey on the end - it made for difficult times and infuriated my mother! But I survived 😉
Enjoy your week walking in the New Forest Whitewave. Is Tofu going to the cattery? If so, there will be one very happy squirrel in your garden!
Today I really must get on - the fog made yesterday for me a day of total inaction. How can weather have such a profound affect? So off I trot to do two days worth of pottering. Enjoy your day x

Good morning from DD2'S house in Kent. It's grey and miserable looking outside.
DD has taken DGD5 to school, DGD1 is still in bed. She starts college next week so is making the most of not having to get up early this week.
I shall be going home tomorrow after a lovely weekend here. We visited SIL'S dad yesterday, he has Alzheimers, but was very pleased we had come to see him.
Enjoy your holidays to everyone who is off to warmer climes.
Sorry to hear your news Marydoll, family estrangement is tough.
I hope things work out for Iris GM. We have a neuro diverse DGD and it can be very challenging for them at school.
Have a good day everyone xx

Good morning from the Isle of Wight. The sun finally came out yesterday afternoon when we were at Ventnor Botanical Gardens and were thrilled to watch two red squirrels clearly enjoying a chase game in the trees. Ferry back to Lymington this afternoon.

Oh Marydoll! Beyond difficult.

No wonder there are wars in the world between nations when families (who are emotionally tied to love one another) can’t even get on .

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 11° and calm out. There's high clouds. Marydoll it's such a sad story. My sympathy for you all. GrandMattie poor Iris. Transitions can be really hard when you are young and neuro divergent.
Yesterday I was a tornado in the morning, whizzing about getting shopping, housework and ironing done Then in the afternoon I headed to Stirling university. It is a beautiful campus, set in country with a lovely lake. It has grown significantly since the last time I was there and I got a bit lost once I'd left the car park but followed people who I suspected were going there and I was right. The film was beautifully done. There were a few really poignant moments which brought me close to tears. I was interviewed in it and it was a touch of light relief 😂. I even have my name in the credits. Overall the film did my art tutor proud. It has a public showing in a couple of weeks then it'll be shown at film festivals. On the way out, a lovely boy got chatting as I was lost-again! He was very sweet and helpful and a wee bit lost himself I think, in a different way. Afterwards I was invited to my tutor's house for drinks and nibbles. I met some lovely interesting people.
Today I have had a long lie! Dd is on holiday and has the boys. It's a bank holiday here. I also slept well which was a bonus. I will head out to buy a couple of gift cards and later visit mum. Have a good day all

Good morning from a dull Suffolk after a glorious day yesterday. We met DS and family for a fish and chip lunch in Dunwich which was as busy as it is during the height of the summer holidays.

The sea was quite rough and several colours with bright white Sloan. DS3 was fascinated and was reluctant to leave and their dog kept leaping into the water. Ours doesn’t approve of water!

Only just up so haven’t yet read the posts but shall do so now with the cuppa DH has just given me.

Hope today is a positive one for all.

Good morning all from cool grey N Bucks. Autumn with a vengeance! At least it’s not as bad as yesterday when the thunder and hail was like a topical storm. I was going to Birmingham and as I eventually plucked up my courage to set off, there were drifts of hailstones lining the road out of the village. Not the easiest drive, peering through the stair rods and spray on the motorway but fortunately Brum was sunny, if not exactly warm, so our family lunch could be outside after all.
Sincere sympathy to Marydoll and her DH, a sudden bereavement like that can be particularly hard when it stirs up deeper emotions.
Off on your Holibobs again, FGT2 ? Why anybody would want to swap unseasonably dark wet and windy England in September for sunny Spain I cannot imagine!
Have a lovely time though!
The new school year is difficult at the best of times isn’t it? GS 2 (12) told me yesterday that the first 2 days back were brilliant “then it got back to normal” with a grimace. He is happy though but a realist.
Wishing you all a kindly start to your week.