Good Morning Thursday 19th September 2024

Late on parade now …….. started this then was interrupted by a lengthy call from DD2 who regularly rings as she drives to work.

Good morning from a fine morning in Torbay with sunshine promised.

I expect your optician will be pleasanter than the reception staff, grandMattie, who appears to have no concept of life for those of us who choose to use public transport.

I hope you soon have some revised treatment to improve matters, RosesandLilac. My cardiologist also conducts telephone consultations but annually, preceded by an echocardiogram and ECG.

I hope you had a safe journey to the airport, Bellasnana.

Happy birthday to Grandmabatty and a good day is wished to all. 🦩💐🦩🥰🦩.

Good morning from very foggy South Lanarkshire.

Happy birthday to you gmbatty hope you have a good day.

I have a friend visiting this afternoon. I haven’t there in a long time as she moved hundreds of miles away so we’ll have lots of catching up to do.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where it is 8°C.

Happy birthday my fellow Glesca Gran. I hope you have a lovely day.

Roses, do you have an oximeter to monitor your levels? If not, think about buying one.
My oxygen levels sits at 93%, during the day. If it drops, I am able to inform my GP of the reading or provide the info, if I need to call 999. It can drop as low as 89%. Giving that information can speed up assistance.

Yesterday was glorious here. I had the most enjoyable of mornings.
I went into the Parish house to update the new P.P and ended up having a cuppa with him and his housekeeper.
She was talking about her daughter's birthday party and it transpired that her daughter and DIL's niece are best friends.
The coincidences continued, when a lady came to see the P.P. and joined us at the table, she was the HT of the aforementioned children and had been at a meeting in our LA offices. What a friendly lady, I would have loved her as my boss.
I mentioned that my Dollie and DIL's niece had become great friends, calling themselves cousins. "I will go back to school and tell L, that I was talking to Dollie's gran!"
Last night, I got a message from an ex colleague, which read: My HT said she met you today! What a series of coincidences, considering the people live two towns away!

However, instead of being able to enjoy the lovely sunshine, I felt very unwell, when the vertigo returned out of the blue with a vengeance. I got a bit of a fright, as I knew it was connected to my heart issues and I had become very complacent, thinking I was cured.

Consequently, I am having a day in and will take it easy, I still feel a bit strange. My only task to today will to make crêpes dinner. I fancy something different.

Have as good a day as possible, folks.

Good morning from a dull but dry NE.
Got the shopping done yesterday and SIL and I went for a little walk during the afternoon.
When we returned home the school run were in the street, I took a photo of car parked over my rear gates, Councillor suggested we kept a log of parking. Doorbell rang and it was the driver of the car telling me that I was the topic of conversation at the school gates because I made life difficult for these poor parents. You have to feel sorry for them turning up in their Chelsea tractors and a flashy Mercedes in her case.
Today my sister and BIL will visit as SIL is on his way back to Brussels.
Happy Birthday Grandmabatty have a good day.

Good morning all and it’s cloudy here in Essex.

Dd will pop in for coffee after school drop off. I’m so relieved the family are home safe and well. I’ve been in edge all last week. 🙏.

Bowls club later and some bulb planting .

Happy birthday GB have a lovely day.

Take care 🌻🍁

Good morning all and Happy Birthday to grandmabattie. Have a lovely day celebrating with your pension!
RosesandLilac sorry you're feeling unwell and low.
I had a lovely meet-up and lunch with a friend at - appropriately for me - the Scottish Antiques Centre. Lots of lovely catch-up chat and a lovely meal plus a little bit of shopping and a lot of 'window shopping' as well. I could have spent quite literally thousands of £££s there was so much I liked! However I did find the £5 Santa gift for a December meet up with other friends which suited my pocket better.
That seems to be the Indian Summer over for the Angus coast - grey sky and noticeably cooler on the Angus coast. It's been the only real bit of summer we've had this year and has been so much appreciated.
Off now to tai chi, so have a lovely day everyone x

Good morning Mick and all from Sunnyside northwest coast.
Nice day yesterday, despite the backache. I went into town by bus for a change and whilst the weather is nice. Lovely recital, Chopin and Debussy, all by a 17 year old. Lunch in town, a generous mushroom omelette.

Birthday greetings Grandmabatty and commiserations to Rosesand Lilac. Should you go privately, it seems a long time to wait?

Pic of my regular nearby sandhills walk, if it works…

Just popping back to wish a very happy birthday to Grandmabatty. Hope you enjoy every minute.💐🎂🥳

Thank you Ashcombe, I’m safely back from the airport, survived the traffic on the way there and it was a fairly straight run on the return journey, ☺️

Good morning Mick and everyone from sunny Carlisle. It's feeling a tad cooler and autumny though.
Yesterday was also sunny all day, I couldn't possibly stay indoors so went out to mow the front lawn. Then I felt moved to have a go at my drive and scrape the moss and tiny weeds growing between the block pavers. The next job will be to brush a little more sand between them where the rain has gradually washed some out.
Today will be a few household chores in the morning which may include the ironing, after lunch should be a session of bulb planting...I have a lot.

I hope all of you who are feeling below par this morning feel improved soon.
And have the best possible day everyone.

Good morning everyone from a very dull and cloudy Northampton, but we are due some sun later, so the bedding is in the washing machine.

A very enjoyable afternoon again at the cinema, meeting friends, and watching 'The Critic'. A very good film; Ian McKellan was excellent as the scheming old theatre critic. And I enjoyed a G and T while watching it!

Nothing planned for today apart from hoovering upstairs and remaking my bed with the intermediate autumn duvet.
And, I nearly forgot, making a Spanish pork casserole for the slow cooker.

Happy birthday 🎂 Grandmabatty. 🎁💐

Nothing planned so may start on a mega clothes sort out, facing the fact that some loved garments won’t magically expand for me to wear them again. And nobody needs ten pairs of black trousers in different sizes and stages of collapse, so must be ruthless. Wish I felt more energetic about it. I so admire those who keep on top of this sort of problem.

Hope the forecast sunshine is kind to everyone.

Good morning from a dull east coast of Fife
I’ve been really unwell since coming home from Sicily., I think I may have Covid I feel very fluish and I’m taking paracetamols every four hrs.
I’m hoping I get well soon as I’m so tired of feeling unwell especially when the suns been shining these past few days.
I’ve ordered fresh meat from a butcher called Donald Russel it’s being delivered today he’s one of the best in the north of Scotland.

Have a good day my friends and keep safe whether it’s weather related or health related

Bonny have you tested/ contacted your GP? Given your health circumstances, you need to be careful.

Morning all, high sun in S Hants. Happy Birthday to you Gbatty have a lovely day 🎂🎉🥳.
Yesterday I was in and out between house and garden, washing, tidying, floors washed, cucumber plant now finished, in the garden bin and the larger tomatoes at last ripening.
I have chiro today for my back.
🦩🦩

Good Morning from a Co Armagh shrouded in thick mist ! We are in a long valley and do get mist and fog
Lovely day yesterday , great reunion and celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Village Club
Have the best day you can x

Good morning from Severnside everyone. Very cloudy at the moment. It will be dry so I’ll do some painting today. A load of washing is in the machine before the rainy days come once again.

Happy Birthday Grandmabatty 🎉🎂

Good Morning everyone, our weather is changing here too Bellasnana. It’s only expected to reach 23 or 24 degrees today with very necessary rain in the north which will help shut down the wildfires there.
DD1 went home yesterday after staying for a week, her cousin came for her last three days as well. It was strange but nice, to see my normally sensible, responsible, adult daughter behave like a giddy girl for while. My son in law who is staying for another week says the house is very quiet without them!

So sorry, I forgot to say Happy Birthday to Grandmabatty. I hope you have a lovely day. 🎂🥂🥳💐

Happy birthday 🎂 Grandmabatty

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Good morning everyone from a sunny Dunny! A very Happy Birthday Grandmabatty🎂. Well I have a lot to catch up on so will do that later but that is us home from Sicily. I really enjoyed it, apart from the swollen ankles, we had an excellent tour guide. What an interesting place it is. Lots of ancient ruins, amazing mosaics and fascinating cities. I will post some photos (I hope). We are very lucky to still be able to do these trips.At least we have come back to more sunshine so I will be able to get the washing hung out. Thoughts as usual to those who are coping with worries or health worries.

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A few more. Including last one which is the view fro Etna which we went up 🤣. The middle photo shows it in the distance.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Grandmabatty have a lovely day. 💐🎂🎉

Sicily looks and sounds lovely Scapal

Love the photos Scapal thanks for sharing, looks like such an interesting place

Hope you’re feeling better soon bonnybanko and you enjoyed Sicily too