Good Morning Thursday 21st November 2024

A very late morning all from a frosty and cold West Oxfordshire. I overslept!

We are meeting friends for lunch today at a pub in the middle of nowhere. They had a very difficult bereavement recently so I think this will be a very low key meeting.

Have a good day everyone.

I am exhausted just reading about so much activity. I can’t compete as today will be devoted to laundry and reading, not nearly as interesting as most of this morning’s posts.

Sorry about babydoll’s croup - I was terrified when DS suffered from it and was so grateful to my elderly neighbour who had seen it all before and had the electric kettle boiling away in his room to create a steamy atmosphere. We got through a tricky night and by the time the doctor saw him next morning he was on the mend. Such a distressing and frightening illness.

Morning all from a cold but benign Kent. * Marydoll* you know me so well! I lurk every day but don’t post very often. I’m stuck indoors with a permanent imbalance problem so life can be pretty boring compared to all you wonderful Grannies! I was reminded of this yesterday. It was the 57th anniversary of losing my baby brother at 4 months, I was 12 at the time and the eldest of the 8. It hit me really hard at the time, I was off school for a week( had only just started at secondary school where I would meet Marydoll. I’m surprised that it still upsets me. I had sent flowers to my 92 year old mum so phoned her yesterday evening. I so long for the days when I could just pack a bag , jump on a train and visit her. I cried when I said goodbye to her. DH asked why was I upset, he doesn’t get it. He has one brother and is an ex-Grenadier Guard so doesn’t do emotions! Maybe it’s also that I have a significant birthday coming up in January- I am really feeling my age.
DH has just gone to work, he’s on an afternoon shift. I can get on with my proofreading ( I started doing it as a job this year to relieve the boredom!) - that’ll take my mind off things.
Have a good day all!

Very cold but bright in the south of Co Durham.
Noisy here, cavity wall insulation being installed. Hope it might make the house warmer and maybe lower the bills a little. Cleaner working her magic too.
Lovely photos of Chatsworth. A friend and I went to the Christmas market there years ago it was foggy and below freezing so not as enjoyable although the house was beautiful.
Hope everyone has a good day and welcome to our newbies.
I must try to post earlier.

- TheWeirdo-

Good morning all!

It's 1.1C. here in little Appleby although it was 0.C. according to my laptop at 8am!

I'm sat here wrapped in a blanket scarf and guzzling a can of Monster Ultra and scoffing sausages and hash browns from the local bakery!

I finally did it! I dumped my TV and license and no longer have any in my household by choice!

I'd only watch a couple of programs a month anyway, no soaps or ''celebrity'' rubbish or bits of ancient junk in the attic stuff, no cooking etc. just a couple of good things like documentaries and so on so I decided I'm not happy to pay the whopping £169.50 any more.

My TV was just a general size thing, not a home-cinema size so I gave it to a work colleague for her son's bedroom!

The gap the TV and stand were on I've now filled it with another bookcase and plonked extra books on it and a soft toy Robin!

My dear pal, Borrheid. We were talking about you last night. Helen was surprised we were still in touch.

She bumped into one of the in crowd who was with her with her husband, a pupil from the Academy across the road, in Spain earlier this year. She hadn't seen her since we left school in 1973!
I turned down a first date with Mr MD to go to the husbands twenty first birthday party.
I was playing hard to get.😂

A very late good morning from me in Essex. I’ve been reading all your lovely posts and enjoyed what’s going on in your lives! greyduster/I wish your DD and her partner every happiness.
gingster I was so pleased that your DD is feeling like her old self again, long May that continue.
marydoll you amaze me with your energy and determination, given that you have a few health issues! I do hope the Duracell bunny is feeling better today.
nannyjan Chatsworth looks beautiful but I can imagine how busy it was. I think there was a tv series about their Christmas preparations which has no doubt increased the footfall.
Have the best day possible everyone.

Congratulations to your DD and her partner greyduster, wishing them both all the very best for their future together ❤️🥂

Welcome Lilibill. Exciting times ahead