Good Morning Thursday 5th December 2024

Good morning from a wet Suffolk. What a lot of busyness on here from you all. I feel a bit shamed by your preparations and activities but I’ll get there in the end.

Traditionally when the children were at home,apart from DH and I buying presents,writing cards and making the cake,nothing happened in the house until Christmas Eve.

Off to my stretch class soon and then I’ll pop into our nearest town for some essential items before heading off to a dear friends ‘bit of a do’ in aid of the NSPCC.

Hope all have a good day.

Good morning everybody from south Manchester where it’s damp out but not raining presently. I’m meeting a friend who I worked with (at the hospital up the road) for coffee mid morning in the square. She’s such good company and always has me laughing so I’m really looking forward to seeing her again - we last met up before the summer holidays.

This afternoon I have a mani/pedi booked and then at teatime I’m off to watch L’il Miss at her swimming lesson. She’s been moved up another group and has a new swimsuit! Actually she’s had a growth spurt recently I’m surprised how leggy she’s becoming. 🥰

Lovely pics of Glasgow Grannies
Happy Birthday to Pantglas 🥂
Lovely tree Blue Sapphire

Good morning all from a dark, damp Angus coast.
Welcome back Pantglas and happy birthday.
It's lovely that your mum is so settled into her new home that she doesn't want to go out Susan!
Karma and grandmattie you are such busy ladies you put me to shame.
Glad the glesca grannies had a happy meet-up.
Today is the Tai Chi Christmas lunch. All three morning classes will join together in our little hall first of all for some light-hearted fun with the moves and then walk along to a nearby hotel. It's not the last of the classes before Christmas though - they want to keep going until the 19th!
Have a good day everyone x

Good morning from a wet W Kent. I must get into town this morning and buy a small turkey crown to go in the freezer, I also seem to have run out of Christmas bags. Cards are now posted and quite a few have arrived I guess a lot of people have the same idea.
Happy birthday to Pantglas

Hairdresser first thing, then helping a friend with a coffee morning selling her lovely cards for the local hospice. The afternoon will be devoted to making the four dozen mince pies I rashly promised for the villages Christmas fair on Saturday. I still think I am 40!

Good morning Mick and everyone from grey, damp and currently still Carlisle. Worse is to come I believe...
I hope the skein of geese that have just flown over heading north have heard the forecast and are not going far. Probably as far as the bird reserve at Caerlaverock on the other side of the Solway I guess. Somewhere I keep meaning to visit, it's just that the drive isn't enticing at this time of year but I should dearly like to see the over-wintering swans, down from Iceland.

Yesterday was quite busy, trying to find a plumber,(and succeeding), making a cake and trying not to eat it all at once (it's going in the freezer) and catching up on reading etc etc.

Today I must face the fact that Christmas is imminent, cards to write, presents to wrap. This is where I really miss DH, such a brilliant parcel wrapper whilst my efforts are, well...rubbish!

The rest of the day may well be spent reducing my growing pile of unread books, and I've bought yet another one, a praised biography of Thomas Cromwell, inspired by watching The Mirror and the Light. Generally I'm fed up of hearing about the Tudors but I've loved Hilary Mantel's trilogy.

I'm glad you Glesca Grannies had a good time, great photo.

Have a pleasant day all of you.

Good morning from a very murky Durham. Everywhere is sodden, but at least it’s calm and mild. The builders have dropped off ‘stuff’, so I guess work is imminent.
A strange day - the anniversary of DD2’s stroke. One minute she was a happy 12 year old off to school, then never to walk again. She is such an inspiration, I wish I could post a pic of her, she’s stunningly beautiful too. It could’ve been so much worse.

I babysat DGS2 last night, so I brought Little Dog back with me, as it’s cleaners day at her bungalow. I’ll take him home tomorrow - but will factor in a wet, muddy walk later.
Best wishes to all. X

Good morning everyone.

Wishing you a Happy Birthday Pant. Enjoy those bubbles 🍾🥂🎉

Happy Birthday, Pantglas!🎂🥂.

Good morning from County Durham.
I'll continue with sewing Christmas bunting this morning.....my nod to streamers in the past. They're looking quite good strewn across the windows and I'm one window short!
Hairdresser this afternoon followed by GS3 and GD2 Carol Concert at their school.
Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning from cloudy Lancashire. It feels much milder today, no trace of recent frosts. I must check that I have enough meds to last until mid January., wishing everybody health, perhaps some wealth, and most definitely a little happiness 🌹

Good morning all. Filthy very wet morning in Glasgow with more heavy rain and grey skies.

Another painful disturbed sleep last night but, not much I can do bar keep taking the pills! Hey ho.

Yesterday’s meet up with our lovely friends was such a tonic.
Sorry you couldn’t make it Stilllearning but there is always the next one when hopefully we can catch up then.
Happy Birthday Pants and many more happy returns of the day. 🎂

No plans for today apart from possibly catching up on some sleep.

Best wishes to all for as good a day as possible.