Good Morning Saturday 4th January 2025

Good morning from an icy hillside in south Glos, -5° here 🥶
The beautiful sunrise yesterday and clear sky was stunning yesterday on my dog walk, so uplifting to see and enjoy.
I had a cardiac review with my GP, he’s happy with all the test results but unfortunately it appears I have kidney problems , likely failure, that need further investigation as not good 😵‍💫 It probably explains some weird symptoms I’ve been having. Buggeration!
Anyway, a zoom painting class today that I’m looking forward too 😊
Take care and stay warm 🌹

Good morning from Essex. It’s dry and -2 outside, everything is white and sparkly with frost. I doubt I’ll go out today! A quiet day yesterday, did a little filing of documents that arrived while I was at DDs, so the dining table is a bit clearer. I need to put a few things in the garage, but they can wait until it’s safer to go out there. I did too much earlier in the week and my new hip is complaining about it!
DD2 may come over today, it will be good to see her. None of the usual Saturday classes are taking place today, so an empty weekend for all the family.
Have the best day possible everyone, keep warm and stay safe!

Good morning all from a cold dark Black country.
Haven't slept very well the blood pressure monitor was taking a reading every hour and waking me, still only another 5hrs and I take it back.
No plans only to perhaps have a little sleep this afternoon before meeting friends later.
Well as its Saturday usual full English calling so will catch up with everybody's happenings later, enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans.☀️.

Morning all from a frosty West Oxfordshire.

Today I will be mainly stripping the tree and packing everything away carefully for another year. The Christmas tree salesman swore blind the tree wouldn’t drop needles too badly. Well, we are going to have to put newspaper down before I start! We’ve had to hoover nearly every day.

I’ve got bits of ironing to do and I’m expecting one or two deliveries.

Have a good day everyone and watch out for ice.

Good morning from a chilly Torbay where I think we will escape the snow forecast for elsewhere.

I’m pleased to say that our dentist was able to remove part of the broken tooth for DH and thinks the remainder will be ok. Other than that, we shopped for fatballs for DH to put out for the birds in his garden as they’re expensive in France.

Decorations will come down today and some packing will be done in readiness for our departure for Portsmouth tomorrow.

Grammaretto: The early weeks after hip replacement surgery can be uncomfortable for sleeping, especially the requirement to lie on your back. Do you have a reclining chair? I found that worked better for me on some nights.

Be kind to yourself, Kalu, and have an easy day as you readjust the tablets. Hibernating with a new book sounds ideal!

I hope everyone stays well and warm. 🦩🥰❄️💐🦩

Good morning from 0 degrees Cambridgeshire. We rarely have snow here and hoping we will avoid it as DD2 is working 5 til midnight tonight and thinking of her drive home on country roads.

Popping into Cambridge with DD2 today for a browse. We will drive to one of the park & rides and bus it in to the centre as parking in Cambridge is horrendously expensive.

Take care everyone in this wintery icy weather and hope you all have the best day possible ❄️

Good morning from a cold, bracing Cornwall. A trip to the north coast beckons. Yesterday I was thrilled to see our regular daffodil seller erecting his canvas kiosk in the town centre from which he will sell daffodils for weeks. He grows and picks them and wraps the bunches in yellow paper. It's the loveliest sight to see people walking around town with bunches of his flowers. He sells narcissi too which always remind me of a business trip to Scilly one February when the air was rich with scent.

My granddaughter and I had the loveliest day together yesterday. I'd saved a long, thin piece of board from a furniture delivery and she did a delightful painting of the heavens with stars and planets, graduating down through shades of blue to a little flower bed at the bottom. I let her use my very costly French acrylic paints and best brushes and she was delighted. As she left she gave me eight hugs, counting them as she went. 😄

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. 1°C & snow expected.

I felt I had no sleep at all last night. Like you Kalu I am trying to wean myself off the strong drugs, maybe
too soon.

I had several welcome visitors yesterday. I was in danger of being bored but they really cheered me. I had to warn them to be careful of the icy path.
Stay safe everyone.

Good morning all from a very cold North Leicestershire.

DS2 called in yesterday afternoon for a more peaceful chat than was possible over Christmas. DGS2 is going travelling soon and I think he wanted to offload a bit.

DH has a new class at the gym this morning and then we are going into Leicester for a bit of shopping.

The new cooker was successfully installed yesterday and now we have to get rid of the expensive mistake we made when we had the kitchen fitted.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from a very cold frosty South Yorkshire. The heating has just kicked on but it’s going to have to work hard today. We have an amber warning for snow today and tomorrow. Oh joy! Another day indoors. Plenty to do, though.
Have the best day you can, folks.

Good morning all. 2 deg. dry and calm is the forecast for Glasgow today. No sign of the heavy snowfall tomorrow predicted earlier in the week.

Only a slight lingering pain with sciatica which is bearable without pain relief meds. Huge mistake I made was to stop amitriptyline suddenly instead of gradual weaning. I now have terrible withdrawal symptoms including sweating and hallucinations. Driving certainly out of the question atm. Not clever and I do know better than to be so reckless. Back to the drawing board to wean myself off. 🤯

An at home day it is then. Some basic housework and a change of bedding is high on my list. I may even squeeze in a small amount of ironing or…….I may not bother! A new book awaits, The WomanWho Stole My Life, Marian Keyes, a Christmas gift from GD1 sounds like a better option. I enjoyed a new film on Netflix last night, The Six Triple Eight depicting the experiences of African American female soldiers during WW2.

Hope you will feel a bit stronger today Marydoll and you are not suffering too much pain. Same to Grammaretto on the road to recovery.

Best wishes to all for a pleasant day especially those having difficult times whatever they may be.

Good morning from s somerset, it is very cold now with snow later

I had the stove lit all day yesterday and it was so warm and cozy in my house, the fan on top sent the warm air into my hall and some warmth even rose into my bedroom. Today my living room is still warm. Trouble is that it was a dozy warmth, I did not doze but became slothful. Still, it put warmth into the house fabric, which was my aim as well as being a test for very successful top-down lighting.

I found my `safe` walking boots as I need to walk into town at 8am. I have not worn them since I bought them in 2018, after a slip on snow outside my door and they are specifically for slippery walking, I will be putting my trust in them. Never again will I be making an early hair appointment in january. The surface will be like a skating rink

I am not cooking nor baking today, I did make the nicest broccoli stilton soup yesterday. 3 good portions are in my freezer.

Not much wrt jobs today, just prepping the stove for another burn, which is likely to be tomorrow. Everything is in order, tidy enough here

Have a good day

Good morning from Malta where it’s damp with a high of 17°C and a low of 10°C forecast.

Yesterday I had totally forgotten I had promised to look after the boys so I was very happy when DD3 reminded me and I spent a lovely afternoon with them whilst she was out. I’m on duty again this morning so a fun day ahead. They are such sweethearts.

Have a good day everyone.☀️

Good morning Mick and all from a cold north Wales where I’m enjoying my wakey wakey Yorkshire Gold - gosh those first few mouthfuls really hit the spot😋

A lovely evening with friends last night and we took time to stop nattering and view the stunning 🌙 and Venus all clear as a bell!

I’m trotting off for a newspaper anon and by the time I get back Mr PG will have surfaced and be asking what’s our plans are…nowt exciting is the answer! Hop on the bus to Conwy to collect his script, coffee and 🍰 at Canteen then home!

Hope you’ve all got something more interesting going on 😉 and all unwell are @ tad better 💐

Good morning from a dry, frosty Bristol. Wasn’t it gorgeous yesterday? The nacreous sunrise over the frost, the brilliant sunshine gladdened the heart.
Open reach decided to dig a trench under my window using the usual pneumatic drill yesterday. I don’t know what they’re doing, but the entire pavement along that bit of road has been dug up. The noise has been rather unpleasant.
Other than that, it has been a quiet day.
DD turned up for a surprise short visit; it was nice to see her.
My neighbour came round for a cuppa, otherwise a very quiet day.
Today, being Saturday (like madeleine, I’m completely muddled for days over this festive period) I shall go to the church coffee and chat.
I hope no one is suffering too much from th3 forecasted bad weather. Tomorrow is supposed to be dreadful.
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩