Good Morning Saturday 18th January 2025

A late good morning from S E Essex

I have been to the local butchers and grocery shop, now sitting with a latte scrolling GN!

Hope all goes well with your laser eye surgery Mick

Happy 70th Birthday Borrheid 🥂🍾🎂🎊

Hope your GS has a fab 13th Birthday Kitty

Good morning Mick - I hope all goes well with your laser eye treatment - and everyone. It's another Spring-like start on the Angus coast. Long may this last!
I had a good night's sleep last night courtesy of Nytol so am raring to go. Nowhere special, but the house needs a little attention while I have the energy. DGD3 is coming over in Monday and I will be asking her to help me move a couple of bits of furniture while she's here. I have a sudden urge to move the small round dining table from the front sun porch to the garden room at the back where I spend all my time. Unfortunately one of the old original Smiddy doorways is too narrow and too deep to let it through so it has to be carried round outside and in through the patio doors at the back. I could do it by myself just a couple of years ago, but not now. The table I am moving to the front room is narrow enough for the doorways, but very heavy. Her young strength will be very welcome!
Oh for a return of the energy of youth. I remember once, way back in our military days, spending a day swapping the entire contents of our lounge with the entire contents of our dining room. The old dining room was a smaller room to heat! A week or so later I had to repeat the exercise because I'd changed my mind.......... Poor DH never knew what he was coming home to.
I have only just skimmed through the thread, which I will read properly later but I did note Kitty's footballing grandson's 13th - Happy Birthday! And Bonnybanko's flowers - always comforting to know that you're not alone in your grief and remembrance. Have a gentle day Marydoll.
I went out earlier and took the photo of the snowdrops - such beautiful little harbingers of Spring.

Good morning from an overcast Severnside.

Yesterday after swimming I went and had my haircut. August was the last time it was cut and had got too long for me.

Today I’m going to do some card making. I have a new idea I want to try out.

Happy 70th Birthday Borrheid 🎂🎉🎉 Perhaps your family are doing a surprise visit.

GM I once saw the husband of DH cousin.

Have a good day everyone 💐

Happy Bityhday Borrheid enjoy the New Forest 🎂🥳🥂

Happy birthday borrheid🎂🥂🥂

A late Good Morning from a bright, sunny Durham. I wasn’t going to post today, as it’s all a bit mundane, but so what?
I’m going to meet DD2 and DGS2 at a garden centre near his Farm Nursery this afternoon, while his Daddy is at football - 3 home games in a week. DGS2 had his hair cut yesterday, so I shall have to admire that.
DD1’s DH is getting his new car, today, so I’ll pop round in my way home and admire that too!

Arnison parking is ridiculous Anny but it’s where I meet a friend for coffee 2x a week. It’s bedlam at times and often long queues to exit. We always say whoever designed it should be shot!

Good luck with the op, Mick.

Best wishes to all. X

I posted this earlier … on Saturday 11th in error!

Good morning everyone from south Manchester where Alexa tells me it’s 2°C rising to 3°C later. Brr! It’s dry and not windy though so that’s a bonus. We have no plans until teatime when we will go over to babysit while the parents plan an evening here in Urmston enjoying drinks in a bar then a hot curry. Nice for them and spending time together.

Happy birthday Borrheid. Enjoy a lovely day with DH and maybe organise a family get together once you're home to continue the celebrations. Often our DC and GC are so wrapped up and busy in with their own lives they let things slip, especially if they think you are happily getting on with life. Sending

A later good morning from a grey and dull Northampton; slept in till nearly 9am this morning!

A gentle morning ahead reading the papers, then an early lunch before heading out to the rugby stadium, which will be very busy as we are playing an Irish team this.afternoon in the European cup; they always bring thousands of supporters with them, so the atmosphere will be great! Guiness sales will be through the roof! Will be meeting up with DD and DS-in-law in our usual seats.
Then home to a.warming hotpot.

Hope your surgery goes well Mick.

Good morning from a sunny NE.
I had a disturbed night, woken at 12.30 am by commotion in the street, when I looked out there were police cars and people raising their voices.
I could not get back to sleep so read my book until 4.30, must have nodded off then.
DS and GD2 are visiting this afternoon so there will be music after dinner.
Thoughts are with people recovering. Have a good day.

Happy birthday Borrheid enjoy the New Forest trip

Aw happy birthday to your ‘new teens’ grandson kitty! A milestone birthday for him to celebrate. Our Boy Wonder will be 13 in July which means these boys are in the same school year in high school!

Borrheid Happy Birthday you young thing!
Enjoy your day

Better!

Happy 70th Birthday, Borrheid! 💕 I hope you have a lovely day.

This is not the Borrheid I know, you are usually so positive. 😪 Hopefully the day will get betetr.

Morning all - not from Ashford in Kent. It from the New Forest where it is dreich, murky and 5C! Today is my 70th birthday. We have dinner á deux planned for this evening and a drive around Lymington and the beach during the day. Two FB messages earlier one from my 93 year old mum and the other from my baby sister (58). I have five other siblings, two children of my own and five grandchildren - none of whom have made any enquiries as to what might be happening today. I have been feeling very down heading towards today. I will persevere with my moods and enjoy the day with DH. . We will end up doing what he wants to do as I don’t have the energy or inclination to suggest anything. He is from the New Forest and we haven’t been here since Covid so a visit to his mum’s grave is a definite. I have been on the verge of tears all week, usually a sign that I am becoming depressed. We met a lovely couple at dinner last night and I became tearful twice during the conversation- not like me at all! Time for the big girl pants!
I will update tomorrow as to the day’s outcome!

Good morning Mick and all from 3°C northwest coast.
Enjoyable art group yesterday and after that I set off in search of the smallest suitcase on wheels I could find and was very lucky in Matalan, reduced too.
I’m off this morning to stay for one night with pianist friend fifty miles away and my usual suitcase is a little large. I might use the new one for my art stuff, as does another member of the group, who gave me the idea.
I’m still not quite 100% after my op’, so anything to make life easier is a bonus,

Pianist friend moved into his new house a while ago and this will be my first visit. It looks nice in photos.
We will meet at the station and have lunch.

All the best for your treatment Mick, you know what to expect, which helps, thoughtful to receive flowers Bonnybanko and thoughts to all🌺

Good Morning from a dull chilly Co Armagh
My eldest granddaughter is 21 today ! It just seem yesterday that she entered the world
On a sadder note , I have the funeral of a young man today , the son of friends , he thought he had overcome cancer ,
🕯️💐

Nothing planned for today so no rush to get started. I struggle with January but at least we are over half way through it. Must find something useful to do so I foresee some drawer sorting - always needed in this house.

Good morning from Shropshire.A milder day today.

DH finished decorating the hall, stairs and landing yesterday.It looks really good🌟

Today we are taking DGD out for lunch while H is at a party then both children are coming back for a sleepover.

Brook your holiday sounds perfect.We always used to go away in January as the warm air helped DD’s asthma.DD and I are thinking it would be nice to book for something next January.We have started to plant seeds in DH’s mind but haven’t revealed our plan just yet.

Happy birthday to your DGS kitty.It is ten years since I joined gransnet.How time has flown.The toddlers when I joined becoming teenagers.

Have the best day you can everyone🦩

Good morning all from a dull but dry Black country.
A trip to Aldi to top up, friends coming later and we shall go over to the club.
Haven't read through yet I'm up late and my usual Saturday full English is calling.
Hope all goes well Mick.
Best wishes to anyone celebrating and virtual hugs where needed.
Have a good day everyone whatever your plans ☀️.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 6°, grey and damp. GrandMattie that must have given you a fright. Mick all the best for your lazer treatment. Still learning my friend's mum is in her mid nineties and still goes abroad. This year she's off to the Italian lakes.
Yesterday was another fairly quiet day. I did some housework and washing and pottered about generally. I went to Aldi and got food in too. Later, I got a phonecall from dgs1's school. I had offered to help with their library. I was a chartered librarian at one time before I went into teaching . The depute head and I worked together a number of years ago when I was on a secondment, so she was keen to get me involved. I'm going to talk to her next Wednesday. My biggest problem will be not taking on too much. I tend to overcommit!
Today will be another quiet day. I was supposed to be meeting a friend for breakfast but she cancelled as she's unwell. So the day is mine to do with as I please. Haggis, mashed potatoes and mashed turnip for dinner. Have a good day all.

Good morning from South Lanarkshirewhere it's ‘real feel’ is minus 1. I’ll wrap up for my trip to Biggar by bus to meet friends for lunch and our usual catch up, one of them has had a bad bout of flu so we haven’t met for several weeks and I’m looking forward to it..

I hope Mick’s lazer eye treatment goes well, he has enough to contend with.

That must have been an emotional moment for you grandMattie, good that you had a visit from your daughter soon afterwards.

Lovely flowers Bonnybanko, nice to feel family support.

I hope you enjoy your weekend course Roses, again I find myself envying the creativity and crafting skills on here!

Also enjoying your sunshine second hand brook, your holiday sounds perfect. I’m mulling over whether to renew my passport or accept my foreign stravaiging is over. It feels a rather momentous decision.

Wishing everyone a contented weekend.

Good morning from a dull still Suffolk with a chill feeling about.

DGD1 returns to university today and can’t wait to see her friends there. They have already got a house organised for 4 from September!

Apart from a trip to our local town and a dog walk no other plans yet for the day. The water here is very hard and limescale builds up quickly. It’s easy enough to descale the kettle and washing machine but the buildup in the loos is more difficult. The hardware shop sells cartons of citric acid and, having tried several proprietary brands,this does the job best……and is gentle for the septic tank.

That will be the extent of my domesticity today.

Hope today is a pleasant one for all.

Good morning all from County Durham.

Yesterday, as planned we visited the venue for the, "family weekend away" birthday celebration. All good, we think we've got everyone sorted with their rooms. Fortunately there are three family rooms, one more than we'd thought, which eases what may have been a problem. They'll be plenty of space too for anyone to withdraw for some quiet time, as with eighteen of us things may get rather noisy at times.

Thanks for the reminder regarding the Arnison Centre, Georgesgran. It's not one of my favourite places to shop. I had a nasty scrape with the car there some years ago and now avoid it like the plague, and that was before they reduced the spaces to put in new charging points!

I think I have seen the dress I want, lots of, "sparkles," but the well known retailers website was playing games with me yesterday and refused to accept payment. I'll try again today.

Today DD1, DD2 and DS and I are off to the theatre, DD2 birthday treat, to watch Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat in Sunderland. A meal together after the matinee performance, then a night in a hotel. It's very rare to have time with my DC on their own so I'll enjoy every minute.

The last time we saw this musical we were in London at The Paladium, with Jason Donavan in the lead role. DD2 was only 7 but it created a life long love of theatre and music within her. She went on to perform in youth theatre and now uses those skills in the school where she teaches.

Wishing all a peaceful day.