Good Morning Sunday 2nd March 2025

Good morning Mick and all from Cloudy Chambers sand dunes northwest coast.
Quiet day yesterday and a long FaceTime with sister in the south. Her new black cat is settling in nicely.

I’m off today to an afternoon symphony concert with old friend by train. Lunch first at an Italian and I have a little gift for his recent birthday and lunch will be on me. I’ve been listening to the pieces as they are unfamiliar to me. I particularly like following them with the score, but won’t do that in the concert hall although sometimes people do.

Thoughts to FGT Bella Baubles and all🌺

Sunny and frosty here too in Essex.

Another one here who sat reading in the conservatory with the doors open, yesterday. It actually got too warm and I took my jumper off! 😳.

No visitors today but we’ll have Roast chicken for late lunch and then I’ll read again . Dh is full of cold so I’m keeping clear of him.

What a night you had GG.
You too Marydoll - hope you have a better day.🙏.
Bellasnanna 🙏 for your neice and her baby.

Take care all 🌱

Good morning. Syns up in N. Bucks but after a busy week I’m having a lie in. I’ll be up soon.
The diabetic course yesterday was informative and actually quite good fun. Nine quite diverse people who all , except one were happy to talk and share experiences.
DD3 arrived unexpectedly early evening so we popped down to our local Indian restaurant with her. Also booked a two day outing with her and SIL over the early May bank holiday.
Today there is correspondence to catch up with and maybe an hour in the garden for a bit of a tidy.
Later I hope to continue with a watercolour painting.
Get well soon wishes to those who are poorly, hope Marydoll can find some relief.
Wishing all a good day with a smile along the way.

Take it easy Liberty. 💐

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 5° and dry. A bit on the cloudy side. Baubles I hope you feel better soon.
Yesterday was such a nice day, spent with a good friend in the morning and my dgs2 in the evening. He was such fun.
This morning he has been to great gran canaria wearing my holiday hat, my shoes and carrying a handbag. I have had my sunglasses on too. He's very inventive and bossy! Today is dds birthday and she will be in shortly to pick up her boy and then go out as a family for the day. I'll visit mum this afternoon. I'll make a sausage casserole in the slow cooker and a lemon drizzle cake too. At the moment I'm quite content to have a wee boy sitting beside me on the 'airplane'. Have a good day all

Sweet Grandmabatty! 💙 I so enjoy your tales.

Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny Northampton; I am still at DS's house where I stayed overnight after his birthday celebrations yesterday, along with DD and DS-in-law. We also had the pleasure of meeting DGD1's boyfriend for the first time.

DS made two delicious curries which were washed down by fizz, wine and beer.
After that the tv went off and we played a mad musical board game called Lyric.
I did not sleep well at all unfortunately: the curries and wine, although delicious, gave me terrible heartburn!

DD will drop me at home shortly, where I shall shower and freshen up before heading out to the arts cinema where they are screening a stage performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.

I will draw a veil over yesterday's rugby match; suffice it to say the result did not go our way....

Hope all poorly grans feel better soon.

Good morning from a misty W Kent, very Dickensian this morning. A quiet day, had a chat to DS yesterday on FaceTime and texts from DD2 visiting a friend whose son has autism. They had all managed an enjoyable day out in the sun.
Sending best wishes to all

Good morning Mick and all GN's on a grey but so far dry day in North Yorkshire. Looks chilly outside but no frost like yesterday.

Bellasnana, I hope you get good news about the baby soon, and that your niece gets the help she needs. You are doing a sterling job with the little ones you look after, and I am sure they are grateful to have such support.
Baubles , I hope you will soon feel better with a rest and some TLC. I think we somehow manage to keep going when we are needed and it is only later that it rather hits us. Partly , I think, because whilst we acknowledge the years going by in age, our brains dont keep up and still think we have the energy to deal with things and spring back as we did 20 or more years ago! I know that I am always rather surprised - and annoyed - when I run out of energy much earlier than I expect.
Marydoll, hope you will soon be feeling a little better. It must have been so scary for you. May they soon find something to help you.

Just seen the squirrel run along the fence then up and down some of the branches in the tree and then back along the fence. So looks as though he is thinking of spring, even if there are no leaves on the tree and the rest of us are glad to be in the warm at the moment.

I am so grateful to be in less pain this morning, back to more or less the normal, and had a bit more sleep last night. Not a great night but any sleep makes such a difference , I think, in helping you cope with things. So I feel less stressed and have only plans to walk round outside if it warms up a bit, as not really getting much exercise at the moment. I hope to enjoy the day with of course all the wonderful music on radio 3 and DID and Private Passions to enjoy, whilst I plod along with the jobs. Recently it has been very much 1 step forward 2 steps back, but I actually feel that I am starting the day with the hopes of more forward than back! We shall see. Wish I could get in the car and go up to Swaledale or to Harrogate to see the crocus in the Stray, which will no doubt look lovely, but will just be glad to have a quiet day.

Have got a variety of things in the fridge so no great cooking to do today, but if I can be bothered I really should get down to making a list for Tesco to deliver, as now getting right down on things as I cant carry them as I usually do in the car, but always get frustrated with their wretched list which never seems to show what I want without a lot of tooing and froing! I also hate waiting in for the people to come , but that is just me and I probably need to get used to doing it in the future. So a happy and peaceful day for everyone , may your day bring you happiness .

Good morning from a dry and milder NE.
DS came gesterday afternoon after dropping GD off at her friend's house where they had a meal before going to the theatre.
One of the other mothers dropped GD off at mine, it was late but GD still wanted to play the piano. I told her we should celebrate the pianos 50th birthday this month. It was bought for DD'S 6th birthday.
This afternoon DD and SIL are visiting and will stay for dinner, DD returns to Brussels tomorrow.
Have a good day.

Good morning from a rather dull Co Armagh, it’s not as cold as I expected
It’s a lovely time of year with snowdrops just over, crocus in bloom and I’ve some daffodils out
I’ve been offered a morning grocery shopping tomorrow, but asked could we go for a walk in a NT garden instead , some are still clearing up the storm damage , but I hope one is open
Today is a nothing day , first Sunday of the month Mass is in a different Chapel out of my walking range , so I go online , but it isn’t the same
Thinking of the sad or poorly xx

Good morning from a very sunny and spring like midlands.

Just made a chicken and mushroom pie for tea tonight.

Slept well last night but the black dog is still biting at my heels.

Love to all. Hope you feel better soon Marydoll and all who are unwell or suffering. 🤗🤗

Hopefully the sunny weather will help your low spirits, whywhywhy. It is so hard to deal with family sadness. I hope you see your granddaughters soon.

Thank you Marydoll