A late good morning from Sunnyside sandhills northwest coast.
I’m typing this with a small bag of frozen peas to hand to press against my cheek. My broken abscessed tooth was finally removed yesterday. I have been on a hospital waiting list since last July after the failed extraction. So a new private dentist and thank heavens it’s out.
I had originally decided on sedation, but arriving for my appointment the dentist said she would do it there and then as I was in some distress. Big girl pants on and off we went…
Left to the NHS, I would have gone to my grave with the damned half tooth in my head…
A quiet day ahead with painkillers and books.
Thoughts to Gingster Blossoming and all🌺
Pic of the blossoms in the lovely Savill gardens visited with DD recently.
Good morning all from a partly sunny Glasgow, where it is 10°C.
Yesterday was quite cool, with showers. Of course I listened to DH and didn't bring a brolly.
I have had a night of constant coughing, my chest is so congested, I wonder if hay fever is causing it,
Yesterday was such a lovely day with DD.
Firstly I had my GP appointment, I now have an urgent dermatology referral. That means nothing, I have been waiting a year for a respiratory appointment. I have been worrying about these lesions, for my mother had skin cancer, which ate away part of her face.
The GP was falling over himself to listen to my concerns.
I think he was shocked, that by myself I had managed to organise other urgent appointments with my clinicians, when he had done nothing.
I took the opportunity to walk through the shopping mall to speak to the locksmith. He has ordered keys blanks for the church safe, but they are proving very difficult to source.
The other reason was to keep dry, it was rather wet, but there is an exit next to the train station. I always have a cunning plan.😉
I had a long conversation with the lady in the station ticket office. I was trying to buy two single concession tickets, because this was a completely different line from my usual one and I was going back home eventually on a different line.
Despite me telling her that I often do this at my local station, she said staff shouldn't be doing that, because they were concession tickets.
Then to my surprise, she gave me a single round ticket. It cost £2.40 for a round trip of nearly twenty miles. A cheap day out indeed.
The ticket did not work in the barrier on my return journey.🤣
Before meeting DD I had a successful wander around JL. I am a fan of White Stuff dresses and found one I had never seen before in the sale rail. Being a rather well endowed lady, I need an 16 or 18, if it is a shirt dress. To my delight, I fitted into a 14, due to my weight loss.
Poor DD was getting frustrated, wandering JL, trying to find me, despite my live location placing me inside JL,
She then realised that I must be sitting in the fitting room, one of my ploys, when I need to sit down and rest.
Our afternoon tea was delicious, made to order sandwiches, accompanied by a glass prosecco.
We then moved onto a pub, which was an old bookshop, the walls are lined floor to ceiling with books. It used to be a haunt of mine in my university days.
We were sitting chatting, when suddenly I noticed people with their faces pinned against the glass, where I was seated.
It was DS and birthday girl, DIL. They had just come off the train and recognised the photo DD had posted on the family chat. A pleasant surprise for us.
DS had bought, DD a wild swimmer, a paddleboard for her birthday and she had been trying it out in a small lake near them. She is mad, it was so cold yesterday.
DD and I finally ended up in Grand Central for a strawberry Bellini, to toast DD's birthday, which is tomorrow. As usual, it was very busy. The only seat available was a high bar stool and DD and I were in stitches,
and also the people in the room as she tried to help me into it. As soon as I sat in it, I slid off!
This morning, I have a fête committee meeting, then need send out the parish electronic bulletin and update the website.
Later, I am duty sacristan for the Vigil, a busy day.
The males of the family, DD and Dollie, (it is to be a surprise for her) are going to watch the local football team before Mass.
A busy day indeed!
Pants, I am in envy of your day out. I will need to go back later and read your posts, I have so much to do today.
Praying Mr Gingster is more comfortable today and that the poorlies are improving.
Susan, enjoy your theatre trip.
Have a pleasant day folks.
P,S, I am shocked to see in the photo, DD took, how white my once red hair has become in the few weeks. I still had lots of red in it a few weeks ago! 😭
Good morning from sunny N Bucks.
Yes Granny Somerset I “get” you - and BH weekends even more so 
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