Good Morning Monday 12th May 2025

Happy Birthday,Harrigran
Hope all goes well for Ash,Granmabatty FRT and himself today.

Late good morning from beautiful Scotland.
Thank you for all the birthday greetings. DD, SIL and I are going to a hotel for lunch.
My SIL took this photo out of the lounge window at breakfast time.
Thinking of the FGTs.
Have a good day everyone.

Happy birthday harrigran

Good morning from West Sussex. Cloudy here but forecast sunny later. We had some rain yesterday evening (after we had spent an hour watering at the allotment, but I’m sure the plants won’t mind).

I am still recovering from my trip to London to keep company with DGD1. We stayed overnight with my old school friend while DGD got some work experience as a ‘runner’ with the team filming the VE Day service at Westminster Abbey. She had a great experience and said everyone was really friendly. DGD has just finished a degree in radio and television production. Sadly, her chances of getting a permanent job are vanishingly low but we live in hope!

I have a long list of jobs to do in the garden and in the house. I try to be organised like some of the inspirational ‘grans’ on here but I am easily distracted and prone to panic 🫤.

Hope your cataract op goes well Grandmabatty. Thinking of the FGTs 🌷

Good Morning everyone from the East Sussex coast.

So sorry Taichnan to hear that one of your group has died. I heard two days ago that one of my neighbours had collapsed and died while walking his dog and yesterday that another friend has also passed away. Both were lovely guys in their eighties. There has been too much of this recently and it makes one feel sober.
Onwards and upwards - more painting my current watercolour today and I hope a walk by the sea. Keep safe everyone.

Good morning everyone. Overcast and warm here.

Happy Birthday harrigran 🍹🎂🎉

Flying DD🙄✈️

Good morning from Sunnyside sandhills northwest coast.
F,Yang DD arrived from the south yesterday and we go on the family holiday to Greece on Wednesday. She gave me a pedicure, so I’m sandal ready and will sort out some outfits today. She’s off on a run, enjoys a little gardening and will have a catch up with friends.

I’m wading through my antibiotics and now my Dsister in the south who is joining us in Greece, tells me that she has toothache! It must be catching.

Thinking of FGTs GMB Bella and birthday greetings to harrigran🌺🎼

Good morning from a welcome wet Co Armagh
I actually stood out in the drizzle , the garden is loving it
My sugar snap peas have failed , not one is showing , I have to collect new specs this afternoon so will look for more seeds when we are out
Thinking of all with hospital stuff and Thales feeling less than chirpy 💐

Happy Birthday harrigran I hope the sun is shining for you.

Good luck to all Gransnetters and their families in any challenges and health issues they are experiencing

Good morning Mick and all from a grey, misty Angus coast. It's forecast to be sun by 11am 🤞.
This afternoon I'm going with some of my tai chi friends to the funeral of one of our number. She was just two weeks older than me and used to call me her 'little sister'. So sad that she's gone.
I have read quickly through the posts but my brain has no adhesive power this morning. However, I hope your viewing this afternoon is hopeful this afternoon grammaretto, and that hospital treatments go well for Grandmabatty today and Bella's little twin tomorrow. Thoughts with the FGTs . Belated happy birthday wishes to Harrigran and enjoy your time beside a beautiful Scottish loch. Whiff happy holiday in Llandudno. Brook I too wake up around 4am - just before sunrise - and then sleep until the sun has reached an acceptable height. This morning I slept until 8am as well, probably because the sun failed to put in an appearance.
Enjoy your lovely warm sunny days everyone, and whywhywhy I hope you feel better as the day goes on 🫂.

Morning all

Have a fabulous day and a good week.

Happy birthday harrigran

Flowers ears? Flowerers!

After a busier than usual weekend am enjoying a quiet morning before the gardener arrives - I have a list of jobs and we need to do some planning for summer. All the tulips are over apart from Queen of the Night so we need to add some colour as the summer flower ears will be a few weeks yet.

Thinking of the FGTs and hoping for reassurance for them.

Good morning all, the sun has broken through the cloud here in South Lanarkshire. It’s going to be another beautiful day.

Happy birthday harrigran.

Thinking of the FGTs today.

Enjoy your last day Marydoll, safe journey home.

Happy holiday Whiff.

Sending good wishes to GMbatty and Bella’s DGS.

I did a fair bit of weeding yesterday and will carry on with that this morning. Dentist and hygienist appointments this afternoon, a necessary evil I’m afraid as it’s a constant struggle to keep my gums halfway healthy.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Happy birthday Harrigran 🌹

Good Morning from Durham. A dull, grey start at 6am has given way to a bit of a shower now. BBC forecast is for another scorcher - remains to be seen.

Coffee this morning as usual, then I’ll start my packing list for the weekend.

Happy birthday Harri and others celebrating. Safe travels to those on the move and special thoughts for the FGTs today.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning everyone from a rather cloudy Lancashire.

A flying visit as MrB is taking me to Lytham for some fresh air and sea breezes.

Hoping for good news for FGT2 and her DH.

As always, my thoughts are with those under the weather or dealing with sorrow in their lives.

Wishing all you all a happy Monday 🌹♥️

A late good morning from Inverness, we’ve a bit of cloud around but it’s forecast to be warm and sunny later
A very Happy Birthday Harrigran! 💐🎂🥂
I overslept a bit, I don’t know if it’s still jet lag but I seem to have developed a pattern of waking up about 4am for an hour or so then falling back to sleep until gone 8 - I really don’t want to develop this sleep habit as it’s so annoying
Hoping all goes well for Grandmabatty and thr FGTs today, and tomorrow for Bellas DGS
I’ve not had chance to read all the posts yet so will do that later, in the meantime wishing everyone the best day they can, take care all 💐

Morning from an overcast S Hants, not a sniff of badly needed rain.
Thoughts with FGT and himself this afternoon, Gbatty and Ashcombe too.
I hope this is the one Grammaretto
A very sunny warm day watching our grandson and his team progress to their football final yesterday, he scored all three goals and was man of the match 🙂
Today voluntary phone, watering early evening after I’ve played taxi for a friend to the airport, then quiz.
Happy birthday harrigran 🎂🥳
🦩🦩

Happy Birthday Harrigran 🎂🥂🥳

Good morning all from a misty Elie. I have been trying to get an insect sting out from behind my knee, since 6am. Sigh.
I usually bring enough stuff to survive a nuclear winter ( you never know), but I had neither tweezers nor a needle. I have to be so careful of infection.
I messaged DD and DIL, who are in the other apartment and DD came down to try and remove it. ( DH was no use at all.)

I hope all goes well for all the hospital procedures and appointments today, wishing you a speedy recovery.
An anxious time for you, FGT, 💐.

I have had a wonderful time (including managing the sibling bickering, no family is perfect, including mine.😉)
The weather has been glorious and we have had lovely meals, indulged in fine wines, walked off the calories with plenty of
exercise.
I have rested well, but my family were concerned at how little I could manage to eat. My whole mouth is raw.

Yesterday,Dollie and I went out on our own to the boutique. The plan was that I would take her for juice and a treat, but nothing was open, including my shop, so we decided to have juice and a treat on the beach.
We had just sat down on a bench, when I looked down and there was Babydoll playing on the sand with her parents.
This is where I made a major mistake. DIL2 asked Dollie if she wanted to stay with them, while I went clothes shopping.
I bumped into the walkers and told DIL1 where Dollie was, with DIL2.
I merrily returned to the apartment, oblivious to the fact that my reckless DS2 had encouraged Dollie to go in the sea. Unfortunately, she was dressed for lunch and DIL1 was fuming, because she was soaked through.
I am a failure as a grandmother!! I didn't think DS2 would be
that daft! 😔

While out walking, Dollie stopped and handed me a decorated envelope, I assumed it was a birthday card. When I opened it, it was full of cash to treat myself in the boutique,
I burst into tears. I seem to be doing that a lot recently.

Home today, but firstly breakfast at the harbour, then fish and chips in Anstruther.

I have lots of photos, but can't upload them. The WiFi signal is week.

I wish you all a pleasant day and best wishes to all, who have mountains to climb. 💐

Good morning all from an overcast Wiltshire.

We had a very heavy rain yesterday afternoon with a rumble of thunder but it didn’t last for very long. The ground is baked hard and the awful compost these days is like dust.

Best wishes to Grandmabatty and Bella’s littlest GS. Thinking of FGT2’s DH today.

Happy Birthday to Harrisgran 🎊