Good Morning Friday 19th December 2025

Good morning from the west midlands, a bright, sunny day here.
Last bits of Christmas shopping to do today, trying to do it before MrILovedogs sticks his ruddy oar in!
I'm planning to sow some Broad bean seeds soon, they normally do quiet well as long as I can protect them from the dreaded Blackflies!
Have a safe & peaceful day everyone & don't worry about the Christmas dinner, it's just a fancy roast at the end of the day.
Also, at this time year one can always resort to a massive swig of the sherry or port, or both, if everyone is acting like a pillock. 😶

Good morning everyone from sunny Lancashire. So good to see blue sky after all the rain.

Yesterday we met up with some of MrB’s family for coffee and chat. I was not looking forward to it, I used to be much more sociable but the last year has really taken its toll. Of course, it was absolutely fine and we had an enjoyable time.

Today MrB and I have been for our usual walk around the dock. It’s such a pleasant morning and I am feeling good now the steroid spray has kicked in. It doesn’t take much to make me happy these days.

I’m thinking of our poorly grans and those with troubles, as always.

Wishing you all a good day, whatever you’re doing 🦩🦩🦩

Marydoll I was thinking she probably doesn’t want to lose face.

Could you get whoever is in charge of safegauarding overall to put a statement in the parish bulletin😇

Good morning everyone.
It’s a much brighter morning than yesterday and forecast to remain brighter and dry. Yesterday afternoon it never paused with the rain. When we got back from lunch with our friends, I locked the door and drew the blinds on it, and we settled for an afternoon of reading and pottering.

Today, I must tackle the ironing.

Welcome back, Gagagran. Lovely to see you posting here again.

I will go back and read all the posts, now. I only got so far, but thought I’d better post before it got too late.

Wishing everyone all the best.

Marydoll it is unbelievable that people are not supporting you in a safeguarding issue😡.

Naivity on the part of most people, but this particular individual is on a power trip and thinks she knows it all.
Her pride has been hurt and she wants revenge.

Good morning all. A dreich day in Glasgow. Grey, wet and windy.

A visit to the cross today which has an undercover car park, hoping to find a space to do an M&S food shop and a winter bouquet for DD1. I will be visiting her and the girls later but mainly to see the kittens again. 🤫 😂 After a check at the vets it transpired that the two tom cats are actually one male and one female.

Best wishes to all for a good day.

Good morning from Shropshire.

I left a message for my diabetes team after the drama of the night before and my nurse called me yesterday evening.She is able to check all my levels as my sensor is connected to her computer.As a result the amount of insulin I use has been reduced.It was increased while I was ill but now I am moving more I don’t need as much.

Today we will have a day at home while I adjust to the new doses.

Safe travels to all on the move and hope all unwell are improving.

Marydoll it is unbelievable that people are not supporting you in a safeguarding issue😡

FGT thinking of you and Himself as always 🙏🏻

Wishing everyone the best day possible 🎅🏻🎄

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Heavy rain last night and blowy today.

I love the biscuits Babydoll . Clever wee thing!

Yoga was very nice. So was lunch with my past pottery students, one of whom now runs a busy teaching studio in Edinburgh.

I finished knitting and sewing up the sweater I have made for DGD. I hope her sister doesn't object.

I called the garage yesterday to ask them to look at my noisy car. You're a bit late late for what! but bring it in on Monday. So I hope I won't be needing it over the holidays.

Reminder of how glad I am not to rely on a car. There are 5 buses from here though no longer a train.

My volunteer shift on the shop till and then I have nothing planned and think I need a lull.....
I started to clean the loo with mouthwash this morning-

Have a good day everyone.

Good Morning from Durham. After yesterday’s deluge, it’s dry today. I seem very tired and my eyes are sore, but I’ve washed my hair and have to be at DD1’s for 11, where DD2 is picking us up. She wants to have a look at a particular shop then we’ll have a bit of lunch somewhere. As we don’t know the area, we’re unsure of the parking nearby even with her Blue Badge.
DD1 is at her chiropractor first thing, still going 3x a week. She’s fed up being off sick for weeks now, but work want her to wait for her MRI result before going back. It’s worrying, as she’s had ‘back trouble’ for years, including surgeries.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning all and no rain forecast today. Yesterday was dreadful ☔️.

I made more sausage rolls and a lemon cheesecake to take to DS1’s on Boxing Day. All in the freezer now. Just a cheeseboard to get. That’s my contribution sorted.

The bowls club Christmas gathering at a friends house was really good. So much food and drink offered. They really do go overboard but are such wonderful hosts. The husband does all of the cooking and hosting with the wife wafting around , chatting and looking glamorous. It obviously suits them both . I’m just jealous! 😅.

Today ds2 is coming at lunchtime to spend the afternoon with us before he and his brother go out this evening to meet up with their old pals. (10 altogether) all in their 50’s now and I’d love to be a fly in the wall.

Seckford Hall is lovely Liberty. I’ve been to a ‘wake’ there.
Enjoy your meal at the seafront hotel GG. Another beautiful place.

Take care 🎄

Good morning all, from Glasgow, where it is 7° and showery

Good to see you posting Gaga. That"s what Babydoll calls me.

I've had the most awful hight, due to my respiratory problems. I woke coughing and unable to breathe. It was really frightening.
Most of the night was spent, trying to clear my chest.
DH, of course, exhausted after a day with Babydoll, never stirred, I thought I was going to die alone. 😪

Yesterday was exhausting. Babydoll was very demanding,
Like myself, she has had a long standing cough. I was upset to hear, that at two and half, she has been prescribed an inhaler. 😪
She has been diagnosed with possible asthma, (too young for a proper diagnosis) given the fact that I am asthmatic, both of her parents are asthmatic and her cousins have inhalers. It explains the continuing, snotty, running nose and persistant cough. 😪

We decided to go to B&M to pass the time. All the way round the shop, we repeated, I need, x and x and x ....... from Santa. 😂
Her greatest wish is for a Spidernan suit and Spiderman t-shirt,
I have the T shirt, I hope her parents have the suit. 😂

We did some baking, for her parents and other grandparents, lt looked as if there had been a flour bomb explosion. What a mess! Not up to your standard, GM, Rather rustic, but made with love.
When Babydoll, turned and said, I am happy, Gaga,, are you.? , I knew it was all worth while. 😍

Just as I was clearing up, DIL and Dollie unexpectedly arrived. Dollie was carrying a painting, done on canvas for us and one for Babydoll's parents. 💕
We were running so late, that the clearing up was waiting for me, when I got back.

It didn't help that for the thirty minute journey to her home, in rush hour traffic and torrential rain, she proceeded to complain about every perceived injustice of her day. Where did all that new vocabulary come from?
She was fortunate that she actually made it to her home!!
On the way home, I told DH to drive past our house, I refused to cook and we were having fish suppers! 😉

The Safeguarding saga continues. The person involved has gone to the other extrene, even seeking permission from the fly on the wall and a bird flying past.
I think she may be making a point.

She is hassling the P,P, because I have refused to engage with her and of course, he is hassling me, to check all permissions. Machiavelli is her middle name,
I was feeling weary and was too busy yesterday, and said I wanted to take my time to do it properly.
DH is raging, the photo he asked to be removed from Facebook, has been reposted on another Facebook page. A salutary lesson for those, who believed I was over reacting.

A visit too Sainsbury's is required, then getting stuck into the video,
I'm dreading it.

I wish you all. A pleasant day and my thoughts are with the mountaineers.

Good morning Mick and everyone.
It's cold here in Shropshire but thankfully, dry.
Yesterday I made a chicken stock. I need it for the soup I'm making today which has to be gluten free, lactose free and contain no onions, garlic or celery!
I shall be going into town later this morning to do some Marks and Spencer food shopping and to buy a Playstation gift card for my grandson.

Wishing you all the best day possible. My thoughts are with all who are finding life challenging for whatever reason.

Good morning from soggy South Lanarkshire.

Lovely to see you back Gagagran, wonderful news about your DH.

DH and I were feeling most un-christmassy so took the daft dug for a walk via our nearby hotel where we popped in to have coffee and delicious scones. In the evening a friend and I went to watch a screening of It’s a Wonderful Life in our wee theatre. It’s a Christmas tradition but DH would have found sitting difficult as there’s not a lot of space hence going with my friend. I was astonished to find that at the age of eighty she had never heard of the film but thankfully really enjoyed it.

Today food shopping and picking up a few little bits and bobs is my plan. I’m hoping to then avoid shops till after Christmas.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Good morning. Hoping for less rain today, it never stopped yesterday.
I’ll be making the stuffing and sausage rolls today and will pop them in the freezer for next week. After that I’ll start on gift wrapping.
I’m looking forward to to a girlie evening with my 3 DDs. Pyjamas, nibbles, hot chocolate and a Christmas film. DD1 is hosting.
Hope all outings and visits are enjoyed and there is some improvement for our poorly Grans. A good day wished for all.

Good morning from a cold and dark northwest coast. A day of bits and pieces yesterday. Xmas present of wine delivery delayed as DS not there to sign and I spent time on the telephone cancelling a magazine subscription where I had forgotten to cancel the automatic renewal. So dark and gloomy too all day.
I’m in a patch of watching 40s noir films, good fun.
DD arrives for Xmas on Sunday and we had a long FaceTime re my financial advisor who I’m not happy with. Her latest ‘advice’ has left me confused and the point is to keep stress away, not add to it.
Started another Dorothy Whipple book which is excellent.
Today to optician to fix my specs and organise the house a bit.
Thoughts to all🌺🎄

Good morning from a dry Suffolk after very heavy rain yesterday. We’ve had a really lovely couple of days with DD1 and family. We had lunch before they left at Seckford Hall near Woodbridge before they left as it is on their way home to North Somerset. It is an Elizabethan building,once the home of the Seckford family and now a hotel.

It was beautifully decorated for Christmas and the food was delicious but the best bit for me( and here I’m going to be the worst kind of boastful granny) was seeing the delightful youngsters the 3 teenagers have become….even the ‘wild child’ just now 14. They were engaging, interesting and appropriately polite and courteous to the waiters. Boast over.

I have a hair appt this afternoon but before that,I’m going to visit my dear friend who moved to a local Care home yesterday for 3 or 4 weeks respite before returning home. I hope she settles. She messaged me last evening saying she was enjoying a glass of wine so the initial signs are good.

Hope today is a good one for all.

Good morning everyone, it’s just coming light on the east coast and I’m sure it’s damp out. Didn’t hear it raining in the night though.
I’ve been awake since four am. I had a bad dream and couldn’t get back to sleep. I don’t have too much to do this morning so I can rest a little.

This afternoon we are at our friend’s house for her Christmas party. She hosts every year. It’s an early one as unfortunately my best friend’s DH is suffering with lung cancer and gets tired easily so it’s an afternoon do instead to make it more comfortable for him. How life can change so quickly. We have been told not to wear anything black unless we want covering in white dog hairs. They have adopted an older white German shepherd who is beautiful but huge so jeans will be worn but still a Christmas jumper. It should be fun.
DH is making my breakfast of avocado and poached egg on toast. I like it on cinnamon fruit loaf he thinks it’s weird but it’s really tasty.

Hope you all have a safe enjoyable Friday bringing sparks of joy. 🎄

Morning, I think it is dry in S Hants, different from yesterday when it didn’t stop, with the back garden flooded.
Today nurse at 9am for dressing check, Tesco delivery pm, MrJ has bowls, but is hesitant to leave me alone.
Safe journey Ashcombe and others travelling.
I hope those struggling have a better day.
FGT
🦩🦩

Good morning from a dry W Kent. An early visit to the supermarket yesterday left me with lots of cheap veg so the rest of the day was spent making soup and a carrot cake. I think all the card writing is finished and parcels packed.
Today is hairdresser late in the day but otherwise rather quiet
Best wishes

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire where it is it is just getting light. It forgot to get light yesterday and was so dark all day I had all the downstairs lights on constantly. And the rain!😱. Today we are promised a dry day.

I made a couple of dozen mince pies and was glad of the food processor to make the pastry because my fingers are no longer fit for purpose when it comes to the rubbing in method! I shall take some over to my niece this morning when I deliver cards and presents. The rest will go into the freezer. If they don’t, I shall have eaten them by next week! DS rang for a chat in the evening. He will be here on the 28th hopefully.

I put the washing machine on overnight so I shall get the contents out on the dryer early and let them have a blow.

Have the best day you can folks.

Good morning all from a chilly North Leicestershire.

I have a busy day in prospect. I need to go to the pet shop for bird food, the butcher's and Waitrose. This afternoon I have a pedicure booked.

This evening it is the Farmers Charity Tractor Run which is always spectacular, noisy and sociable.

Have the best day possible everyone ❤️

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 8° and wet. There are large puddles on the road so it's been heavy overnight. Ash safe journey home. Gagagran you're only putting on your sprouts now 😱. Mine have been on since October. 😂 I think it was Terry Wigan who started that.
Yesterday I found my missing mojo- temporarily. I headed to town and looked for superdrug to buy stocking fillers. No luck as it has gone like so many other shops. The town is full of vape shops, charity shops and vacant signs. Fortunately the book shop was still there so I achieved what I set out to do. Then I headed to Tesco to buy the stocking fillers and picked up a Radio Times for my daughter. Home again and I began wrapping. I haven't quite finished it but I'm on the way.
Today I have one present still to buy in a nearby town then home again to finish the wrapping. The local cards didn't get delivered yesterday so I'll do that today. And that'll be me organised. Have a good day all.

Good morning everyone from a still dark Northampton, can't see what the weather is out but the forecast says bright and sunny.

At least there's no rain, unlike yesterday when it absolutely poured until late afternoon. I got very wet....
Annoyed at the bank as the inside ATM was not working so had to go and stand out in the rain to withdraw money. By the time I got to the cinema I could have done with a towel and a hairdryer!
The film, Blue Moon, was very good but extremely sad - it was the story of lyric writer Lorenz Hart and his split from musical composer Richard Rodgers, apparently due to Hart's unreliability and drunkenness among other things. The rejection affected him very badly and he never recovered. Of course Rodgers went on to great things with his new lyric writer Oscar Hammerstein, Oklahoma! and South Pacific etc.

It was still raining heavily when I came out of the cinema, and the wind was gusting so strongly that my umbrella blew inside out twice and I feared that I would be blown over. But undeterred I made my way to the jewellers in the town centre where I claimed my champagne and mince pie. I had a browse and eventually decided to treat myself to some pretty ear-rings - something that DH would have bought me for Christmas....

Today I shall be out for lunch at the garden centre with three other neighbours and ex-neighbours. Hoping to have a browse round as well. Depending on how much lunch I eat, I may not need much for dinner tonight.

Wishing all a pleasant day.

Good morning Mick and everyone from a dark and damp looking Carlisle.
Another poor night's sleep but not so shattered this morning. Yesterday morning was slow until the caffeine kicked in. I pootled through the day with various little tidying and sorting jobs. Today will be much the same except that I hope to have the energy and some dry weather for a post lunch walk.

This is the time of year when I feel an urge for a good clear out of 'stuff' but I will restrain myself until the New Year.
My crocuses, the ones planted in previous years, are growing steadily, I won't be be surprised if we see the next year in with flashes of colour, very odd!

Have a good day everyone!

Morning all from West Oxfordshire.

I was glad to get my roots done yesterday and have a hair cut,

It is the WI Christmas do today. An Italian lunch followed by the final Downton Abbey film.

Younger son is coming this evening and will stay for the weekend. He has offered to make fish pie for us tomorrow - he makes the best fish pie - so I’ve bought all the ingredients.

Have a good day. GM sounds very industrious and I hope MaryD’s granddaughter didn’t pilfer too many things! Thinking of the FGT2S. I don’t think we’ve had any recent progress reports.