Good Morning Sunday 21st December 2025

Good morning from N. Bucks. Weather is dull and damp but it is December. I’m looking forward to the daylight hours increasing.
Wrapping to finish this morning and then we are off to the Panto with the family.
Happy birthday Roses.
My shoulder pain has been bad the last few days but there are worse problems I could have.
Wishing all a good day especially those struggling in any way.

Happy Birthday, Roses; have a super day🎂🎈!

Welcome aboard Melanie61.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Roses. Enjoy your cake 🎂🎉🎉

Good morning from a dark Leicestershire.
Today is our 57th Wedding Anniversary and the day DH is coming home.

Great excitement in the street yesterday as our neighbours had to call the fire brigade who stayed at least an hour - not heard yet what happened.

Will go back and read the posts but wishing every one, especially those with mountains to climb, a good day.

Melanie61 another Sheffield lass here!

Happy Birthday Roses.

Good Morning everyone from a damp and dark south coast.

Happy birthday Roses - hope you have a lovely family get together. My son and family are coming here today, from the same area, so they may pass on the dreaded M25. We are having lunch at our lovely local pub though - my catering days have retired! So looking forward to seeing them all.

Lovely gingerbread houses Mattie and I hope your "customers" love them.

I need to finish my delivery order, which is due on Tuesday, but keep thinking of something I might need. DH reminds me that there is no need for the siege mentality as the supermarkets will be open again on Friday!

Sending my very best wishes to all in need of them especially those with their own health issues or caring for a loved one with them.

Back to the light after today - it's the solstice. Hurrah!

Greyduster We probably know each other! They say Sheffield is the largest village

Indeed they do!😊

Good morning all.
Happy Birthday Roses I hope your family can visit.

Good morning from a misty S E Essex.

Happy Birthday RosesandLilac 🎂🥂🍾🎉

A lazy day here, I feel rather under the weather 🤶🎄

Good morning everyone from a still dark and chilly morning in Northampton. The shortest day, and we shall be on the downward run to summer thank goodness!

A very happy birthday 🎂 to Roses! Enjoy your cake!🍰

Yesterday turned out lovely, and not chilly, I didn't even need my gloves on at the rugby. Sadly the bar had run out of sloe gin toddy, so I had to have mulled wine instead. And what a good match we were treated to! We had a great win against Sale Sharks 47-21. I had recorded the match so watched it again while having my dinner. I can't ever get too much rugby! 🏈🏉

Managed to get the winter duvet and Christmas bedding on my bed yesterday morning, and also found my winter scenes cushion covers to make it look even more festive.

A Sainsbury's delivery over lunchtime and an email this morning to say they have everything in my order.

A quiet day at home until this evening when I have been invited to a neighbours for mulled wine.

Lovely gingerbread houses grandMattie!

Have a peaceful and happy Sunday everyone.

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s still dark, I think it’s dry and not windy.
A very Happy Birthday rosesandlilac, enjoy your day today and I hope your son gets to visit
I’ve still got my cough but it’s not sounding quite as bad and much less frequent. I expect it might take a while to go completely. Yesterday we went out for food shopping, called into DD2s and ended up with DGS staying over here last night. It’s all quiet so he must be still asleep as far as I can tell. We’ll drop him home sometime this morning
A warm welcome to Melanie and Icandoit
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning all from Glasgow, where it is 6°C.

Happy Birthday, Rosesandlilac. That's a shame that you had to buy yourself a present and cake. 😪
Your pendant sounds lovely.

Those houses are so cute, GM,

Yesterday was extremely busy and I didn't get a minute to catch my breath, (didn't have any in the first place) between opening up the parcel depot to store all DD's family gifts (at least her home is tidy), and feeding everyone.

D?D always makes up a hamper of goodies for me. She brought it yesterday, to get it out of the way, but couldn't understand why I burst out laughing.
She had bought me a bottle of my favourite Irish cream liqueur, which is hard to source, unaware that that I had made up a hamper fir her, which included the same liqueur. 😉

Today is the joint PTA/ Parish fundraising Coffee morning, where the raffle will be drawn for the signed Dr Who script. I do not plan to attend it, because the film maker is running the show. I do not wish to engage with her.
It looks like we have raised roughly £20,000 since June for the Renovation fund. Not bad for a committee of eight.

The Parish Priest was surprised, when I said I wasn't going to Mass today nor attend the Coffee morning..
He thinks all is well between us, it is not. The curate never said a word to me last night. He owes my family and I an apology for the mess he has contributed to. I'm not holding my breath.
However, the chair of the Parish Council spoke to me. She is a former colleague from our days on the Local Authority IT steering group and an authority on Internet safety.
She commended me for everything I had done and wants it raised at the Parish Council, in the hope of raising awareness disseminating information Safeguarding protocols.

Today, I need to catch up on all the present wrapping, which wasn't done, due to the Safeguarding issues. The P.P. wanted me to come and check the permissions today I declined, it will be on my terms.
Anyway, I am still unwell and want to ve able to enjoy Christmas,
It is a big event in our family, both religious and family, however, last Christmas, I spent a week in bed, I do not want a repeat performance.

The bed will be changed, the freezer delved into for dinner (probably salmon en croute) the spare room is chaotic with gifts and wrapping paper everywhere.
DD and SiL always stay at Christmas, despite living only ten minutes away. 😂 I need to get it cleared.

I wish you all a pleasant Sunday and best wishes to all, who are struggling.

Good morning from the East Coast. I am not out of bed yet. We have an empty day today so no rush to do anything.

Welcome to new posters this morning. 👋Merry Christmas to you all. 🎄

Our big shop yesterday was easy the huge Tesco was busy but we walked straight on a till. There was a nice atmosphere. We didn’t go overboard with shopping as we live close to a local shop and they reopen Boxing Day if we have forgotten something.

Our daughter and Granddaughters are having a lovely time in Disneyland Paris there have been some super cute pictures.
All I really have to do today is go to the local supermarket to pick up an Amazon parcel so I might incorporate a walk which would do me good. We had a cosy afternoon and evening yesterday after shopping watching festive tv. Watched quite a sweet movie on Netflix called Secret Santa which we quite enjoyed. It takes no thinking about so if you like a typical Christmas movie to curl up and relax to its for you.

Enjoy your Sunday if you can and I hope there are many moments of joy🎄

Dragonfly ♥️

Happy birthday RosesandLilac

Happy anniversary Dragonfly46 and to everyone celebrating today 💐

Good morning from a dark and wet northwest coast.
Lovely day yesterday, I went to an exhibition in our local gallery which has displayed paintings ‘salon style’, that is one on top of another up to the ceiling, as they did in Victorian times. Many paintings have not seen the light of day for yonks.
It was very interesting and you certainly get more for your money (although it was free..)
Then on to a Xmas fair and bought stocking fillers and primulas.

Came home and fell asleep in the sitting room, which is annoying as I wanted to carry on with various things and it affects my nighttime sleep.
DD arrives from the south later today so will make a chicken casserole and clear the dining room table after card making.

Happy birthday Roses and thoughts to all🌺🎄

A day to celebrate RosesandLilac 💐 and Dragonfly 💐

My parents also married on the 21st December. Mum told me in those days women who married had to leave work. They needed the money, so married secretly so she could keep her job at Lewis’s in Birmingham.

Good morning from a grey and damp NE.
DD and SIL called in briefly and DS and GD1 came for the evening, GD2 has the flu.
Today DD and SIL are going to take me shopping, only free time they have to help me shop for the Christmas day food.
Happy birthday Roses.

Happy anniversary Dragonfly. Hope you both have a lovely day!💐🥂

Good morning everyone. I think we’re in for a wet day after yesterday’s lovely sunshine.

DGD is here after staying the night. Dd still poorly.
I took her to the Carol concert and it was very long and boring for her but she’s such a star and didn’t fuss at all. I felt bad for her but hadn’t realised it was the Carol concert with the 9 lessons plus a long sermon from the vicar. No much fun for a 10 year old.

We walked back home enjoying all the Christmas lights and were pleased to have our spag Bol to warm and cheer us up.

DS1 and DIL are coming in for coffee and chat and I’ll take DGD home sometime this afternoon.

Take care all 🎄

Hope your DH’s discharge and return home goes to plan Dragonfly. That’s the anniversary gift you’ll both want. 🥂

grandmattie they are delightful. Wish I lived nearer to you.
Happy Birthday rosies