Good Morning Monday 16th May 2022

Good morning from a dreary Torbay after overnight rain.

I am appalled by what happened to you, grandMattie. What an awful time for you both. I do hope things will be more settled today. Take care of yourself.

After church yesterday, we went to the station and booked our rail tickets to travel to Newcastle tomorrow. We are off to join MV Balmoral for a long awaited cruise to celebrate my 70th birthday which was in 2020! We shall visit various Baltic cities but, of course, St. Petersburg has been removed from the itinerary.

A good week is wished to all with improving weather and health where needed. ??????

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Good morning. As Maw says it is dull and damp here in N. Bucks at the moment.
DH is off to golf so I shall do a few chores around the house, make some small cakes to put in the freezer and then I intend to get out my water colours .
This evening we have a meeting to sort out a small jubilee celebration with neighbours.
Glaa add d we spent Saturday planting and tidying . Thought the two little fairy gardens might give some of you a smile ( see photos).
Wishing all a good day

Good morning Mick and all from a wet, (but with a faint glimmer of sun) Oxfordshire.
Today was going to be a gardening day as I cleaned and scrubbed before we went away and everything still looks clean and ok, but it’s too wet.
Anyway I will do the ironing instead.
Granmattie, I feel for you and your DH, try to catch some rest if you can.
Congratulations Baubles a new baby is always such good news.
Have a good day everyone and hugs for those who aren’t feeling so good today.

Good morning all from a wet Black country.
granMattie what an exhausting day do try and rest when you can ?.
Nice to see your family settling in MOMB
congratulations on the new arrival baubles
Enjoy your day everyone and may you all find some ?

Good Morning all from East Staffordshire where it is rather grey!
I thought I had a stressful day ahead but reading your posts made me realise I just have a few jobs to do❤️
DGS is off on holiday with his other Nanna and his aunt and cousin today so I have a quiet week of childcare with my DGD.
I am making a FB page for my new litter pick group and I am putting together my presentation for my bid to become Chair if the Parish Council.
Take care Grandmattie and all my other GN friends.x

Love those fairy gardens ginny you’ve given me an idea for my DGD, she’d adore one so I might give it a try - thank you!

Good morning all . We are heading up to Suffolk today , so hope the weather improves.
Lots to do up there but a change of scene will do us good.

Congratulations to all Baubles . ??.

Hope your day improves GM ?.

Wishing you all a pleasant day

Good morning Mick and everyone from a damp Hull where the garden is very appreciative of the rain.

grandMattie really hoping your day is quieter for yourself and your DH. Really can’t believe you had to take your husband to hospital yourself. You are going to be worn out. ?

MOMB hoping your Ukrainian father and son settle into the bakery job and nursery quickly. People really are generous aren’t they.

Nana5852 I think it’s fantastic how you go outdoor swimming I’m hoping the pool is heated. I can’t bear cold water if I go on holiday and it’s hot I still can’t go into a cold pool. I always admire these people who go swimming in the sea on winter days and think how healthy they must be.

Take care and enjoy your day everyone with all your busy activities.
Hope Monday brings lovely reasons to smile. ??

Baubles many congratulations on the safe arrival of your new GS such beautiful news on a dreary morning. ?

nana585, I misread your post and thought you had a pool in your garden!

My DIL is a wild swimmer and often swims outdoor pools, even when it is freezing outside! She is addicted to it.❄☔☃

Brook I just said the same thing to my DH that they would make a lovely gift for GD. They are fabulous ginny.

No Matt it’s Monday.

Good morning everyone from a damp but mild south Manchester. I have an appointment with the dental hygienist late morning. I hate going (and paying) but years ago I gave my head a wobble and reasoned I pay to have my highlights done or my nails and put this appointment in the same bracket of self maintenance.

We have no other plans. Apartment life is low maintenance living leaving plenty of ‘me’ time. Suits me perfectly to be honest. Plenty of time to do as I want not what I ought! I enjoy novels set in Australia (think Little Big Lies) so yesterday I bought this one on my Kindle. I intend to make a good inroad into it today.

Enjoy Monday all who can. x

Good morning from sunny, for the moment, Colchester. Another warm, damp day forecast.

I have an empty today and will be busy with housework and shopping. There are several late May/ early June birthdays to think about.

Congratulations Baubles and love and hugs to all?x

Good morning from a rainy NE.
Great disappointment yesterday the restaurant type meals, that my sister ordered for my birthday, were not delivered and we had to find something else to cook.
SIL is here to help me as I am having my gas meter changed and both gas and electricity will be off, appliances will need to be reset.
Poor treatment of your DH gM, having to take him to hospital yourself, where were the nurses in the hospice ? I had to do all the physical nursing for my DH, visiting nurses were not hands on and only made suggestions.. I am disgusted at the standard of care for terminally ill patients.

* or even ‘Big Little Lies* ha! I can never recall which way round it is.

Congratulations Baubles a new baby is always wonderful!

Congratulations on the birth of your DGS Baubles.

Good morning all from wet Harrogate
I am appalled you should be asked to drive your DH 18miles GrandMattie. What a dreadful day you had
I’m full of admiration for you ladies taking in families from the UA
Congratulations Baubles on the birth of your GS
Today is my telephone day the physio adding a call for good measure!
Have the best day possible folks

Good morning Mick and everyone from a rather dark Carlisle where it has rained overnight. I woke briefly around 4am and wondered if it was worth getting up to look at the blood moon. I didn't, certain that it would be too cloudy, as it still is.
This morning is the usual Monday morning round of laundry and housework followed by a trip to the hospital after lunch for my monthly bloodletting. My iron overload is coming down steadily so I'm hoping monthly will become occasional by the end of the year.
For those of you who missed my explanation as requested of a whim wham late yesterday afternoon, it is a trifling object of some kind, in my case a storage caddy for the bathroom. I suspect this is a word I overuse, I seem to buy a lot of whim whams!
I shall be interested to hear of your cruise experience Ashcombe as I'd thought of doing that one myself but haven't been with that company. What a shame to miss wonderful St Petersburg (Leningrad when I went) and the Hermitage museum but it just couldn't be could it.
I hope all is better today grandMattie both for you and your DH.
And do have a good day everyone.

Yes lovely news baubles! Congratulations. I bet you’re on Cloud 9 this morning!

Good morning everyone from a grey and damp Northampton; the grass needs cutting but it is too wet to do it. And thank you for the reminder about peonies; must stake mine up, it has lots of buds.

Thought I was having a day in on my own yesterday, but had a text from a friend asking if I wanted to visit the gardens at a nearby country house. It was raining, but plenty to see and enjoy, including the falconry, and a mini zoo. And also a delicious lemon cake at the end of our visit!

No plans to go anywhere today, so shall clean the bathrooms and catch up on my book club read. and also spray around the patio doors outside, as an army of ants were swarming inside this morning. Cold chicken left over from yesterday will be my dinner this evening, may make a soup with it.

So sorry to read of your tribulations yesterday grandMattie; hope a better day is in store today.

Would have been late DH's birthday today.

Wishing all a good Monday.

U3A AGM this morning which will involve chat and a quiz as well as getting through the business. Numbers are slowly rebuilding but we have lost quite a few long time members during the lock downs. Flower club this evening so a busy day by current standards.

Shocked by granMattie’s post and unimpressed by the way they were treated. What happens if there isn’t a family member to act as a taxi? Does the patient just have to wait till Monday? Or is this simply a reflection of the problems faced by the ambulance service?

Am full of admiration for Marydoll’s death clean and yearn for the energy to do same thing here. Something about spring, no doubt.

Good morning all from a very wet Polmont. There will be no going out for me. Ashcombe enjoy your cruise. I fully understand why At Petersburg is off the list but it is a very interesting place. Like Ekwa I have visited the Hermitage and the works of art are varied and gorgeous. I've been to Moscow too, in January, which is one of the highlights of my life. Baubles a hearty congratulations on the birth of your new grandchild. A good weight indeed. Grandmattie like many other, I'm appalled you have to drive your dear husband so far for such treatment. MOMB it's lovely to hear about your wee family starting to settle in.
Yesterday started early for Sunday with my overnight guest getting up at seven and demanding to play with trains and me. We had a lovely morning together. He blethers constantly and sings. I had a nap in the afternoon after he had been picked up.
Today I'm going nowhere and seeing no-one. A very indulgent quiet day with a bit of drawing. I hope you all have a good day.

Good morning from a very damp and dull South Yorkshire. We've had heavy rain overnight and the garden looks very green ?
Walkies this morning. I do hope the rain holds off because himself doesn't like rain, despite having waterproof trousers and coat... Think he must be allergic ?
Hope you have a better day Grandmattie ??
Congratulations baubles and I love your fairy gardens Ginny ?
Have a good day all xx

Good morning Auntyflo and all x