Good morning Mick and all who follow. It's cloudy here in Glasgow.
I have coughed half the night, so I am tired and emotional, due to lack of sleep. It's not Covid, (I have to test regularly, due to my vulnerability) it's a combination of hay fever and acid reflux. Scentia , glad your test was negative!
You are very welcome Mick , I'm pleased normal service has been resumed at last!
I have to admit that I too am guilty of not clearing cookies, temp files, downloads etc. That is how I had a fair idea what was going on with you Mick!
I couldn't get into my M&S bank account for weeks, much to my annoyance, until I realised what was wrong and resolved the problem. Listen to your IT teacher, Miss MaryDoll , my friends. Good IT housekeeping is the key, even for lazy grans!!! 
Speaking of lazy grans, I hope Urms is enjoying her break and she is midgie free!
Ashcome, that is some programme of events, you are a very busy lady!! I hope all goes well for your season, sounds must have had and a pity your break was spoiled.
I wondered if anyone has a spare room and would be willing to put me up for a few weeks.
The Conservatory Carnage has begun! The only problem was that it started in the kitchen extension! How can one man cause such an upheaval , when painting a conservatory full of windows, which has a dearth of painted surfaces ???????????????????
Whilst DH was golfing yesterday, I popped out for bread and milk, as we were low in provisons after our recent break. I came back to our kitchen and hall full of extremely wet golfing gear, dumped everywhere. I couldn't get out the backdoor because of the unmoveable , heavyweight golf bag, propped against it.
After lunch, instead of emptying the conservatory as planned, DH was to be found in the kitchen filling in settlement cracks. The only problem was that, he hadn't moved any of the wet golfing gear and was working around it! There was wet plaster on the foor, lumps of filler on the wall and floor and tools lying everywhere.
I wanted to do a Violet ElizabethBot and skweam and skweam and skweam! ?
He then moved into the consrvatory and did the same. (Leaving ME to clear up the mess in the kitchen! ) This time the dining room suffered exactly the same fate and everything was dumped both on the floor my beautiful dining table.
Dear God in Govan, as my mother would say, (that's the equivalent of Adrien's Dunbar's Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the little donkey ), I have managed to decant whole classes to another school, on a number of occsions, while we were being refurbished, without this amount of stress.
My DD thinks she is coming for dinner tomorrow night, she has another think coming,, unless she plans to have it in the garden!!! Oh no, that can't happen either, DH plans to put all the furniture out there. WHY, WHY WHY????????
Someone, please take pity on this poor soul and release me from my torment. This is like Dante's Nine Circles of Hell! and I seem to be in all of them at the same time!! ?
Rather than divorcing DH, I have decided that to avoid an all out war and the ensuing divorce, so for the first time in eighteen months, I'm going to go out and do a small supermarket shop in Morrison's on my own. It's best for all concerned.
It will be good for my confidence, both driving and from a social pont of view. I need some normality in my life! I will go early and not linger.
Talking of normality, yesterday I received a phone call and numerous missed calls asking me to come for blood tests at the local hospital, rather than the large one in Glasgow, which I usually attend, to check if there is any improvement in my non existent calcium and VitD levels. If the result is satisfactory, I can have my two year late, osteoporosis infusion. ?
This was only after I negotiated an an appointment on non golfing days, as parking is impossible and I need DH to take me. (So I need to keep calm and not fall out, I need him ) Hopefully this is a sign the NHS is trying to get back on track.
Hoping Blossoming's preparations for her procedure tomorrow are not too unpleasant and sending my best wishes for all our missing posters, those in the sick bay and all who are struggling.
You may be thinking I sound more upbeat than the previous few days, it's because I am overwhelmed and astounded by the kindness and friendship shown to me on here.
Enjoy your day everyone! I'm looking forward to coming back later to the photos and hearing news of plans for the day.
