Good Morning Saturday

Good morning ..ahem .. I mean afternoon peeps.

Lovely sunny day here and fairly cold but not as much as I was expecting. Just been to the post office to get some money out and went into Roys where I bought a couple of cream cakes and some more Cheesy Wotsits plus one potato to try baking as I fancy a jacket potato and cheese.

It only takes about 10 minutes to get there on my scooter via the old road. I had debated as to whether to bother but I'm glad I went as it was great to get out into the fresh air.
Now off to get some lunch in the restaurant ... turkey curry and then apple crumble and custard .. yum!

Marydoll have PM you

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Not raining in Powys.

Hope everyone has a good day x

Good morning. Dry and hint of blue sky from my part of Scotland. Going to do ham inspired by all of you. marydoll power nap. Got my list of to-do out and busy scoring off anything that probably won’t be missed ?. Lots of drop in visitors yesterday so the timetable has gone to pot. Off to queue at the butcher to collect our order. Got to support local businesses. Have a good day.

Good morning All x
So far it's bright and mild ( weird ) but not complaining.

Have waited about an hour for " configuration "of darn computer. Seems so unnecessary as it mucks up everything and misses out certain vowels at times.

Must get out and about while weather's conducive to do so.
Bake mince pies this afternoon----well some of them.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Good morning from sunny Colchester. Lay in this morning. No Christmas shopping worries here as we have a new Lidl 2 minutes walk away and are not catering this year.
Christmas meal out tonight with the Air Cadet staff, DH is a volunteer.

Good morning all! Have no idea what's going on in Aberdeenshire...and don't care either. Am loving the warmer climate here in Bucks and have been awake since six'ish listening to the birds...noisy wee buggers aren't they? Shall attack daughter's ironing this morning and generally make myself useful.
Hope everyone has a good day.

Good Morning from a mild and damp Black Country.

Off to Powis Castle today with DD, SIL and two DGD's to see Father Christmas. They are 7 and 10 so this maybe the last time

Still no gillybob ? I hope she is ok.

Have a lovely day everyone.

Good morning all from the south east, there's some thin sun up there somewhere. We are having gd today, so it'll be a visit to Bushy Park this morning and pm I've managed to book tickets to see the new Mary Poppins film, which I know she wants to see.

Have a good day everyone, hope it's not too frantic.

Good morning, it is overcast and gloomy after the overnight rain.
Will pay my sister a visit this morning, I was going yesterday but when she rang to say she was home from shopping it was 5pm and there was no way I was travelling in the rush hour. I did all my shopping in just over an hour yesterday.
Tonight we are driving out into the countryside for a family meal, twelve of us.
Wishing everyone a good day.

Morning to everyone from a damp Fife again. DH is absolutely choked full of cold so not sure if we are going to manage family get together this afternoon. Everyone is very busy today. Marydoll so sorry to hear you haven't had good night but poor wee DGD, Thinking of all who are feeling under the weather today. For all those others hope you have a good day whatever you are up to.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Another wet start here in South Yorkshire, but I have a lot to do today so won’t worry too much about the weather. My biggest problem is going to be keeping DH out from under my feet.
I like a nice piece of gammon cooked in just the way you intend, Mick! Hope you enjoy it! Marydoll please try and find five minutes to get some rest. Have a good day folks.

Morning Michael, Annie to come, and all others.
NFK you may have just solved the problem of what to do with my cake. It has had a coat of fondant icing, but apart from that is still quite naked.
Not much to do today, but I do have a pair of trousers that need altering, so may get the sewing machine out.
Haven't seen Greenfinch or Deeda posting recently, greetings to you and to our next meet up.
Have a peaceful weekend one and all.

Good morning Mick and all from the Scottish Borders. Quiet and not cold. I still have lots to do but it's all local. Sorry about your coughing DGD Marydoll . Wishing everyone a restful Christmas.

Morning all. Dry at last here in Northampton after a very wet night. The heavens opened about midnight and we had a monsoon type shower. Need to pop to the shops later so hope we don't get a repeat performance.

The house is strangely empty without the cats who were deposited at the cattery yesterday. They did not like being left!

Lovely lunch out yesterday with ex teaching colleagues; supposed to be about 12 there, but must have been nearer 20! Not bad, considering our school was closed down due to the restructuring of the education system here in Northampton about 15 years ago. We are now mostly all retired; one or two youngsters in their 50s still at the chalk front though.

Nice evening at neighbours for drinks - bottles of fizz were opened! And got home to good rugby news - our team had a good away win, glad I recorded the match which I shall watch this afternoon.

Icing the Christmas cake today, and plugging my new Kindle in to charge up overnight.

Have a good day everyone.

* dragonfly*, good luck for today.

Good morning Michael, Annie and everyone from a bright and mild Birmingham. I'm just waiting for breakfast in bed, then up and out to a babies' disco in town

Aggie, I'm curious as to what's in your stuffing?
The reason I ask is I've only found out that the recipe I've been using for the past forty years is one my old Irish grannie brought from Ireland and it has loads of onions in it.☺️

Good Morning.

Got to battle with the hospital and carehome to get my
Mum out today.

Good Morning , I do my ham/gammon in half apple juice , half water Michael , a halved onion under the joint too . Got the cake iced yesterday , must remember onions today for the stuffing . Need to do two lots as some folks can't come so sending it to them

Morning All

It looks as if it’s going to be a nice day after all the rain yesterday. I feel we should go out - somewhere!

I shouldn’t bother icing the Christmas cake Marydoll, stick a snowman on the top and say it’s the latest thing. A low sugar cake! We’re halfway through eating ours (his idea to start it, there’s only us wot likes it). and I’m thinking I should make another.

Morning Mick Kitty Mary and All.

Calm and dry here in South Bucks.

Need 2 or 3 things to finish off the Christmas food shopping. Not daring to take the car, it only takes 15 mins to walk into town but the haul back up the hill resembles scaling the Eiger ?

Packing for 10 days away will take major planning by me as the car will be full of food and presents too. Fortunately DH packs his own clothes. Wish me luck.

Good morning everyone from Essex by the sea. I've been awake since 5, brain in overdrive !
Nothing much planned today. We went to the supermarket yesterday, I've never seen it so busy, had to hunt for a parking place, glad that's over.
Have a good day everyone.

Good morning all from Glasgow.
I've no idea what the weather is like, as I've DDG sleeping beside me and I'm afraid to move in case I waken her.
She has coughed on and off all night, so I'm exhausted!
At one point, I was clinging on to the edge of the bed for dear life, as she kept moving near and nearer the edge!?
At least mummy and daddy got a sleep for the first time in ages.?
DD is coming this morning to watch " Muppets Christmas Carol" with her, to allow me to get on with things.ie, the denim alterations and ice the Christmas cake, which didn't get done yesterday!
It will be like having two children instead of one, so I'm not holding out much hope for a restful day.
I must gird my loins for what is ahead.
Enjoy your gammon folks and have a good day all.
Only three sleeps to go.?

Morning everyone.

Dark and dry in Kent. We have friends coming this evening for mulled wine and nibbles. I thought I'd finished the food shopping yesterday until after Boxing day but forgot a couple of bits. So will pop out this morning. Then relax until our friends come.
Have a good day everyone.