Good morning all, since I've already been awake since silly o’clock I thought I’d pop in to say hello. Too early for cake or chocolate, even for me, so help yourself to freshly warmed croissants with strawberry jam.
kitty that scrumptious boy has a real twinkle in his eye! Cooper probably has too, if only we could see his eyes under that hat, n&g! Mim is another gorgeous one, mamissimo. Not sure if I’m up for sucking a lemon but I do enjoy a refreshing g&t. corner, I’m wondering if you may need more than one glass to deal with your current dilemma?
Good to hear your son's recovering now, callgirl, that scare must have given you all an awful fright. Hope you continue to recover marydoll, you've had a rough time recently too.
Yes I too enjoy food other people have cooked. It doesn’t matter if it’s fancy food, or plain fare, just not having to prepare it myself is the magic ingredient for me. As for hoarding and chocolate, I’m afraid these two words just don’t belong in the same sentence for me, though like grampy my old boy has much more self restraint and when pressed will share some of his “stash”
Ann I hope you enjoyed entertaining your family. I recently saw a little video clip by a young widow, she spoke about the expectation that bereaved people will “let go” of a loved one and “move on” in their lives. Her experience told her “moving forward” is more realistic i.e. the person they love remains important and still so much part of of who they are. It seemed to me to be a sensible way of looking at things. 
We had a lovely afternoon yesterday entertaining dd2 whose house is a bit of a building site just now. No doubt the much longed for and carefully planned kitchen extension will be beautiful....when it’s done! In the meantime they’re getting by with a microwave in the only downstairs room that’s useable. Sil and the 2 girls were having a football day which involved tea at his mum and dad’s, so she came to us to relax and enjoy a proper meal. She was also able to give me some helpful fashion advice for a wedding next weekend. We were asked last week to take part in the ceremony, I’d then had a bit of a panic and convinced myself I had nothing to wear that wouldn’t make me look like a sack of potatoes. My old boy's advice is not always reliable or helpful in these situations, so off I went on a mission to the big city. I returned with umpteen options none of which were quite right. So the end result is that I'm wearing a dress I already have and the all stuff I bought will be returned today. What a malarkey, but very good for the bank balance!
Toya and wishing you a good day whatever you’re up to. I’ll leave you with a photo of the river we walked along last night. If you listen carefully you might just hear the sound of water rushing over the weir.
Thanks for your lovely warm welcome. I am new to Gransnet but have been poking my head around the door for a while. I'm a quiet one who will pop in now and again. It's a beautiful day here with clear blue skies, just had my breakfast and am enjoying a huge mug of green tea. Have to be low carb now after all the cake yesterday but was yummy even if I say so myself....
. Hope you all have a good day. Healing thoughts to those with health concerns. 
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and TOYA