A happy thread (to counteract the moaning one).

Welcome Juno how rude of me!

I forgot to mention I won £25 from my premium bonds. A few thousand short of what I was hoping for but every little count. Mine go back in with the other bonds I have.

What a great thread shysal.......Thank You x

Hurrah I just caught up with my emails and have also won £25 (I also reinvest)
Just back from a short break having taken our grandchildren away for a couple of days. They are already planning next year!! Glad they still want to do it

I won £4.50 on the lottery earlier this week but have only just discovered the fact. So, earlier this afternoon I spent it (on line) and had two lucky dips - one on the Euro Millions and one on tonight's draw. Money down the drain I suppose, but if I vanish suddenly next week it's because I am a millionaire.

I have a huge jug of massive sunflower heads on the grate, (each head is the size of a dinner plate - almost!) given to me by one of my daughters as they are off on holiday tomorrow and she won't be able to enjoy the gift of flowers she was given. I also got a line of white washing dry in the lovely sunshine this afternoon! Why is it so satisfying to see clothes drying on the line? That one is a mystery to me.

OH in the room next door tells me my football team are winning, as are his (first game of the season) and we have a Marks and Spencers' Meal Deal to enjoy tonight, with wine, so not much cooking involved.

I have had a lovely day, hairdressers this morning, a small village salon which is always a sociable way to spend an hour. Then to the library which is one of my favourite places to visit, simple pleasures I know.
This afternoon my oldest and closest friend visited and we had a lovely catch up out in the garden.
Having checked that the wind was blowing in the right direction (away from houses) I have just lit a bonfire, I do love a bonfire

I'm on holiday with my family. Having a lovely time playing with my GC of 2 & 5 and getting to know them when they're relaxed. I'm blessed, despite being a recent widow.

Little DGS (7 1/2) played for Birmingham City Academy today - playing against 2 under 9 teams too and loved it!

Urmstongran the smalls

I hope you remember, when you don't have the little ones with you, never to tell anyone, "I came out without my smalls".

The next door neighbours brought me a very large bag of plums and apples. The irony is I have an allotment with fruit trees with a very small crop and the people next door aren't gardeners at all!

I won on Ernie twice two months in a row. I know this because I get emails to say I won. I haven’t yet opened the emails as I am pretending I have won a million instead of the usual £25!

I won on Ernie too this month. Have checked because I can't wait to see how much - yep £25 (x3)!!!!!!

I haven’t won anything yet but only started buying bonds every month in January so hoping all your good luck rubs off on me!

I’ve booked for my daughter and me to see Mousetrap at our local theatre later this month - always wanted to see it in London but never happened. I’ve warned her not to do any snooping on tinternet about the ending!

Between us dh and I had 6 PB wins! So that was 6 times of thinking it could be a whopper and it not being!

I was up and out at 7 this morning for a 90-minute brisk walk - almost had the streets and river to myself.

Eaten a big breakfast, a friend coming for lunch followed by a mooch around Peter Jones.

Sunday's looking good!

I have found my lost lipstick, thank you to St Anthony and Merseybelle2, for the tip.

My elder granddaughter has the tenancy of a lovely house on the Welsh coast, she is coming home from Cornwall ?

That's wonderful news Anniebach I bet you feel like jumping for joy !

I do Gilly , I accept they have their own lives to live but after seeing her almost every day for 22 years I missed her when she moved to Cornwall a year ago. Haven’t seen her since March , she said she will be calling to see me every couple of weeks now she will be back in Wales ?,

The sweet peas are going crazy - hooray!

Anniebach, that’s such good news for you.

I had my one tooth dental plate repaired this morning-that’s good news.

After a pretty miserable and stressful morning yesterday having had my travel insurance cancelled, as I was too high a risk, something really nice happened.

I phoned online banking ( putting my affairs in order) to try and sort out an old account that was dormant. We have been trying to sort it out for a year, to no avail.
I was a bit low after the travel ins debacle and explained that I was trying to make things easy for my family, especially after BIL's recent death ( IT and banking problems) and my deteriorating health.

The young man said that despite my complaint, I was one of the nicest customers he had dealt with and asked, as I was having such a difficult time at the moment, if could he send a food hamper on behalf of the bank to cheer me up!!!!

The only downside: there will be wine in it and I can't have alcohol at the moment!

Marydoll I read your Good Morning Tuesday post and hurried over here to see your good news. How lovely to receive that compliment and the hamper.

It must be true that good things come to good people (though sometimes we have to surmount a lot of hurdles first). Enjoy the treats in the hamper (and hopefully the wine, when you are able ...) ?

Yes me too Nortsat Great minds eh?

That is absolutely lovely Marydoll what a lovely surprise for you . I’ve never heard of banks being so kind and generous.

And me!! What a nice bank, marydoll. Hope that made you feel loads better.

Great news Annie.