Good Morning Thursday

Yes...it's boredom, not bordom

No...you're certainly not dim Urmstongran, it's just me being silly. I sometimes greet friends in another language just to relieve the bordom of always saying 'Hello, how are you?'
Frankly, don't know much beyond basic greetings anyway.
Same with the deliberate miss-spelling of 'lovely'.
I wrote as I would sometimes pronounce it with people who know me well. ???

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It is brightening up so I should get the holiday washing dry. Just back from a week on the Algarve, lovely sunny breezy days and a good rest after a hectic 3 and a half weeks looking after DGS.
Food shopping and gardening today.
Hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning to everyone from a blue, bright Oxford. Up early, so can feel smug as my 'tick list' is already completed. Plan to cycle into town soon. Often go to Buckingham Mick...lovely little town.

Good Morning All x.

Sunshine every now and again though not sure what the forecast is for today.
Some pot planting of a large bag of mixed daff bulbs , but at the front this time where the squirrels won't get at them.

I have a friend calling later so a good chinwag is in order, apart from some tidying and hoovering beforehand there's nothing else on the agenda today.

I'm exhausted reading about all you other busy people, though I must conserve my energy for tomorrows visit to my GGC, all 7 of them, it's the Birthday of the youngest who'll be 3, so that'll be exciting----and noisy.

Enjoy the day everyone, home and abroad.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Hope everyone has a good day x

Morning everyone.

Back to blue skies in Kent though pleasantly cooler. Sorting through DH's clothes this morning as his new meds have the side effect of making him drop from a 38/40 waist to a 34.
It's proving expensive.
Have a good day all

Why the (presumed)German Gabriella? I can be a bit dim sometimes, admittedly. Have I missed something here?
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Guten morgan die damen ??

Another loverley day before us. A spotless blue sky here in sunny Godalming, 14° rising to 23° that's a heck of a rise.

It's calm and seems much warmer and my run ended with a banana smoothie. I'd rather drink milk and eat the fruit separately but my running mate did the honours.

Another delivery expected, a waffle dressing gown. I don't usually bother as my postie and couriers have seen me en déshabillé so I don't care but needs must. Nothing heavy, furry, hooded or patterned, just plain slate grey which will go with any colour of pjs ...?? Oh yes, I'm mindful of colour co-ordination and white looks like a 'hotel freebie'.

Today? Nothing on really. Pots watered and new plants bedded in the small plot last evening, no food shop needed, laundry done/dried/folded, meeting some friends tonight for a chinwag in someone's garden...that's it.
I may go over to Farnham as they have some great little independent shops and I'll probably take a look at the castle too, it's only 11 miles away.
Here's hoping all of you have an enjoyable day whether indoors or out and about. ???
Mind how you go...?

NanKate Bromsgrove is about 20 minutes drive from me! Enjoy your couple of days, sounds lovely.

Good morning from Malta where it is cloudy and 32°C. Some areas of the island have had some rain, but so far not where I live.

Have someone coming to advise me on security cameras this am, then am going to meet my friend for coffee. I thought we had arranged to meet yesterday, but got the day wrong. Quite worried about my awful memory.

Also, somewhat concerned to see Hurricane Dorian is hurtling towards the very part of Florida where my DD2 and DGD live. Hoping it won’t do a lot of damage.

Have a good day everyone.☀️

Good morning from a dull NE.
We have men coming to clean all the gutters and upvc, long overdue.
Eye test yesterday was interesting, along with retinal photography I had a scan which shows in detail whether there is any macula degeneration and also the state of the optic nerve. The optician says everything was fine but I am developing cataracts.
Went out to dinner last night, a little bistro with a French type menu, limited choice but very good. Should have held back on the tarte au citron with tiny lemon meringues, it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the most beautiful night when we returned home, absolutely clear sky and the stars were amazing.

Good morning everyone from Malaga where it’s promising another glorious day. I shall go for my swim in an hour when Cesar, the gardener, unlocks the doors to the gardens. He does such a fantastic job.

He was showing me a plant yesterday, bearing fruit after 4 years - a passion fruit! He told me he’d brought a cutting over after visiting extended family in Uruguay. He said the climate in Spain has similarities but different and he was delighted to see small fist sized fruit growing!

BlueSapphire you’re doing an amazing job. Please rethink about not putting any more of your stuff into the skip? I love that your unwanted items could be of use to others. Recycling on a personal scale!

Hope Thursday (where is this week going?) is good to us all whether we have plans or (like me) none. x

Good morning the sun is now shining in Leicestershire but a much better temperature.
Bathroom fitters coming later today so having a lie in - maybe because the schools are back.
Going to see Mum today as not sure when I will be able to go and see her next.

Good Morning from a dry and bright S Welsh coast.
Will take DS's little spaniel for a walk later, she loves walking along the prom and watching the world go by when we stop for a coffee, as do we.
Cleared a load of ironing yesterday so I'm feeling very virtuous.
Wishing all a very good day.

Morning everyone from a cloudy Spain- my friends will be quite pleased as they’ve struggled a little with the heat. More shopping today and that’s after two markets already since arriving!

Lunch with friends and a quieter evening in as they leave tomorrow and I don’t want to share them!

A good day to all.

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Looking decidedly autumnal. I'm home from my hols which were magic. Every time we go to Ireland some Irish magic happens.
The hardest part was the drive in darkness home from the ferry terminal. DH didn't feel up to it since he's been on the new drugs. However when I was lost in roadworks and had been around a roundabout three times somewhere near Glasgow, I remembered I have sat nav on my phone and the Google lady guided us.
Marydoll I waved. Good luck with the labours of Hercules. I hope you get away.
NanKate sorry to laugh. I'm sure your hair looks lovely.

Good Morning all , looks like we had a lot of rain in the night , but dry now , got my case packed for a weeks visit to DD3 , have been told the GDs are eagerly awaiting my visit , hope I live up to expectations .
My visit incudes a trip to buy an ipad ! All my lot are tec whizzes . Then a craft day with some of DDs friends , think she has exaggerated my crochet abilities
since starting to use Chrome on the laptop ,I (as you can probably see) have lost my spell checker , I keep forgetting to ask eldest GS to fix it

Morning Kitty.

Thanks for your kind words NannyJan. We will be in your neck if the woods. Going to Coughton Court today then onto to FarmStay for 2 nights. The WA Do tomorrow is in Bromsgrove. It will be lovely to meet up with a number of old friends. Four of us met at Secretarial College on the 1960s, happy days. ?

Morning all from a slightly soggy North Leicestershire.

Bit of shopping and then some games with dgds whilst trying to follow the news!

Good morning from a very dull North East coast although we are due a little sunny interval later on.

Just reading about your garage clear out BlueSapphire I wonder if you’ve though about Freecycle? I have put loads of stuff on there over the years and everything has gone to a new home to be recycled and reused. This last month alone I have given away everything from bags of sand and paving slabs to a vacuum cleaner, gardening tools and a patio umbrella . All very gratefully accepted too. Okay so it’s a bit time consuming waiting for collection etc. but very much worth it and better than going to the tip .

Speaking of crowns being removed I have a crown holding a bridge that has been niggling on and off for a few months. Dentist says it probably needs to be removed but will mean breaking the bridge which is right at the front of my mouth. I don’t know what I will do with three teeth missing at the front? I’m bloomin’ ugly enough without being toothless as well .

Just enjoying my cuppa then off to “that place” in about 45 minutes . I’ve got a lot to fit in today with it being a short week.

Enjoy your scenic trip Susan and enjoy spending time with your DGD too. I hope your trip to the dentist goes okay Marydoll I wonder have you tried Corsydyl mouth rinse? It takes a lot to shut me up too and like you I hate the dentist, especially after my lovely dentist of 30 years retired and new people took over.

Anyway whatever you are doing, wherever you are, hope you have a good Thursday x

Good morning all and a hug for being brave Bluesapphire
Teeth are Nature’s bad joke to me. They hurt when they come through, they can cost you a fortune and sadly the Tooth Fairy doesn’t come to you any more just when a few quid might come in handy!
Much cooler today , for which relief much thanks.
Off to London to have lunch with Dd’s Godmother whom we met when we first moved to Tooting in 1974. Lovely woman, she has recently had surgery for ovarian cancer and chemo which will continue every 3 weeks until March apparently.
Wishing you all a pleasant day!
(And a sticker for Bluesapphire)

Good morning everyone from a grey Essex by the sea. I think the sun is trying to get through the cloud.
We are off for a trip to Eastbourne today, DH is taking an old colleague out to lunch before he retires, colleague not husband, and I am going along for the ride. I'll have a mooch around the shops and a walk along the beach before he collects me for the long ride home.
Have a good day everyone.

Morning Mick, morning All from a cloudy corner of Suffolk. We’ve had a couple of days visiting a friend who is in hospital 6 weeks on from a brain bleed. We last saw her in the first week and while delighted to see progress it hurts to see what she has lost. It’s scary how life can change in an instant. Very sad to be leaving her, not sure when we can next travel back. Off home after breakfast. Hope Thursday is kind to everyone.