Good Morning Sunday

There is still a garden program even if Gardeners world is not. My cup of morning tea is with me.

Morning all from North Leicestershire. Haven't looked out yet but I cant hear rain.

We still have DD3 and children here and have had a lovely (if exhausting!) time.

Dh is taking Bertie to his football match while I cook with Persie. I am helping on an Alzheimer's stall this afternoon and intend leaving the clearing up at home until tomorrow.

Enjoy kate

Sending love to the gillybobs.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Steak and kidney pie! Set another place, Mick! We are set for a dry day today I think. GS has been here overnight and we will be taking him to junior football this morning and then entertaining him for the day. My DD is running the York Marathon today and I am nervous for her, but I know she’ll give it her best shot. We will see them later for dinner. Have a good day folks.

Morning Mick, morning All. It seems dry outside our corner of Somerset so with luck the laundry can go out. Back late yesterday from another few days visit to a much loved friend who is just home after three months in hospital. It was hard leaving and my heart is heavy. A quiet day ahead, easy meal, general pottering and some tv catchup. Hope Sunday is kind to everyone.

Morning Mick and All.

Just getting light here in South Bucks, very nippy too.

Off to West Sussex to look after DGSs for 24 hours as there Dad has to go up to the West Midlands to do a show at a school there. No doubt we will have a few laughs.

That pie sounds tempting Mick. ?

Hope to hear better news of theGillybobs today.

Good morning all -TBH I haven’t peeked through the curtains to see the weather yet!
I just wanted to say if anybody is in striking distance of Watford, the play I went to at the Palace theatre is worth going to. Really moving and thought provoking. It’s called “Gaslight” but is more than an updated version of the Ingrid Bergman film. It is designed as a “final rehearsal” of a production of that play by a group of young women in a women’s refuge and characters they play. The characters, these young women, will have experienced what they are “acting” and as you watch them putting their own experience of abuse into their language and actions, it suddenly takes on a whole new level of meaning. We talked about for hours during supper afterwards and on the drive home.
So a quiet day today for me- maybe a bit of World Cup rugby.
Wishing you all a pleasant day.

Good Morning All
I am still full of cold, I don't know when this is going to stop. It keeps coming and going.
I have had enough of this I don't usually have them this bad.

Good morning Mick and everyone. Been up since 3.00 and made myself busy, but then my DD noticed I was up when she read my email about Christmas arrangements so we had a 50 minute chat.

It's still dark here, but peered out and it's fine here in Cheshire. I'll be walking in the woods with my neighbours at 9.00 then going to my sister's in Manchester for lunch and a walk probably. I've become a bit anxious about M'way driving in the dark because of dazzle from headlights, so want to be home before dark.

Wish I lived that close to a good bakery Mick, but then again it's perhaps a good thing that I don't. I'd be too tempted by their goodies.

Hope things are improving for Gilly and her DH and that everyone feeling poorly has a better day.

It is still dark here on the coast in S Devon right now - with rain forecast for later.

Mick - I hope you had a nice time with your sister - lunch sounds delicious. I have two sons and a GS coming over to watch a “very important football match” this afternoon - I have beer and crisps ready. It will be a chance for the “boys” to have some time with their dad.

I hope everyone facing sad or difficult times have an easier day today. It is good to know there is always a huge wave of support for GN’s in need of a kind word and support here.

We have had a spur of the moment visit to Norfolk this weekend (from Bedfordshire).

My husband bought himself a telescope last week. An ex colleague, who now lives in Norfolk, sent me a photograph of the night sky over her village.

I checked the BBC weather website which said clear skies, and before we knew where we were, we'd booked an AirBnB property, loaded the telescope, and two pairs of binoculars into the car, picked up our daughter and granddaughter, and were on our way

The forecast wasn't entirely accurate, because it clouded over at about 10pm, but before then, four sets of voices could be heard repeatedly exclaiming "oh my god", and "that is amazing" and "I've never seen so many".

So Sunday will see us returning to Bedfordshire. We will visit Redwings Horse Sanctuary which is close by (granddaughter's request) and take in a National Trust property somewhere on the way back.

A lovely, unexpected, weekend