Good Morning Thursday 21st September 2023

Good morning from a dark but dry Bristol. At least, we shall have less stormy weather today.
As yesterday was so wet with gales, I only got my paper first thing. Impossible to dry my smalls outside, so had to use heated rails. Must get a tumble dryer for the winter.
The church women’s thingy was quite pleasant, but as I was very tired having been awake since 4am and not having had a nap, I kept on dozing off and only just avoided falling off my chair. So embarrassing.
I’ve finished the little lap quilt made from the leftover squares. It’s quite nice.
I’ve got tai chi in the morning, but am not seeing DD and family as Iris has a parents’ evening.
Have the best day possible. Hugs and prayers for those in need. Carpe diem. 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning from a dark, dry, blustery Cornwall. Lovely library craft session yesterday. It's fortnightly and run by the Council and I'll be going regularly. I sat between an ex-biker in a leather waistcoat who was sewing an appliqué of Jimi Hendrix for his denim jacket and a lady knitting a map of the town. The tutorial was on Boro, the Japanese patchwork I've been attempting. A handful of home-schooled children and their mums were there too. Lovely group of people.

Today I'm meeting my daughter-in-law for coffee and cake, then back home to do some sewing.

Lovely patchwork gM and glad you're contacting the nursing team Mick.

Good morning from a dry but dark Torbay.

I’m glad you’re seeking advice, Mick, from the team.

Another lovely quilt, grandMattie!

We enjoyed the restart of Wednesday Club yesterday at our Little Theatre with a review of Dad's Army. A good turn out with about 10 from the cast ensured a lively discussion ensued in which many positive comments were made.

Have a good day, everyone! 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Good morning from a dark start to the day where it’s just a little windy on the east coast of Fife.
Yesterday was real windy with little outbursts of rain then a warm sun came out to play.
The weather is all over the place this year and probably will be due to these climate changes
I’ve gone and booked a third holiday for next year - well you can’t take it with you.

Have a good day my friends I know who you are and I know who is not

Good morning, it is definitely cooler here in s somserset and will only be raining on and off, for a change

I had my footcare yesterday, not much just cutting, filing and scraping with some oil after. I am thinking I will stop going after winter as I can reach all my toes and do it myself. It all adds up and I would rather buy fabric

Garden needs attention, jeans on, warm top and a hope that the rain does not come for a while. I need to get this garden to bed before I can hibernate. Two more weeks and I can start to pick my eating apples for storage and that marks a transition

Have a good day

I actually thought it was a lighter start to the day today, down South. Dry.

So many talented craft people on GN.

Going to see a new grandson today! Excited!

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. It’s still dark in South Yorkshire but the forecast is for a dry day. Different from yesterday when I got soaked between the car park and the library and sat with wet legs for three hours. It’s cold though so I anticipate that the heating may have to go on very soon. I’m walking this morning and hoping it won’t be too wet under foot. My walking shoes don’t have a lot of traction and I still can’t get my boots on!
Have the best day you can, folks.

Morning Mick, morning All from a bright, dry corner of Somerset

What a change from yesterdays deluge. No queueing for our covid jabs, administered very gently by a pleasant pharmacist. We obeyed his request not to drive for 15 minutes by having a cuppa in a handily places cafe. Later a long phone chat with a very poorly friend carrying the worry of managing care for her husband, dementia is taking a strong hold now.

Little sleep last night, my morning tea and toast has been taken back to bed. Mr C’s hospital checkup this afternoon. With luck will finalise the wretched car insurance this morning and catch up with some admin bits and pieces. Our son will drive us later, we’re so grateful, particularly as more heavy rain is forecast from lunch time.

I’m relieved you’ll seek advice today mick. Perhaps ask them if it would be sensible to keep a note of what you eat each day in case a correlation. Another pretty quilt mattie, laundry can be a challenge in wet weather, a clothes horse full of damp things here too. Suspect it will be me nodding off later.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good Morning everyone from Severnside. It looks a little brighter this morning. I am dismayed though to find the forecast for next week has changed from sunshine to rain…. BUT that could change again.

Your quilt is more than quite nice Mattie.

I’m going to have my feet attended to today and then home to await for someone to come and look at a job I’d like doing. I’ve thought long and hard about how I could do it and have decided instead of using BodgeitanddodgeitBeechnut to ask an expert.

Have a good day all and hope you get some advice from the nursing team Mick 🌻

Good morning from East Yorkshire. It is a dry day so far.

I’m up early today to catch a train. Meeting my friend in London. We did this often pre Covid but this is the first time since. We have met since then though. I have had a bit of an anxious few days over a mix up regarding our tickets for the Buckingham Palace tour but all sorted now. Still undecided on my outfit and coat with predicted showers 😕

Good morning everyone from a bright dry East Northants here at DD's. Really heavy rain yesterday, so today's weather is a lovely change.

Did very little at home yesterday; the gasman was with me bright and early, and did a good service on my boiler and gas fire. Spent the rest of the day reading, as I wanted to finish my 800 page novel.

DS-in-law picked me up after work to bring me here, and DD and I spent a pleasant evening at our ladies' wine club. Still getting to know our two new members, but they seem to be fitting in well.

DD will take me home later this morning, and then I am out to dance classes after lunch.

Lovely quilt grandMattie, clever lady!

May today be kind to us all.

Morning from sun up in S Hants, 10, so chilly after yesterdays deluge.
Sensible to get advice Mick.
Beautiful lap quilt gMattie.
Walked yesterday morning, then the rain came, so not much else was done.
Today a trip to the butcher, wash floors and refine the grocery delivery list.
🦩🦩

Good morning from the South Downs. 18c forecast today so getting cooler, but at least a dry day is forecast.

Very wet yesterday so spent the day indoors - I had intended to go to the garden centre but have put it off until Friday, as it was really too unpleasant yesterday. Made some bread and took the sails down in the conservatory, washed them and put them away for the winter☹️.

The wind and rain has seen off much of the flowers, so I shall cut them down bit by bit. The little cyclamen and autumn crocus are doing their bit at the moment and are so pretty. I need to tackle the woodruff which really is a thug. Apparently it was used in bedding during the medieval times. It is acting as a “bed” for the crocus though with their heads picking through it looks really pretty.

This afternoon I’m taking my sister to see the nhs consultant, - it is a long story - as she has already seen a private specialist - but the bottom line is that they are so busy with skin cancer that an early/emergency surgery is going to be difficult so the private oncologist suggests she keeps two balls in the air. Unbelievable really, as she said that it is a particularly nasty aggressive form and really quite large. The private oncologist was hoping to carry out the surgery on Monday, but she needed to contact her secretary as she thought that she was entirely booked up, but my sister hasn’t heard a thing. I am hoping that the NHS will come up trumps.

I’m having an easy meal tonight as I think I will be too exhausted to cook. Might be a jacket potato cheese and beans.

Kind thoughts to everyone dealing with difficulties

Peace and harmony to all

Morning all from West Oxfordshire.
It was a fun evening at WI yesterday. The Irish dancers were good, we had Irish coffee and my bottle of Guinness came second in the Something Irish competition. I will have to type up the notes this morning. There may or may not be a U3A Art History talk this afternoon but I have been trying to find out! OH had his covid/flu jab the other day but I still haven’t had an invitation. Our Health Centre isn’t doing them each day and a friend who is a nurse said I should just book an appointment somewhere. Well I did, for Tuesday, I’m having my car serviced and MOTd on Monday. There were no spaces at all at my Health Centre so I’m going to a Pharmacist. Apparently there is no flu vaccine until early October. I am off to a friend’s house this evening. Before that I must check whether or not my neighbour can feed the cats while we’re in France next weekend for niece number 2’s wedding. Have a good day, especially those of you with worries.

Good morning from N Bucks where it is indeed cooler but bright. I hope we don’t get a repetition of yesterdays torrential rain and high winds- it was really very stormy.
Despite my late night at Das Rheingold I feel wide awake and quite ready for the day! By one of those coincidences you get, I had a seat on my own last night (although I had gone with friends, but they were quicker off the mark at booking than me,), and when I got to my place I found I was next to a couple DH and I had known at university at St Andrew’s 54 years ago and who live only a couple of miles away. I won’t say it’s a small world, but it is!
More shockwave therapy on my PF foot this morning then this afternoon more of my Lutyens course which I am going to in person, not Zoom this week, meeting a friend from the class for a coffee and a sandwich first.
Glad you are going to seek advice and help, Mick there’s no point in “pushing through” when there may be a simple explanation or remedy.
With kind thoughts to all poorlies and those with worries wishing you some comfort or respite.

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s a very blustery start to the day
Hope all goes well with your DHs check up later corner
DGD stayed for a sleepover last night so we’ll drop her at school this morning and then finish getting ready for our trip to visit DS at the weekend
Have a good trip to London grandmadinosaur and enjoy the palace
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning from Durham. I did a double take as it’s dry! We had a monsoon here yesterday.
I’ve organised myself an empty today, as the house needs some attention before my SinL arrives tomorrow and I want to pack for our flight on Saturday.
Hope you get some advice Mick, a food diary sounds a good idea.
Best wishes to all.X

Good morning, it’s looking quite bright out here in south Gloucestershire after yesterday’s deluges and wind.
The early dog was was very blustery, didn’t rain until we got back.
The rest of the day went downhill, I ended up going to bed early afternoon because I felt so rough. I did do a Covid test (negative) although I haven’t been anywhere other than town on Tuesday.
Today I’m not sure, DH can walk the dog and I will potter around indoors.
Take care 🌹

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 9° and bright. Cool and clear. Mick it's good you are seeking advice. GrandMattie another lovely quilt. Grandma dinosaur have a lovely trip. Fancy that enjoy baby cuddles.
Yesterday I went to the library then Aldi. I pottered about in the house and spent most of the day reading which was very restful. I visited mum at night. For the first time since she was taken ill, she was acutely aware of her situation and was really sad. I felt so sorry for her. She still has covid and coughed a lot last night.
Today I have to contact my lawyer to set up a face to face meeting regarding my will and poa. I have the written versions so just need to finalise things. Then tonight I'm going to an autumn wreath making class with my aunt. I'm looking forward to it. I'll dig out the wreath hanger from its lurking place so it's ready to show off my work of art 😂. Have a good day all

Good morning from Shropshire.Some sunshine is forecast in between the showers today.

Yesterday we sold three boxes of books and took a car load of stuff to the tip.Today will be the charity shop and the clothes bank.The house is sorted all this is from operation garage clean up.First though the podiatrist will be here at 10.Like karma I could do my feet myself but being diabetic feel I need a professional checking my feet over.Pre covid diabetic foot checks were done by a podiatrist at the surgery now a health care assistant checks there is a pulse in your feet which I can check myself🤷‍♀️

Good idea to keep a food diary Mick.

Whitewave I really hope the NHS so come up trumps for your sister today🙏🏻

Have the best day you can everyone🌺🦩

Taichinan thanks for the advice yesterday I have packed lots of layers

Good morning all from the Black country a brighter start to the day after yesterday's nonstop rain. Have got the towels in the wash and hope to get them out on the line for a blow before any more rain.
Mick good to hear you are contacting your nursing team and seeking advice.
GM once again a beautiful piece of patchwork.
fancythat enjoy cuddles with your new grandson.
Shopping today and then we have a carvery booked for later so no cooking yippee.
Enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans and may you all find some ☀️.

Morning all, I have opened the curtains to another grey sky, surely today cannot be as bad as yesterday’s horrendous winds and torrential downpours!

Nothing much planned for today, the 8yr old GS is staying over tonight as his 8am school start is now Friday instead of Wednesday. He has requested steak and chips for dinner (of course I spoil him 💙). The Imp is asking if he can sleepover with his brother, he will have to wait until he starts school and has an 8am start 🤣

Lovely quilt grandMattie

Have a great day folks 🙋‍♀️🦩

Good morning from dry and bright South Lanarkshire.

We’ve both had a very broken night with one thing or another. DH has been unwell for weeks with a horrible cough for which he has had antibiotics and then a course of steroids. The cough just isn’t shifting, he’s having horrendous night sweats too and we’re waiting for X-ray results then he’ll see the GP again. I’ve noticed that he has lost weight too so I’m beginning to feel a little concerned.

Today will be quiet I think, nothing major happening so I’ll get out a couple of times with the daft dug.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.