Good morning Friday

[Ally]

Good morning.

Hot and sunny.

Going for a swim shortly then getting ready to go back into Malaga with Don.

We had a fantastic day yesterday (the Francis Bacon exhibition was great) but we'd been shopping beforehand and Don had spotted a shirt in H&M that he liked. Unlike me who would have purchased it on the spot, hubby decided to 'have a think' about it, which he did, thinking on the bus coming home last night that he wished he'd bought it!

I don't mind as he's promised to buy me lunch in our favourite little restaurant.

Usual Friday beers and tapas tonight.

Safe travels and wonderful holidays to Ria and Osc.

Have a great day everyone.

[Diflower]

Morning
Lovely here, sunny and bright and blinking cold!

Good excuse then Ally, and lunch too
I'm off to craft this morning, I love Fridays
Hope you all have a good day
x

[JanB]

Morning Ally, Di and everyone

Blowing a hooley again here, so keeping the temperature s down for now. Will hot up later

Gez coming round at 11.00 - that means nearer half past - to trim my locks. Might just go for a different style now it's long, dead straight and my ex-fringe has almost caught up.

Safe travels and have lovely holidays to Osc and Ria

Have a great day everyone, whatever you're doing xx

[Kaz]

Morning all

Sounds like a great excuse to me Ally

Enjoy your craft Di

Jan, go for it! I like having shorter hair

Well it's Friday again already! This week seems to have flown by Food shopping this morning, with D, and then it's Salsa tonight

Have a good day everyone xx

[JanB]

Short hair doesn't suit me at all Kaz, just need a re-think on the dead straight stuff

[Gal]

Same here Jan - let us know what you go for! I do fancy a restyle but it can't be a short one

So like most, it's a day of sunshine and showers, I did a bedding wash last night and was able to hang out and get them dry today - just! Been to Durham this morning, as per. I had a full loyalty card for eyebrow threading so had that done, exchanged a credit note in Sports Direct for two pairs of quite bright leggings (LOL!!) and of course had coffee and cake in Esquires today, for a change. Sad to see many places closing down in the city, whilst it's beauty is tainted by an ugly pair of cranes in the city centre rebuilding an old (70s built) shopping centre into student accommodation, and a cinema....they've been on with it well over a year and still no end in sight! It does grieve me that the powers that be can change this beautiful city, and not always for the better Oh AND while I was there, I nipped into Speccys (Specsavers for the uninitiated ) to have a hearing screening. I have tinnitus to start with but lately I am having to turn the tv up louder than normal and ask people to repeat things....luckily I heard all the tones on the monitor so all appears well

As an aside, I had another blood test this week to check my thyroid and the results were clear. Which of course is excellent news, but still means we are none the wiser re the whole heart thing in July.....

Have a good rest of Friday, and safe travels/happy holidays to Ria and Osc!! xxxx

[TheOstrich]

Good afternoon all!

It's turned noticeably colder down here in the last few days, and Mrs O has migrated into the back bedroom of the house for the winter months, as it seems to be quite a bit warmer on the south side. We haven't put the central heating on yet to any great degree, but we're not far away now ....

To Waitrose this morning, which was full of elderly ex-military types "What-ho"-ing and snapping flashy salutes to each other. We had breakfast there (just a couple of toasties and coffee) and Mrs O is now preparing aubergines and courgettes in a vegetable bake for tea.