Good Morning Monday 5th August 2024

Good morning from a cloudy NE after overnight rain. The forecast is for 23 degrees today.
DD has been at the proms all weekend and I got a message from her just as I was sitting down to dinner, would I please record it from BBC4. I was watching/listening to Mahler's 5th symphony with the Halle orchestra on iplayer and had to turn it off to set the recorder 🤨
Can't decide on what to do today, I could do with washing bedding and table linen but will not want to iron if it is going to be warm.
Have a good day.

Good morning all from a really bright start to the day here on the east coast of Fife. My ring doorbell shows me it’s been raining last night the weather forecast says it’s to be dull today with a temperature of up to 72 degrees but hey ho it’ll be what it’ll be.
So sorry to hear of your bad health day Michael I hope today is much better for you, enjoy watching the tv - take it easy.

I watched an old black and white version of Pride and Prejudice yesterday I love mr Darcey he’s such a handsome man. 💖

Have a good day my friends

Good morning Mick and all from a brightening northwest coast.
Nice coach day trip yesterday but my back is paying for it. A long day and lovely to have a trip on the Severn Steam train.
A full coach and I sat at the back next to the window. A woman next to me blathered incoherently on the trip home when I wanted to look at our lovely countryside…

I found two books in Bewdley by Francis Brett Young, a favourite author whose books are based on the area.
Quiet day today.
Hope you feel better now Mick, thoughts to Gingster and her DD and all with worries 🌺

Good morning Mick and everyone from grey, breezy and cool Carlisle. The sun keeps trying to poke out through the thick clouds.
I do hope you are recovered today Mick and enjoy your trip out.

A quiet day for me yesterday as I was below par. As my acid tum was in recovery, it was plain eating and no raiding the wine cellar! Sad, as I do like to treat myself on a Sunday though why it should be a Sunday I don't know, all days are the same when you're retired.
I did get out for a walk which felt good though I wasn't keen on the cool wind, very unseasonable.

I remember steamrollers Ashcombe. I used to love watching them and wonder where they've all gone, rusting away somewhere? And the smell of tar too, I would take a deep breath and fill my lungs with it.

I'm putting off housework day here! Though it will be interrupted by a trip out to freegle my oldish vacuum cleaner. I stopped using it when I moved into a house, it's too heavy to lug up and down stairs.

Have the best possible day everyone.

Good morning from very wet South Lanarkshire.

I’m easing my way back into the daily routine after spending six days in hospital having suffered a herniated bowel. Thankfully it was remedied without the need for surgery.

It was the worst timing coming less than a week after DH’s knee replacement surgery but he has managed amazingly well.

I’m going back to read everyone’s news now

Have the best day possible.

So glad that you are now home, Baubles. You had us all worried. x

So glad you are home now without surgery Baubles !
Take it easy if you can. The timing wasn't good with DH's recovery but you will just have to look after eachother.

Good morning all from a "who knows?" Sort of day on the Angus coast. According to the weather app, which is usually accurate for us here, it's not supposed to rain until late afternoon, but the sky seems to be saying otherwise!
Sorry you had a bad day yesterday Mick. You too Llfl. Hope you both feel better today.
In a strange sort of way I'm actually enjoying getting my house in order for the 'visitation' of baby great-grandson and his entourage next weekend. I suppose, when I look back, that's the way I always was - preferring a big blitz and major furniture shift to mere dusting and hoovering. Oh well, it takes all sorts I suppose! And of course I have a reason for all the activity, which is rather nice 😉
So off I must go for another day of blazing. Have a good day everyone, and enjoy Babydoll Marydoll, and make sure Mr Doll does all the chasing!

For 'blazing' read '*blitzing*'! Autocorrect!!

What rotten luck, Baubles, hope you both feel better soon. A grey start to the day so an indoor morning I think. My helpful gardener will be here later so must decide what I want him to do - two hours isn’t long in grass cutting season but he is keeping things under control and I value him greatly now that I am reduced to ladylike fiddling rather than proper gardening.

Good morning from Durham where it’s grey, still and forecast to reach 25 degrees later.
Lunch with family yesterday at a local (to them) pub. Food was great, but the service was dreadful. A good walk there and back - DGS1 on his scooter.
Off for coffee with two friends this morning, then to the Sky shop to sign up to an offer.
Best wishes to all. X

Gingster

I think my acer is dying WWM2. It’s a fairly large one and has been beautiful but is now looking tired and dull.

We have one at our front door Gingster. Last year it looked spindly, tired and very sad. I didn’t have great hopes for it to be honest. It’s been in this blue pot for 20 years. And wow! With no extra TLC it has come back to life this year. It put me in mind of Himself last summer then this summer. Strange don’t you think? Here’s a pic.

Good morning from a miserable wet Dunblane. A day at home I think with plenty of things like ironing and some cleaning to keep me busy.! How exciting🤣. DH will get restless though, the curling season hasn’t started yet. Glad you are home Baubles and are on the mend. Early night for you Marydoll. Make the most you can of the day everyone.

Morning from my bit of South Lanarkshire, dull, rainy and very windy. It must be August.

Chair yoga this morning then lunch with one of my neighbours who attends too.

Library first to see if the copy of our latest book club read has arrived, probably going to have to resort to Amazon.

I hope you have a much better day today Mick and that everyone has a pleasant one.

Glad you’re home baubles

Glad you are now home baubles hope you and MrBaubles can recover together now