Good Morning Saturday 18th April 2026

Good morning from a bright looking Torbay with sunshine promised for several days!

I had a lovely chat with my daughter yesterday as she drove to work. Her first week back at school has not been without incident, including one with a parent whom she had asked to park somewhere safer rather than on the corner of a junction directly opposite the school gate, quoting from the Highway Code to support what she said. He responded by calling her s***face!! It is possible that he didn’t know who she was as his child has only just started attending the school. No excuse though.

I hope your bronchiectasis soon clears, Marzipan22; take care of yourself.

A happy weekend to you all. 🦩💐🦩🥰🦩

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Good morning from a clear, fresh and brightening Cornwall. The sky is looking beautiful - a sunny day ahead methinks. My landlord came yesterday, surprised that I'd assumed he was coming to look at the fallen tree, which he didn't even know about! He was investigating an issue with someone living in the road far above my wild garden. Anyway he now has the tree to deal with but is a lovely positive man who takes everything in his stride.

Am planning how to clear my allotment in stages, as I've accumulated a lot of items over the years, but won't go there today. Trying to get over a flare-up of bronchiectasis. Later I'll be seeing my arty daughter-in-law to help paint her new bungalow.

Funny to think that cornergran is (or was - not sure which day she was heading for the Eden Project) not far from me. Our town council have started putting up the summer bunting, which brings joy to us all, threading through the streets and between the trees.

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Good morning from Bristol, where it is barely dawning, although the birds, the blackbird in particular, are in full voice.
Yesterday was interesting. I met the church hall caretaker and we started to change the fabric on the sound boards. Being the first to be done, it took a long time, and we were affected by the years of accumulated dust - it would appear that they hadn’t been vacuumed since they were put up, some 20 years ago, I believe…
We were pleased with the result, until someone appeared and said they found spots difficult, they affected their eyes! Bother!
We carried on and did only three of the six as we had run out of time. The caretaker suggested that we should wait for feedback before carrying on.
Book group in the afternoon - this one is to tell people what you have read. The forecast rain started but was shorter and less fierce than expected, though the wind was very strong all day.
Today, I’m serving coffee in church; I hope my “other half” is someone I get on with. I’m always try to be pleasant, but dislike the heart-sink caused by some people.
Have a gentle weekend all, with respite from your troubles.
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩