Good Morning Saturday 23rd May 2026

Almost Good Afternoon from Stockport.
I only woke up an hour ago.
It is very warm but clouded over here, I had the fan on all night and will hunt out the summer duvet today.
I am not going anywhere at all this BH but actually no change there.
I feel so tired all the time now, my mojo has certainly gone to sunnier shores.
Such happy times with family for some of you makes me so nostalgic.
Keep on keeping all if you can.

Morning from my bit of South Lanarkshire where it’s cloudy and windy. I’m getting organised to meet my sister for lunch in Glasgow. We’ll be finalising arrangements for our holiday in Tuscany in a fortnight’s time and I’m very much looking forward to it.

I was very happy for you Grandmabatty when I read about your happy news, what a lovely surprise for you.

My friend was a bit down yesterday as she has been told that the heart operation she was pinning her hopes on, will not be possible as she is too frail to cope safely with the anaesthetic.
Faced with the fact that the only option which will allow her to get out and about is by using a wheelchair, she is really struggling. It’s a lot to take in.

That was real bad luck for your grandson GrannyGravy, I hope his accident and sudden change in circumstances .will be taken into account when papers are marked, they should be.

Wishing everyone a good weekend, you’re doing well FGTx

Good Morning Michael and all from a warm ish Co Armagh
We are supposed to be going to visit a garden near here , tomorrow
I phoned but couldn’t get a straight answer as to whether I could get round with my rollator, we will go and give our donation , the Charity is Cardiac Rehab
I got pots with building tomato supports , I’m having difficulty building the supports! Put one leg in , another leg pops out !
I might ditch the wigwam effects and just use my bamboo sticks instead
I’ve the awning out and the curtains closed , I used to love heat , but now can’t stand heat or cold , think my thermostat is broken 🙄
I’ve just finished antibiotics for a uti and hope to not need another for a while , they make me feel rotten , hope I pep up now and get my tomatoes planted into these wretched pots
Wishing us all a better spell ahead 💐

Good morning from the NE where it is partially cloudy at present.
Yesterday was glorious and I spent most of the day reading in the garden.
I could hear the Big Weekend music from the park a few miles away so put the TV on and watched Fat Boy Slim.
Both GDs are going to be there today.
I was awake at 3.30 with stomach pains so walked around the house and made a green tea. Fell asleep about 5am and had a couple of hours.
Have a good Bank Holiday weekend 😎

Good Morning from a glorious Durham. It’s breezy, so hopefully, it won’t feel too warm, as DD2 is bringing DGS2 over this afternoon to play in the garden - he’ll need his factor 50. I’m off to Tesco soon to stock up on food for them. DD1 arrived safely in Turkey and it’s a poor start to their week with pouring rain.
I hope the MDs are alright.

Best wishes to all. X

Thank you for the information about Karma. I must have missed that.

Good morning all from an overcast Black country.
Not much planned for today perhaps have a potter in front garden it's much cooler than the back.
Ash take it easy today.
GrannyGravy DS broke his Scaphoid bone just before A levels unfortunately it was his right one, he had to sit exams separately with someone doing the writing for him. He passed them but his maths weren't as good as expected because as you can imagine it would be easier for him than trying to explain to someone.
Grandmabatty I seem to remember Karma said she would be spending less time on line.
Enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans, thoughts with missing posters hoping to hear from Marydoll.

I think karma said a while ago she’d only post intermittently.

I haven't seen any posts from Karma for a few days. I'm hoping she's ok too

Ash I’m sorry you are feeling unwell.I hope a few days of rest sees you feeling better,The ironing can definitely wait.x

Morning, 18 already in S Hants. I feel for you Marzipan giving up your allotment, I did the same before our French adventures.
Rubbish timing GG13 I hoe he recovers well.
Enjoy your trip brook catching up with your son.
Yesterday was washing, grocery delivery and a happy catch up in our local. Today the chiller unit will be out in the l room and fan in our bedroom. We will be staying close to home.
Have a good day all.

Redcar thank you. Fortunately I have a lovely organic veg shop just down my road so I'll use that instead. No room on my patio except for herbs among the shrubs.

Good morning from a very warm Leicestershire.

We are venturing out to a local beauty spot despite it being really busy. We usually stay home on Bank Holidays but today thought we would risk it.

Back home I will plants out some more plants.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Good morningfrom Plantaniás, Crete. Rain was forecast for most of the day but the sun is out though with some cloud. It feels a bit humid as well.

Yesterday we were treated to an ariel display over the sea by a solo F-16 fighter jet flying upside down and rolling over and over, then soaring over us and circling round and coming back. The noise was deafening. Melanie - there are alot of miliatary airports in Greece so I don't think we see the same planes.

DD1 and her DH drove up to Newcastle from Berkshire for the weekend to collect DGD1 from uni. He must have been exhausted having only returned from the U.S. the previous evening.

Have good day everyone. Its forecast to be hotter in England than here.

Good morning from a bright but still cloudy Suffolk. Unless we are away,which we always used to be with DC and DGC for this half term,we always stay put on bank holidays. Everywhere is so crowded around here especially at the coast ,that we prefer the peace and quiet of home.

DGD4 is doing her DofE expedition for her bronze. They left school yesterday for their overnight camp and continue the walk today. Sensibly( although the 14 year olds may not think so) their walk started at 5am to avoid the heat at the hottest part of the day. We had a lovely photo yesterday of big sister plaiting her hair before she left for school.

Hope all enjoy whatever plans,if any, are in place for today.

Good morning from Staffordshire where it is already very warm.

We are looking after DGS1 while DD2 and SIL are at a three day wedding.The videos and photos she has sent so far show the event as opulent and incredible!The wedding started at 8.30 yesterday morning but as they are both teachers they didn’t get there until late afternoon.A good job it’s half term next week so they have time to recover!

No plans for today.DGS1 is not used to his parents being away having only been away from them two nights in his eight years.He is doing really well so far and seems to be enjoying himself 🤞🏻we have given him options of things to do but I think he wants to stay close to home which suits me.

Keep safe in the heat everyone.Thinking of all with worries.

Hoping Marydoll and her DH are ok🙏🏻

Wishing everyone the best day possible🌷🦩

Good morning from the east coast. I think I heard it raining in the night but it’s beautiful now. It lifts my soul.
We are having smoked haddock and poached egg for breakfast this morning because I got it out yesterday to cook for tea but by the time DSIL had left and we’d enjoyed a long chat in the garden we couldn’t be bothered so ordered a takeaway.

I am picking up my best friend later from the bus and she’s staying over until tomorrow. We will go straight to our other best friend as it’s her birthday and then come back to ours to get ready as tonight we are all going out for a meal together. I’m going to orchestrate sitting her opposite my DH or our other friend as I don’t want her looking at an empty chair. We are all back at ours for desserts which my DH is making this morning. There will be a white chocolate cheesecake and lemon possets. I’m sure there will be lots of tears as it’s the first time the five of us have been together since our friend died last month.

Hope you enjoy the sunshine today 🌼
Thoughts to those suffering stress and anxiety 💐

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. It's warm but not hot here.

I had a poor night. I am anxious about house selling and house buying.
My house won't go public until Monday as my solicitor is closed at the weekend.
I am viewing a bungalow today but although it looks fine inside it is on a busy road and is overlooked.

My friend came for tea yesterday and has invited me out tomorrow which is something to look forward to.

A pity your Spanish class has had to fold gMattie . My Gaelic class is smaller than last term but still viable. It's one of the few classes I have been to where men outnumber women. a curious fact

Have a lovely day everyone and keep hydrated.

Good morning all from an already warm North Leicestershire.

Our drive to and from Yorkshire went really smoothly and, while DH's sister in law didn't know exactly who we were, she obviously recognised we were people she knew and liked. Her son is doing a great job with her. Who knew the little monkey he used to be would turn out so caring.

Today, we need to unblock the kitchen sink.

Good morning everyone from mid Essex. We have quite a lot of cloud this morning, but it’s unlikely to rain, the cloud should clear by mid morning. Another hot day is forecast. Yesterday I went for my usual walk and met up with several dog walking friends who were all complaining about the heat at 9.30am!
DD2 FaceTimed yesterday afternoon from Türkiye where it was pouring with rain. Their hotel seemed fairly well equipped with activities for children indoors, so the DGC will be happy enough.

Nothing much planned for today , but I’ll change to the summer duvet from the mid season one. That will probably be enough exercise for the day!

grandmattie a shame that your Spanish class is ending.

brook enjoy your visit to your DS.

marzipan sad to leave your lovely allotment, but they can become quite demanding to keep up can’t they? The fresh veg are tasty though. Perhaps you can grow more veg in pots on your patio if there’s room?

Hoping that those who are struggling find some relief today. I’m missing those who aren’t posting at the moment and hoping all is well with them.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning from South Lanarkshire. It’s much brighter this morning but I don’t think it’s going to be hot.

Last night we had an evening in the company of friends who have a huge amount of stress in their lives, I do worry about them and the effect it has on their health.

Today we are going over to DD’s to look after the children for the afternoon, the thirteen year old has asked if she can come back with us to stay overnight.

Best wishes to all for a good day.

Thanks, Grandmabatty! Good advice. I tend to do little here although I had tackled the ironing pile yesterday but there’s still some to do. 🙄

Grannygravy I hope your dgs is ok. Poor soul. Ashcombe lots of rest today.

Good morning everybody from Málaga where we are forecast 31°C again. It’s not as fierce as it sounds! There is a lovely gentle breeze and it’s not humid which makes a big difference.

I’m going to stay near base again which suits me right now. I did think shall I wander up into Arroyo and have coffee and cake at La Canasta but I’m not sure I want to do what ‘we’ used to do quite yet.

I even enjoyed being in the supermecado yesterday - it’s so different to my larder at home!

So today I think I will carry on with my severe decluttering. My clothes 😮 today it’s time to be ruthless some I’ve had 20 years. Yesterday a friend came round and he brought his socket set and took down the tv, bracket and dvd player. I never use them. Without a fire stick which I can’t be bothered with, there’s only Spanish tv and as I’ve got WiFi, my iPad to access Netflix and Sky that’s good enough for me as I mostly read anyway.

Now time for my second TiB and to read all your posts. Enjoy the hot weather plume in the UK folks!

Good morning, there’s high cloud above my hillside in south Glos, it was sunny earlier.
I happily pootled around very early yesterday in the garden, planted out the remaining bits and the courgettes (I grow them in a huge container). By 9 it was too warm so I showered and popped across the road to the lovely neighbour who has the most delightful year old twins. I had some children’s books that I no longer need to give her; she also has a beautiful 4 year old son.
Then I phoned the dentist which resulted in driving to a nearby town for an hour in the dentist chair. He’s cleverly rebuilt the tooth, fingers crossed it holds. My gum and lip were very numb thankfully, it was sore once the local anaesthetic wore off!
Tiddler and I spent the afternoon in the Shed, DH cleaned the pond pump and faffed around taking out pondweed. We have two resident frogs who seemed happy enough watching him from the lily pads. The 11 goldfish will be happy with his efforts I hope!
I don’t have anything planned now until Tuesday when it’s the opticians first thing and then a trip to the hospital late afternoon to have a basal cell lesion excavated from my leg. I’m not looking forward to getting there because I’ll go by bus because the parking is atrocious at the hospital.
Sending hugs to those struggling or having buggerations x
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