Good Morning Friday 10th July 2026

I wish I had sold mine sooner Grammaretto you are doing what is best for you, family must accept that.
Well done , it is the right decision.
I hope you find the perfect home for you soon.

Congratulations Grammaretto this has been months in the planning and I am sure that the AC will come round once they see how much easier the new place will be for you.

Good afternoon, Michael12 and all!

Being my day off from work, I'd normally do something - go for a walk, a bit of a drive somewhere, sit at the Pier, but not in this awful hot weather, so I'm at home, with my colouring books, and a tub of Magnum Salted Caramel ice cream! All fans in all rooms are whizzing around at speed, and I have out my trusted tin of Raid for all those stupid buzzy flies!

I've just come back home after having to plod to Spar in this awful heat for two 2L bottles of milk because when I went to the fridges in the kitchen and bedroom for the milk to make a cuppa, I realised it had all completely frozen over!

I'd adjusted both of them not long before but didn't know I'd done it so high, so I left the frozen ones on the top to defrost, and have now got the cuppa with the new milk and fridges re- adjusted! Bimbo!

Then, as I was walking up the road, I saw on the side of the road by the pavement the most gorgeous brown butterfly who was flat on her face, wings spread out, sunning herself! I said hello to this gorgeous lady as I passed!

Tonight I'll be watching A Crack In The Woods, starring Gary Busey.

See you all later!

Thanks for all your support re house sale!
GN is wonderful xxx

It's not done and dusted yet . Even in Scotland nothing is settled until the missives are signed. But it's good to know that someone wants it and I can start to seriously look for something for me.

Thankyou all for your good wishes. Am back safely in my darkened but cooler flat with cool water from the fridge and my refreshed cold water flannel to hand. As no one can see me, I now rub cold flannel over my hair too which is also very cooling, Even going early, it was already pretty hot, so I ditched one or two plans and stuck to major needs. After having to go along one part of the pavement with no shade, I pulled in to a wider patch out of peoples way and then had a swig of very cold water and used the flannel to cool myself down before going into the shop. Two ladies stopped to say what a good idea and they would do the same in future!

Reasonably cool in Tesco , but I had to ask for assistance in getting the bottled water down, as these were now in groups of 12 instead of 6, and so weigh quite a bit. Glad that I had gone on the buggy as a car had managed to break down just at the turning for Tesco, causing a major jam, and the police there and cars having difficulty getting in or out. Wouldnt have been helped by the fact that there is not an inch of shade in the car park. I pass on another useful idea for those of you using your cars at the moment. If you take a bath sheet or towel with you, when you park then drape the towel over the steering wheel and over the drivers seat. Then when you get into the car, you can fold it and put it on the drivers seat to sit on, so more comfortable and a cooler steering wheel. The useful cold flannel can be in the side pocket to help as well!

I got most of the stuff I really needed, but despite trying to help myself, arrived home somewhat shattered , and needing to lie flat and cool down. So I have now got shopping put away and have enjoyed reading all your posts and happenings, admiring all your fortitude in doing things in this heat. I do think that probably now just being older I feel the heat more and need to take a bit longer doing things, compared to earlier years. When I came back from Syria it was summer here and this type of weather , and I was wearing jackets and jumpers , finding it quite chilly, and people would be wondering why I was wearing so much.

I have enjoyed the Robbie Cummins canalling more than the other one, and have quite a lot of memories of our varying trips. Good and bad, from anglers sitting on the entrances to locks and making it difficult to get any lines up, climbing up really slippy slimy green lock ladders, and some of the lock gates especially on the wider locks taking a lot of moving.

There are other lovely ones too, and a very special one was on I think it was a may bank holiday, when we were on the river Soar and had moored up in peace and quiet for the night. My son was very young and was in his pajamas and we listened to Wind in the Willows on the radio. As that came to an end and I said time to go in his bunk there was a splash and a water vole swam past. His eyes widened and he said Mummy its Ratty look. Ah such serendipity is to be treasured. Well keep cool everyone, hope all your plans work out well.