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Good Mooring Thursday 16th July 2026

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grandMattie Thu 16-Jul-26 05:48:16

I’m amazed at your industry, karma, but even more at the number of garments you make yourself. Your wardrobe must be packed! When do you wear them?

Bellasnana Thu 16-Jul-26 05:45:50

Good morning from Mallorca where it is lovely and cool at present but will rise to scorchio during the day.

We had a long day yesterday, both my Treasures had moments of ‘strong feelings’ but on the whole they were troopers.

DD3 is a star, so efficient at driving us to where we needed to be. It’s absolutely beautiful here, so peaceful, lots of birds (we have so few in Malta😞)

We have yet to try the pool but it looks lovely and there aren’t a lot of other people here so very relaxed.

I think we might be going to the dinosaur park later, I don’t mind what we do . It’s just lovely having my three Treasures all to myself.🥰

Hope you had a lovely birthday ginny, I’m sorry I didn’t see it in time to post yesterday.

I’m just having my tea sitting outside, photos in case you’re interested.

I won’t ramble on. Wishing a good day to all and thoughts to all who aren’t having an easy time of it.☀️🤗

karmalady Thu 16-Jul-26 05:30:55

Good morning from s somerset, one degree cooler today, I am thankful for small mercies

Up early today, I wanted to try and cool the house and anyway ocado is arriving from 7am. I have had my breakfast and my car is packed and ready to go to my allotment as soon as everything is away. On the spur of the moment, I ordered magnums, I have not eaten ice cream for two years. I am a self-confessed ice cream addict

The de-cluttered fabric has all gone, 5 heavy black bags and twice I opened them up and took fabric out to keep. I am happy with what I have at home now. Yesterday I finished the first of two Charlie tops. I do like this one, especially the slightly gathered sleeves and the tidy neckband, The feel is so cosy and soft, it is a lovely easy pattern and all the better since I adjusted the waistband and length

Today I will finish the second Charlie and will also cut out a rescued fabric for a large cushion cover, I have that fabric draped on my sofa now and like what I see. That will be done after lunch but first I am going to dig out all my remaining Charlotte potatoes, to store in brown paper bags. The clay soil is becoming very hard now and I need to get that job done.

I need to put a large trug of rose cuttings into an allotment compost bin and am taking my special compost turner with me, to wind in and then pull up to mix the compost properly in each of my three large compost bins. I should have good compost by next year. I will need to give them all some water.

I have 000s of compost worms in my hotbins at home, have not seen any in my allotment bins yet, perhaps moisture will help entice them

It is just too hot to cycle and I get too hot when I go to the allotment during the evening, like last night, all that fetching and carrying of water makes me exercise too much and I am better exercising early in the day, I don`t recover quickly enough for bedtime and then I wake up hot

grandMattie Thu 16-Jul-26 05:17:12

Good morning from a clear, cool Bristol. The birds are fairly quiet; are they in eclipse.
fgt, I hope you got home safely. And, yes, adjusting to solo life takes time and much emotional energy. Well done you!
Yesterday, I got to church a little before 0930 for morning prayers as usual to find the church uncharacteristically locked. The secretary was there and used het keys for me. As she finished, the vicar came breezing in saying that he’d decided too open at 0930 instead of much earlier…
FAB cafe had most of the usual suspects but seem less energetic than usual. It’s closed next week for work in the church. The new heating is finally being put in - ironic in this heat!
I was offered two other rooms:
;one is too small to comfortably accommodate more than about 8; the other is lovely but access to water is virtually impossible. I have refused absolutely to do the hosting for that reason.
It was too hot, and I was too tired to go to the meeting in the afternoon so spent a happy afternoon assembling the thing I’d got from IKEA.
Today will be spent defrosting my fridge/freezer and doing some baking so the icing has time to set before being taken up tomorrow afternoon.
Bon voyage to the travellers, hugs to sickbay-ers. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Michael12 Thu 16-Jul-26 04:54:32

Good Morning Everyone,
Its light and dry with a grey sky over Brackley this morning.
Today ,get the bus into Bicester earlier ,have a coffee ,and then get my hair cut before I do a shop , hopefully see people I know.
Return to watch tour de France on TV after lunch.
Health OK,
Take Care,
Mick