Good Morning Tuesday 28th July 2926

Good morning Mick and everyone from Carlisle where it has been raining, just a shower though.
Yesterday was a housework morning followed by a walk in the park after lunch. It was fairly quiet. I spotted that the cafe was open so must make an effort to patronise it sometime, a little contribution to keeping it going. The second swan family has definitely disappeared so have probably been officially removed for their own good.
Later, I finally finished my book which will join the charity shop pile...a good read but it won't be read again, I have enough to keep me going for a long while.

Today, bathroom and kitchen clean ups in the morning, admin and reading in the afternoon.
You're right, grandMattie, nothing doing as regards social activities at this time of year, not for adults anyway. I don't want a whirl of engagements but something would be good. I don't want to be off on holidays though, I leave that to those who have no choice as to timings plus everywhere is too crowded for me.

Wishing you all a good day!

Good morning all and another day of hiding from the heat!

Yesterday I went to Chimes group on the bus which was fine but a different matter coming home. The traffic was horrendous and it took nearly an hour to get back home. There are major Road works (near you GG ) which will continue for 3 weeks. Along with other road closures and accidents under the Weir, it took forever.
Actually I was pleased to be on the bus as I could just sit with my fan and look at my phone.,.

Bridge club today but I’ve decided not to go, with the traffic how it is. My friends who usually pick me up are away.,

I’ll do a mini shop before the heat hits, and walk little pooch.

I must phone the garage again, as Dh ‘organised’ a date to fix the car but he wasn’t clear whether they will pick it up.,
I do miss him taking charge of things.🥹.

GM keep busy (as you do). 💐.
Marydoll enjoy your day.

Take care all. All things will pass! Hopefully this bloomin heat! 🥵. Roll on Autumn 🍂

Good morning from the Essex coast where it is already very warm.
I will be leaving here later this morning to travel to DD2 in Kent.
I can't say I'm looking forward to the journey, I hope the trains are air conditioned.
I'm looking after C who is 8 but no trouble . I think a cinema visit to see Moana is planned plus a shopping trip for school stationary.
Have a pleasant day everyone and take care in the sun xx

astitchintime could it be squirrels?

I’m sorry about your car, Bellasnana. Would it be worth asking if any of the shops have CCTV on their car parks?

Good morning everyone from a dull, cool Lancashire.
Hope your consultation goes ok today, Mick. 🤞

This morning we have a Child in Need meeting via Teams. DH is wfh so he can duck into it for a few minutes.

Later I'm taking the little chap with me to meet up with some old colleagues for lunch. It's over 10 years since we worked together but we always just pick up where we left off last time.

Wishing you all the best day possible, whatever you're doing. 🌻

Good morning from a warm and sunny Torbay.

DH had a day out in Exeter yesterday, following a false start after forgetting his rail pass! Some trains were cancelled and none go beyond Torquay due to a recent arson attack on Paignton station. Meanwhile, I was attempting to Move It or Lose It, not too successfully, due to arthritic knees!

I spent the evening at the theatre where the Asst Director had us running parts of Act One repeatedly. The play opens in two weeks! I’m briefly appearing as an announcer/ newsreader/ investigative journalist!

Back to the theatre this morning to help the Props team.

Have a good day, if possible. 🦩💐😎🥰🦩

Good morning from an overcast NE where we the forecast is for 23°.
Yesterday was spent shredding paperwork, third day in a row which left me with an aching back and stiff wrists.
I will do some light housework today and then read my book.
Have a good day.

Good morning everyone from mid Essex, blue sky and sun again this morning. A hot day is forecast and I’m looking forward to new blackout blinds being fitted today. I hope they may reduce the temperature in my bedroom by a degree or two.
The gardener may come this morning to continue with clearing the back garden. I will need him to put the garden waste bin out later in the week, he’s filled it to the brim and I can’t even tilt it onto its wheels to put it out.

marydoll I’m sorry you’re still feeling so poorly, but hope that a dolly day will make you feel better. Enjoy her company and splashing the cash with her!

I hope all medical appointments go well today and that those who are unwell will soon feel better.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s grey with light rain
So annoying about the scrape on the car Bellas, I expect there’s not much you can do though
My aerobics class at the gym today has been cancelled so I’ve a change of plan and will probably have a day at home. I was late home after line dancing last night so I’ll have a lazy morning and then get on with a few jobs.
Enjoy your time with Dollie marydoll and all other grans looking after little ones, special times
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning from an already bright and sunny Suffolk where the temperature is due to soar later. Our house is cool and,especially the north facing side, should remain so hopefully all day.

I’m fascinated by the change in the gradual change of direction of the sun each day which I notice from the very gradual later time it reaches the back yard where all our pots are containing roses which need watering at the moment every day….means I can do it a bit later and enjoy a 2nd cuppa before I do it.

I’km off to meet another friend for coffee this morning after she finishes her Pilates class. I plan to pop into Lidl afterwards as the friend I met yesterday highly recommended their French made brioche marbled with dark chocolate. DH has a sweet tooth and loves dark chocolate.

Hope those with problems of whatever kind have a gentle day.

Good morning from the NE Mids. I lifted several more onions yesterday and when I checked on the beetroot I found that something had been ‘digging’ ……they’re in a raised bed so it won’t be hedgehogs. I’d already invested in a wildlife camera which will be set up later today ( I need AA batteries and an SD card) so this time tomorrow I should know what’s disturbing the soil around the beets.
Have a good day one and all!

Good morning from a sunny W Kent where our houseful are fast to sleep, no early rising here. I think their plan is to go to our big shopping centre before being entertained by DD2 late this afternoon. DH and I will avoid the shopping bit I might even attempt to tidy up a bit.
Lovely having them all but we are definitely out of practice
Hope your call goes well Mick
Enjoy various days out and best wishes

Morning all from West Oxfordshire where 28 degrees is forecast.

I have caught OH’s rotten cold. I didn’t do much yesterday apart from trips to Waitrose and a Charity shop where I dropped some bits and pieces off.

Our cleaner came and while she was here I cut out some more squares for a patchwork quilt I’m planning. OH checked on his bees. Two of his hives are infected even after he put in a particular treatment which all beekeepers use.

OH will be out all day with his shooting friends shooting targets.

I usually see a group of friends on a Tuesday but I’m not sure I should inflict my cold on them - I have the beginnings of a cough too!

I may just stay home. I have a cake to make and laundry.

Have a good day.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire where a good head of very dark cloud is building up, but there’s no rain in the forecast.

I went to the gym early yesterday and then followed that up with a two mile walk around a nearby park I’m very fond of. A sad sight, no rolling swathes of usually green grass - it was like walking on shredded wheat, and the woodland trees look woeful. For all that, I enjoyed it. It’s a place that always lifts my spirits.

I have a small ornamental hedge to cut this morning, and must tackle the ironing, but apart from that, a quiet day. I might seek out a few more blackberries later.

Have the best day you can, folks.

Good morning from sunny Berkshire.
My BIL’s funeral yesterday went off as I’m sure he would have wished and as always on these occasions, it’s good to see extended family, albeit on a sad occasion.

After the short ceremony, we repaired to the church at which he was a regular attendee and there was a large screen after the service with photos which included some of his brother, my late DH, which was moving and died ten years ago. Now all three brothers have gone, eighteen months between them.

Refreshments were served in the church itself, new to me, but worked out well.
After the hour’s car journey back to my DD’s flat, my DS DD and DGD and I caught a bus immediately outside her flat into town and had a meal after a walk by the river.

Flying daughter is working today (San Francisco) and we are driving home to the north.

Thoughts to GM and all the best health wise to Mick

Good morning from Stockport.
18 degrees now rising to 26, it is promised warm again for at least a week.

I enjoyed my visit to a neighbour yesterday, she is very quiet and rather serious, unlike me , but we had a few laughs yesterday and she seemed to enjoy my company.

After my meal when I went to clear the kitchen I realised I had no hot water, the boiler was off and I couldn’t restart it, everything was dead, I must ring at 8 to get an engineer out.
It is 14 months old and this is the third call out since new.
My last boiler was 16 years old and very little trouble.
I am out to lunch with a friend but if they can come today my S is on a day off so he will be here.

I hope you all enjoy some of today, keep cool and hydrated.

Here…I can spell, honestly!

Good morning, a bit later this morning because I’ve been tidying up before my sister arrives for coffee- she’s very likely to be hear far too early…..
I had a lovely cup of tea with a new friend yesterday, I’d made two banana loaves then realised I already have some in the freezer so I offered her one.
She’s my DD’s age and lives just along the road.
I also made shepherds pie yesterday but didn’t fancy it once I’d finished so that’s DH’s dinner for the next few days sorted!
It’s dull and cloudy here in south Glos, DH says there’s drizzle in the air but none forecast. The washing is on and I’ll hang it out anyway.
Sending hugs to anyone who could do with one x
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Thank you Gelisa. Sometimes I feel very alone because the issue is such a hazard for me and I used to love walking through our town.

With respect Gagagran you have your husband for company and I think in grandMattie’s case, being widowed is a wholly different solitude.

I understand what you mean about those dog leads Marzipan. I hate them and won’t use them for CDog. I tried one when he was a puppy and quickly realised they were an accident waiting to happen!

Good morning from another cloudy day near Morecambe. DH is up and will hopefully bring me TiB. The dogs are awake too. One is snuffling about on my bed near my legs and the other is lay in his own bed, on his back, with his legs in the air. I expect he’ll jump onto me any minute! We will take them both onto the marsh this morning rather than drive to the woods. DH has a dental appointment in Manchester so he needs to be away early. I will have both dogs to myself so little will get done this morning until the dog walker takes them after lunch. I’ll get some gardening done when they go. There’s a lot of cutting back needed. It was cutting back that was needed in my clients garden yesterday rather than weeding as I was expecting.
DS2 actually sounded cheerful when I spoke to him last night. He’s been terrified about having a mortgage rather than renting but perhaps he’s realising nothing much is changing. He had a letter from his mortgage company offering him language lessons which obviously pleased him. He dabbles in many languages and can pass the time of day in most but isn’t fluent in any. Being autistic it’s an area that he’s quite gifted in. I just wish he’d turn his attention to healthy eating so he could lose a few stone!
Take care 🌸

Good morning from Cornwall where the weather has levelled out at around 23° at its highest which means I can breathe normally, oh joy. Yesterday I decided to have a gentle, quiet day sitting in our local library reading an Agatha Christie. The library walls are festooned with original art work by well-known abstract artists, lovely. Upstairs on the Council chambers' wall is the town's coat of arms carved by my dad.

The town is horrible to walk through now because of the number of visitors with their extending dog leads, a nightmare in our narrow streets, and I don't understand how people can be so selfish. Moan over.

This morning I'm taking my best pal to some tropical gardens for breakfast in their café to celebrate her forthcoming birthday. After that I'll hopefully catch up with my nephews and sons.

Good morning all from the Black country very overcast here with a breeze.
Hairdressers today then will probably go to the garden centre afterwards there are a few things I want from the deli.
Enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans 😎