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Good Morning Wednesday 26th August 2026

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grandMattie Wed 26-Aug-26 05:20:43

Good morning from Bristol. It’s still dark and very gloomy due to thick cloud. The thunderstorms forecast are not until tomorrow, and only up to 50% chance of rain. Curiously, the night time temperatures have risen while the day one are much lower.
Yesterday was quiet, I went into the fabric shop and got some pleasant nautical fabric. The only one I saw was scarlet and very colourful, not at all the calming blues and greens I had imagined. I put a picture of a few blocks.
The rest of the day was quiet. It’s been a very solitary fortnight.
DGD has invited me to lunch. It’s the first time I’m seeing her since the end of her exams; I’ve seen the rest of the family once since the end of July.
Being FAB Cafe, and the day we have a meeting with Teflon, it has required some juggling and calling in favours.
The Teflon meeting is going to be a corker if it goes to plan and he isn’t platitudinous, or passes the buck tone of the infinite other areas. The painting which was due to take 10 weeks isn’t even half way, and really badly done; scaffolding is all over the place, unused as we haven’t had painters for nearly a month, etc. and that’s before we start with the empty manager’s house…
I was saddened to read of Dolly Parton’s death. She was an amazing woman.
Have a good day all. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Greyduster Wed 26-Aug-26 05:12:21

Good morning Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire where it is still dark. The forecast is for a dry day and a wet evening.

Yesterday I had a difficult morning but dragged myself into town in the afternoon just to get out of the house. It was a mistake, even though I bought a new sweater from Marks and a book from Waterstones, and took in an art exhibition at one of our galleries I couldn’t wait to get back home, and felt ill and exhausted all evening.

Today I have writers group at the library and will do a bit of shopping at the mall before I come home.

Have the best day you can, folks.

Michael12 Wed 26-Aug-26 04:56:31

Good Morning Everyone,
Its dark but dry outside here in Brackley ,with a forecast of thunderstorms and rain later ?
The usual bus trip to Bicester , do a shop and chat to people I know .
Will return have lunch and watch todays stage of the Tour of Spain on TV,
Health OK,
Take Care,
Mick