Good Morning Thursday 10th September 2026

Good morning from a grey W Kent only 13 degrees at present, I must look out a cardigan. Off to art group this morning only a very few of us I suspect. Every week now someone has a medical appointment of some kind. Still a bit of chat and painting is good.
Later we have to go into town to pick up DH’s trousers which have been altered. Really good tailor who has been in town for years
Best wishes to those travelling and those feeling one degree under

Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny 🌞 Northampton, a fine day is forecast so will wash the towels.

Yesterday was also fine and got a large load washed and dried on the line.

Enjoyed my film in the afternoon, 'Pressure' about the meteorologists forecasting the weather for D Day in 1944. Interesting and well acted.
Managed to include my daily mile by taking a circuitous route to the cinema once I got to town!

Going to a health and well-being talk after lunch; I think it is aimed at carers (which I am not) but going to support a friend who has organised it. Am going with a neighbour who has a DH with dementia to cope with. We shall walk home to ensure we do our daily mile!

Easy tea of Bolognese for dinner tonight.

Wishing all a pleasant Thursday.

Good morning from a bright east coast.

I’m the only one up my sis and bro in law are still with us but going home this morning. DH is doing sausage sandwiches for us all when he gets up.
Yesterday my uncle’s life celebration went really well. The residents and staff were well fed and felt very welcomed. Mum told every one of amusing memories and the residents told us of theirs.
DH and I are going to clean his flat on Monday before handing the keys over to the estate agent for viewings for it to be sold.

I’m thinking of my DGS today as he starts his new special school. He’s 11 and would normally be going to secondary for the next big stage of his life. I really hope he can make friends and be happy. It’s a small class with only 6 pupils. He’ll be getting transport for the first time as it’s an hour each way. His mother still wants me and our son to do all the running around for her but I won’t anymore. I am ‘in discussions’ and feeling stressed about it.

This afternoon I’m taking my mum up the coast to her holiday home for a week so she can de stress. She can only have a week as I go away and very badly timed but so does my brother so I’d prefer she was at home where she has everything around her like the Drs and pharmacy.

Wishing everyone a lovely day free from stress and pain if possible. 🌼

Good morning from a bright and sunny Suffolk,a day just like yesterday so it will feel quite chilly. We had some heating on last night and I shall put the electric blanket on the bed when I change it at the weekend….ready if not needed every night yet.

I had a really lovely day in Ipswich yesterday. Our trains coincided as planned,we had coffee and shared a huge scone in St Lawrence’s church which runs a cafe in the nave run by adults with learning difficulties with minimal supervision.

It is always very busy,very reasonably priced and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. An additional treat was a half hour bell ringing session where one of the original bells installed in the 1460s was used.

We had a delicious fish lunch and spent so long in the restaurant that we only had time for a quick visit to the Constable exhibition “The Haywain”. My friend lives in the part of Essex where Constable painted many of his pictures and knows most of those locations so an added pleasure to hear her talk about them.

I’m off to my stretch class this morning and then heading up the coast to meet 3 friends for lunch. We vary in ages and the youngest one will bring photos of her daughter’s wedding last month which took place in Carrow House,the Colman families home when they were running their mustard factory in Norwich.

Hope all have a good day and thinking of those for whom it might behave some difficulties.

Good morning from Shropshire.Dry at the moment with rain forecast later.

I had a lovely day in Liverpool with my eldest daughter yesterday.We really enjoyed the musical, Waitress.

Today back to medical matters 😭a cardiac scan and then another scan.I am grateful for all the appointments but will be glad to be home tonight and hopefully a few quiet days🙏🏻

I hope Grandmabatty had a better day and that we hear from Marydoll.

Wishing everyone the best possible day.🦩🌻

Good morning everyone from Ibiza where we had the mother of all storms around midnight, leaving this morning pleasantly warm but with a lot of white cloud cover. Temperature is expected to be 27°C ‘with sunny intervals’ so no beach for me today.

I’m about to go down for my breakfast and shall mull over my options. Catch a bus from the square into Santa Eulalia? Mooch around here - I’ve not ventured off the Main Street yet so could go for a circular and extended walk? Jump on the little “wally wagon” that leaves here once mid morning or once mid afternoon taking in two different sightseeing tours? I’ve done them many times but then I’ve done all the above many times too.

It’s so very different on one’s own. Sometimes I feel I stick out like a sore thumb but I try not to overthink that aspect.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 13° and dry, although the sky is very cloudy. Susan thank you for your concerns. Yesterday was a better day. The stabbing has receded quite a bit and, although I'm aware of the gallbladder, it's in the background.
Yesterday I did a short shift in the school library. I was cross when I went in because it had been left in a dreadful state, so I spent my time sorting it out. Then I picked up my prescription. After that, I headed to Next for gift cards. When I got home, my new pin number had been delivered. Hurray! The rest of the day was quiet.
Today I will go to the school library then head to dds. It is my brother's birthday and dsils birthday too. I will drop off dsil's gift and then take their gift and mine to my brother. When I come home, I intend to sort out the boys' room which is messy. Have a good day all

I had to laugh at My motto seems so apt these days . It goes like this " Cheer up " they said " it could be worse" so I cheered up and it was!!!! Madeleine 🤗

Good morning from an overcast Leicestershire.

I was given the choice of 5 places to visit a back clinic yesterday. I chose the one nearest to home and have an appointment on 13 th October!

Today my DH has a phone all from his consultant. We are thinking it is concerning another scan.

This evening we have NWR, the first meeting of the year.
Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Good morning all,

A good morning from Glasgow, where it is 13°C and rather chilly. Yesterday was glorious, a proper autumn day.

I wanted to clarify, why I have not been posting. Initially, we had no Internet, it was on and off for days, then I got locked of GN. Becoming so fed up, changing passwords, I eventually gave up.

However, the main reason is that, unfortunately, I am not too well at the moment. I am having debilitating chest problems, my RA is rather troublesome and not responding to the new medication and annoyingly, two weeks after the dental procedure, my mouth isn't healing.
Life is quite grim at the moment. In fact, I don't really have a much of a life at all.
Even my bolshieness and determination isn't enough to overcome things.

Yesterday's GP visit has triggered a heart and COPD review, which has been long overdue, despite me hassling the surgery, on a number of occasions.
I now have a double appointment. Success!!

My BP is far too high, higher now than DH's, who is still waiting to see a cardiologist! 😁
Oh the irony of it. It does explain the way, I have been feeling lately.
DH is miffed that, I have streaked ahead, winning the hypertension competition and hogging the limelight. 😉
To my surprise, I received a text last night, saying I had been signed up for the NHS, BP monitoring app. The GP, I saw is definitely on the ball.

This morning, I have new chest medication to try, to help clear my congested lungs. The downside; it may exacerbate one of my pre-existing autoimmune conditions. 🙈
However, any port in a storm. I will try anything, to ease this exhausting, non-stop coughing.

It has got to the point, that managing my meds is becoming almost impossible. There are now only a couple of antibiotics, I can have and the GP decided yesterday, that she was reluctant to prescribe any.
I also need to leave a two hour gap between some, take some only on certain days of the week, some at certain times of the day. I definitely need a spreadsheet! 😄

DH is still unwell, so I am dealing with him too. However, there is an improvement, his BP is slowly coming down.

The main reason I am posting is to thank those lovely posters, who have expressed concern at my absence and contacted me.
I have been feeling very fed up and knowing that there are people on GN care, has lifted my spirits.

Chronic ill health is a lonely journey, you do not wish to burden your family and friends, with your moans..
A long time ago, I accepted that, this is my lot, however I am pretty annoyed (an understatement) at the unfairness of it all.

I haven't been able to concentrate on reading posts, (a wee man with a sledge hampmer, has been living inside my head), but I do want to send those many Gransnetters, who are struggling, my very best wishes.
Many of you have such sorrow to bear.
As for you, R&L, you are on the naughty step for doing too much, too soon. ♥️

Have a good day folks.

P.S. I have done, what I said I wouldn't do: bore everyone with my woes. I do feel better for off-loading. 😉

Oh, fgt! Your mention of Santa Eulalia reminded me that my ggmother’s sister was called Eulalie her husband was Isidore (both pronounced the French way). I always thought they made such a splendidly named couple….

Good morning from Wiltshire. It was much cooler overnight so I got a blanket to put over the 4.5 tog. I will put on my 7 tog one next time.

My mouth is still very sore and I hope all signs of infection dissipate vey soon. My face is still slightly swollen on one side.

I had my preop assessment on Monday. We left I hour and 45 minutes earlier than the appointment time but I was still 20 minutes late as the satnav routed us through Bradford on Avon (the town doesn’t like the use of hyphens in it’s name) where we were stuck for half an hour in roadworks. I was worried I’d be sent away but they found another nurse to do somebody else’s assessment. I was upset and was unable to find the notes I’d made on my iPad.

I hope you haven’t got a sore derrière today Hollysteers and glad you didn’t hurt yourself badly. Must have been a relief when your sister appeared after the air traffic control problem. The press have been so vague about it I can’t help but suspect bad actors.

Have good day everyone.

Good morning from France. Good luck with the call today dragonfly46, I hope it's straightforward news. Worth having your questions written down before the phone rings, and jotting down what was said straight after, with the date. Two people can hear the same call and remember it quite differently by teatime.

Marydoll it's good to hear from you. I'm sorry things are so dicey with your health. Take care x