Good Morning Sunday

Good morning Mick and all who follow from the Black country. Sunny start here again.
Just been out to water the pots in the garden and in the middle of the lawn is a bag of dog poo Yuk? how it's got there is a mystery unless we've upset the neighbours.
Chill day today I think roast pork for dinner DH favourite.
Will read everyone's happenings and news after breakfast.
Enjoy your day and may you all find some ?

Good morning from wall to wall sunshine in Leicestershire.

Walking in the cool woods with a friend this morning then will sit in the garden under a tree and read this afternoon.
Lamb or beef for dinner - can’t decide.

I hope everyone keeps their cool today.

Morning all.
Very hot in Cheshire.
Love the pic Baubles zoomed in to see the "coos'
Hats off to all you early posters. I couldn't sleep because of the heat so could nap now !
Even though there's nothing to stop me , I just can't do that. Years of early rising so now go on a guilt trip if "lazy"
Have a peaceful Sunday.

Morning Mick , morning All. Already very warm and unusually no breeze to cool our corner of Somerset.

Enjoyed our beach trip yesterday, breakfast on the terrace of a beach cafe, coffee at the waters edge, there also had to be ice cream. Enough breeze to keep it a pleasant temperature. Walked too far as my achey legs attest but enjoyed every second. A not very much day today. A poorly neighbourhood asked me to go for a chat, there will be laundry to process, ironing to ignore, gammon will find its way into the slow cooker, that’s about it for today.

Enjoy what you can of the day everyone, hope Sunday is kind to us all.

Good morning from a very warm S Welsh coast. I slept better last night thanks to a fan in the bedroom.
Looking forward to one of ours and his little family coming for a BBQ later.
Yesterday morning we took the dog for a walk before it got too hot, the tide was in and we sat on a bench looking out to sea. It was so calm and we saw a pod of dolphins bobbing up and down. A jet skier slowed and went alongside them, they stayed by him, he must have had a great view of them. A lovely moment.
Have a good day everyone.

Morning from a currently overcast S Lanarkshire but another warm day to come. For the first time in ages I had a restless night in spite of open windows, really muggy here.

Lovely outdoor lunch yesterday with a friend whom I haven’t seen since before the first lockdown. It was good to see her although it was sad to hear of the difficulties she and her husband are having at the moment due to him having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s since we were last together. His particular type makes him very prone to falling and he is currently in hospital after a bad fall.

Also concerned about the possibility of my planned holiday with my young grandchildren having to be called off. My sister in law who we will be staying with, phoned last night to say our nephew and partner arrived for a planned overnight visit on Friday with him laden with a cold and generally not feeling very well at all. She asked him to take one of the lateral flow tests she has and it was negative but he volunteered to have a full test on their way home, which he has done and we await the result.
He is a lovely young man, for some reason it just hadn’t occurred to him that his cold just might be more than that. Hopefully it wasn’t!

Lovely photo baubles, by the water with family, perfect!

Wishing everyone the best day possible??

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Good morning from a hot and sunny Weymouth. It’s our last day today so off to the beach.

Not had chance all week to be here as WiFi is week.

Wishing you all a lovely Sunday

Weak!

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning from a misty Strontian. Yesterday my cousin took us over to Tioram ruined castle on the shore at Acharacle, such a beautiful spot. As usual will have to try to post photos later. You are more organised than me baubles!

Hoping for a worry free day for you all, keep cool, those that need to!

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from a very warm and sunny South Yorkshire. It was very hot yesterday and when we got into the car to go over to DDs for tea I thought I was going to die before the aircon kicked in. Fortunately half of their garden is blissfully shady which ours isn’t, and there was a breeze, so it was nice to sit out, but when we came home, it was cool enough to sit outside in the twilight until quite late with a drink, which we haven’t done for a long time. Today? Not a lot, I suspect. A bit of forward planning for our holiday and that’s it! Have a happy Sunday folks and stay cool!

Good morning from a M6 north bound, a low cloud sits on theHowgills surrounded by a blue sky, and DH’s phone is blasting out Motown hits. We are off to Stonehaven where we have a hotel and evening meal booked. We took a test earlier and it’s still negative so we are good to go! We will do another tomorrow before we board the ferry as they have requested that before you travel. Why is the rapid antigen tat called a lateral flow test and not a RAT test? Perhaps no one would use it if they thought they were testing for rats. Must go, having my nose in my phone isn’t good for motion sickness!
Take care and stay safe everyone ?

Chaotic start to the day as DH had fallen out of bed and it was very difficult to get him back and sort out the ensuing disorder. Can see this will be a trying day as it will be hot and getting him to drink enough is hard work. Suspect this morning’s event was partly caused by dehydration.

Hoping for an event-free day but suspect the opposite is more likely. Enjoy your various interesting ventures!

Good morning,

It's already 24 degrees here n South Yorkshire and the mercury looks set to reach 30 degrees by this afternoon, just like yesterday.

We stayed undercover during the hottest part of the day, but had our evening meal outdoors about 6 pm when it was much more pleasant. Unfortunately, the midges found my right elbow, and this morning it's itching furiously despite applying eurax cream to the bites.

Not sure what's on the agenda today, probably a repeat more or less of yesterday.

Take care everyone and keep well hydrated. ?

? GrannySomerset. Just seen your post and hope your day does not turn out as difficult as you predict. Take care.

Good morning Mick and all from blue sky and sunny northwest Lancashire coast. Very enjoyable day in Yorkshire yesterday, I walked through the hilly woodland walk behind Skipton Castle and ate my picnic lunch reading Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”. Market day, so very busy. After tramping around from 12 to 4, I lay down on the grass in the shade in the churchyard and woke myself up snoring, probably to the amusement of the couple on the bench next to me. I do Wagnerian snoring (so I’m told, I never hear it unless woken up with a snort?) I missed pies and tarts Blossoming, too late.
Have taken up a recover position today but always feel better after a change of scene.
Hope it’s not a difficult day for you GrannySomerset and I’m so sorry to hear of further delays Ashcombe
Keep cool cats.

Good morning all from sunny ☀️ Harrogate
Yesterday pm I sat in the garden reading most of the afternoon. The most nothingness I’ve ever done. It was just sooo hot!!
Today’s aim is church- I might be too late, because our former minister is back as a guest. And he was very popular.
You must have been in the Girl guides Marydoll. Be prepared!!
Hope everyone else is prepared for what the rest of the day might bring.
Make it a good one!

Good morning all from a very hot and humid Lueneburg. I am enjoying it and feel very sorry for all the people who are suffering from the floods. It is devastating.
I have only picked some berries in the garden and I am not doing anything else. Waldi, my dog, escapes to the cool bedroom all the time. I baked a banana bread and it looks ok but as I don`t know what it should taste like, I can't tell if it is as it should be. I still don't know if I can go to Britain. Maybe somebody from here could tell me if there is a government site where this information is listed.
This afternoon we are meeting with a friend in her flat. I just hope that it`s bearable and we are not melting away.
Have a good day all and hopefully no worries.

Just been out to wipe down the outside table as the children and GC’s will be here in about three hours for bbq, flying ants everywhere!!
amselerin gov.uk travel should explain the current rules.
GrannySomerset I hope your day improves ?

Good morning all from hot and sunny Lancashire. Just a flying visit, will catch up later. GrannySomerset dehydration is a massive problem, hope you can persuade him to drink. Have a good day all ??

Good Morning everyone on a hot ? Sunday. It seems that the UK is sharing the summer rays and even N.Ireland is having record high temperatures. Here it’ll be close to 40 degrees today so we’ll rely on some strong winds to relieve some sizzling heat.

I can well understand how some Grans dislike/don’t cope with heat. Often that’s a normal ‘age’ thing, or a bad reaction due to heat and medication, but sometimes it can be just being unused to high temperatures in a country ill-prepared for the effects.

People often ask, but no, we didn’t move South for the heat or a suntan, but the light. That and the good effects that it has on mood and general health. I feel the heat, although after one wretched summer when I thought I’d melt into a puddle then having discovered a ‘small Thyroid problem’ and having had that put right, I’m absolutely fine. But I couldn’t cope here without my ‘safe place’ - a cold room or a plan of where to go and what to do if the heat gets too much. We have friends in Switzerland who are equally prepared for ridiculously low temperatures, because that sometimes happens.

We know that as we age, our blood vessels don’t always dilate or constrict fast enough (or just enough) to keep us cool (or warm) especially in extreme temperatures, so it would seem sensible to always have a Plan B. Drinking lots of water, using high factor sunscreen, walking more slowly, staying in the shade, always having a fan nearby (I carry a little Spanish fan in my handbag), wearing ‘wafty’ clothes in cotton for comfort and pale colours to reflect the heat, keeping a damp towel in the fridge for instant relief, sleeping under a sheet not a duvet, until you feel comfortable, that kind of thing!

In 1976 I remember seeing a massive traffic holdup on a road near Cambridge and some of the cars were driverless! We had had 3 weeks of temperatures in the 90F’s and it was unbearable and so unusual. The drivers of the cars were in the middle of the fields where huge automatic watering systems rained down on all their suits and office clothes. It was surreal. In 2003 there was a deadly heatwave in Europe and in Paris 15,000 people (mostly elderly) died. August used to see most people go away on holidays to the coast, so lots of elderly relatives didn’t have the prompting needed to keep drinking water and stay indoors. We were in Normandy where, in the countryside, the temperature rose to the mid 40’s. Our Daughter, with a baby and a toddler en route from the UK got herself lost and panicked - no aircon in her car so she didn’t dare stop moving. We directed her to a large supermarket and safe temperatures until we arrived. Many supermarkets stayed open at night, just for people without an outside space to come and sleep. Farm animals had to be moved inside. In Greece, whole families ate and then slept all night on beaches.

It’s very hot today, so shutters stay closed, dogs and cats mostly inside, until late evening. Being outside for short periods (no working!) is fine as long as there’s always somewhere cool and comfortable to retreat to! Ours will be the pool and/or feet up in the sitting room.

Even if you find the heat a problem, if you arm yourself sufficiently so that you can stay comfortable, that’s the thing to do. If normal life needs to go out of the window for a while, don’t worry. Lockdown never flattened us - this should be a cinch! ?

All those on holiday, doing fun things, stay safe travelling and keep one big jump ahead of whatever Variant is lurking.
Have a better day, all those struggling. It’s lovely how this thread can lift us and hold us all together.

Hugs and love to you all - last night I ordered a new 2 piece….not a bikini …….a 2 piece! Onwards and upwards!

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Good morning from scorching Sefton. We were awake at 4am, our DGD at 6am, so we weren’t discombobulated by the early start. She left with DS2 at 9.30 for her swimming lesson. Since then we’ve tidied up but left out her paddling pool which I may well occupy today.
I’ve throughly enjoyed reading about Lins1066’s sighting of dolphins, hearing about everyone’s busyness and seeing the photos posted. Skipton market and woods figure highly on my go-to places, holly.
Oh, GrannySomerset, my fingers are crossed that your day improves. Could you tempt your DH to an ice lolly? Marksies sell some delicious pure orange juice lollies - DS1 is their no. 1 fan.
DH, hoarder that he is, has successfully used the local buy nothing scheme for the first time. My cunning plan is to encourage further activity…
Have the best possible day, enjoy the sunshine and find a flamingo or two.
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Good morning from beautiful sunny Anglesey where I am sitting in the shade under a sycamore tree, there is a gentle sea breeze and the hum of bees busily darting from flower to flower.
What a wonderful world.
I know I’m very lucky.
Hope you can all find a shady corner and a bit of peace and quiet.
Happy Sunday ?

Grandmafrench I remember the long, very hot summer of 1976. I was leaving school and in the throes of first love. The heat was intense, even in Scotland but I didn't care. It broke with incredible rain and thunderstorms. I have a thyroid problem which causes my metabolism to be flaky so I try not to get too hot or cold. A happy medium. Or Doris Stokes as we used to say when younger. I've watered the garden, weeded everywhere, picked sweetpeas, emptied and loaded the dishwasher. I've got a ratatouille gently bubbling in the slow cooker and the chicken is roasting. A cup of tea beckons.

Good morning all, just had my Tesco delivery, and am now in my cool living room as it’s too hot outside for me. Will settle in and watch the last day of the golf, keeping myself hydrated. Enjoyed reading all your posts, thinking of Granny Somerset, Marydoll, and all who are suffering. Keep safe everyone.