Good Morning Wednesday 23rd August 2023

Good morning Mick and all. Cloud now appears to be gathering over a sunny Angus coast. Yesterday was glorious - except for a small blip mid afternoon - and I enjoyed an amble round the garden at 9 pm. The perfume from the last blooms on the honeysuckle was beautiful. And the weight of the ripening plums is bringing the branches down to picking height. Not ready yet though.
Foxy my sincere sympathy. What a shock to lose your DBiL so unexpectedly - and being so far away you must feel so cut-off. As you say, your sister's condition will hopefully shield her a bit from the enormity of her loss .
What a wonderful 'dream holiday' you are having sago. Avila and your hotel sound so beautiful.
Karma I'm with you about the raspberries. They used to be my favourite summer fruit but yesterday I bought a small punnet of locally grown which are practically tasteless. Such a disappointment. Though I'm wondering - do our taste buds alter as we grow older?
I'm sure you'll feel better when that cyst is a thing of the past Susan
What a wonderful and heartwarming compliment from your little DGD Mizuna q! Something to treasure in your heart ❤️
Harris is sounding the perfect place for you and your DH Brook. So glad the weather is behaving.
Ash best just to enjoy the acting now and let the up-and-comings take over the nitty gritty. You sound as if you've been a stalwart for quite a while.
Now off I must go and hang the washing out, hoping that everyone is enjoying this little spell of Indian summer x

Well I’m back from the Antipodes! After an exceedingly long flight - 7 hours from Sydney to Singapore, 2 hour break in Singapore followed by an interminable 12 hours on to London Heathrow. Elder son and my granddaughter picked me up at Terminal 5 and drove me home. Son cooked us all breakfast before driving back to Kew where granddaughter has a swimming lesson. It is lovely to be home. There is no place like it! I am pretty shattered. It was difficult to sleep on the plane as there were two crying babies nearby and a young boy being sick intermittently. Have a good day. Oh, while I was away several deep purple gladioli have flowered in the back garden.

Welcome home Ladyleftfieldlover. I expect you need a nap!

Glad to see you safely home LadyLFL, have a lovely rest today x

Good to see you returned safe and sound LadyLFL.
I just popped back to give my condolences to Foxy, what an incredibly sad situation for you.

My favourite purple gladiolus.