Good Morning Saturday 1st June 2024

Good morning from a bright start in Crewe, where I arrived by train yesterday after an excellent journey, only marred by a screaming, drunken hen party on the last leg of the journey after I’d changed trains at Stafford.

Today I’m going by train to Rugeley to have lunch with old friends from the theatre company where I was a member for many years before retiring.

It’s good to know you are keeping well, Mick. Wishing all with health worries some better days ahead.

🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Morning all from a lovely north Wales- looks like summer has arrived and we’re promised 🌞 all weekend lots of washing at PG Towers!

Belated birthday greetings to the 70 year old Susan and hope you had a wonderful day celebrating 🥂

I shall trot along to the next village for my newspaper bidding good morning to horses, squirrels, rabbits and various birds along the way - I rarely see a human this early!

Will hop on a bus to Deganwy Prom Day later then on to Conwy for lunch and share a bottle of rose in the secret wine garden - must make the most of this weather after all 5he moaning I’ve done since returning from mi Casa!

Hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend x

Good morning from s somerset, it is going to be a beautiful sunny day

I worked so hard yesterday, had no idea when I woke up but one thing leads to another. Lots of heavy lifting, shifting and moving, outside all day. Two full loads to the tip and 7 huge complicated planters emptied and removed. What a good re-vamp that was and it all started because of a small fig that looked dead but has one tiny green bud at the base.

I have a kilmarnock willow, it was in a tall heavy stone trumpet pot and needed re-potting with fresh compost. I could not get it out so took my lump hammer to the thick pot. Then had to saw 9 inches off the root base but the plant looks revitalised today. It is a beautiful easy-going plant and two more have been ordered. I already have the pots, big volume but shorter and wider, antique brass colour in sturdy plastic

The first bowl of large gooseberries has been made ready for the freezer, cooking reduces the volume by half. Many more to pick but I can have two days off now, waiting for more to grow big.

Obviously today needs to be a rest day for me, I might just go out on my bike or march around the town perimeter first

Have a good day

, Here’s the comma I missed after the words “70 year old”, Susan - shows punctuation still matters!

Good morning from a sunny hillside in south Glos, it’s a beautiful morning here, not a cloud in sight.
I did some gardening bits yesterday and lots of washing that nicely dried on the line.
Today I will not be doing anything much, my ankles and feet are giving me problems so I'm going to sit out in the sun with a book and enjoy the garden.
The patio is finished at last - I do need to put my pots back in place and tidy up bits and pieces. It’s looking good!
I hope you all enjoy the sunshine today 🌹

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. Pinch, punch, it’s the first of the month!
I’ve no idea what the weather will be but I can hear the birds singing in the tree just outside my window.
Our daughter is coming for the weekend. We haven’t seen her since Easter. She has seen her two brothers, separately, since their falling out.
I will be cooking a whole trout tonight. One of OH’s friends is a fisherman and gave him quite a large trout. I will stuff it with herbs etc., and bake it whole in the oven.
Have a good day everyone. It is now ‘flaming’ June!

Good morning from sunny Malta where it’s another scorcher.

I’m still in bed with my cup of tea, a luxury as I’m usually with the boys by now.

No real plans today other than the usual cleaning and laundry, then there’s tennis to watch although the rain in Paris has been so bad that there are a lot of matches to catch up on which had to be postponed. Must be a nightmare for all concerned.

Hope you all have a good day.☀️🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇

White rabbits! 🐇🐇🐇
Good morning from Bristol.
I had a rubbish night, and hadn’t slept until the early hours. It is rare for me not to fall asleep; my problem is normally staying asleep.
The funeral went well, with the family being very touched that we should attend. Sue hadn’t lived in the complex for much over two years an£ kept to herself on the whole.
It was old at the crem and it took me a lot of the day to warm up again.
I had helped my neighbour , doing up her back zip then letting her out of it again. In return, she gave m3 oranges and eggs, so,I could make a second orange and mincemeat tea bread for her. I was making one for church coffee this morning anyway…
I have finished all the squares for the quilt I am making, “just” need to assemble.
Serving coffee in church today, then sewing.
I hope everyone has a good weekend, free of drunken hen/stag parties! They are loathsome IMHO.
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning from a bright South Downs. My goodness it was chilly yesterday in that northern wind, and it looks as if today will be the same.

I did little yesterday, except go to the hairdressers which instead of the usual 2 hours - cut and colour - took 4😮 as we talked so much. I go to her home - now- so we weren’t holding anyone up. She is a nice girl - same age as my daughter, and it was good to hear about her family etc.
After, I pottered into M&S for food and saw their sale was on, so bought a couple of tops. Good to bag a bargain!

Today I must put up with the wind and make a start to finish the last lot of the garden. I had aimed initially to finish by the end of April, but I underestimated the amount of work/rain.
Still, nearly there now. Just one corner near a rose bed to cut down, tie in and plant. Then the little Japanese garden to weed, rake and plant up a pot and decide what to do where a very large pot got blown over snd smashed (massively expensive😮😮) might go for a Japanese lantern - hmm?

Out for a meal with my daughter and son-in-law this evening. Her birthday meal. Shall catch up with all the news then.

Well, enjoy your day my lovelies

Peace and harmony to our world.

Woke early here in menorca day four of our hols. Going well and hubby relaxing more. The weather was lovely bit windy yesterday but today will be hotter. The scenery here is stunning and only a short flight from home which I like. Can’t get used to doing nothing after such a busy life at home! However will keep trying! Good day to all.

GM 😄. What brought on the hen/stag party comment? 😄

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GM 😄. What brought on the hen/stag party comment? 😄

Ascombe's train journey, perhaps? 😉

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GM 😄. What brought on the hen/stag party comment? 😄

It was poor Ash, sharing a train with one! I did the Edinburgh to London one with another. The noise and disruption was horrendous…

Good morning Bellasnana it’s going to be a scorcher here too on the east coast of Fife. I’m hoping my other friend Marydoll is well enough to enjoy the warm Scottish weather we’re all having lately.(in between the heavy showers)

I had a lovely meeting with my SNP friend Jenny Gilruth yesterday asking if she can tell me what these politicians are suggesting. Conscription from Keir Stammer? and removing taxes from pensioners from the tories, for one thing I’m not wanting my grandchildren who are good kids going into the army nor do I want to receive a higher income from my pension because I’ll just have to pay more tax on my private one. I’m one of the lucky ones who’s got a private pension.
Politics world wide are so toxic at the moment, .anyway I know who I’m going to vote for - the party who have supported me through many my trials and tribulations🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’ll just have to sit outside in my garden today and contemplate. Oh and my lawn was mowed again yesterday it’s looking beautiful thanks to Megan.

Get out there and vote my gn friends

Oh! I didn’t see that!

Sorry for the confusion, but I do agree. We had a short cruise to Belgium snd northern France ruined by drunken people showing lots of flesh and making lots of noise.

Good morning Mick and everyone from sunny Lancashire, currently 11°C,

Flaming June has arrived, let’s hope it lives up to its name. I had such a lovely day yesterday, I finish the last of the week’s laundry and had a lovely walk.

Unfortunately I was taken ill yet evening and am now in bed following a dreadful night. I’m feeling tired, sore and very fed up. I’ll leave you with this beautiful flower from my walk yesterday.

Good morning all from a windy but dry Black country.
Towels in the wash so hopefully if the sun appears they will dry a treat.
A trip into town I need to return a polo shirt for DH, also call in at bank to make some changes on my account.
Tonight we are over to Redditch to see our friends, have met up almost every week for over 50 years.
Well enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans, full English calling so will catch up with everybody's happenings later ☀️.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from a cool, cloudy South Yorkshire where the North wind is bending the trees double yet again. I hope it calms down and warms up a bit as DD a nod the menfolk are coming over later to go for a walk round the valley and then we’ll have fish and chips for tea. Yesterday, apart from doing a small food shop, had a cleaning day. Just as well I wasn’t going out as I had a huge removal lorry - the biggest I had ever seen - parked across the full width of my drive while my new neighbours moved in. It was there most of the afternoon. Nobody asked if it was okay and as I had no intention of taking the car out I decided it was too early in our relationship to ruffle feathers, but these days things like that leave a slightly nasty taste in my mouth. A bit of courtesy wouldn’t have come amiss.
Have a good day folks.

Good morning from Shropshire where the sun is shining.

Thank you Pantglas! and everyone else for the birthday greetings for DH.We had a lovely day with family and as it was a warm day not as much cleaning up as usual!Two grandchildren still here who will be collected later.DH will take DGD to sewing club this morning.H wants a morning at home.

Have the best day you can everyone🦩

Good morning all from a sunny Glasgow. Like GM, I have had a disturbed night and wakened with a blinding headache.

Not much planned, apart from my usual weekend parish admin. duties. I am doing the barest minimum at the moment, I think the PP may have realised I am fed up with being taken for granted, especially after getting a message last night to ask me to deal with something at the last minute.
Hopefully get the bed stripped and finish off putting everything back on the decking. DH power hosed it and it looks worse than before he started.

I won't mention the fact that he used while filler to repair the grouting on the front stairs, which are made of RED brick. 😭The white silicone is everywhere, path, garage door, driveway etc, If I hadn't been so unwell, I could have stopped him.
My neighbours think its hilarious, I certainly don't. They don't have to live with it! 😡

After yet another hour spent talking to Virgin Media, to complain that my email issue still hadn't been resolved, I discovered that Virgin had been phoning DH (as the account number) on his mobile and of course he had ignored the calls.
Another 5\6 working days, before I hear anything on DH's mobile, of course.😡
Despite it being sunny outside, the air is rather frosty here and my tongue is a tad raw, from biting it! 😉

I then spent another hour speaking with an extremely helpful agent from NHS inform. I tried to postpone my Covid booster online, on my GP's advice. Despite having had eight previous vaccinations, apparently I don't exist! Is there a subliminal message here? 🤭

Pants, your day seems wonderful. Enjoy! *Susan hoping the birthday celebrations went well.
Have a good day folks.

Morning all, it’s meant to be a drier and warmer day today, fingers crossed they are correct.

I need to pop into Aldi first thing, then some pottering on my first child free day, well child free until 4.30, when it’s off to DS4’s. We will take the GC (7 & 4) to the local Tapas restaurant about 6ish. The 9yr old has asked to join us, so as he has us wrapped round his little finger we will take him as well 🤣

Enjoy first day of June 🐇🐇🐇

Blossoming, I hope you feel better as the day goes on. 💐

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 10° and sunny. We've had a few days here of lovely weather. Blossoming I'm really sorry to hear that you are not well. My thoughts are with you. Ash those type of hen dos are not my thing at all.
Yesterday I had a pleasant day, despite the pains in my feet. Dd popped in with dgs2 before play group. It's always good to see them. He had a massive tantrum when it was time to go. He lay on the ground at my front door and we hid round the corner,thinking he would miss us. Not a bit! He wasn't screaming, just happily lying on his back. The minute we tried to encourage him, the screaming started again. I finally picked a flower and told him he could give it to the ladies at play group and he happily trotted off with us. Apparently he had a great time at playgroup. Dd thinks he was tired and probably has hay fever. It's a curse in our family on both sides. I got all the washing done yesterday, dried on the line, ironed and put away. I changed the bedding too. It's such a feeling of satisfaction to my housewife's soul. I pottered in the garden too. I staked the sweet peas and the peas and did a little weeding. Slugs and snails are decimating some of my plants. Which is very annoying. I assume it's because of the wet spring.
Today, like GrandMattie, I've had a bad night's sleep. My feet get very sore. I put up with it, mostly, as I don't like to take painkillers too often. I'm meeting a friend for breakfast but I'll nip to Aldi beforehand for food. I dislike shopping when it gets busy. Once I drop my friend back home, I will get back into the garden and pull more weeds which appears as if by magic overnight. Have a good day all.

Good morning all from an overcast North Leicestershire.

DH is off to the gym and I will stroll to the village for flowers. Then I need to find out why our new printer will print wirelessly but not scan at all. Wish me luck.

DS2 didn't make it here yesterday so is coming this afternoon.

Have the best day possible.