Good Morning Friday 21st June 2024

Good morning from the South Downs with a lovely sunny start to the day.

Nothing particular planned although we might stroll out this evening by the river. Summer evenings are the best I think.

Garden in full blossom - the roses are incredible this year, I suppose it was all the rain.

We have nepeta in the garden -beloved by the bees, but also all the cats from the entire neighbourhood pay it a visit and sit in it enjoying it, blinking in sheer delight. Only Tofu ignores it. He is his own cat!

Well enjoy your day everyone.

Peace and harmony

The photo shows the brief few hours of sunshine in La Ferté Bernard yesterday morning. We had a severe weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain last night but nothing materialised. It sounds like the weather is more settled in the UK! It was warm enough for us to sit out in the evening for the first time since arriving here!

Great excitement yesterday teatime: DH emptied the mailbox and I’m delighted to discover that Torbay Council has fulfilled my request for a postal vote to be sent here! I’ve voted and we shall post it today in the SAE provided! Brilliant!

A holiday in the Peak District sounds great, grandMattie - some stunning scenery and interesting towns to visit such as Ashbourne and Bakewell.

Have a good day, everyone! 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. The sun is up in South Yorkshire and it’s going to be warm. Had a lovely long ramble around the woods with the walking group (16 of us) yesterday and there were two long flights of deep uneven steps to be tackled. I was pleased I could still do them. After lunch with DD I visited Whinfell Quarry Gardens which also involved a lot of steps and steep paths. Too late this year to see the azaleas and rhodis, but being basically a huge rockery there was a lot of colour and interest. I do love rock gardens and this is one of my favourites.
Food shopping this morning and volunteering this afternoon.
Have the best day you can folks.

Another early start Mick and the longest day to boot! Let’s hope it’s as 🌞 as yesterday and summer has come to stay!

Off to Llandudno later this morning to a bead weaving class with DD - not something Ive tried before and it looks a little fiddly but I give most things a go before slinking off in defeat 😂

Will pop along later to read of all your bizzinesses- the Glesca meet up on Wednesday looked a lot of fun you glamorous grans!

Good morning from a bright Bristol. It would appear the second day of meteorological summer is going to be pleasant.

I finally managed to renew my house insurance after about 10 unanswered called, two forays on the net… a very nice man finally helped me on the phone!

I went early toDD’s for dinner, where DS and I cooked it - well, I did everything, DS did the final assembly and grilling. It went down well with everyone, even the mega-fussy girls ate it! Success.

DS surprised me with a suggestion we should go away on Monday or Tuesday for a few days! We decided on the Peak District. Never been there. Despite having lived in the UK for over 50 years, I haven’t visited many places here. As the Indian embassy has taken DS{s passport to renew his work permit, only the UK can be visited…

My last Spanish class today, then a bit of fiddling about and rest are on the books today.

I hope everyone has a good day, enjoying the warmth and sunshine. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩