Good Morning Monday 15th July 2024

Belated Anniversary Scapal🥂.
I have a DH who is not always right but never wrong.

Good morning all from Severnside. I’ll leave you to guess the weather….no prizes.

I made a start on tidying the house yesterday so I’ll carry on today.
Belated anniversary wishes to the Scapals 🥂

Morning from Norfolk

Good morning from Central Scotland where it is dry and reasonably bright at the moment but not set to last. It was our 51st wedding anniversary yesterday and this is the card I received! Does anyone else have a husband/ partner who won’t admit that it can actually be his fault! Visit from DS and DGd’s yesterday was lovely to see them. Not much happening here today though DH is going to cut the grass before the rain and I must nip out to the shops. Meeting Sister in law for coffee tomorrow and looking forward to Jersey soon weather looks mixed though.

Good morning from a lovely sunny Co Armagh
Washing machine on , pots have been watered , we have a good rainwater gathering system , not that it’s been needed much so far
Thoughts and prayers for us all

Already the sky is so dark that I need the lights on so expect the forecast heavy rain any time. It will have to be an indoor day I think but there is a pile of books waiting my attention so that’s not a problem. Meanwhile I hope that we all have a satisfactory day despite the sporting disappointment.

Sar53 how exciting, enjoy your Thames Adventure.

Good morning from South Lanarkshire, it’s lovely and mild and I have liberated a summer top from my unopened till yesterday summer clothes case.

Yesterday was really lovely, literally the first warm day this year. DD2 and DGD3 arrived and took me to Largs and Portencross for the day. They had never visited the latter and were really impressed. Well DD was, DGD was wondering when we were going to eat! After an ice cream at Nardini’s too!

And the sunny sky has appeared again today in time for me to head into Giffnock to greet the returning travellers, I’m looking forward to some hugs. They had a lovely holiday in France but, like here the weather was a bit below par. Lots of cycling done though.

I hope you enjoy Helsinki Llfl, my nephew and his family have lived there for seven years now and are really happy with the Finnish way of life.

Thoughts and prayers to all who need them x

Good morning all from the Angus coast where it is as grey and damp as ever. St Swithin's Day eh? Oh dear. Never mind - I love September!!
Nothing to report from here, other than I so enjoyed the tennis yesterday - what an amazing match!
Sorry you're feeling unwell Grandmabatty - I hope the little boys are good for you today.
Enjoy yourselves, all the holidaymakers. Both Helsinki and sailing up the Thames sound very inviting.
Your flowers look lovely grandmattie.
I'm off now to work out how to empty the dust out of my new hoover - such excitement!!
Have a good day everyone x

What a wonderful holiday to look forward to Sar do you need a deck hand? 🛥️

Good morning everyone from the Scottish Borders.
It looked nice earlier but cloudy now.
I'm going on the U3A coastal walk which is brave for me because of my dodgy hip but I can get the bus back to the start , I hope.
I'm not yet ready to accept my incapacities.
It was a lovely day yesterday apart from the football ⚽️ which was far too stressful. Do people really pay £££ to watch!
Have a great time in Finland LLFL
Autocorrect wrote funland.

Pretty flowers gMattie
Don't look after the boys if you are unwell Grandmabatty. A parent will have to step in.
Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning all from the Black country sun shining but for how long we shall have to wait and see.
DH sanded the side gate yesterday ready for painting he just needs a dry day now.
I have some more books for the charity shop and need to call into chemist to see if the rest of DH prescription is ready.
Lovely colourful garden GM.
Thoughts with Urms and himself.
Safe travels those on the move, enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans and may you all find some ☀️.

Good morning from a sunny Essex coast.
Trips to the Post Office and Pharmacy this morning.
A busy week ahead getting ready for going away on Saturday.
We are taking our boat on a trip up the Thames and will be away for about 4 weeks. So much to take onboard and try and find places to stow it all away.
I also do the accounts for the Yacht club so have lots to prepare for them whilst we are away.
I hope you all have a lovely day and hopefully find some sunshine along the way xx

Good morning from a dry Lincolnshire, for now anyway.
Yesterday DS drove DIL and GD2 to Newark and they took the train to London. GD1 drove me and her BF to the supermarket.
The weather was miserable especially after lunch when we went for our steam train ride.
We had dinner early in preparation for the football match, DS was not happy, he turned the sound off after half time. England got the result they deserved.
Just before I went to bed GD2 sent photos and videos of the concert in Hyde park, she said it was amazing and was so happy to see her favourite group live.

My sister is travelling from Germany to my home town today but every other family member is away on holiday.
Hope we have some 🌞 today.

Good morning from a sunny Suffolk where I think this weather is to continue all day.

I’m off to meet a friend for coffee and we are going to look at the brochure for a short holiday together next spring. We had such fun in Eastbourne in March that we thought we would make it an annual event.

Thinking of those for whom today might be a struggle and hoping there is a ray of sunshine amongst the worries.

It’s grey here in S E Essex, and surprise surprise we have heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast 😡☔️🙈

I have GS here until he goes into school at 10.15am (football lay-in for pupils) DD has got an appointment first thing.

Off to the gym at 10.30am, then I need to sort my stuff for staying at DS3’s whilst he and his gorgeous wife are off to Ibiza and I will keep an eye on the teens. I am hoping for nice weather, I will pretend I am on my holidays and spend hours at the beach or just walking along beside it.

Have a good day 🙋‍♀️

Good morning all from sunny Suffolk. We left Essex yesterday early and we were here before 9 am. So easy when there’s hardly any traffic on the roads.

It’s lovely to be back and the weather isn’t too bad. 🤞. We did a bit of pottering in the garden -everything is looking colourful and thriving. Amazing as it just does its own thing and survives (mostly). We dozed in the warm sun for a while before the tennis singles. Wonderful match but felt sorry for Novak.

I didn’t watch the England match but had predicted the result. 😢.

Today Dh will go to the repair garage and hopefully our situpon mower will be returned to us this afternoon. We expected it to be in the shed when we arrived yesterday. It’s been fixed and paid for but ‘no mower’ 🙄.

LLF enjoy the holiday with your Dd.
Lovely flowers GM.

Enjoy the day as best you can 🌸

I’ve just been reminded that today is St. Swithin’s Day. If it rains today, the legend is that it’ll rain for another 40 days. As today has been promised to be vile…😢

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s grey and cloudy again but at least it’s dry - for now!
Sorry to hear you’re feeling unwell grandmabatty, I hope you get through today ok and can rest up this evening
Just a trip to the post office and a visit to Dunelm today, might fit in a coffee at the garden centre too
Have a great time in Helsinki llfl and everyone else on holiday just now
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Morning from a cloudy S Hants, rain is due, safe journey llfl.
Flowers are lovely gMattie very colourful.
I hope you feel better soon gbatty a tricky day ahead.
Yesterday was a beautiful day at the start and later, cloudy in the middle, I sat outside for a while, tackling a crossword, good to hear the bees. Later was meat draw, I actually won, a kilo of good pork sausages, I’ll split them up to freeze later.
Football was disappointing, the best team won.
🦩🦩

Good morning from a bright & sunny Sefton. Must get up & get that washing on, out & dried. Yellow rain warning for this afternoon.
Singing this morning, hair appointment this afternoon. That'll do for today.
Have a good day all.

Good morning from an overcast W Kent. Excitement here as DD1, DSIL and GS4 are arriving from Scotland today to stay for a week. Looking forward to seeing them, just hoping we can keep up with all the plans
Best wishes

LLFL, DH often flew to Helsinki when he worked for a Finnish company.
I hope it is warmer, than when he went. He had to take three planes to get there from Glasgow and often got stranded in Stockholm, due to the weather.
He use to send photos of them cutting the ice to free the ships in the harbour. Brrrr!

Enjoy your trip, I believe they have very pleasant summers.!

Urms posts in the Kitchen, Bluesapphire.

Good morning all from a sunny Glasgow, where is 12°C. I had a night similar to GG's night of beeping.
There was a constant beeping, like an alert from a device, going on for half the night.
I was wandering about trying to find the source, but he only things charging were DH's phone and tablet. 🤬
I just got back into bed, when the bathroom lit up. Once again I went to investigate. I didn't hear it, but assumed it was the police helicopter hovering overhead, ( I could see searchlights in the sky) DH, of course, never stirred.

We spent a very productive day in the garden yesterday. There is a very overgrown, old drover's track behind us and the trees and vegetation encroach on our garden. We could have filled the brown bin over and over, with little impact. It is a constant battle. I used to be able to cut the trees back, but am no longer able. Consequently, I have to keep nagging DH about it.

Today, I'm going out for coffee and a trawl round the posh charity shops with the Ebay queen. We haven't done it for so long, because I haven't been well enough, Note to self: I will not buy any more clothes.
This is part of my strategy to take a step back from my parish duties. Usually, parishioners and the P.P know they can find me at Mass on a Monday, they won't today! 😉

GMB, I hope you manage to get through today and prayers for the Urms.💐

Have a good day folks.