Good Morning Saturday 27th July 2024

Good morning from a sunny Bristol.
Goodness, I must have been tired; I haven’t slept so well in years! I didn’t stir for eight hours straight.
Our little holiday is over, having been the very first holiday en famille ever. I found I missed DH and my Philip dreadfully.
The day in Hereford was very successful; everyone enjoyed the Mappa Mundi very much; DS was particularly taken with it saying that a lot of it reminded him of Herodotus.
On Thursday evening, DSiL came to take DGD back as she had a rehearsal yesterday with her Bristol Youth Choir before leaving for their German tour last night.
After packing, and cleaning/tidying up to go home, we spent the day in Caerleon. It is a very pretty little town, we saw the amphitheater and went to the little Roman museum and baths.
Lunch al fresco and home. We stopped at the railway station to drop DGS who was returning to Folkestone.
Today is going to be more prosaic - church cleaning, coffee…
DGS is 46 today - he was born the day after Louise Brown, the first test tube baby! It was all over the papers.
I hope you have a good weekend. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Morning all from West Oxfordshire.

I’m off to London later. I’m meeting younger son for lunch and then we’re going to the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. Our annual treat. We may have Knickerbocker Glories at Fortnum’s afterwards!

I watched about five minutes of the opening ceremony last night. OH watched most of it with headphones on while I read a book.

Have a good day, especially those of you with bad knees!

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s dry and bright and a warm day is forecast
We had a lovely day yesterday catching up with DS and his partner in Edinburgh. It was a long day but definitely worth it. Today, after a really busy week I’m looking forward to a quieter weekend with loads of washing, gardening and tidying to keep me busy.
Pleased you’re feeling slightly better gBatty, look after that knee and enjoy your DGSs today
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning from a beautiful sunny South Downs.

The garden is moving into its late summer clothing, so the early flush of roses, geraniums, delphiniums and lavender etc have died down and I’m cutting back and now the echinacea, agastache dahlias, phlox and salvias are beginning their show.

Everything is twice the height this year because of the rain. The clematis have flowered snd continuing to flower their socks off. In fact one which was for the chop because it has been ravaged by powdery mildew for years has put on a tremendous show with not a bit of mildew in sight. Bring on the rain they all say!

We also watched the opening ceremony. I think it was disappointing for spectators as really they must have watched 99% of it on a screen. I think an arena is better.

Enjoy your day all.

Peace and harmony

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 12° and grey. Ash thank you. My knee is still sore but less so. Mick I watched some of the opening ceremony too but got bored. Mizuna you have a very interesting family.
Yesterday I did very little in an attempt to rest my knee. It's certainly improving but not quite right yet.
Today I'm meeting my friend for breakfast at the local garden centre - our usual haunt. Then I'm looking after the boys for a few hours. Dsil is having to work and DD had a day out planned which she was going to cancel. I don't mind helping out as she rarely goes out without the boys. When I come home, I'll make chicken curry for dinner. And rest the knee again! Have a good day all.

Good morning Michael and all GNs from a sunny South Yorkshire where I have been awake for hours😩. I don’t plan to do a lot today except clean out the fridge and cook myself a proper meal as I ate very little yesterday. My hopes that my guinea pig guest would help to keep the grass down are coming to nothing. Not only does he not eat very much, he won’t eat in straight lines either😂! So at some stage I may have to drag the mower out! What a disappointment!
Have the best day you can folks.

Good morning from a beautiful, still and sunny Torbay.

Yes, I watched some of the Olympics opening ceremony, too, Mick and was disappointed. It seemed as if the intention was to be as outrageous as possible with the performance of the dancers although it was a novel idea to have the teams floating down the Seine.

Today, I’m going with friends from Toads to watch the matinée of 9 to 5, performed by an amateur company in Teignmouth. It is a musical I haven’t seen before.

You are doing well, Mizuna; being positive is key, I think.

I hope your SIL and GS reached their destination eventually, RosiesMaw2. Sounds like a nightmare.

I hope you are fully recovered from your fall, Grandmabatty.

Wishing everyone a good day. 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Good morning from s somerset, sun showers today

Satisfying day yesterday, lovely cycle ride, including some well-mannered drivers overtaking, especially the truck drivers, not so much the car drivers

My sewing room is an utter tip, I must have 40 pins on the floor. I shall be cleaning that room later, starting gingerly with dust pan and brush. I finished my coat, used over 3 bobbins of thread as there was lots of top stitching. It is lined with bright patterned poplin and is twill, parka-like, in maroon with black studs and black chunky zip. Fits well. It was a marathon difficult sew

Apart from cleaning my machine and sewing room, I want to make a pot of soup, I have lots of produce from my garden

Have a good day

Good morning Mick and following GNers, a clear sky here too on a hillside in south Glos.
Got the housework done yesterday, four loads of washing ( I did the dog’s blankets as well), all dried nicely.
I have some ironing to do this morning after I walk the dog.
I need to carry on tidying the front borders but it gets so hot out there I can only do it in dribs and drabs 🙄
Nothing much planned for the weekend, I will enjoy sitting outside with a book and a cold drink 😎
Have a lovely weekend 🌹

Good morning from Cornwall where it's sunny. Perfect weather for my two nephews visiting for the week from London.

Lovely time with long-lost cousin yesterday. Had completely forgotten that his author/actor/vicar dad baptised a very famous English actor's baby aeons ago and the actor sent him a crate of wine every Christmas for years afterwards. After the baptism the actor's friends all stood up and clapped and wept. 😊 My cousin's wife is also an artist so we had lots to talk about.

Today it's our Allotment Summer Show, a really special event my sons and I will go to. At the end there's an auction of all the goods on display. I bought a pea cake last year (imagine courgette cake but with allotment peas instead ha ha). My new knee, four weeks old yesterday, is bearing up well with all this activity, but I fully expect I'll need a traditional day of rest tomorrow! 😂