Good Morning Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 2024

Good morning everyone from a chilly, dull West Yorkshire. I am late - only just got up ! Much better sleep last night and it's done me good.
Today is going to be spent tidying up and doing laundry. Need to pack for the trip to see my sister as well. Hopefully we'll visit out brother who is in a nursing home. It's a very nice place but hard to get to without a car . It's long lonely walk from the bus stop especially in winter so while the days are still longer we visit more often.We will share a taxi I think.
I hope everyone had the best day that they can 💐

I’ve been wondering about Whitewave, Jaxjacky, she’s nowhere to be seen the last few days.

Good morning from coastal West Sussex. It was sunny but has clouded over but I think the sun will be back. I am still following doctor’s orders to take it easy following my head injury. I have been using the time (when I’m not dozing 🥱), to gently declutter my excessive collection of memorabilia. It is mainly paper - articles, old calendars, stuff from a significant work project etc etc … Yesterday I talked DH into moving our old record player and small record cabinet from his study/office, downstairs to the living room. It has been gathering dust over the past few years so I said we should listen to the remaining records with a view to eventually getting rid of them and the record player. We have a somewhat random selection of teen/student favourites - Cat Stevens, Jesus Christ Superstar, the Missa Luba (anyone remember that?), The Spinners. I will enjoy hearing them and watching the turntable spin them around.

Jaxjacky, I’m glad to hear your back is improving.

Baubles, sad to hear you have to give up your charity shop volunteering.

Marydoll, really hope you have some ease for your pain. How frustrating about the rain and your washing 😬

Lovely to read of all the gardens and fruit picking. We are hoping DH’s third, very late planting of runner beans will produce a crop of some sort before the weather cools down.

Hope for a good day for all 🌺🍏🍅

Good morning Mick and all from a brightening northwest coast. Still feeding next door’s cat and bringing in parcels. My open front porch is very useful for deliveries and I’m a post Office Depot for my son 25 miles away.

I’m glad of a quiet day today, still feeling the effects of Saturday on the town and will just do some gentle housework. The gardener said he would come, but I’ll believe it when I see it.

My flying manager daughter is taking her best friend on a flight to LA, which will be lovely. I can’t believe those massive A380 planes ever take off…

Our Scottish grans do seem to get a lot of rain. Thoughts to all as always 🌺
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Good morning from a dry NE but the ground is damp so must have rained during the night.
SIL came yesterday and he looked at my malfunctioning TVs, he checked the wiring in the attic and found that both of them are plugged into an aerial amplifier. He suggested that the wiring had become worn and oxidised. Strange that they played up as soon as I was told I will not be able to receive iplayer or Netflix after next month. I am being penalised for having a ten year old TV.

Received a photo of GD at the zoo in Menorca, a lovely picture of her petting a goat which then rewarded her by chewing her dress.
A quiet day to myself, will finish my novel and do some tidying round.
Have a good day.

Mornings all, the clouds are gathering, the forecast is patchy sun/rain

Will try to persuade DH to go out somewhere for a couple of hours 🤷‍♀️

If I am unsuccessful I will be ironing and pottering. Hopefully my new kindle will
arrive and I can sort that out ready for reading later.

Enjoy your day folks 🙋‍♀️

Good morning all from the Angus coast where the weather is what has become the usual mix. It's been September all the way through August - and as it's my favourite month I hope it remains September all through September too!
I did absolutely nothing yesterday, to my shame. It just seemed to be what my body needed, so I let it have its way. So today will be busy
I've just googled the doves at Durham Cathedral - how beautiful and inspiring that is.
Lovely to hear of someone so independent and able at 99 Redcar. We had a lady like that in town here. She eventually moved into a retirement home and lived (really lived, as opposed to just existing) until she was 107.
This afternoon I shall pick some more Victoria plums off the tree - they're just becoming ripe now. DD and NewMan took some away with them on Saturday and I received a photo of them enjoying them for Sunday breakfast the next day!
I've just seen a sparrow hawk swoop down on the bushes behind the bird table. I don't think he caught anything, but it's gone very quiet out there now. 'Nature red in tooth and claw' I suppose but it's always sad to see.
Baubles it's wise of you to step back now, but a sad moment for you
I was like you Grandmabatty and looked after DGDs 2 and 3 for many years, latterly just being there to see them off to school and welcome them home again. Now it is they who keep an eye on me!!
Now off I must trot and pretend to be gainfully employed. Enjoy your day everyone, whether Bank Holiday or not, and I wish you lots of September ☀️

Am enjoying having the London family here, especially as they cooked a delicious dinner last night and will finish setting up my new phones this morning. They are here until early afternoon and then I am helping to entertain some American visitors to our church - obviously scones and homemade jam will feature. Better get into the shower before there is a queue.

Thank you Grey
It does look amazing, doesn’t it?
Of course, I’m biased, but Durham Cathedral is just wonderful, of course helped by the setting up in a peninsula overlooking the river. My friend took her GCs when the installation first opened and made doves to add to it.

Have I missed Whitewave the last few days?

Good morning Mick and everyone from currently sunny Carlisle. It was 'currently sunny' this time yesterday but soon turned grey. After lunch, it was rain, rain, rain....so no gardening or walking. I did walking exercises indoors and read the papers and a book I'm reviewing for the charity shop.
It was dark early and very chilly, the heating actually came on. I watched an interesting but horrifying documentary on the Rwandan genocide and the American role or rather non-role in it.
Today I may take it easy as I had a restless night's sleep with vivid, odd dreams so I'm still feeling rather tired. If it stays sunny I will no doubt perk up and possibly go out for that walk.
Apart from that, I shall treat it as a normal day and crack on with the laundry and housework. DH and I always stayed home on a bank holiday and I still do.

Have an enjoyable day however you spend it.

Good morning everyone from a very bright and sunny 🌞 Northampton, a fine day is forecast so I have got the first load of washing in the machine. Another load is waiting.

A morning of pottering and an early lunch, then out this afternoon to a neighbour's BBQ; and somewhere between all that DD-out-law and the 2 DGDs are popping in with goodies from Menorca, so I am informed! It will be lovely to see them, especially as I have some money for DGD1, who got her excellent GCSE results last week.

Have a lovely Bank holiday everyone.

Good morning (late-for-me faffing about 😁) from sunny Cornwall where I'm drinking coffee on my patio. There are forget-me-nots and a foxglove on their second flowering and my pyracantha berries are reddening.

Super news yesterday that my daughter will be coming to stay in three weeks' time. We're both very excited, having not seen each other for 10 months due to my various medical procedures. She loves all things Christmas and one of our favourite pastimes is to go around the bigger stores with me describing the seasonal stuff (she's blind, for anyone who doesn't know). Sometimes I give her a 'virtual tour' over the phone but it isn't quite the same.

Today I'll bus somewhere, maybe Portreath on the north coast, which sometimes has good beachcombing.

Good morning from a bright W Kent. Chatty visit from DS and family and he bought a delicious almond cake for us all to enjoy.
Today the gardener is coming apparently he doesn’t bother with Bank Holiday either. The cleaner isn’t so I suppose I better look properly at the bathrooms.
Best wishes

Morning, 16 in S Hants with high cloud, no volunteer phone today or quiz, my back is a lot better, but I’m still wary, so a gentle day. MrJ may cut the grass, it needs doing but I’m always reluctant as the bees love the flowers.
That’s sad Roses such a shame.
Enjoy your last day brook.
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Good morning all and we’re back in Essex. We had a lovely week with family visiting but it’s nice to be back to ‘normal’. We do enjoy our own time and relaxation.

Although it’s Bank Holiday, our Chimes group is on, so off I’ll go in a while to enjoy some fun, making music. 🎶 .

Enjoy the day, whatever you’re doing. 🌻

I was correct about the weather forecast. DH, unfortunately was wrong.
I opened the blinds, to see that DH had kindly put out the washing, it is pouring!

Good morning from sunny north Suffolk after a lovely day yesterday.

We decided to go to the local common,about 6 miles away,for our dog walk and couldn’t believe how quiet it was. The golf club is on the common too and there were more golfers than dog walkers.

The cafe there,Paws for tea’ is,as its name suggests, very dog friendly and dog treats are served with the humans’ order. So tea and scones for us and chicken strips for our little dog.

We have a bumper crop of damsons and I shall pick some today and DS and family will come to do so and pick some apples. Years ago when the children were at home,I used to make damson jam and damson ice cream but don’t any longer….and Idon’t think I shall begin again any time soon.

Hope all have the best day possible.

Georgesgran, Durham is my favourite cathedral. I’ve only seen photos of the doves installation but it looks wonderful. Enjoy it.

Good morning all from a brightish North Leicestershire.

DH is going to christen his new BBQ at lunch time so I have nothing to do!

Have the best day possible everyone.

Baubles. It's not a nice feeling, when we have to admit defeat, but a wise one. 💐

Apparently, my DIL and her friends, were discussing the arrival of the new PP and think it an opportunity for me to take a step back. No

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*MD*, it seems that hymns are the traditional ones and “songs” are the post 1960s ones…

Not in our church, GM! No songs allowed!!🤣

I recently listened to an exchange between an over confident, newly promoted DHT and the PP. She won't be calling them songs any time soon. 😉

Thank you Maw. I need to get up, but just can't summon the energy!

Good Morning from Durham. A bright, dry day on the cards. I was to meet a friend for coffee this morning, but she’s cancelled to see her son - he visits very rarely.
I’m hoping DD2 and family might call by later, as I’ve suggested we see the Doves in Durham Cathedral and I’ll treat them to a meal afterwards. However, if they already have other plans, I’ll go on my own. I’d like to see them before the installation is removed.
Best wishes to all. X

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Bright and not quite so breezy in South Yorkshire today. We had a lovely roast dinner yesterday - I’ve never seen GS put so much food away. Their morning walk on Froggat Edge certainly gave him an appetite! They spent the evening going through my pile of Peak District walking books to plan their next outing. I enjoyed that too. Blue remembered hills, and all that……
The gardener I use is coming this morning to cut two hedges; a cotoneaster in the back garden, and a vicious pyracantha that borders the garden wall and is currently growing out onto the pavement. He does a first class job. If the weather holds I will walk this afternoon.
I’m another who loves a good rousing hymn, GM!
Have the best day you can, folks.

Good morning from dull and grey South Lanarkshire.

Bellasnana, that struck a chord with me. The last time I looked through my huge box of photos I felt inexplicably sad and had to put them away.

Hope you feel better as the day goes on MD.

I have no plans again today. I’ve had to take the difficult decision to step back from my volunteer role in the charity shop as I just haven’t been well enough in recent weeks and I hate being unreliable.

Wishing everyone a good day.