Good Morning Monday 30th June 2025

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 18° and cloudy. Last night was quite uncomfortable. GrandMattie safe journey to the next stage of your trip.
Yesterday I nipped to Tesco to pick up stuff Aldi doesn't stock, then filled up the car with petrol. At lunchtime DD arrived with the boys who were happy to see me, as I was, them. My house soon descended into chaos 😂. They stayed for a few hours then went home. Dgs2 was most unhappy to leave but quickly got over his temper. Dgs1 had to have a chat with a couple of my neighbours before getting in the car.
Today is early childcare day and the start of the school holidays. I might take them to soft play this morning, especially if the weather is wet. Then back to my house. Dd will pick them up later. Have a good day all

Good morning from a sunny Vilnius.
Yesterday was gorgeous, spoiled only by a vicious 40mph wind in the middle of the day.
DS and I spent most of the day in the Grand Ducal palace, reconstructed at the end of 1900s. It contained a fascinating and irresistible history of the Grand Dukes (only ever had one king) from 1300s onwards. I hadn’t realised how close they had been to the Poles, sharing rulers for several centuries.
After a Lithuanian lunch, we then proceeded to wander around the old town, including the sad, sad ghetto, various churches, both catholic and Orthodox.
We also went to the self-proclaimed (pretentious) artists’ republic, with at least 24 published rules, on3 of which made me laugh. “3. You are allowed to die, but it is optional!”lost in translation, methinks.
Today, we’re off to Kaunas for another couple of days.
Keep safe in today’s heat🥵. Carpe diem🦩🦩🦩🦩