Good Morning Monday 14th July 2025

Morning all from the Rhine.

We are now in Koblenz where it is raining! There is a walking tour but me and OH will stay on board a little longer and then walk up to the cable car where we have pre-booked tickets.

Today is our last day and we fly back tomorrow afternoon. I need to check whether elder son is picking us up from the airport or if we need to get the bus back to Oxford.

Have a good day everyone, especially those of you who are awaiting medical appointments.

Good morning from South Lanarkshire. Normal service has resumed, it’s teeming with rain here.

We spent a pleasant couple of hours catching up with DD yesterday. Didn’t see the two older children as one was playing netball and the other was staying with a friend.

Daft dug has an appointment with the groomer this morning and I’ll probably spend that time dashing away with the smoothing iron. Summer = linen = ironing.

Thinking of all those struggling with life at the moment and wishing everyone the best day possible.

Good morning everyone from a cloudy and windy south coast. What a change!
I need to check everything on the allotment this morning as those who have been on holiday return tomorrow. They’ll be raring to go but I’m feeling a bit jaded after keeping it all watered in the heat.
I’ll then do my food shop and get that out of the way.
Wishing you all the best day possible.

Good morning Mick and everyone from damp, grey Carlisle. It has evidently rained during the night but is not much cooler. More rain is due, the clouds are dark and heavy-looking.

I had an unprecedented 7+ hours of good sleep last night in spite of the stuffy bedroom. Like karma I've a problem with a stuffy upstairs. This was in spite of opening all the upper windows yesterday evening when a cool breeze had sprung up.

I did little yesterday, too hot to be outside so it was reading and admin on the computer. Later, I watched the men's final at Wimbledon and was disappointed with the result! All those people there with no sunhats! I hope Sinner uses lots of factor 50, he seems to have that sort of colouring that doesn't take a tan.
Today, the routine weekly jobs like vacuuming and laundry. This afternoon? Maybe in the garden if it's not wet but probably reading or doing some gentle non-routine jobs, there's a growing list of them.

Have a good day everyone and best wishes and thoughts to those of you with medical worries.

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Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. It's raining!
I left the gazebo up but I don't suppose it matters if it gets wet.

Yesterday I drove my cousin to see a beautiful garden open to the public under Scotlands Garden Scheme. We had to make an arrangement and were the only people there. It was really lovely.

We had iced coffee at a tearoom in the Clyde valley. A couple of elderly cyclists from Braehead were setting off for the rest of their 80mile round trip. "I'm 75" said one "When I was your age, I'd have done that too" I replied.
"Really, you are older than him?" His friend asked.
How I enjoy Glaswegian banter 😂🤣

Do I need a pay channel to watch the Tour de France? I can't see it on my TV.

Sorry you are still having such a difficult time healthwise Marydoll. At least it sounds like your deafness is temporary. I had my ears syringed once which was brilliant.

Your church plumbing reminds me I must call someone as a cistern keeps running and wasting water.

Hope all the holidaymakers are having fun.
A picture from that garden and my flower -once a year midnight cereus which flowered last night. Gone this morning.

Good morning everyone from cloudy Lancashire. It’s a little cooler and the sun keeps peeking out from between the clouds.

Yesterday was another glorious sunny day, but not quite as hot. MrB and I enjoyed our usual walk down to the Dock gates to count the ducks.

Hope the dermatology appointment goes well GrandMattie.

Thinking of our poorly Grans and families, as always.

Have the best day you can everyone 🌹

ITV4 for the Tour, Grammaretto Certainly for the highlights that start at 7pm and I think the full race too, starts around lunchtime?
This will be the last year they can show the full race, next year it will be a very expensive subscription and not to Eurosport either I believe.

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My Good Morning from Moseley post disappeared without trace earlier today so here goes now I’m home again. Longborough Opera was lovely- an idyllic country house setting in the Cotswolds , our delicious picnic washed down with Chapel Down fizz, the audience in their best bibs and tickets and wonderful music!
Thank you for kind thoughts received yesterday I now returning them to those who I know are suffering today - and those I may not know about.

Bibs and tuckers