Good Morning Thursday 7th August 2025

Good morning from a sunny W Kent. Yesterday’s jam making worked well and I left 6 pots with DGD1 and brought 3 home for us. Interesting chatting to her as we stood and stirred and potted up.
Today is a day at home and then a meal out this evening with DD2, she is just back from holiday.
Best wishes

Good morning from 15 degree cloudy Cambridgeshire but expected to be cloudy and windy for most of the day.

Yesterday DD2 and I walked around 1.5 mikes to a pretty little pub for lunch to be told on arrival at 1.30 pm they had closed the kitchen due to being busy. We looked around and certainly didn’t look over busy. So we walked back negotiating the very lively cows in the field again and eventually had a lovely but later than planned lunch at another village pub sitting in the sun.

Today (my diet isn’t going well this week) DH and I are lunching with my old school friend I started school with at 5 years old and her husband whom I also went to school with to celebrate us all turning 70 this year. We don’t meet up very often so it will be good to catch up.

Hope everyone has a good day

Good morning from South Lanarkshire, rainy and dull at the moment and is forecast to remain so. The nice weather lady on whichever news I was watching later on last night actually apologised to Scotland but promised things would improve!

Enjoy your reunion and holiday Sar, your description of your journey made me a little envious, I love the travelling bit!

I’ve got my first treatment for my worsening macular degeneration this afternoon. I’m a little wary but very grateful that there is an intervention that will help prevent further sight loss. It has been quite marked recently and has made me rather/very anxious.

I can imagine the chaos the two ‘happy’ young men caused Ash but cheering kndness 😊

Best wishes to everyone for the best day possible.

Morning all from West Oxfordshire.

It is the annual U3A summer lunch today. It should be fun. My contribution is a chocolate Guinness cake with chocolate fudge icing.

My left thumb is still agonising. I’ve strapped it up.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning Mick and everybody from dreary, rainy Carlisle. I should have mowed the lawn yesterday, it certainly won't be today!
Yesterday morning I got to the garden centre and had a mooch around, it's all in transition at the moment, displays in and out being changed around, ready for the unmentionable season I suppose. Outside they were still trying to sell bedding plants, so many left including benches and benches full of beautiful dahlias. I'm giving up on dahlias, even when bought as a full-grown plant, they can be rapidly destroyed by vicious snails who don't know they should be deterred by copper tape and coffee grounds. It's sad because I love them and have successfully grown them for decades elsewhere.
I got my coffee and found I could not resist a scone in spite of its ridiculously expensive price and being aware of my expanding gut!
Today, just pottering around tidying up and having a sort through more drawers, then a reading afternoon.

Have the best possible day everyone.

Good morning from a sunny NE after heavy overnight rain.
It is still breezy and more rain is forecast.
Yesterday was a day of odd jobs, in the morning I swept the patio and gathered up the palm fronds from my neighbour's tree as they always fall into my garden. The wind had blown over a large pot and lots of the geraniums were beheaded.
In the afternoon I cleaned the condenser from the dryer, fiddly but necessary.
I am going out for lunch with my two sisters and my BIL, farewell meal as my elder sister returns to Germany on Saturday.
Such sad news Baubles, my condolences to you and your family.

Still learning I'm sorry to hear about your eye troubles. My friend has macular degeneration and isn't coping well with it.
Sar safe journey to Amsterdam and beyond.
I'm missing Taichinan. I know she pops in and out but I enjoy reading her posts. I'm hoping Susan is improving enough to get home

Good morning from Shropshire where a cool breeze is blowing through my hospital window.

I can see signs of improvement daily, have had a shower and washed my hair, DH bought me several pairs of pj’s from Sainsbury’s so am feeling much better in myself.Dr should be round soon so praying all my latest results show improvement too🙏🏻

Safe travels Sar.

Thinking of you all and hoping everyone has a good day🌻🦩

Good morning everyone from a brightish Northampton, another dry and hopefully sunny 🌞 day ahead.

A day of gentle pottering yesterday, the towels washed and dried, admin dealt with, cat's litter tray cleaned and refilled.
Confirmed details of and paid for an excursion to the Houses of Parliament I am going on in a couple of weeks time. Our MP is giving us a guided tour.

I spent the later half of the afternoon sitting in the garden and reading Stephen Fry's book 'Odyssey', which is very good. I do love the ancient Greek myths and stories.

Wishing all a pleasant day.

Hairdresser this morning, then a Sainsbury's delivery this afternoon.
Shall make macaroni cheese for dinner, and hopefully enough left over to freeze.

Happy birthday to MrLester

Good morning from N.Bucks. It looks like the sun is having a longer lie in than I did.
Our day out with the boys was yesterday lovely. Perfect weather and they were happy and interested in everything we did. Of course very tiring as on the go the whole time.
Today I have a manicure in about an hour then several small jobs to do in the house. A bit of crafting later I hope.
Get well wishes to all our poorlies and a good day wished for everyone.

Good morning all.
My post yesterday didn’t appear for some reason.

Firstly condolences to Baubles . How very sad 🙏.

A busy day yesterday - car was picked up for its service and MOT , Dh picked up for breakfast with his old school pals.
Church for me and a meetup with my friend for coffee and a wander around the market and a visit yo M and S.

Last evening I met my surrogate daughter for a late (for me) meal. I hate eating after about 6 but with her working and having two small children, it had to be.

During the afternoon I had a call from the eye clinic saying my cataract op is next week.😳. Very surprised as I haven’t waited very long. Now I have to work out who is able to take me (8 am) , stay with me and bring me home. Dh says he will but he’s really not up to it.

Today I have bowls and then home to do some clipping back in the garden.

Safe journey Sar. Have a lovely time on the boat .🛥️

Take care all 🌼

Good morning everyone from cloudy Lancashire.

Yesterday was a good day. I was feeling good, we were able to get out for a walk and I finished the bracelet I was working on after lunch. MrB made a delicious cottage pie for tea, my favourite meal and one that doesn’t upset my delicate digestive system. Today we will go for our daily walk and I’ll start planning my next bracelet creation. It sounds quite boring when I read what some of you are up to, but I love spending time near home. I wasn’t sure if I would ever see it again when I was so very ill in hospital. My day is filled with small pleasures and as long as I am with my beloved I am content. Right, off for my shower now.

Hope the treatment goes well Stilllearning.

Wishing you all a good day, whatever you’re doing 🌹

Good morning everyone.

Wishing Mrkitty a very Happy 80th Birthday 🎂🎉🍷

Good wishes to all 🌺

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders where the sun has just appeared after rain.

"Paperwork" today to do with new lodgers due to move into my grannyflat on Sunday.

Yesterday was sociable. I took my 2 Helpers to yarn group and to community lunch. Later we drove to Peebles to join a silent vigil for peace.

Then walked along the beautiful river Tweed watching herons, dippers and ducks.

Sorry to hear about your eyes Stilllearning and hope there is help available.
Baubles Sending you love ❤️ and prayers 🙏 at this awful time.

Happy birthday Mr Lester

Enjoy your travels and reunion Sar

I hope everyone has some joy today.

Good morning everyone from a cloudy south coast. I slept late but feel better for it.
A bit more pruning is required on my half of next door’s camellia and bay shrubs although I made a good start yesterday. Because it was hot and sunny all the dog walkers commented on the lovely smell of the bay leaves.
DGD1 is coming round tomorrow to assemble the desk she has passed on to me for my spare room. She and her boyfriend move to Bristol at the weekend. 🥲
I hope everyone has a good day.
Condolences to baubles and her family.

Good Morning from a blustery, bright Durham. There may be rain later.
Despite still coughing like a dog, I’m meeting a friend for coffee at 10an. Lots to talk about following my holiday, especially as DD2 dropped a bombshell.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning from Stockport.
Weather just the same as yesterday but it turned warm and quite sunny in the afternoon.
My friend was not too bad yesterday as I kept the talk away from her exceptionally talented family.
Another improvement was that she went to Specsavers on Saturday about her hearing and was fitted with new hearing aids.
First time in many months she could hear everything and actually told me to stop shouting!!
Later I visited another friend who is 2 weeks post THR.
She is doing amazingly well and has surprised us all.
Today I am out for lunch with my friend across the road, she has just come back from Lourdes, she goes every year that she can, so I shall get a full report.
Kindest thoughts to poorlies and their carers.
Have a decent day everyone.

gingster, when I ha£ my cataract don3 a few months ago, I took a bus into hospital, then took a taxi home. No probs.

I had prepared a microwaveable meal and sandwiches. All very simple.
Good luck.

hollysteers

Good morning from a damp northwest coast. Another quiet day ahead of decluttering. I need to catch up with a few people by phone too.
My cat is ‘talking’ to me more than ever, I wish I knew what she was on about.l.
Thoughts to all 🌺
Acrylic I’m working on.

That is beautiful! What a great talent to have.

Does anyone else have a problem with posts disappearing in the middle of being written? I wrote a long post about my amusing trip to hospital but it just disappeared! It was a long one too and I am not happy!

Crossstitchfan

Does anyone else have a problem with posts disappearing in the middle of being written? I wrote a long post about my amusing trip to hospital but it just disappeared! It was a long one too and I am not happy!

Crossstichfan, having lost so many posts, I choose select all, then copy, every so often, then if the poste disappears, I can paste it back into the text box.

Thanks Marydoll. I’ll try that!

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