Good Morning Saturday 30th August 2025

Good morning from s somerset, it feels cooler downstairs, and there will be a lot of rain later, it is going to be a long- sleeve day

Thank goodness my laptop feels nice today, I managed to remove the keyboard surface yesterday, it was very sticky, something that happens to some electricals over time. It took me two hours to do and I put details onto the tech thread, might help someone else

I am glad I moved here, nice to be able to go for a walk without risking life and limb on a country lane with tall unkempt hedges, I walked around town yesterday, only bought a card but it got me out and about

I sat knitting on my bed last night, the lighting up there is lovely, mellow and relaxing, it was nice with the radio on and I may get into that habit as I am definitely feeling the hibernation vibes. Driving home from my last village, it was obvious that the trees are turning

I think I will go out and start testing my apples today, although it feels very early. I have an apple storage unit in my garage and they will keep for weeks or months if I pick them carefully

I need to get to the sorting office early, I have a customs charge on a fantastic set of curve interchangeable knitting items direct from the manufacturer in Japan. These needle tips are small, only 6cm. I have another set on the way with 15cm tips. I will be keeping those sets in their purpose-made cloth cases, small and compact.

I re-homed all the knitting implements I had from the 70s. I won`t be spending any more money on knitting or spinning and am thinking about giving away all my weaving equipment but am not fully decided yet. I may need that hobby if ever I cannot go cycling or do gardening. Classes are available and I would need to go to some

I had planned to go cycling, will finally decide after the sorting office visit and then it will be whatever unfolds but especially gansey knitting. Unbelievable how I am not getting finger aches from those very slender size 2.5 needles. I only stop when I am bored, it used to be aching fingers and shoulder that made me stop

DGS is loving his new year-out work, they look after their staff incredibly well. and he can start saving while he gets into the rhythm of going to work. He will also have plenty of time to decide which road he will take towards his future

Have a good day

Good morning from Bristol, where it is just daylight, but the sky is full of heavy, dark clouds.
I have had another bad night, awake since 2 and dozing off and on. Nap this afternoon no doubt.
Yesterday, although empty, was very busy. I changed the bed and managed to dry my sheets outside (it didn’t rain), went through a whole load of paperwork, mostly to do with Anchor, cooked a delicious curry for dinner, sewed.
I have finished assembling each square of the latest patchwork, sewed them into blocks and cut the linings and backings. I now have to put each block together and quilt it, before joining them. Today?
This morning is church coffee, so a chance to talk to someone.
The residents are still up in arms regarding repairs and the (lack of) work done by the contractors. They do come but spend as little time as possible doing almost less than the minimum. Our large monthly management fees have gone up by some £50 in March and we have had even less for them than before. We have no one to manage the estate, etc. it is causing a lot of anger. The situation is not good.
Have a good weekend, love much, laugh lots…
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning from a cloudy but dry Torbay with rain promised from noon.

I presume you mean golf course, Mick? Predictive text can be a nuisance.

It was very busy in town yesterday with families doing last-minute shopping before school starts next week. I struggled a bit with walking, unexpectedly, but managed with a few rests on convenient benches along the way. A snack lunch in Waterstones café was welcome!

The social evening at the theatre was well attended and lively and it was an enjoyable time with friends old and new.

A good weekend to you all. 🦩💐🦩🥰🦩

Good morning all. It’s damp and barely light in Glasgow. A rainy day ahead and the forecast is ditto for at least a week!

Yesterday’s dental procedure went smoothly as my dentist since the 80’s got to work, I put my air pods in to listen to a favourite playlist. Thank you for the kind messages of support they were much appreciated. I won’t go into detail but it was a long procedure and I was wacked at the end of it. It was worth it and I am pleased with the result. This was a necessity rather than vanity project. An at home day with a good supply of pain relief, it will be a lazy one.

Merlot I remember you talking about Peggy over the years and I am sad to read she is no longer with you. Losing a much loved pet is heartbreaking.

Best wishes to a for a good day

Good morning from a dry but cloudy Carmarthenshire. The sun might make an appearance as there is a trace of pink in the clouds.
Nothing special planned for today although we may call in at DDs as we have to go out to deliver a birthday card.
Forecast says very heavy rain later .
Have a good day all.

Good morning from south Glos, it’s a bit damp around the edges here, still no useful amounts of rain here, maybe today we’ll get some?
Yesterday I trekked back to the phone shop for the third successive day to try and resolve the Bluetooth issue with it not recognising my hearing aids and, after nearly three hours in the shop, it’s been sorted.
I had a message from MaryDoll with another thing to try but it turned out I needed 5G not 4G. So simple but so frustrating!
All.’s sorted now.
Today I will be doing the ironing and then more art stuff, I’m going to get my acrylic paints out.
I hope today goes well for you all 🌹

Good morning from Malta where it is to reach 39°C today.

I stripped the bed and hung my washing out on the line thinking it would be dry in no time. I hadn’t factored in the 70% humidity so ended up bringing it in at around 5pm and sticking it in the tumble dryer or half an hour.

The boys visited early yesterday as they had come to pick up DD1 to go to the passport office as both she and DD3 needed to renew theirs.

DGS1 didn’t want to go with them so he stayed with me and was quite happy until my hairdresser called asking if I was ok as I was late for my appointment!

I honestly hadn’t realized what day it was so had totally forgotten. Had to rush poor DGS1 into the car, fortunately it’s only a five minute drive away and he was happy playing with my hairdresser’s lovely 13 year old daughter.

Watched a fair bit of tennis. Got up at 1 am to watch Djokovic v Norrie but wished I hadn’t bothered.

Little dog Bertie woke me at 6.30 asking to be fed. He eats a lot for a small dog!

No plans for today. A bit of cleaning if I feel like it. Otherwise just enjoying the last days of August. I love the summer and am not looking forward to the new term starting as DD3 and the boys will be off to school.

Glad your dental appointment went well Kalu. You’re very brave. It’s never much fun having long procedures done and the worst part is paying the bill!

Sorry you are sounding so down grandMattie. Hope you have somebody nice to chat to at your coffee meeting.

Have a good day all.☀️

Good morning from a dry but dull day here on the east coast of Fife. Rain is expected all day, however it’s good for the garden and my double headed begonias are looking good, my petunias are needing to be deadheaded and that’ll happen soon. There’s loads of weeds out there, my lovely gardener will see to them on Tuesday.
I went to my local community club yesterday and took my friend a jar of my homemade raspberry jam she was delighted, my carer was given a bag of huge beetroot which was handed in, she’s going to bring me a jar when she’s cooked it, my other friend has put her order in for my jam its really so easy peasy to make. I’ll be making lots more before the raspberries are finished.

Have a good day, a smile doesn’t cost anything but can mean a lot💐💐

Good morning Michael and all GNs. A moody sunrise this morning and it looks as if we have had rain during the night. I had a poor night. Yesterday my legs felt like lead all day, but I managed to get some stuff done in the garden and a whole lot of leaves from my sickly viburnum swept up. I think it’s going to have to come down. Years ago DH wanted to dig it out when it was quite a lot smaller but I lime it so dug my heels in and now it’s a small tree and going to be costly to remove. Today I need to do a food shop, and I’m going to make a Guinness and chocolate cake this afternoon.
Have the best day you can folks.

Morning Mick, morning All from a damp corner of Somerset.

Normal non-sleep service was resumed last night which meant I heard a few heavy, short lived showers. My volunteer stint yesterday passed quickly, not a lot happened in the afternoon, procrastination won.

Today is tackle the iPad day, I’ve had some reassuring messages and will face the task with reduced fear. Mr C will keep cuppas coming and I think rest a bit, his foot is less than comfortable. I’ll be pleased when his physio appointment arrives next week.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 14° and dry. Bellasnana that's much too hot for me! Rosesandlilac I'm glad you managed to get the Bluetooth issue sorted. Ashcombe there's what looks like a giant golf ball in a field near Kinross. I think it's a satellite thing. Maybe that's what Mick means.
Yesterday my new rug arrived. I'm very pleased with it although it's a bit smaller than my last one. The colours work beautifully with the new wall colour and my curtains. Later dd popped in with the boys school shoes etc and she approves of the rug. She and Dsil are on their way to Majorca at the moment. My neighbour popped over with more potatoes and we had a chat about the paint. She wants my painter to do some work for her so we were arranging that. Her and her husband are off to Lanzarote on Monday.
Today I'm meeting my friend at the local garden centre for breakfast. After I take her home, my brother wants to come across to talk about house stuff. Then I have a Tesco delivery. No idea what I'll have for dinner. Have a good day all

Good morning from a sunny W Kent. Off to the hairdresser this morning I don’t like going on a Saturday as it is very busy but couldn’t get a different day. Later hoping to see DS as I want to handover his birthday present for next month as we are away
Best wishes

Good morning everyone from Inverness where we’ve a bright and sunny start to the day
You do such a lot of different things Karma with so many interesting hobbies, I really do admire your many talents
Pleased the hearing aids eventually got sorted roses
We’re off down to Edinburgh later, we’re staying at an airport hotel tonight as tomorrow morning we’re away to Copenhagen for a few days. It’ll be our first time there so I’m looking forward to exploring somewhere new.
Well done Kalu that’s an ordeal over with now
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning everyone from mid Essex. It’s dry and sunny at the moment but I think rain is forecast for later. We had an hour’s steady rain yesterday morning and a few showers throughout the day. One water barrel is full again, but no need to water anything yesterday.
Bingo in the village hall bin the evening, good fun with friends and I actually won one game!
I’ve been coughing since I woke up, probably due to the change in the weather, changes often affect my asthma.

merlotgran I was sorry to read about Peggy.

grandmattie I hope there are lots of people for you to talk to at the coffee morning. What a pain that the management company are so unhelpful in getting repairs done, it must be very worrying.

Good that your dental procedure went well yesterday kalu.

Thinking of those with mountains to climb. Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning everyone from sunny 🌞 Northampton. I managed to avoid any rain yesterday.

Was dance classes first thing yesterday, then coffee with my friend afterwards. I then got the bus to the library to pick up the book I had ordered for next month's book club. Popped into Tescos and got some chicken to make a curry for dinner.

Shall be getting an early bus this morning to do my top-up shop, and have a coffee while I'm out.
Then this afternoon I shall be at the England women's rugby world cup match at our Northampton Saints stadium! Very much looking forward to it, shouting my heart out for our Red 🌹 Roses!

Time to dash as I need to get ready for my bus.

Wishing all the best day.

Brook enjoy Copenhagen. Safe journey down the road

Good morning all. North Leicestershire is lovely and bright.

Today, we are off to see DD1 who is still in hospital. I think i mentioned that her room is being kept at 30° so I am not looking to that although it will be lovely to see her.

Have a lovely day everyone.

Good Morning from MS.

Good morning Mick and all GN's on a still sunny dry morning here in North Yorkshire. Well I say good but it doesnt feel good here! I am in a lot of pain and struggling to do anything much. Was in the bathroom and missed my morning Bach before 7 , which didnt help the day, and not even made a decent coffee yet!!

I have had a horrible night, very little sleep, a lot of pain, and still so fed up about yesterday that I found it difficult to think of anything else, which of course did not help and have not thought of any other solutions yet either. I went and got a small amount of shopping yesterday and the weather looked quite nice with sun out. Was tempted to stay out in the garden, but no , came in and was working my way through all the stuff so that when they came for the dresser there was a clear path and so forth. Rang to confirm date and details for them to pick it up , and when I said it was about 5ft wide she said oh no they could not take it.!!

So at the moment everywhere is a total mess , havent thought of another plan or who else to contact who might like it. Still need to continue sorting it out, but in no state to do it at the moment. Not fit to go far walking, still havent found the key to the yellow peril, and want to get in the shower but not safe to do so yet.

Hmm, not really being my day! I have decided that I am going to get myself sorted, showered and fed etc and then there is a little village where they are doing a "stalls by the walls" at their local church with cakes and bric a brac etc for sale. It starts at 10am so who knows I might actually be dressed and fit to speak to by then!! I cant go down the town, as no yellow peril, the market is on and no where to park the car and couldnt manage to even walk to the coffee shop., but I cant stay in this mess right now. Cant ignore it, but not able to even bend to do anything about it. Just not my day today.

Oh this is when I am very glad to be on here. I always miss my lovely husband who would be full of ideas and at this point he would also have said " oh beggar it , leave it and we willgo out and enjoy some coffee and cake and then come back and start again" or have some brilliant idea of what to do next. Not having anyone to talk to makes things like this worse and most of all it reminds me of the problems I have , and that I cant rush around solving things straight away, as I used to. I feel very useless and upset and near to tears. I HATE not being able to cope , and I dont want to ask for help, well no one else can sort out my things anyway. I am grateful that I can come on here and moan away and know that you all will have experienced days like this and that by tomorrow I will (hopefully!) have regained a bit of control and be in less pain so that my brain will start to work on the situation.

I have an appointment on the 9th to see the diabetic check up nurse, and had already asked the gp if I could be referred to the pain clinic. Things have been getting so bad that I had decided that I must try and get some help. Well at least yesterday that was something. The intelligent nurse that rang me said that I had to see the doctor to arrange that , but she saw that I had an appointment for the diabetic check and had the common sense to arrange the doctors appointment just before that, so it means only one trip to go there, to do both things. Maybe things might improve a bit, but not holding out much hope. Have been to see the physio, who was very nice, but said I was doing all I could myself and he could give me no better advice.

Sorry to be such a misery and hope everyone has a good day. I will come back tomorrow, in a better frame of mind maybe.

Good morning Mick and everyone from a rather cloudy Carlisle. Rain due later I think.
I planted out some pansies yesterday afternoon and the soil was barely moist in spite of quite a lot of heavy showers.
I also refilled my garden waste bin, such a lot of cutting back now, the garden is shutting down for winter.
I have stripped the crabs off my two Minarette trees...3 kilos of them. Now to get down to jelly making but not today. Love crab apple jelly, just can't buy it.

As for today, I'm off into town to top up my supplies of fresh stuff, hoping I can still get some free-range chicken which Tesco haven't been able to supply me with for months. I know the problem is bird flu but other supermarkets have it.
I shall probably pass through M&S, I'm in the market for a pair of jeggings so shall look them over. If I say so myself, my legs look good (as long as they're covered!), I just need something baggier to disguise what's above....

merlotgran what a sweet-looking dog, I'm sorry you've lost your little companion.

Have the best possible day everyone.

Are your pelicans still protesting, Peli? That tickled me yesterday😁!

Madeleine ,was that the British Heart Foundation that said no to the dresser?
I would try them. Or Freecycle saying collectors must arrange removal.
Hope you feel better soon.

Am helping at the village show today but the forecast is dire so think it may be a less than good day - so sad when there is so much hard work involved, and even worse after such a hot dry summer. Sensible shoes and a mac, I think.

My sympathy to Madeleine; coping alone gets more and more exhausting and worse when not well. Hope there is a solution to the dresser problem soon, it’s obviously just one thing too much.

Good morning from a dry N. Bucks. We had plenty of rain yesterday.
Called in to see DD3 and family, the boys were full of beans and chatter about their holiday and we got lovely cuddles.
I ‘m off in a couple of hours to Devon with DDs 1 &2. Looking forward to some girl time, not too bothered about the weather,I know we’ll have fun.
Wishing all a good day .