Good Morning Monday 8th September 2025

A morning of domestic maintenance, which is why I am so late. Gutters have been cleaned, alarm service due shortly, lovely gardener will be here this afternoon. Lots of expenditure but all worthwhile.

Meanwhile I am spending a lot of time listening to a family member with a serious problem which I can’t help with but can be a sympathetic ear. The difficulties caused by picking the wrong partner are just huge.

The boys and I are at soft play. It's smaller than the usual one but just as busy therefore twice as noisy. I have had a bacon roll and am drinking a cuppa. With luck they will get bored soon.

It is our Golden Wedding next year and I can’t imagine celebrating without ALL the family.

Morning all from a beautifully sunny Devon.

I had a dreadful night. I was still awake at 4 am and was woken by my alarm at 9 am and brother ringing from Australia.

The same old thing lost me sleep - fretting about my two so sons. I was also thinking about the problems in the USA. I read a wide variety of newspapers and other media and they are heading towards fascism like a bunch of headless chickens. And Farage in this country - what is he playing at?

We are visiting a NT property today and will have lunch there.

Have a good day. I think the rain ☔️ is back tomorrow.

Good morning, Michael12 and everyone!

I sat at home yesterday, awaiting the government emergency alarm at 3 pm, but it never came. However, the first one of 2023 did, so that's okay!

I've had a brilliant 3 days off, doing nothing at all except watching YouTube videos and films! I was totally gobsmacked by 'Like Father, Like Son' with Robson Green; everyone played their parts brilliantly! Good gripping action and on the edge of your seat!

Starting another shift today from 4 pm to 4 am. Getting closer to the 30th of November, when I'll be handing in a month's notice!

I trotted into Spar and bought myself a pack of Spar Sticky Toffee Pudding, stuffed it in the microwave for a few minutes, then covered it in runny cream, all washed down with a glass of Alpro Nutty Almond milk, and it was piggin' gorgeous!

Have a good one, all of you!

Good morning all.

Blood test for Dh this morning , a pop to the bank and home to try to tidy up a large shrub that’s far too high.

Have a good day

Good morning from a sunny south coast. I’ll strip the bed this morning and change the duvet back to the slightly heavier one for when the nights get chillier. Not my favourite job but it’s no use putting it off.
Nothing else planned other than outside jobs.
Hope you all have the best possible day.

Good morning from Sunnyside sandhills northwest coast. Cat had me up a couple of times in the night..
Rainy yesterday, but I had a longish walk in the sand dunes at the bottom of the road and picked some wild sweet peas (balsam). As they are being removed officially, I didn’t think the wildflower police would tap me on the shoulder.

FaceTime with flying DD who was on airport standby and time to kill. Between us we ordered wallpaper for the redecoration of the spare bedroom, renewed house insurance etc etc. She’s an excellent PA!
DS might come over today to move heavy furniture for the redecoration, but it’s not for a couple of weeks. I’m away early tomorrow for a little break so will get organised for that.

Have a restful day Ashcombe and thoughts to Susan🌺

Morning, blue sky in S Hants, a beautiful start to the day.
A difficult week Susan I hope you find some solace today.
Sounds a marvellous weekend Sar I'm pleased it went well.
We actually won some steaks on the meat draw yesterday, at last, in a very busy pub, the Chase the Ace competition is now up to over £8,000, lots of ‘non regulars’ turn up.
We didn’t see the moon, but some people locally did, we are too built up.
Phones today.
Blossoming is ok.
FGT
🦩🦩

Good morning Mick and everyone from a glorious morning in Cheshire. I didn't catch the red moon last night as there was too much cloud, which was infuriating because in the clear bits I could see the stars. When I woke at 4.00 there was moonlight. I caught a faint aura of red around the moon. Thinking it was probably my eyes, I leaned out of the window to photograph it. There was indeed a faint redish circle around the moon.

I'm feeling both excited and nervous about the builders starting to re-design the front of the house tomorrow. Today's task is to move everything out of their way. Three days they said. Finger's crossed. I've wanted to do this for years and now it's happening.

Northumberland is very beautiful MD. I hope you can enjoy your holiday with no wellness issues. Thinking of all with sadness and worries.

Good morning from Cambridgeshire where another sunny day is forecast but hoping the wind will be less fierce today.

Lots of us seem to be off on holiday and wishing everyone happy adventures. I too am off to Crete this week. It will be our first visit there.

Today I need to pop into town for a few bits for my holiday and then just a quiet day before picking DGD2 up later. I am worried about DD1 who is on long term sick from work so will give her a phone call later and also a close friend is going through a worrying time so hope to have a phone chat with her too. I’m hoping also to enjoy time sitting in the garden.

Take care everyone have a good day

Good morning from a sunny Suffolk after a lovely day yesterday. There was a strong wind til early evening and the sea was really wild during the morning as we enjoyed our dog walk on the beach. Much too rough for swimming,not that we had any intention of so doing, and even the few labradors on the sea kept well away.

Our walk today will be on the footpath along the fields at the bottom of the lane. Nothing planned after that but some tidying up of the border down the side of the house might be a good idea.

Hope all have a good day.

Pressed too soon.
My sale of unwanted treasures raised over £100. I have donated that to Charity.
There is still a lot unsold but it's a start.
The open studios went well too.

Have a lovely holiday in Northumberland MD. We used to take a cottage at Millfield in the Autumn school holidays. So much to do and see.

I didn't see that Bloody moon either 😕 😂🤣

Hope everyone has a good day. Thinking of Susan this week

Good morning from a sunny N. Bucks. Hope it stays for the day. Some pottering today and most importantly I must order new reading glasses to replace the ones I lost last week.
Youngest DGS starts ‘big’ school today, one very excited little boy. Hope to hear all about it later.
Wishing all a good day.

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Clear and dry.

Back to the routine after a crazy couple of weeks. Ageing well class this morning and U3A history group this afternoon.

The bric a brac sale has

Good Morning from Durham - not a cloud in the sky, unlike yesterday, when it was overcast all day, with rain and no chance of seeing moonrise.
Usual Monday morning coffee with a friend, then I’ll finish DD2’s laundry, pack it up and take it and Little Dog back to her. I’d sussed out some items I want from a nearby garden centre, so I’ll go and get those before I drive home.

Enjoy Northumberland MD hope the weather holds out for you.

Best wishes to all. X

Susan56. You and your brother's family are in my thoughts.
Thursday will be hard.
Sending love and strength.

Good morning from a sunny Norfolk. Yet to decide what we shall do today.
I hope you enjoy your holiday Marydoll
Susan I hope your chat with a friend is helpful
Best wishes to all

Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny 🌞 Northampton, a dry and sunny two days ahead, so I think I had better strip the bed and take advantage of the good weather.

The gardener turned up at 9.30 yesterday to finish off; I shall not use them again, they did not do such a good job as my previous one, being sloppy about clearing up and also not doing all the weeding.

Yesterday stayed mostly fine but for a a brief shower at lunchtime. Panicked going to the rugby, as I did not get my usual early bus, then the next one was cancelled, and the one I eventually got was 15 minutes late. I arrived at the ground with 10 minutes to spare before the match, and they were already doing the national anthems. Found my seat easily and DD had bought me a wine! We watched two good matches, but both were very one-sided. Got home about 7.30, and enjoyed dinner in front of TV, watching Educating Yorkshire. I then promptly fell asleep in the armchair, and woke up at 2am!

Yoga this morning, being picked up at 9am, then we shall have coffee afterwards. Home to wash the bedding and tidy up after the weekend. An afternoon of catching up with the weekend papers.

Wishing all a pleasant day.

Good morning from sunny Malta where we are expecting a high of 37°C.🥵

Today is a Public Holiday so it feels like another Sunday. It is also our local village festa in honour of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary so we have had a noisy week of fireworks, petards, bands, processions and general celebrating in the streets.

Went to Mass yesterday then DD1 came over for a while to escape from her friend who is very needy and expects DD1 to entertain her constantly. DD1 is like me, we need our own space, so she’s finding it hard.

I watched the men’s final of the US Open last night. Absolutely fabulous match, thoroughly enjoyed it.

I’m late again so haven’t read all your posts yet. I shall do so over coffee once I’m up and about.

Sending best wishes to you all and hope everyone has a good week ahead.☀️

Good morning everyone from Inverness where we’ve a bright sunny start to the day
susan56 hope the chat with your friend helps
Ekwa hope your appointment today confirms all is ok
No definite plans for today, although I’ll need to do a food shop sometime.
Have a lovely holiday marydoll and safe travels to you and everyone else on the move
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning from a bright and sunny Essex coast.
We had a lovely weekend. Nine boats made the trip to Burnham following our gig with the rowers. They broke their own record on the way home yesterday.
We all moored up together, sat outside the clubhouse drinking and chatting and in the evening had a meal in the local pub, all 33 of us.
We arrived home about 3 yesterday afternoon completely shattered but having had a lovely time with friends.
Today is laundry day plus admin.
Have a good day everyone, best wishes to all xx

Good Morning from MS. Sunshine today & a bit warmer than usual. The garden is full of butterflies, as well as pretty blue dragon-flies, all fluttering amongst the Wax Mallow & Indian Blanket flowers.
Wishing a happy day for everyone, & safe travel to all on the move!

Good morning Mick and everyone. It's very cloudy here in Carlisle.
Yesterday I went for an early walk in an almost deserted park, said hello to the oldish gent I regularly see at that time, emptying all the bins. I saw the little lorry already well stacked with bin bags and hoped it really wasn't a night's collection from the park.
As I arrived home, we had a light shower and so it continued the rest of the day, the showers getting longer and heavier. By dinner time it was heavy cloud, fat chance of seeing any eclipse. I spent the day reading my book and the papers combined with a bit of admin on the computer.

Today I make a start on the routine housework and laundry. It will be interrupted by a visit to the surgery nurse to check out a lump I discovered a few weeks ago, I'm not concerned as I'm 99.9% sure it's a harmless cyst. I've waited over a fortnight for this appointment so they're probably thinking the same.

I'd like to get out in the garden after lunch, I've things to plant including 2 large bags of bulbs, crocuses and tulips. It won't be fun planting the crocuses, they're to go in the front lawn where I already have a lot but want more. They looked wonderful this last spring, I just had to keep admiring them!
The slug cull has continued, it's just the little ones now so I'm hopefully making an impact. The snails don't go for the beer so they'll be a continuing problem next year. I've found they like roosting amongst my many lavenders so I've made a rod for my own back there.

Those little bags are useful karma. I have similar ones, not made by me! I take one when walking to hold keys and phone. And they can be good in the home to ensure you always have your phone on you in case of a fall or any accident.
Incidentally. no emergency alarm test was received here even on my newish, all up to date phone.

Have a good day everyone if you can.

marydoll have a lovely break with your DS2 and family.