Good Morning Sunday 14th September 2025

Good morning all.

A lazy day is planned here at Gravy Grange, DD and her boys are here for dinner later (roast pork, around 6pm) I shall enjoy the peace and quiet before the builders resume tomorrow 🙋‍♀️

Good morning, Michael12 and everyone!

Oh, it was most horrible!

Yesterday, I crashed into bed about 6 pm, utterly exhausted after another 16-hour shift, and was well conked out to about 11 pm when I got up for a cuppa and a bowl of Coco Pops, which I intended to have on the kitchen table. I went into the kitchen, switched on the light and there, on the lower wall between the sink and the kitchen table, was a great big EIGHT-LEGGED THING!

ARRRRGGGG! I screamed! I got the kettle going and put things in the mug and bowl as soon as I could; thankfully, the worktop is opposite that wall, so my back was towards it, then I ran into the living room while the kettle boiled, then had them on the desk in the living room.

Went back to the kitchen 1/2 hour later to wash/put away the mug, spoon and bowl, and to do 2 hot water bottles, and it was still there, lurking suspiciously! TAUNTING me! So I left the dishes on the worktop by the kettle as I couldn't get near the sink to wash them up, and unplugged the kettle, and plugged it into the bedroom, where I made the first bottle.

By the time the second bottle was due, ''the thing'' had vanished! It looks like it had had its soup and croissant almost-midnight snack and went back to bed! Thankfully! Dishes put away and me back to bediboos to conk out again!

Remember, recently I talked about that very bad-tempered, scary, moody woman I work with, the 4'10 skinny tornado with the personality of a rock on its death throes, and the temper of a T-rex on LSD? She asked me for my personal mobile number and personal email! Urm... Nope! She also wanted my Twitter so she can follow me on there! Also nope! And she actually found me on Instagram, which is quite easy as I have my actual name on there as well, at the @ name and a photo on my Profile. She sent me a follow request, but I ignored it, partly as she has only one photo of herself on there for about 3 years, no posts! Other staff told me she's been asking them, too, and even a few of our residents, most of whom turned her down!

Whatever you're all doing today, have a good one and try to stay away from scary things!

Well awful night full of cold which has deemed to get onto my chest causing an awful asthma flare up. It would be a day I can’t get steroids unless I go through a lot of rigmarole. Never mind hubby out for the day so I will just take it easy and lots of hits drinks and inhalers planned. Very much different plans I had was to meet up with a friend at the local garden centre but not now. Hope you’re all ok and love reading your posts. X

whywhywhy

madeleine45 - are you a typist? Your posts are always so long and interesting. 🤨

? Siri. 🤔
Greatly enjoy reading them, however they are produced!

Good morning from Cloudy Chambers northwest coast.
Long FaceTime with DD in the south re plumbers, decorators, insurers etc. She’s an excellent PA and I really appreciate her practical side, giving me second opinions on house maintenance.
I felt really chilly yesterday. This open plan house is fine in the summer, but not so great when it gets colder. As I’m practically in the sand dunes facing the Irish Sea, it takes a hammering.

Another quiet day awaits, which suits me. I need to start removing stuff for the decorator and my DS is coming over for the heavy stuff. I might have a sing through of my songs for the music club on Tuesday.

I hope you feel more cheerful today whywhywhy and thoughts to Blossoming and all🌺

Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny 🌞 Northampton, but feeling very chilly. I am afraid I have succumbed this morning and put the heating on. I don't normally do it till after the annual service, which is next week, but I just felt cold. At least I will have a warm towel after my shower!

Very much enjoyed the new Downton Abbey.film yesterday; they also showed a trailer for Hamnet, which I am going to be looking out for. Came out of the cinema to wet pavements after an apparently heavy storm, but then there was glorious sunshine.

Watched Last Night of The Proms and revelled in the beautiful music. Can't remember what else I watched as I think I must have fallen asleep in the armchair...

Three days worth of newspapers to catch up on today, and the women's rugby to watch.
A small gammon joint to cook for.dinner tonight, but it should give me three days of meals. Which reminds me I ordered four carrots in my Waitrose delivery this week - well they were enormous ones and I thought they would go off before I could use them all. So, I peeled and sliced them, blanched them in boiling water and open froze them, and now I have a large bag of frozen carrots in my freezer, ready to just throw into a casserole.

Wishing all a pleasant day.

Yes thank you Jax it’s getting better, still a bit swollen and itchy but definitely better than it was

Good morning from sunny Suffolk. We had a most interesting talk yesterday morning in the local United Reform church about the history of the building building and the origins of of the the religion which was only formed in in 1971.

It is flourishing with a regular congregation every Sunday of over 60. Off this afternoon to the building which was a bank since the 18th century.

I have some paperwork to read before an extra meeting on Wednesday and I would usually read them on Monday. I think today will be better in case of power cuts later. All our cables are overground and regularly we get power cuts. Overhead trees are not properly managed and cause cuts when they bang together but a small problem knowing the burdens others carry.

Morning from my bit of South Lanarkshire, welcome home baubles, your holiday sounds perfect.

I am pondering whether I should ask for a check on my eye which still feels uncomfortable after my second injection for macular degeneration nearly a week ago. It was done at speed, I didn’t get enough ‘numbing drops’ and jumped when I felt the needle going in. It was a totally different experience from the first time but I don’t want to overreact. I’ll leave it till tomorrow.

All the talk about paint colours etc is encouraging me to get on with some much needed home decorating here. One of the problems is that I need a fair bit of electrical work done first (see above re eyesight) and it’s nearly impossible to find an electrician who is not snowed under with work.

Anyhow, it looks quite a bright day so I’ll push on and see how the day goes. Wishing everyone the best day possible x

Good morning all, it is only 6°C here in Glasgow. Brrrr

Baubles, DH and I would have loved your visit. We did visit Pompeii, but Naples remains* on my bucket list.

Peli, my gladioli gave flowered and are gone!

Yesterday was not the gentle, stress free day I had expected. I was in the midst of making minestrone soup and fresh fruit salad, when DS appeared with my walking stick, (thank goodness), but no Babydoll. She has started dancing classes, heaven help the teacher.

Folishly, I mentioned that we had a new router installed and the time-consuming password change required.
DS is an experienced software engineer and he did look not pleased.
There was no need to change the passwords,, he said, everything is set up, to not have to change things. You will have to change everything back, so that the WiFi can reach the garden
My heart sank, because I had a pile of parish admin to access and print and I did not have time to waste, so I asked him to leave well alone.

As usual, DH didn't listen and he and DS started changing everything. To my annoyance, I found myself, unable to access anything, which did nothing for my fragile mood.
I was raging, to say the least.
However, DS did discover, that the engineer had left a cable unplugged and a piece of hardware had blown.
This part is really SIL's donaim, but I will order the part, he said.
SIL is a network engineer and there is great rivalry between them.🤣
I said I didn't really care, whose domain it was., I just wanted it fixed!
DS eventually left, saying everything was working, leaving me little time to get the parish admin done.
Unfortugately, not everything was working,
Five failed attempts later at re installing my printer and trying to get it to print, I decided to send the paperwork to DH's printer.
It too didn't work either.
At that point, I blew a gasket.🤯
Why are some men (DH) interfering old busybodies?.😉
As you know,I am very tenacious and my printer is now online.
Today, I will attempt to get DH's printer back online. I fear it will not be an easy task.

This is my last Sunday covering the AWOL chief sacristan, who has been in France for four weeks, sending me descriptions of his indulgent meals and wine! .
On his return, I will be easing back from my duties..
Last night the curate was unusually friendly and asked if I was OK.
On finding out my situation, he advised me to take a step back, I explained that I already been delegating and the decision was mine alone.
Then he took me aback by saying, he would offer up last night's Mass for me.
In our parish, we hold a tiny piece of the True Cross of Jesus, he also blessed me with it.
This was a compassionate side of him, we had never seen,

Today, we are having a sale in the parish hall, to get rid of the donations left over from the recent fête. I explained that, I was happy to help with making posters, arranging access etc., but I would not be helping to sell.
I shall wonder over during the later Mass, to see what is happening, do a bit of networking and then back to clear up after Mass.

Thank you all for your kindness and best wishes. It does help.

I wish you all a pleasant day and thinking of al, with burdens to bear.

Morning Mick, morning All. A heavy sky over our corner of Somerset. Rain and strong winds due in a couple of hours.

Faffing and some clearing yesterday morning. The charity shop pile is growing. Enjoyed a chat with one of ours, couldn’t speak to our friend and she was off out when I called. Round two this morning. Not sure how many for a meal later, it could be two, three or four, with luck I’ll know an hour before although it’s an easily adjustable meal so no real pressure.

I’ll not be in tomorrow morning, we’ll be off far too early to the eye hospital in what is forecast to be foul weather. Life would be simpler if the hospital had a car park. Suspect we’ll drip into the entrance and leave a puddle in the waiting room. Oops.

Take care everyone. Hope Sunday is gentle with us all.

Good morning from N. Bucks. A sunny dry start which will hopefully last.
DGS 2 will be arriving in just over an hour. His Mum, Dad and younger brother are going to a christening but he has rugby practice. He missed last week as he was poorly and will miss next week and proper games start the following .
We will watch him and then he will join us around the town food festival and we’ll have lunch there.
I think he wants to do something crafty when we get back.
Wishing everyone a good day and special thoughts for all who are troubled in any way.

Morning from a still and dry S Hants, high winds and showers due later.
Yesterday was quiet, the washing dried indoors, MrJ ironed and I cleaned the kitchen and cloakroom, conscience salved, I read the paper.
Today I must ring my daughter, it’s unusual not to see her at the weekend, I may call in later instead.
Meat draw with Chase the Ace in our local, it will be very busy, CtA pot is now nearly £9,000.
I assume your wasp sting is better brook? Nasty.
I must wash my hair too, just caught sight of it!!
Blossoming and FGT plus any of you struggling 🌹
🦩🦩

Good morning Mick and everyone from rainy Carlisle.
I'm later today having managed to get some better sleep last night to make up for bad nights earlier in the week.

Yesterday I went for a longish walk through the park, very few of us about. The groundsmen were already up and about, noisily taking down a tree, I hope that was for good reasons. I went to the convenience store for a paper then realised that silly me had forgotten my purse. Well, it was the 13th!
I got home as a shower started and thus it was for the rest of the day. We had a thunderstorm after dinner with some vicious hail.
I spent the day with admin and catching up on various little jobs and had the usual long phone chat with my sister.

Today I'm hoping to go to the garden centre. Showers won't put me off but steady, heavy rain will. I have plants I want to get which means being outside. I'll treat myself to coffee while I'm there.
Whenever I'm at these garden centres, there's always more people having coffee/breakfast than there are out looking for plants....
If I have to stay home then I'll just have to get on with admin, I'm still collating info for the insurance company, it's a very tedious and annoying process and puts me in a bad mood.

madeleine you push through your difficulties and seem to have a great time. I'm still kicking my b*t*m and procrastinating!

Have a good Sunday, folks, if that's possible.

Good morning from a sunny Peterborough. We had a lovely morning out at a local garden centre attached to a big house which was closed. Very busy cafe but delicious cake. DB had a football match to go to so we sat and read. Later wat he’d the Last Night
Today we are off to an ancient pub for lunch
Very best wishes to all

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s a dry bright start to the day
Hope spending some time with your son today helps a bit whywhywhy 💐
A very Happy Birthday to your Dad pantglas 🎂
After quite a lazy day yesterday I’m hoping to get outside today for a bit of exercise if it stays dry. It might just be in the garden but there’s always lots to do. No catch up call with DS this morning as I think his partner’s family are staying, but I’ll message instead and check all ok.
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning all and it’s very calm and still here at the moment. Wind warnings for later.,

Yesterday ds1 came and chopped down shrubs and bushes . He then put them into two huge sacks and took them to the tip., What a wonder he is 🌟. I clipped and swept and Dh came out with coffee and watched.

Late afternoon our new hedge trimmer arrived. Bad timing but ds1 fits us in when he can.

Today I’m meeting various members of the family in town to celebrate youngest dgd’s 10th birthday. She’s chosen crazy golf and cream tea. She had a pamper party and sleep over with her friends yesterday.
Goodness me! How the youngsters live these days.

We were happy with a few friends home after school, with jelly and ice cream and a game or two of pass the parcel and musical chairs. 😂.

I do hope everyone is feeling better and brighter today, take care and find some joy. 🦋.

madeleine45 - are you a typist? Your posts are always so long and interesting. 🤨

Good morning from a sunny midlands.
Yesterday was dire. So down in the dumps. Heading out soon to spend the day with my youngest son. That’s going to cheer me up. Hugs to all suffering.
Marydoll -

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 9° and sunny. It feels much cooler and my windows have misted up. Peli how lovely to have limes in your garden. Rosesandlilac my last dog was terrified of thunder and fireworks. He was a sweetie.
Yesterday my early trip to Marks and Spencer was successful but I was disappointed with their range of vegetarian sandwiches for ds. Ds duly arrived and began sorting the couches ready to throw them out. Dsil appeared and the job was done really quickly. I fed them both and off they went. The rest of the day I was very lazy and read on my bed. I had a couple of naps too, to make up for the bad night's sleep.
Today the new couches will be delivered about lunchtime. My plan is to do some cooking this morning and get washing done. Dinner will probably be a chicken and leek pie. Have a good day all

Good morning everyone from mid Essex, blue sky at the moment but no doubt that will change. We had some torrential downpours yesterday with thunder and hailstones! DD1 came over in the afternoon and she & her DH moved an old freezer out of the garage onto my drive, ready for collection by the council later this week. The seven year olds were at the end of season presentations at their cricket club.
My son in law went up into the loft and got some more boxes down. One contained a lot of DD1s school work, which she took away, the other contained some glass cake stands and a Portmerion coffee service! The boxes had been untouched for 20 years!
Not sure what to do today, I have 4 hours of half price electricity at lunch time, so will wash the towels and tumble them dry. I changed the duvet from the summer weight to the autumn weight one. Had a real fight to put the cover on it!

Thinking of those dealing with illness or waiting for test results, and hope today brings some improvement or comfort.
Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning Mick and all GN's on a dark still chilly morning in North Yorkshire. I can just about make out the tree as a very dark silhouette against the dark sky but that is all. I am hoping that todays post will get to you ok.

Yesterday was up very early, and sent in quite a long post about my lovely day on friday and the flipping thing again disappeared into the ether! I was really annoyed because it totally vanished, no draft or any means of getting it back. By this time I had to go out to the market etc ., and so ended up not getting back on to my annoyance.

In particular, as you had all been kind enough to read all the tales of woe , this was a very positive one so I will just give the jist of it now. As I told you all the other day this Heritage free offer was on, so I wanted to go to Beningborough Hall, an NT place with a lovely garden. Problem being that physically I was having an awful day and if they could not let me have a scooter, there was no point in going. However , they didnt open until 10am, and if I waited until then I would have wasted the time to travel there. So decided at the worst , if no buggy I could go on into York , and that would not be a waste of time and fuel. I left messages on the phone and on email regarding this , wasnt even up to standing to do a sandwich, but dashed off to Tesco for my meal deal, put coffee making stuff in car and off I went. Had left them my phone number, and the phone went as I was travelling . Pulled into a layby and rang them back and hurray , I had a buggy saved for me, and no rush. So busy roads etc, but got there and parked in disabled bay. Then made some coffee, while I got myself organised for the weather. It had already shown me on the way down that it was going to be very changeable, with short but heavy showers , and then needing sunglasses for the glare the next minute. So collected sunglasses, mac, etc etc, and went to the entrance, where the lady duly went through the signing in and explaining chat and then off I went. Well I do urge you to go if you are anywhere near.

The gardens were lovely. Last year Andy Sturgeon, planned out a mediterranian garden ,so it has only had that one year, but my it was lovely. Of course, contrary to all the other areas the drought suited it fine and it looks quite well established and with lots of colour. Really worth seeing. The lovely long herbaceous borders were also great with that opportunity , which in our small gardens we dont get, to repeat planting in large blocks and some wonderful dahlias and all sorts of wonderful plants to see and enjoy. then there were the apple trees etc but one of the great fruiting trees was a big medlar, full of fruit, and then a very cleverly made pear arch full of delicious looking pears. So with the scooter I was able to go up down and around, and sheltered under a big tree and an arch when it threw it down with rain. I cant go in the front way to the house, because it is steps up to it, but they have a little back entrance, where you can leave the buggies (taking the keys with you) and they have a small lift, which let me go up to the first floor where there was a lovely woven wooden sculpture, and windows to look out over the grounds.

They also had a great thing called the audio chair. This bit was all about the wilderness garden, and so they had the chair, which had speakers fittend in and gave you two extracts from Jane Austin , and one was one of my favourite moments in Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth Bennett is out in the "wilderness" garden with the appalling Lady Catherine. Such a great moment and I have loved reading that book since about the age of 9 and definitely modelled myself on her, and have always been determined (or bloody minded) to go my own way, and not do what other people thought I should do. Then to add to the joy of the day they had a pianist playing for a time , and the acoustics are great there so lovely to hear the music rising from below.

So a thoroughly wonderful day, despite the weather and the aches and creaks. It was nearly 5pm before I left and I had an easy run home, but somewhat shattered, and hobbled in to flop down with a cup of coffee, and ignore all the jobs awaiting my attention. So do please look around to see what you might have near you. If any of you live near or can visit Halifax area the lovely Shibden Hall , where they made the Gentleman Jack film , would be worth looking at.

Anyway I didnt go to see any other places yesterday, as I was recovering from all the exertions of the day before, I struggled to get going and only a shower and a very slow start let me get to the market etc, and even the promise of a big secondhand book sale at a church couldnt tempt me sadly. However, I got my fruit and veg and there was a christian aid stall with home made cakes and they wanted customers, so I passed on the news of where they were and about lovely home made cakes and pies as I went along, and was very pleased to see a gentleman I had mentioned it to, pass by and hold up a big cake to show me what he had bought. Got my treat of the week - The Yorkshire Post and went home.

Even then it was all good for me, as I slowly got things put away , but not much more done, as I spent most of the afternoon, watching between the racing at Doncaster, with the St Leger of course, and the womens rugby. If I was younger I would be playing! Then listening to radio 3, and sorting out a meal before of course being ensconced ready for the Last Night of the Proms.

I put the radio on as the sound is better on there and put the tv on mute, so I get to see it all but enjoy the better sound. Another great night of course and I enjoyed seeing Alison Balsom (think thats how she spells it) playing the trumpet, and it was fun to see Bill Bailey with the typewriter . I think of him as a renaissance man. Such a talented and erudite man, complete with such humour and fun, whether he is talking about birds or playing the organ. Of course, I was joining in all the singing , and remembering other times singing in choirs and being in concerts and in audiences over many years. I always think of Music as another language I have, like french or portuguese. It crosses boundaries and you can share with many others even if you have no shared spoken language. What a wonderful couple of days to enjoy, and to have as memories on dark days, to let me know that good times are still there , if I just hang on.

What joy music brings to my life, and if I cant manage to afford to go to concerts, or my back wont let me sit for ages, I can still listen to my cds, records, and the radio and move about here which does not disturb anyone else. I have a wonderful boxed set of the great Dinu Lipati piano recordings and I think that that will be coming out for a listen , and for a complete change the wonderful Ladysmith Black Mombasa, no doubt followed by some J S Bach, which is my everyday choice. And (so far!) they have not worked out a way to tax me for every note of music I listen to and sing myself!!! It is always there to take the bad taste of the news away too. I suppose I am lucky that art, music and reading , are ways that I can enjoy, no matter how all the prices go up on other things.

Hope you got your bacon bap Mick and had a dry trip into Bicester. I picture you sat with your coffee watching the cycling. Karmalady you sound as busy as usual. I am just an ordinary knitter and usually just follow pattterns but am not up to reorganising patterns apart from just adding a few extra lines for sleeve lengths. I always knit the two sleeves together , so that whatever I do, good or bad, they will both match! GrandMattie , another busy lady. I hope you had a good meeting on the friday with the wretched Teflon man in the firing range. Stick to your guns and right is on your side, so hope all went well.

Aha! At last a ray or two of sunshine to cheer the morning. I have been invited to a friends for sunday lunch. A delight on several levels. Great to have the pleasure of home cooking, which however good the restaurant is, cant be beaten I think for sunday roast. Plus the company, and lots to chat about and of course talk of the Last Night of the Proms. Then I shall come home, with hopefully some renewed energy to listen to music whilst I attack some more of this dresser contents, with a bit more vigour, and hope to actually get it all finished this week and a photo taken of it so that I can get rid of it and look forward to getting many more books put in order and easy to look through. I think I should christen my flat and it could be the lived in library!!

I wish all GN's a great day, that the rain helps the gardens but doesnt catch you out and you all enjoy your day.

Good morning from a dull looking Torbay, but it is dry and calm.

The coffee morning was well attended and I enjoyed catching up with some of my church friends as well as seeing some other local people. A bonus was winning a raffle prize: a bottle of wine! The downside was the squally shower which came as I walked home, but luckily it’s not far and mostly tree covered.

Watching last night of the Proms led to a later bedtime, hence my later appearance on here.

Wishing everyone a blessed Sunday. 🦩💐✝️🥰🦩

Good morning from Shropshire.Dry at the moment but rain forecast for most of the day.

DD collected the children before lunch yesterday as H wasn’t feeling too well.After clearing all the Lego and crafts away and cleaning the floors I had a quiet afternoon reading napping.DH made an apple pie then joined in with the nap.

Today a quiet day after a busy and emotional week.We have something on every day this week so need to recharge our batteries.

Thinking of all with mountains to climb.

Wishing everyone the best day possible🦩🌻

Good Morning fr MS. Sunny & 32c - the zinnias & gladioli are thriving, & I'm excited to see a few teeny limes starting to grow. This afternoon we have American football 🏈to watch on telly. I hope today is as kind as possible to all!