Good Morning Thursday 18th September 2025

Good morning all from a wet Glasgow, where it is 12°C,

We have Babydoll today, we haven't seen her since last week, so are looking forward to seeing her.
Apparently she is excited about her new light up trainers and already has them ready to show them off to us.😄

I am feeling quite calm and positive after my appointment yesterday.
The consultant gave me some hope, when he said that he would be more concerned if I had unexplained weight loss, but although very drastic, there was an apparent reason for my weight loss. Furthermore, I had a negative bowel screening result in December.
The culprit could be my toxic RA medication. In saying that, he could not rule out cancer.
However, I am bleeding somewhere internally and have a lot of discomfort, so I will have both a CT scan and a colonoscopy to get to the bottom of things.
The clinic was run very efficiently, I have never seen such a busy one. Looking round the clinic, I realised that everyone was elderly and frail apart from me😉

Although very polite and respectful, initially the consultant assumed that assumed I was needed to be talked slowly through everything.
However, he had not reckoned on my vast experience at hospital clinics and was bemused by my many questions. I was leaving nothing to chance.
It was after informing me of the risks of the procedure, when I questioned if I should stop my blood thinners and informed him, that I was deemed high risk for hospital procedures, that he started trawling through my notes.😉
His demeanour totally changed, because he hadn't thought to ask about nedication.
In saying that he was polite and engaged with me, talking to me, not at me.

On the way home, I persuaded DH to make a slight detour to my favourite bakery, I had such a craving for a strawberry Danish and a potato scone!
There must have been a funeral on, for the car park was absolutely full.
DH never said a word, but I could see he was annoyed.
I was quite sad to see the church I was christened in, was covered in scaffolding, due to a leaking roof. No wonder, we are struggling to get funding from the Diocese. The former P.P's church is riddled with dry rot and they need funding too. 😔

After our return, I feel asleep, I was emotially and physically exhausted.
The conversation in the hospital waiting room with our former lollipop lady, informing me of everyone, who had died recently didn't help.
She informed me that the other lollipop lady had died yesterday. What age was she? I asked. Seventy Exactly my age 😱

Later I decided to sort a new lamp I had bought for the spare room. The base had been a bargain in TKMaxx (where else?) and the handpainted shade, bought on a day out to the coast.
The socket was behind furniture and difficult to access
After previously trying multiple times, I had given up. Yesterday, I gave it another go and managed it, unfortunately the lamp didn't work.😌
I checked everything, to no avail.
The thing is, if I had actually remembered to put a bulb in it, it might have worked.🤣

Onward and upward today.
I have tried to persuade DH go to Silverburn, with Babydoll, so that I could finish the shopping, I didn't manage on Friday, when I felt unwell.
I think I have overplayed the recent events card, he is having none of it. He loathes Silverburn and it is a definite NO! 😉

I hope Kitty has had her op and is comfortable. Blossoming is not responding, which is concerning.
Best wishes to all, who are struggling.

Good morning everyone from a dry, grey and warm mid Essex. The garden thermometer says it’s 18 degrees outside.
An interesting chair yoga class yesterday morning, more strenuous than I’d expected, I’m more unfit than I realised. The class was well attended but I knew very few people, despite living here for over 40 years! I’ll definitely go again.

kitty I hope your operation went well yesterday and that you’ll soon be feeling better.
pantglas I hope you are lucky at bingo this evening! grandmabatty enjoy your day with your son. I hope the drive isn’t too much of a problem.
I’m at DD1’s today looking after the dog all day and the granddaughters after school. I had planned to take some stuff over to put in the skip they had, but apparently it has just been taken away! I’ll have to book a slot at the tip and get rid of the stuff myself.
crossstitchfan a difficult time for you, I hope you manage to get some sleep today and tonight.
Thinking of all those who are poorly or anxious or struggling in any way.
Have the best day possible everyone.

Good news kitty.Take it easy💐

Thank you for the warning Ginny.

Good morning from Shropshire.A day of sunshine and showers forecast.

Yesterday was relaxing until about 3.30 when it became hectic.We we’re getting ready to go to collect DGD when DH said this isn’t my coat.He had picked the wrong coat up in the barbers🤦🏼‍♀️His coat is brand new, let’s say the one he had definitely wasn’t🤢He dropped me off at the barbers where much hilarity ensued.Three customers, three black coats and all had the wrong one.Apparently the man who put DH’s on said well this is a very nice coat and much newer than mine but it isn’t mine.All sorted but by now running late.Quick dash into M and S to get mum’s gifts where I couldn’t believe the price increases.Tea with DGD then to dance where they are rehearsing for the Christmas pantomime.

Today we have friends we haven’t seen for 20 years calling in for a cuppa this morning while on their whistle stop tour of old pals.I have some lovely Belgian biscuits DD1 brought us back from Belgium.She told me off for not making a cake for our guests and when we dropped DGD off after dance I was presented with a cake she had made for us.Tables turned!
I got a rapid read from the library yesterday so hope to spend the afternoon reading.

Thoughts with all with mountains to climb and hope kitty is recovering well.

Wishing everyone the best day possible🦩🌻

Greyduster

Good news Kitty. Take it easy💐.

Thank you GD. He will be back - he enjoys your company too much.

Just in case you get the same hoax call, the caller said that an iPhone 14 had been used to purchase something costing over £700 in Manchester using my credit card and quoted the last four numbers of my card. He repeated 'in Manchester' several times. He was very well spoken. I'm wondering if it's linked to the M&S hack.

Good news Kitty. Take it easy💐.

Morning all from West Oxfordshire.

Lunch out with the U3A was delicious yesterday. We have found a new venue to add to our lunch list. WI was fun too. We were taught African drumming.

I have to be up by 9 am. I am expecting a call from an IT guy to remotely fix my pc which has been affected with scare-ware.

Our landline ceased working yesterday. We decided to give it up as most of the calls on it were scam calls. We had kept the same number since 1979!

After lunch I will attend the U3A Art History group. It is usually very interesting.

Have a good day everyone, especially MaryD and FGT2.

Morning from a hospital close to Leicester. No idea about the weather.

Thank you for all the lovely messages.

I had my gall bladder removed y1esterday. Apparently it was too difficult to do via keyhole as it was quite 'ropey' with a couple of perforations and a lot of stones.

The end of my day was brightened considerably the arrival of DD2 and her daughters, who had driven from
Hemel Hempstead. And I have a visit promised today from DS2 and DGS2

Hoping to go home today or tomorrow.

Sending the very best wishes to everyone today and especially MaryDoll

Good morning Mick and everyone from Cheshire. The sunrise is colouring the clouds a striking pink.

I had a very stressful day yesterday with the company who have fitted my doors wrong claiming it's my fault, and a hoax call claiming to be from my bank saying someone had used my card to purchase something for over £700. Something just clicked in my brain and I said I needed to call the bank and the caller left the scene. But it shook me up. The bank reassured me that they hadn't called and nothing had been taken.

Sorry to be a worrywart today. I need today to be calm, although, I have to write a letter to the door company. My DGS is coming later so he will cheer me up.

Enjoy whatever you may have planned. Kind thoughts for those with worries or are unwell.

crossstitchfan what a litany of disasters! I hope you manage a nap at least.

Good morning from a damp hillside in south Glos, at least it isn’t chilly and 20° is forecast for today and tomorrow.
Not a lot happening here, my days are pretty quiet which suits me nicely. I will do some bits in the garden today, tidying up and cutting back perennials as well as putting away or covering the furniture.
I haven’t been in my Shed for a while, I will definitely get that dusted and vacuumed too over the next couple of days.
Thinking of those with buggerations and worries 🌹

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 12°, dry and windy.
Yesterday I had a quick visit to the school library. They were using the space to do flu vaccinations and I didn't think it was appropriate that I was there, so I did a quick tidy and headed home before the children came in. I organised the hedge removal too, spoke to the man and agreed a price. It'll be done in October. Then I had a lovely nap after my poor sleep.
Today I'm driving to St Andrews! Ds asked if I wanted to come. He offered me a bed for the night, but I'd rather be in my own bed. However, I will enjoy being in St Andrews. I haven't been for a long time. I'll also enjoy being with my son. I'm not looking forward to the drive. My feet are sore and my hips are complaining but that would be the case at home too. Have a good day all.

Good morning from a dull and grey Black Country, where it rained most of the day yesterday.

Walking group walk this morning with coffee afterwards.

Mick here in the West Mids, if you show your bus pass to the driver before 9.30 you pay £2. If it is only 9.20, driver usually lets you get away with it

Sorry to hear kitty is in hospital. Wishing you a speed recovery kitty

Wishing you all the best day possible.

Good morning from a still dark’ish S E Essex.

The meeting with the builders wasn’t as traumatic as we were expecting, thank goodness. The outside repairs are going to be difficult but not as bad as they look - phew!

I am without a kitchen from 8am this morning for the next three weeks. Not sure whether that is a blessing or an incredible inconvenience. I am reduced to a kettle (which we found on a shelf in the garage), kettle, microwave and air fryer in the laundry room.

Fortunately we have a fridge freezer in the garage (beer and wine, and overflow from kitchen freezer usually). DH has had to remove some of his stash to make room for milk, butter and bits and bobs for snacks, lunch etc.,

Hoping that kittylester’s operation went well and that she is comfortable this morning 🌸

Thinking of Marydoll and FGT2’s and all our morning friends with illness or worries 🙋‍♀️

Morning all!
I am just drinking a cup of tea in bed after having had a dreadful night. I just couldn't drop off no matter what I tried. I am a rubbish sleeper at the best of times, a legacy from years of shift work. I thought it might right itself once I retired, but no such luck. It’s not normally as bad as last night - I usually do manage at least four or five hours, but I just couldn’t drop off. I do so hate that. I look out of my window and see all the dark windows, with just one or two showing lights, and it drives me mad with envy. I quite expect that once I finish writing this, I will drop off, then when the alarm goes off I shall be blotto!
I think my sleeplessness tonight was caused by the fact that several things have gone wrong lately. I started the week with a night of stomach cramps, a side effect of my cancer apparently. I was so tired and worn out that it wasn’t until the morning that I remembered the anti-cramp tablets in the beside drawer. Then, I got a cold, which meant I couldn’t accept my granddaughter’s invitation to coffee as I didn’t want to risk infecting the baby, or her. Later, I was photocopying my Will before sending it to the Solicitor's, but the printer wouldn’t print. I made a coffee and managed to knock it over, luckily just on the work surface, nowhere that couldn’t be wiped down. Then I had a letter from the Tax Man wanting yet more figures. He’ll be wanting blood next! Then all that was topped off by another sleepless night! Retirement is such fun!
I have no particular plan for today, but will wait and see what occurs. Perhaps if I sit quietly and behave, I’ll keep out of trouble!
Hope everyone has a good day!

Good Morning fr MS. Sunny & 31c.
Today we're going out to have lunch in a nearby town, & also visit a garden centre.
We'll pick up salad for dinner to balance how much we might eat for lunch, lol.🥗
Best wishes to MD & Kittylester & all others who are poorly.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire where a moody sunrise is in progress. Not sure what that heralds but I think the morning will be damp. Yesterday’s creative writing session at the library was well attended and we all managed to produce something worthwhile in the short time after the discussion session. While at the mall, I called in at M&S and bought myself a chicken pie as I didn’t feel much like preparing anything from scratch. What a dismal experience eating that was. M&S should hang their heads in shame, and so should I because I broke my rule on ready meals and it served me right!
Today is walking group, and lunch with DD and GS afterwards. He is off to university tomorrow so there will be an extra long hug while I hold back the tears. I am taking him cake and some of his favourite biscuits. On the way home I will call at the decoratoring shop and pick up what will definitely be the last of the paint samples. If they don’t cut the mustard it will be back to where we started with plain old ivory cream!
Have the best day you can, folks.

Good morning Mick from a lightening north Wales coast where a delightful crescent moon 🌙 has just slipped behind the clouds and we have rain promised.

I too will hop on a bus home after dropping the old jalopy off at my local garage for an MOT while my chauffeur is still 😴…staff do take advantage don’t they😉

Sad to read of Kitty’s news and of course MissMDs ongoing challenges - hilarious conversation notwithstanding!

Bingo with my friend this evening where we’re hanging on for the Snowball number on the last house…nothing like that Chase the Ace win though.

Have a good day all who can x

Good morning from Bristol. It is surprisingly warm.
Mick, here in Bristol, we are fortunate that our bus passes start at 0900, unlike Kent where is was 0930.
I was wiped out yesterday with so many things going on, and was in bed really early. I had an unexpectedly good night’s sleep. I needed it.
Today only holds tai chi. My weekly dinner with DD has been postponed to a lunch out with her on Friday, so I have a lovely free afternoon. I shall have to clean and tidy up a bit so she doesn’t think I’m losing it…
I popped in to see one of the two other fellow conspirators re. Mr. Teflon. I haven’t had time to talk to any one. Our plan is to carry on sending emails and complaints, including a couple of serious Health and Safety omissions.
My marmalade stocks are very low, so I need to make a load more - cranberry and plain. The former is surprisingly popular; it’s my own favourite although I probably have some about once a year or so. I hardly ever eat toast & jam as I rarely have bread in the house.
My love flies to all, be they in need or not… 🫂
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩❤️