Good New Year’s Eve morning Wed 31 December 25

Now good afternoon on New Year's Eve, and welcome to a very cold and frosty Northampton. Not.venturing anywhere today and will stay in the warm.

Did my bit of extra shopping yesterday, with a coffee at Costa first - it's the only place available now since our M&S Cafe closed in November. I didn't use to like their coffee, but it appears they've improved a lot. Will make it a regular visit from now on. Sainsbury's and M&S were heaving yesterday, but I got everything I needed, including a nice steak for tonight and a ready to cook M&S rotisserie chicken for tomorrow.

Got my new 2026 kitchen wall calendar out ready to transfer important dates onto it - that's my plan for this afternoon, and will have nice music on in the background, possibly the live Choral Evensong on Radio 3 at 3pm.

Will stay up to watch the fireworks from London on tv tonight, and possibly open a bottle of fizz......

Wishing everyone a good New Year's Eve.

Happy New Year everybody. I hope 2026 turns out well for you.

Have a great time all those celebrating Hogmanay.

Good morning all. A false start to the day when there is no access to GN….5.30am, I went back to my cosy bed. Yesterday was beyond cold and I added a heavy bed cover plus electric blanket on to take the chill off.

Thinks for opening up Pants

It’s a wet start to Hogmanay in Glasgow, the weathermen got it wrong again. Only plan today is hairdressers later.

A warm welcome to our newbies.
Happy Hogmanay and all the very best to all for 2026 🔔

Lovely sunny New Year's Eve, wishing everyone all the very best for 2026! Cheers!

Good afternoon from somerset at 2 degrees after -4 overnight. Indoors today, far too cold for older lungs

Lunch is over and I have just downed the last chocolate. I have been pondering how I am going to proceed to get that perfect sourdough, crust crumb and ear. I have written the notes and will likely start in 2 days.

No work today, just faffing and knitting and making sure I eat well and now seeking a decent film to watch while knitting but may as well spin first, I only have another 100g to do on this batch of squish

I do hope that 2026 is a much better year with no nasty surprises

Happy New Year to all my GN friends. We are hoping next year will be better than last!

Happy New Year everyone from a frosty sunny N Surrey. Thicker thermals on now!

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Well, it’s good afternoon from Malta now. The weather has been thundery, then sunny and is now looking like rain again. High is 16°C.

Lovely sunny day yesterday. I enjoyed my bit of pampering with my nail appointment.

I’m babysitting the boys tonight but will go straight after my hair appointment this afternoon as it will be difficult to park later on.

Wishing you all the best for the New Year, and thanks to you all for your friendship on this lovely thread.❤️

Happy New Year to everyone ,
Thanks Baubles for telling me the favourite thread was on ☺️

Good morning/afternoon from the north west Highlands. Sent my husband out for more veggies etc this morning, as we’re due to be snowed in for a week, I believe! Like so many others, I avidly read this thread every morning with my two mugs of builders’ tea and was very put out to find I couldn’t! So, may I wish a happy Hogmanay to all and for 2026 to bring us all a little of we would like to have.

Good afternoon all from Polmont where it's currently 5° and sunny. It was blooming chilly earlier when I first tried to get on gransnet. I was at Tesco at just after seven this morning but had to scrape the car first as there was a very heavy frost. Tesco was empty which suits me. So I'm all stocked up for New Year. I came home and started cleaning. Then went for a lie down. Up again and I'm finishing off dds tumble drying and emptying and loading the dishwasher before lunch. I have to have all the cleaning and washing done before The Bells. It's a habit engrained in me now, so that'll be the plan. No plans for midnight. I'll probably stay up.
This has been a year of mixed fortunes. We lost mum, I had an accident and damaged my leg but cataract surgery improved my eyesight and my ds is back in touch with family. So not quite an annis horribilis. Regardless, I wish you all a guid new year. I'm specially thinking of those who struggle with illness, their own or family.
Here's to 2026

Happy new year to all and I hope it’s a good one and healthy for you all. Another lurker.

Good morning Mick! And A Very Happy New Year to you all!

I arrived back from Spain yesterday evening, ending up on a train packed with folk travelling up from Manchester to Glasgow, the place to celebrate Hogmanay now?

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Good morning all.
I think many of us would be discombobulated by not being able to connect this morning.
One of my first actions every morning is to log on to GN and when it’s “not there” I feel rather lost, however better late than never so I hope the morning is a good one for us all.

Me too uttb well put!
I read more than post these days.

All the very best everyone for the NY 🥰 🍾

Good morning everyone from a gloriously sunny W Kent.
All the very best for 2026

Good afternoon to you all. We arrived home from our cruise about 11.30 last night so have been busy emptying cases and starting the washing. DH has been shopping.
My very best wishes for a Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you all. Enjoy this evening whatever you may be doing xx

Good morning all from South Lanarkshire.

Welcome to all the new posters, I spied a couple of Scots.

I’ve been cleaning all morning, this afternoon will be given over to cooking ahead of the family dinner tomorrow.

I’m not a great one for Hogmanay celebrations but will stay up to see in the New Year with DH who is a bit put out not to be in hospital today. I’m hoping that he will hear next week when his surgery will be.

All the very best to you all.

Good morning everyone from a freezing cold Oxfordshire, -3 when I walked the dog this morning, but a beautiful sunny day now.
I wish you all a good New Years Eve and. Happy and Healthy 2026

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. A nice sunny day but so cold I put my new coat on to go put and am keeping it on.

I've had an invitation to a friend/neighbour for tonight. I shall take my Christmas cake get some of it eaten

I've just had a man round to see if he wants my surplus toilets and washbasins. found in my cellar He's coming back later with his wife! 😅

He has just moved to this area to be near his DGC and told me they'd had 7 skips when downsizing so I would need many more.😒

Wishing you all a Happy New Year.

Good morning Pantglas North Wales, from South Wales, I read the thread every morning but don’t post, too boring,
But Cymru Am Byth , good morning to Michael and all here

Good morning Hogmanay from a very cold Glasgow.

Welcome to our new posters.

As soon as I realised GN's server was down, I got up and baked a cake! No point in lying in bed.
If their server is down, HQ probably can't read emails, so no point in contacting them.

I had worked out it was GN's own server, which was down and they would soon realise, when they couldn't do anything! 😁
I used to hate when this happened in my job. The phones didn't work either, so I couldn't phone the techies for help!

I actually feel worse today, probably because I overdid it yesterday.
I went to M&S food hall and was sidetracked by the Sale. Then I bumped into an ex colleague from our other parish school, who told me I was looking great. No sympathy there!

I began to feel a bit unwell and sat on a seat for a rest, who who spotted me, but Dollie. DIL was not amused at all at me being out. A telling off was given.

I don't really want to go out, but I have a stash of prescriptions to pick up, but can't do it until after 2pm.

Have a pleasant day folks.

GG, I hope you are feeling a wee bit better. ​🧡​

Another lurker here just wanted to wish you all a Guid New Year n Aw the Best for 2026 and Lang May Yer Lum Reek!

Good morning all from a sunny Black country, thank you for opening Pantglas.
Just the two of us to see in the New Year since our neighbours upped sticks no more get togethers.
Nice to see a few new names welcome 👋.
Wishing you good health and happiness for the New Year everyone, have the best day you can whatever your plans and may you all find a little bit of ☀️.

Hi everyone from Inverness
A late start for us all today but wanted to wish everyone a good New Year and enjoy any celebrations happening this evening
Take care all x

Good morning, Michael and UTBB for your valiant efforts to get us on line. It had an upside here - I was able to give my oven a jolly good clean without being distracted! Now I can happily be distracted on and off for the rest of the day!

We have a clear crisp day in South Yorkshire. I shall go out later and clear the cobwebs. I won’t be seeing in the New Year - too much like emotional hard work these days. My Happy New Year will come tomorrow when the family turn up hungry for a slap up lunch!

Have the best day you can folks!