Good Morning Wednesday 7th January 2026

Good morning from a cold windy northwest coast.
Builder came yesterday and the damp patch in the front spare bedroom is just a ventilation issue, so a humidifier, regular ventilation and a seal will do it, but not such good news for the sitting room. That patch means he is coming back to go on to the roof and see what’s going on.

I felt off colour and didn’t make it to the music club and this morning have a very painful neck, possibly from being in the same position for too long. First opera company rehearsal tonight after the break so will see how I go on after a bad night.

Get well soon kittylester🌺

Good Morning everyone from a still chilly south coast.1.5 degrees this morning so thankfully warmer than the minus temperatures recently.

Not sure if I shall go to the restart of choir this evening. The cold doesn't suit me or my voice and shall see how I feel this afternoon before deciding.

The cleaners are coming today (and the window cleaner did come yesterday against my expectations) . DH is out with his cycling club but they are staying near the coast to avoid ice on the South Downs.

Glad you are post-op Kitty and hope you can go home today. Much the best place for recovery. Take care of yourself.

Mattie and Karma - two human dynamos and I admire both of you in all your "doings". My energy levels are very diminished so can only read in wonder at what you accomplish!

Good morning from a slightly milder NE. Some of the snow has turned to slush.
Thought I would do a wash yesterday, just things that didn't need ironing. Washer started making weird noises so had to remove the items and finish by hand.
Another quiet day with light housework.
Speedy recovery kitty 💐
Have a good day everyone

Good morning from Malta where it looks as though it might rain and the high is expected to reach 15°C.

I was over to watch the boys by 7 am yesterday. DGS1 had speech therapy first then I took them both to the small park near my home.

They had a great time playing with the only other child at the park, and I got chatting to his father, a lovely young man who told me he and his wife are from Sicily, both nurses and have a baby girl who was at childcare. The little boy aged 4 and a half already speaks three languages!

The rest of the day they were angels and played happily at my home until their mother arrived at 4.30 and both became wild! I don’t know why they save it for poor DD3.

Anyway, they were off to see their other grandparents and order was restored!

I have a few things to do today which involve getting the car out, but I’m in no hurry having slept like a log again.

karma I can’t figure out what sort of blind you were working on yesterday but you must have the patience of a saint to spend six hours doing it.

grandMattie you had a busy and productive day as well! I don’t know how you do it but I admire you. Haven’t had coffee cake in years but it was always my favourite.

Glad to hear your op went ahead, kitty and I hope you get home soon to recover. 💐

Hope olddudders will feel better soon. Is it a cold or the dreaded flu?

I’m now going to drink my tea whilst reading madeleine’s post. I always enjoy her stories.

Have a good day all, and hoping the mountaineers are coping.🤗

Good morning Mick and all GN's from a very cold , dark, still morning but with the moon shining brightly through the branches of the tree, which is quite cheering to see.

I need the cheering aspect, having had an absolutely rubbish night, with much pain and little sleep. It has been a struggle to wait for coffee until now and just have some water, but I know full well from past experiences that if I start having my coffee very early, when the miracle happens and I am having a better nights sleep I wake up wanting coffee!! So never mind sun over the yard arm, I watch the clock coming up to my deadline of 6am with eagerness to get that kettle on. Oh for the mornings to lighten up more.

Well the inclement weather is at least getting me into catch up mode for jobs that have been waiting my attention from before christmas. It was so bitter out that despite feeling stircrazy , whenever I stuck my nose out the cold was so much that I hastily beat a retreat indoors. I had another good go at the ironing and have made great inroads and now have many choices of what to wear. However the weather means that in actual fact I am stuck to clean underwear and polar long johns topped with thick trousers and tops and my old and somewhat tatty but warm cashmere jumper. The weather looked dry but didnt warm up in the slightest. There are plenty of other jobs that need doing, I am not short of things to do, but it is the interest in starting anything else that is missing.

In the afternoon I had a more pleasant time, as I went to the garden centre, which of course was full of christmas stuff in the sale, but I wasnt there for any of that but to meet another gransnetter, which was quite exciting. My phone then would not seem to work and I worried in case I had lost any messages but had to just change over to their network. Get so used to doing things one way, and I am reminded why I need to go to this class as I took some time to get it sorted.
It was so nice to meet and I enjoyed it very much, especially having been at home on my own for such a long time.

I was especially glad because I had to give up on the idea of going to the games night, despite having looked forward to it. I was in such a lot of pain, I knew even with painkillers I couldnt manage to sit for a long time and concentrate. Also with the weather being so cold, wasnt sure if the car would ice up etc, so gave up on the thought of going and didnt do much and went to bed early, hoping for a decent nights sleep . Huh!!

So once I can get myself going and showered and dressed etc , I cant say what I will get done, it will have to be whatever I can manage, but unlikely to go out anywhere. Probably the greatest effort will be to get all clean clothes put where they belong and be glad of the range of choices I now have. I must pick out something to wear tomorrow for the get together and lunch, and hope that I will feel better than I do now.

I dont think I can make any real plans for any travelling anywhere as the weather is not improving, indeed from the local forecast I think it may get worse. The usual thing is for the coast to be milder and is a place I can escape to when the dales are too snowed up, but at the moment it is the opposite, with the snow on the coast and the roads over that way not good. Just got my fingers crossed that the roads stay open round here to allow me to go to the whist drive tonight.
Hearing people talk it sounds as though many people want to get back to their routines . Do we get more set in our ways as we get older and want that routine in our lives? Whilst I can see that if you are finding it hard to cope with everything, and are getting slower, it lets you space out the jobs, but I have always been ready to swap things round, and let the weather tell me more, what would be the better thing to do. At this time of year any sunny dry day is to be appreciated and enjoyed, so jobs in the house can wait. One good thing about living on your own , you are not messing anyone else about.

Hope you get your trip in today Mick, and meet some friends. GrandMattie I can just imagine the lovely smell of lemons and see your jars of marmalade lined upon the table. Think toast and marmalade are going to be on my breakfast menu today. Karmalady what an epic endeavour to get your blind done but well done you and enjoy looking at it every time you go into the room. Medal medal as Muttley would say. Dont think I would have had the patience and couldnt have managed to be bending down etc. More likely to throw the lot across the room with some very choice words!

Ah well temper temper my mother would have said! Hoping that today goes well for everyone, that you all keep warm and well and have a successful day, whether that is getting a job done or simply keeping warm and comfortable.

Glad your operation went ahead, kittylester and I hope your recovery goes smoothly. 💐

Glad all went well, kitty. Hope olddudders health improves soon, ash.
As for my energy, Ash, I’m in the extraordinarily privileged position to be in disgusting good health. I have absolutely nothing wrong with me, apart from easily controlled gout.
I must make use of this gift and help people as much as I can, according to my temperament and energy levels.

Good morning all from Ward 28 where we had heavy rain overnight.

I was 1st on the list for my surgery yesterday and in recovery for a little after 11 am and there i remained until 7pm. The woman in 'my' bed was waiting for an ambulance to take her somewhere else.

The staff in theatre and recovery were all really lovely especially the lovely young man who wanted to steal my slippers. It was busy, so this student of human nature was in her element, but the anaesthetist has asked me to write a formal letter of complaint, which I will do.

I hope to go home today as all my vital signs are good. Hopefully, I will sleep better there.

I love the NHS and it does absolutely brilliant work but, sometimes, just misses the point

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning from a dry and slightly less cold Torbay.

Yesterday, I did a solo trip to Lidl as olddudders isn’t well enough to be out in the cold conditions. I didn’t go until noon, so I was surprised by how quiet it was in the store. The car park was another matter. Nearly a third of it was being dug up to be repaved, rendering about two dozen parking spaces unavailable, including all the disabled ones and those set aside for people with children!

Today, I must make a start on putting the Christmas decorations away. I was late in putting them up so it seems only fitting to be late in their removal! I shall probably leave the cards up for a few more days.

I’m astounded by the energy levels of grandMattie and karmalady. You are amazing ladies in what you can accomplish in a day.

Happy hump day and take care if you’re in a snowy place. 🦩💐❄️🥰🦩

Good morning. I do believe it has been snowing quietly in Kent. I could hear quite heavy rain in the early hours.
Impressive work there karmalady. I too overstretched my knees yesterday but I was having fun doing a jigsaw puzzle, not fixing blinds!
I have a medical appointment to go to today. Were it not for that I would definitely stay indoors.
Have a good day all.

Good morning from icy s somerset

Six whole hours yesterday, spent on stringing a 7 foot x 15 inch perfect fit blind, number two, in my living room. It was a puzzle, trying to unclip and slide parts and then sorting string directions. My fifth attempt was successful, luckily I had bought the 1mm string two years ago when tall blind number one developed a broken string. I hated the job then and dreaded it happening again. I started by 9 and finished at 3 and now the blind works. Attempt 4 would have been successful but the string was too short and I had to remove that and start all over again. Words were said, to myself

Legs were aching overnight after all that kneeling on the floor. I suppose the upside is that I now know for sure that I can remove the blind and frame from the window but that was the easy bit. This morning I drew a stringing plan for future reference and right now could do that job in my sleep, hence not a very good sleep last night

Yesterday now governs today and it will be a rest day, with easy stretches and rubber bands involved for some muscle-building, on and off through the day. Not one stitch was knitted yesterday, I will make up for that today and will make sure to prep some nice easy, protein and veggies for lunch. Food was bitty yesterday, whatever I could grab

However, I am pleased as punch that I never broke any blind bits in spite of prising and banging to remove and replace parts and the side facing the room is miraculously unmarked. No fitter of window decor would want a repair job like that, not worth their while but it was worth it to me and it only cost me my time

I will try not to nap today, I do need to get back to better sleep tonight

Have a good day

Good morning from a slightly warmer Bristol. It rained last night but I hope it isn’t cold enough to freeze, leaving us with slippery pavements.
I had a very busy day, mostly morning, yesterday.
I made three batches of the marmalade, two of three fruit and one of lemon/lime. The latter is a pig to set, ditto for chopping the peels.
I also made some lemon biscuits and a coffee cake for my FAB cafe this morning.
What with two loads of laundry and all the cleaning after the cooking, I was pooped.
When cool enough, the jars were cleaned, labels designed, printed, cut out and glued. Phew. Even I am impressed!
The rest of the day was quiet.
Other than the usual morning prayers and FAB cafe, it will be a quiet afternoon.
Prayers for the strugglers, thinking of the fgts.
Carpe diem. 🦩🦩🦩🦩