Good Morning Friday 9th Janaury 2026

Good morning Mick and all who follow.
Wet here in the NE but not as cold.
Yesterday had a pleasant afternoon with my sister and BIL, first visit since beginning of December so we toasted the New Year with a glass of Champagne.
Today DD and SIL are going to take me shopping and perhaps out for lunch.
DS says the weather forecast is for snow on Saturday so may not be able to visit so wait and see.
Stay safe and warm.

Good morning Mick, good morning all. I hope nobody has been affected by the storm. It seems quiet here in Kent.
I had a relaxing day yesterday. Mostly did some knitting. I have a busy weekend coming up travelling today towards the Midlands by train to visit relatives. I'm hoping there won't be any travel disruptions but I'll take some food and water with me just in case.
Stay safe and warm everyone.

Good morning from a wet Bristol. The only good thing is that it isn’t as cold.
Storm Goretti is certainly bringing destruction and heartache in its wake. I hope that all our friends caught up in this awful weather are safe,
I had a productive sewing morning and made soup for lunch.
I fell asleep afterwards and woke up in the gloomy afternoon, completely discombobulated, not knowing whether I had spent the night in my chair or had a deep nap. Most odd.
DD texted me to say she pick me up after a meeting, naively, I assumed she had a meeting near me. No, she came out specially to pick me up; her meeting was at her own church, near her house! I was very touched as it’s the first time she’s done that, usually leaving me to come out in all weathers.
Today, I’ve got my Spanish class. I’m going to need to re-enrol for the next 5 months, either today or next week.
I hope today isn’t too bad for the strugglers and all those caught up in this storm.
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning from Scarborough
We arrived last night, no problem at all.The roads were clear. We came on a scenic route rather than motorways and it’s very pretty with the snow.
Doesn’t look like the storm will reach us here .
Back in Sheffield according to our ring doorbell it’s 3 inches deep in snow!
We hope to catch the bus into Whitby this morning. No doubt lots of walking with a sprinkling of coffee stops.
Take care everyone

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Good morning from Malta where the wind has dropped at last and it’s stopped raining. High of 15°C expected.

Yesterday’s weather was non stop lashing rain and a fierce wind so I stayed indoors.

Had a visit from DD3 and the boys after school which was lovely. DGS1 was in a very cheerful mood and was singing. DGS2 wanted to make jelly so we did that. He loves helping.

I saw the news and the storm looked pretty bad in parts. I hope all our Gransnetters have stayed safe out of the awful weather.🙏🏻

I shall have to venture out today as I have a much needed hair appointment at noon. I will go and do the other errands I’ve been putting off all week whilst I’m out. Procrastination is my middle name, I’m afraid!

Hoping you all have a good day. Please stay safe and warm.🤗

Good morning Mick and all Gn's from a cold dark but calm north Yorkshire morning. Cant really see much outside yet, but still and no sign of snow at all, so we may be lucky and be missed out from the storm or it is going to be later here.

At least this weather has made me make some effort here at home. Very pleased yesterday to have finished all the ironing, and drawers and wardrobes are full of clean and sorted clothes, which should last for quite a while, so quite pleased with that. Due to the forecast am quite up to date with most of shopping and so hopefully if it stays calm I only really need to go and get my local paper and the odd bit, and then can return to another catch up day at home.

I went to my meeting and lunch yesterday which in themselves were very pleasant, but I was in a lot of pain, struggling to move about and if it hadnt been the special christmas do I think I would have stayed at home. Even with extra painkillers I struggled all day. It is also exhausting, not just coping with the pain, but when you feel ok you just walk about and do whatever without constantly thinking of how to move, and what is the least painful etc. So I enjoyed meeting everyone, but went in the car, as didnt even feel up to using the buggy. I went to the hotel a little early as I knew how busy they would be in their car park. This was the hotel that I stayed in last year when there was the disaster with my bathroom. Some of you may remember the saga, and it was very nice to be greeted by many of the staff and asked how things are etc. I was pleased to see that they are very busy and still keeping going and very efficient as usual, so hopefully they will keep going.

We have a factory shop in the town , which it was announced on the news yesterday they are all going into administration, so sorry for the staff there and dont know who will take over from them. There is a wide range of shops here from quite pricey and special such as Betty s which always seems to have a queue waiting to go in on a morning (I always assume they must be visitors. Cant imagine local yorkshire folk paying their prices when we have quite a choice of other cafes serving very good fresh food a lot cheaper!) and then the usual ordinary bread shops like Thomas and Greggs. We have lots of small independant shops like a leather shop and those are quite close to Barkers which is our smart department store - think of something more like Are you being served, where you can get all sorts of things, and they have their own cafe too. With the auction marts and main line station etc it is the centre hub town for many people in the area and keeps quite busy most days.

I came home expecting my cleaning lady to either be here or have been to find a note telling me that she had come but there was no key in the special place and she hadnt been able to get in. So bad news and of course nothing sorted. Tried to contact her but no luck and so it was a very slow afternoon, just getting the bed changed, the washing put on racks and stuck out in the garden for a little bit of a blow, couldnt manage to get down to the washing line, and then finished the ironing. Not a great finish to the day.

However thank goodness this morning , still rather hobbling about, but not in as much pain, for which I am grateful, and so far as I can tell , we have been passed by from the storm, with no problems. But of course around here you can have two villages 10 miles apart treated very differently, one having no problems and the other needing the snow ploughs to even get out. I hope that all our gn friends are safe and have not had any damage if they have had the storm battering their homes. I shall wait to see the local news on the tv to see what has hapened in our area, but no doubt the dales will have had a lot more snow and the ploughs and tractors will be out and about. I would imagine that the quad bikes will make it a bit easier to feed stock and get around than in years gone by when you stuck your wellies or walking boots on and dug a way to the sheep with your dog helping you to find them under snowdrifts. It does seem odd to me when you see the great fuss there is on the news about any stormy or snowy weather in the winter now. We expected it , and just got on with it, dressing appropriately and carrying on. We walked 3/4 of a mile to our junior school and just expected to carry on walking there in the snow, not have the day off every time it snowed. When I went to the grammar school in Beverly it was about the same walk to the station, I think it was about 15 miles to Beverly and then about half a mile walk at that end too, but we just got on with it, apart from the one occasion where it became so much worse over the day that they had to stay at school for the night, as the trains couldnt get them home. It was seen as a great adventure and those of us who got home were rather sorry we were not part of the excitement. Ah well we shall see what today brings, and hope that people have been safe and warm at home and hoping that the channel islands are able to get power back and help to get over their problems.

Hope you have a safe journey today Mick. Bellasnana looks like even Malta is not so warm today, hope you get your haircut. I am hoping that all gns are safe and have no damage and will come back on later to discover the news from everyone but must get cracking on with a couple of jobs and then look out to see if it is going to be safe to go out for the paper etc. Too dark still to tell. Have to keep reminding myself that the days are getting lighter, as so far you could not tell! Wishing everyone a safe and warm day

Good morning from s somerset, windy in patches and grim sky all day

My dd in Wales said her big windows were bowing in and out in the wind and parts of cornwall were carnage. I hope our grans in cornwall are safe and without damage. Wind was relatively minor here and no snow

Yarn chicken today, my new jumper from my spun yarn, wishing I had bought just 100 more g of fluff. I may end up with short sleeves, or elbow length sleeves

I did wake a couple of times last night, could hear the wind but I still had a good sleep, according to new garmin.

I had a peep at my sd starter, which is taking a long time to grow, to get used to this flour. I think it is maturing at last and is double the size this morning. I am going to make a sd loaf today and fingers crossed for a better result. I am going to nurture this starter, for years and years

It will be an indoors day for me, anyway I did a walk yesterday

Have a good day

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Morning Mick, morning All from a dry, windy corner of Somerset

I think we’ve been fortunate, no snow here although it’s cold after a very windy night.

Shoulder injection accomplished yesterday without any discomfort, wait and see time now. Volunteering this morning followed by an at home afternoon, I have a date with a book after some ironing.

Hope everyone has stayed safe and will continue to do so.

Take care and have the best day you can everyone.

Madeleine, I just read about your factory shop, so sad to see so many worthy businesses going under. I had news yesterday that Patra are closing down, that is gutting

Good Morning everyone from a wet south coast. Much less arctic and the winds were nowhere near as strong as we were warned to expect. Think Goretti is eastwards bound today so it should all calm down!

Our Tesco delivery is due between 8 and 9am and is much needed as we have been trying to eat from the freezer and fridge. Not even a slice of bread left for my toast!

Today is the anniversary of my parents marriage in 1932. I once asked Mum why they chose to get married at the low part of winter and it was because Dad was born and grew up on a farm. Early January was the quieter time on their calendar. They had 70 years minus 6 months together.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning from the Essex coast where it is very wet. No snow here but torrential rain last night.
DD1, who lives in the Midlands, has had a lot of snow. I'm not sure if the girl's schools and college will be open today.
I'm still quite unwell with a very nasty cough. Yesterday we went food shopping and I was glad to get back indoors. If I'm still like this on Monday I will try to see a doctor.
I have no plans today or for the weekend.
I hope everyone stays warm and safe, best wishes to all xx

Good morning everyone from a very wet and windy Northampton; we had snow yesterday evening, but most of it has gone now. I think I'm going to have another day indoors and not venture out to dance classes.

Yesterday was filled with busy-ness - vacuumed the sitting room chairs and sofa, and then decided to sort out the untidy drawers in the dining-room sideboard. Three drawers to do, and an unholy mess. A hotch-potch of table cloths, place mats, napkins in no particular order. Feeling very pleased with the new order. I also have an empty blanket/linen chest as table linen I'd flung in there now had space to go in the sideboard.

In the afternoon decided to tackle the Christmas card box and found three years worth of Christmas cards I'd been sent, must have been well over 150 cards! Sorted through them and found quite a few that would make nice gift tags, so found my pinking shears and spent the afternoon being a bit creative. Boxes of new cards now packed away under the stairs.
Then hoovered the carpet which by now was covered in glitter and bits of tinsel, which despite all my efforts still linger.

A more restful day ahead - but may clean the bathrooms and mop the floors.
Home-made chicken curry from the freezer for dinner.tonight.

Have a peaceful and pleasant Friday everyone.

Good morning from South Lanarkshire where it doesn’t feel as cold.

We had a pleasant afternoon with the children yesterday and the drive there and back was free from delays which is always a bonus.

I don’t have much to do today so will just see where it leads.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Good morning everyone from a very wet and still cold mid Essex. A thoroughly miserable day yesterday, foggy all morning and most of the afternoon, then heavy rain from school pickup time and it’s still raining! I did go for a walk in the morning and posted some birthday cards. Then did some ironing, then managed to move the chairs in the lounge back to their normal places after the Christmas tree was taken down, needless to say, my back isn’t happy about that, but I hope it will improve soon,
I hope that no one has suffered any damage from the storm, which still continues making its way across the uk. We are forecast gusty winds today, but fortunately nothing like the gales experienced elsewhere. It will rain all day apparently, so no walk today.
Thinking of those who are in pain or struggling for any reason.
Have as good a day as possible everyone.

Morning all from a chilly West Oxfordshire. There appears to be neither snow nor frost. This was all forecast.

I managed the U3A lunch yesterday. The car park was only a short walk from the venue. We sat at an interesting table with some people we already knew and a couple we had never met before. The food was good and so was the entertainment.

I think my toe is improving . We’ll see.

A quiet day today I think. I have a pile of ironing and I need to think what to take out of the freezer for dinner.

Have a good day everyone.

FGT2S 🌹

Good morning from a wet and windy N.Bucks.
We have nothing particular in the diary today . I’ll make a big pot of sausage and bean casserole, some for tonight and the rest will go in the freezer. Plenty to keep me busy, more cupboard sorting , craft club projects to prepare and some sketching for a challenge I am taking part in. No golf again for DH so he also has a model kit to make.
Wishing all a good day .

Good morning, having been awake between midnight and 6am I am knackered! I did doze eventually for an hour.
It’s very wet here, no snow thank goodness, not particularly windy either. I’ll finish my coffee then take tiddler out, bigger dog has her dog walker this morning.
Very little planned for today, usual housework and bed change, a flick around with the duster and hopefully DH will vacuum.
I hope you’re all safe after the storm 🌹

Good morning from a very wet S E Essex, it started raining around 2.30pm yesterday and hasn’t stopped. BBC weather App says it 1° but feels like-8°

I may go to the gym this morning, but will see how my lungs are once I have popped all my pills

Thinking of my dear penpal this morning 😘🙋‍♀️

I hope our GN friends in the eye of the storm are ok 🤞🏻

Good morning from a very wet Torbay. Our wheelie bin for food recycling seems to have disappeared completely! I expect, being the lightest of the five, it has travelled up the drive out of sight.

Your comment about schools not closing in snow in our day is interesting, madeleine45. My DD2 is Headteacher of a large primary in North Staffs on the edge of the Moorlands. The decision to close is never taken lightly but always based on concern for the safety of children, staff and parents. Although many pupils are local and can walk to school, some of the staff are not. She has to consider if there are enough members of staff able to be in to supervise and if their site is safe under the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act. Despite snow this week, her school has remained open throughout when others in the county have not.

olddudders relinquished his temporary bed on the recliner and joined me in our bed last night as he is feeling better although still coughing. Yesterday he managed some cooking and helped put away the Christmas decorations.

Take care if you’re in an area of snow and wrap up well wherever you are. 🦩💐❄️🥰🦩

Good morning from a wet W Kent. Woken up with a bad back, to much sitting around I expect. Not sure I need to go out but plenty to do
Best wishes