Good Morning Saturday 18th April 2026

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Du
I had sad news yesterday that my DBiL had died suddenly and unexpectedly.
He's been a wonderful partner for my DSiL for 15 years. I've been looking at the wedding photos and wish we'd spent more time together.

I was going to have a stall at the street fair today but I don't feel like it at all.
Sorry to sound so miserable.

I do hope you all have a pleasant day.

Good morning Mick and all from Sunnyside sandhills northwest coast.
Usual Friday yesterday, art in the morning and a shop. I was surprised to receive a big bill from my solicitor dating back to 2018 after my DH died and including recent work for shares which had reappeared. No breakdown for earlier work and hard to believe it wasn’t dealt with then. Will make some further enquiries…

The plans for the next couple of days have gone awry. My friend’s open mic has been cancelled until next week and a coach trip I booked has been also cancelled for lack of bookings. Plenty to get on with, but I need to dream up something for out of the house. It’s quiet now family have left and flying DD flies to Miami today, feeling tired with a lot on.

Thoughts to Marzipan RosesandLilac and all🌺

Good morning from Shropshire.Sunny at the moment but rain forecast later.

Yesterday’s visit to mum was mixed.When we arrived she was so happy to see us but after a few minutes it was pretty awful.We stayed half an hour but really should have left after five minutes.I don’t know if these visits do any of us any good💔I say as long as I keep getting a beautiful smile and such joy when I arrive we will keep going.I was sent a video a couple of hours later of her joining in singing therapy and full of smiles.

We went for a meal out on the way home then collected the children from school which brightened the day.We are both exhausted today so a quiet day hopefully.

I am sorry you feel unwell Grandmabatty and hope you feel better as the day goes on.Also that madeleine is ok.

Usedtobeblonde , like Mary I remember following your journey with your husband💐

Thinking of all our absent friends and those struggling and wishing everyone a good day🌷🦩

Good morning everyone from south Manchester where its 8°C ans sunny but showers forecast later and a high of only 13°C.

My Saturday pal (L’il Miss) is coming over to play soon but ‘only’ for 2 hours today grandma as I’m going to a swim birthday party at lunch’. Okay poppet we will have fun till then (I’ve bought a table tennis set they’ll be ping pong balls all around the room as I have hopeless eye/hand coordination 😳). I thought we could open up the butterfly section on the dining table and give it a go. No net but hey probably for the best anyway!

I had bereavement counselling yesterday, a lot to unpack in my first session and I cried pretty much throughout. I came to realise the best description of Himself was ‘fearless’ in so many ways. Second session next Friday afternoon. I’m not sure what I hope to get out of it really. I’m new to this concept but think it’s worth pursuing.

Yorkshire Lass is driving over today. She will swing by to call in on her grandpa who is not far off 94 now, see her sister for coffee and then come to me for lunch. We may well go out, a treat as I don’t see her so much as t’other daughter who lives up the road.

Good Morning from Durham. It’s bright with patches of blue sky. Bodes well.
DD2 is coming with DGS2 this anfternoon after his swimming lesson, then we’ll see what he wants to do. I’ve plenty of books, games and toys here to keep him occupied, but we’ll go out if he wants to. I hate shopping at weekends, but need to nip out to get him some fruit.
DGS1 phoned me last night - I saw a lot of him when he was younger, but not so much now, which is a shame.

💐R&L - don’t over do things.
💐UTBB.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 8° and damp. utbb💐. madeleine, I hope you are feeling better.
I felt quite unwell yesterday and my feet were swollen and sore, so I rested most of the day and elevated my legs. I suspect it was the unexpected longer walking stint on Thursday that did it.
I slept fairly well, although I was up at one watching tv for a bit.
Today I still feel unwell with a lingering headache and my feet aren't much better. Another quiet day. Have a good day all.

Good morning from a sunny Norfolk where we are in a pretty little cottage. There is a cobbler nearby so I have bought two pairs of shoes to be properly mended. A quiet day to get over the drive with visit to a farm shop
Liberty glad the hearing aids are a success they made all the difference to me, are you sure you wouldn’t like some!
R&L what a busy day a list is always a good idea
Best wishes

Liberty I hope your Dh does decide to persevere with the hearing aids. I know so many people who don’t. My Dh gave up with his NHS ones but his new costly ones were perfect from the outset. See how he goes. 🤞

Good morning all, from a rainy Glasgow, where it is 7°C.

UTBB, I remember following your sad journey with your husband.1💐

I had a lovely day with DD yesterday, some chat, retail therapy and a Macdonalds, what more could I ask for.
However, I did have a divericulitus flare up, probably caused by all the stress, dealing with DH. I was doubled up with pain.

I got a worrying message from DS, who had taken DH to get his BP checked and bloods done. The nurse was concerned about how high his BP was and she needed to speak to a doctor.😔
She came back and said the doctor would phone him on Monday. I am so worried about him.
This BP problem is affecting his personality and he is very difficult to live with. 😪
DS messaged to say, that he had put my script in the pharmacy and also been to the tip. ♥️ DD took hem to pick it up on the way home. One less thing to worry about. ♥️

I got home, to find the GP had already phoned to discuss his health.
When I asked what she had said, he was so muddled. What made it worse was, he was talking to me as if I was a child.
I decided to phone the surgery and after confirming, I had Medical power of Attorney (we did it years ago, when I was very ill) the very kind receptionist, said she would speak to the doctor to clarify things.)

I got a call later to say, that he did not have an appointment on Monday, (he said he thought he had) and he was to make an appointment for the first week in May. They couldn't do it because the systems were still down.

R&L, having both Lasting Power of Attorney, and Medical Power of Attorney means that my children and DH have been able to deal with my affairs, when I have been too ill to do so myself..
It has also made it so much easier to deal with DH's clinicians in the last ten days.

Today, and tomorrow, I will spend most of my time at church. This is moving weekend,
I am not looking forward to it.
Before I go out, I have signs to laminate, to segregate, different areas of the Parish Hall. There will be no bulletin posted tonight.

I hope DH's twin is behaving himself, his twin is not.😉

Have a good day, whatever your plans.

P.S. I am loving all the photos.

Good morning all. My bit of North Leicestershire is also sunny but chilly.

We are going shopping in Nottingham this morning and catching up with TV and the papers this afternoon as DH is cooking his lovely smashed burgers this evening.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning and another sunny start here in Essex.

My friends picked me up for our pub lunch and it was nice to get out for a couple of hours with chatty pals and catch up with all their weeks doings. Dh was fine at home with Dd popping in. Dh doesn’t like a lot of chat but dd does, so she does a bit of pootling around and talks to the dog. 😅.

I do hope the other DH’s are getting some relief, Mr.Marydoll and Mr.Sar.

Ash not a good start for that child, with a father like that.

Bellasnanna Milo is the cutest dog.🐾🐾.

Marzipan I hope you feel better soon. Mind the paint fumes don’t make your breathing worse. Hopefully the man in your wild woods doesn’t decide to come any closer to your haven. 🙏.

Take care all and enjoy the day 🌺

Morning all from West Oxfordshire, I think it’s going to be sunny but windy today.

After yesterday’s disappointment with having to cancel my trip to London and an emergency trip to see my podiatrist, I will do little today! Well, apart from the laundry which had piled up and one or two drawers which need clearing out.

We are having lunch out tomorrow and next week looks busy, so a quiet Saturday looms. We tend not to do a lot at the weekend anyway. As we are retired we can do things during the week.

R&L 🌹

Good morning from a lovely sunny Suffolk. As well as more cowslips are appearing than we’ve ever had before so are dandelions so I think a spot of weeding is required. They should be easy to dislodge as the ground is so dry.

DH is being very sensible about his new hearing aids fitted yesterday. Although he is finding them ‘tinny’ he accepts what he was told at the clinic that it will take 7-10 days for them to settle down and will persevere with them. He says that he was told that many people don’t.

I couldn’t believe how low the sound was on the tv last night. I didn’t comment as I thought he might say perhaps I needed them too!

Hope today has some pleasure and where needed comfort for all.

Good morning everyone from Inverness where we’ve light grey clouds and it’s dry
Pleased you’ve got out to the pub last night Jax sounds like you’d definitely been missed!
A bit of gardening today, some food shopping and maybe a trip to the garden centre. DD2 and family might call in sometime today or tomorrow but I’m not sure when
Uttb hoping you can think back on happy memories today 💐
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning Mick and all from Morecambe Bay where the dreary weather is forecast to improve. It’s as well as we are having a family meet up today. I believe Pizza is promised.
DS s house buying problems continue, he’s was turned down again a second time for a mortgage , this time because the house valuation failed. They reported it was surrounded by non residential properties on a very busy road- a blatant lie- it’s in the middle of a terrace with a row of terraced houses opposite! Onwards and upwards, another application is in and we await a third valuation. His mortgage broker, who we are dealing with on DSs behalf, seemed genuinely shocked as he knows the area well.
My sister in law and her husband called yesterday and we spent the afternoon reminiscing and walking Crazy dog on the shore, culminating in a visit to a newly opened hostelry which advertises tea coffee and cakes.
An enjoyable afternoon which helped take my mind off DSs problems!
Thinking of all with worse problems than me! Take care everyone.

Good morning everyone from mid Essex. It’s another sunny dry and mild morning and I think a dry sunny day is forecast.
Some new garden tools were delivered yesterday and I hope they will make it easier for me to manage the garden myself. Gardeners are hard to find here, most of them just want to cut the grass and nothing else.

utbb a sad day for you

Enjoy the Eden Project cornergran, it’s a long time since I last visited, no doubt it’s changed in that time!

rosesandlilac well done for cleaning the kitchen including the kick boards! Good Luck with dealing with all the admin, writing a list is a good idea, then you can prioritise the tasks.

Best wishes to all those in pain, physical or mental, and those who are caring for poorly loved ones.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Morning, high cloud in S Hants and 7, no rain forecast for the foreseeable.
Yesterday was Tesco delivery then Friday evening catch up in the local, first time since December for me, so good to see people. Hugs, flowers and plenty of chin wag.
Not sure about today, MrJ might be taking grandson to football, I need to clean hob and cooker door.
Missing pantglas and Blossoming
R&L 💐
Bittersweet memories utbb
🦩🦩

Good morning from sunny Leicestershire.

Pilates was brutal yesterday so I shall be resting my aching legs today although I may do a short walk as it seems a shame to be in all day.

Usedtobeblonde

Hoping everyone has the best day possible.

Good Morning all from a lovely sunny central south coast.

We are off to get "stabbed" (as DGD1 used to call vaccinations when very young) later this morning but nothing else much on the agenda. No doubt things will crop up as they tend to do.

DH's desk top computer won't switch on again this morning and he is using the chrome book but really needs to bite the bullet and get a new desk top one. It has been doing this trick now for some time and clearly has come to the end of its usefulness after many years. He finds spending money quite difficult being a thrifty Yorkshireman (short arms and long pockets is not too far from the truth!) He does all our finances on his desk top and it is much easier to see and work from than from the much smaller chrome book or phone.

Hope the day is a good one for us all especially those with struggles or troubles.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire where the is shining. There was a light frost on the car last night, and this morning the pressure had dropped out on the boiler for the second time this month and there was no heating or hot water. I have repressurised it but it’s going to mean a call to the engineer I think. I’m wondering if there’s a leak somewhere on the system. Nightmare!

Nothing much planned for today apart from a run to Aldi this morning and a tidy up as DD and the menfolk are here tomorrow for lunch. Perhaps I’ll do a bit of gardening later if the sun stays out.

Have the best day you can, folks.

* GM* me too re anti-spot. I wasn`t brave enough to say in my previous post. The navy is glaring and can affect anyone with an eye problem or migraine potential. Pinned posters and pictures would lessen the spotty area

I have just been on octopus to see about a credit withdrawal. They suggested £174 and one click later, it was done. Better the money is in my account

R&L

Good morning from Stockport.
My phone says it is 9 degrees but it feels chillier to me.
Forecast is cloudy but dry.
I have had a decent night’s sleep for once, I enjoyed my outing yesterday but fell asleep on the sofa when I got home.
I bought a cost for wearing casually and some other bits.

Seven years today since my H died so a day of reflection for me, we had been married for over 60 years but dementia had taken the real him away for more than 10 of those.

Have the best day you can everyone.

Good morning from sunny south Gos, hopefully the sun will shine all day, I need some!
Yesterday the kitchen was done, along with the kickboards so that’s ticked off, I also did the bathroom and loo and the hall - it’s only tiny but stuff accumulates there. Felt knackered by the time I’d finished but pleased with my efforts.
Bigger dog had her dog walker, DH took tiddler out so the three of them were snoozing by late morning 🙄
I enjoyed the sweet and sour chicken for dinner, there’s plenty left for today so no major cooking for me, hooray. I will do DH a jacket potato to have with his.
I finished my embroidery, I will start another today but I also want to make a needle roll so that will keep me happily occupied for a few hours.
I love spotted fabric grandMattie; those sound boards look very smart. You’ll always find someone who’ll have a moan, won’t you?
I might start on sorting out my affairs today, I guess I need to get a will done, POA etc, I did start a few years ago but never finished it. Perhaps I need to write a list, that would help wouldn’t it?
Sending best wishes x
🌹

Morning Mick, morning All from a clear corner of Somerset

It’s today we’re off to the Eden Project marzipan so I must get a wriggle on. Looking forward to it, it’s years since we’ve been as the last time we were in the area we chose to visit Heligan. Hope you feel better very soon.

Best wishes to all. Have the best day you can.