Good Morning Tuesday 21st April 2026

Good morning from Cambridgeshire where it should reach a high of 14 degrees later but still that chilly wind is around.

No plans today really just at home pottering house and garden and collect the little ones from school later on. They argue and fight lots at mo so try to keep them separated!

Yesterday we did a lovely walk taking our binoculars to bird watch, heard the cuckoo and a fellow bird watcher pointed us in the direction of where a nightingale was. There were so many swans and Canadian geese and we saw a deer swimming in the river. It was all very tranquil.

Whiteswan 💐
Wondering how Madeleine is hoping she is ok. Pantglas and others are missing too.

Hope everyone has a good day 🌷

kittylester my cleaning fairies put up their price by £4 an hour from 1st April.

Good ones are like gold dust locally, lots of not so good ones advertising on local nextdoor site.

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

What an unpleasant and sad. business for everyone, involved, GM.

Life continues to be problematic, DH's BP remains critically high. Our surgery is in chaos at the moment, due to a changeover in IT systems.
Yesterday, I literally had to beg for my repeat prescriptions. The online system and prescription lines have been suspended.
You must go in person. Our surgery is a twenty minute drive
/ two bus rides away.away.

We had Mass in our parish Hall, for the first time yesterday, it was as busy as Sunday Mass,
The P.P welcomed everyone and said he couldn't have done it, without myself and the young sacristan (my adopted boy.)
He said, that he was done (exhausted), then pointed to me, slumped in a chair, at the back and said; I think MD is too! 😄

I had been so exhausted on Sunday, that I had to leave a table in the church,
The church is now fenced off, but I spotted the site agent, and played the helpless old lady card. He kindly offered to go in and get it, because it is now a hard hat area. I also joked with the workment that they had fenced off my personal parking space. They laughingly gave me permission to park beside the fence.😉
I could hardly walk yesterday. My feet and legs are so painful. I have taken the skin off my toes, they are a tad painful,
I had planned to sneak away after Mass, but the Chief Sacristan never turned up, not a word. So I had to clear up after Mass. We do not know what games, he is playing, but I am extremely annoyed, that he has not lifted a finger.. 🤬

I had washed all the surplice, but they were still damp and my tumble dryer is still broken. I sneaked into the parish house and borrowed the one there. It meant I didn't have to iron all ten of those voluminous items. I had nothing left to give

I wasn't planning to go to Mass today, but I need to sneak into the sacristy, by going through the parish house, to retrieve foam to make kneeler. The ones we have are far too big for the new sanctuary,,
I shall disguise myself in a hard hat and high viz vest.😄

I wish you all a pleasant day and best wishes to all, who are struggling,
I am about to check DH's BP. It is all so stressful. I just want it to come down. I am afraid, he will have a stroke 😪

Good morning and it’s bright and sunny here in Essex. This chilly wind has been with us now for weeks.

Yesterday’s coffee and chat with GrannyGravy was lovely. We then shopped in M and S and kept bumping into each other.,
Sar hope you can join us next time 🤞.

Today Dd will pop in for coffee after school drop off. We’ll walk the dog over The Mount and enjoy the peace and beauty. So good for the soul.

Bridge Club this afternoon.Dh says he doesn’t need a babysitter. I’ll phone him to check in. (Not that he ever answers his phone).,😡.

GM I can’t believe how the WI federation have treated you. Anyway, carry on and enjoy your ‘new’ club and forget the miseries.

I hope Madeleine is ok. Not like her to stop posting.🤔. I miss her daily diary.
Pantglas too.

I hope you all have a good day 🌺

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders.
It's very quiet here but no sign of sunshine yet.

Yesterday I sat in our local café with my friend who has dementia while her DH dealt with roofers. etc. We were joined at our table by a couple of ladies from my exercise class. I wonder if they noticed our bizarre conversation!

I had a long chat with DSiL yesterday and really felt her grief.

The rest of the day I attempted to move boxes around. My equivalent of moving dust
I did one tip run which included a large number of Baker's shortbread moulds. One of the men at the recycling centre said his DD made shortbread so he would take them.
More of the same today.

What a messy end to your WI gMattie. Appalling behaviour.
I believe something similar happened to the local group here who meet as usual but without paying the WI for national membership.

I hope all those with struggles have a better day today.

Good morning Mick and everyone from cloudy Carlisle where it's trying to brighten up.
I was busy all day up and down stairs dealing with various little sorting jobs. I was pleasantly interrupted by a call from DS2 in Sydney. Now he's getting older, it's rather amusing that we have common cause in chatting about our ailments!
Speaking of which, I had a call from the osteoporosis nurse about our forthcoming appointment. I have been doing my research and I suspect there may be battles ahead....the professionals will try to insist I take drugs with very unpleasant side effects and I'm probably going to refuse. We'll see...

One nice thing...I glanced out of my kitchen window and saw a goldfinch drinking from my birdbath, then he flitted around pecking at this and that, a very handsome fellow he was too and the first goldfinch I've seen in this garden. Hopefully, he'll be back.

Today, more pottering. There are things I need to do but I'm feeling mental paralysis, possibly more caffeine may help, I've been somewhat awake since around 4.30 but rarely get up before six.

Do have a pleasant day everyone if you can.

Good morning from a dry NE with a forecast of sunshine all day.
Yesterday was a strange day, got up early but mid morning had to lie down and I slept for another two hours. Heated some soup for lunch and then fell asleep again on the sofa. I was cross because I thought I wouldn't sleep last night but I did.
My sister is going to visit me today, at 85 she is way more mobile than I am.
Have a good day.

Good morning everyone from another bright and sunny 🌞 day in Northampton.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes for yesterday; not wishing to spend the day alone indoors I took myself out for lunch. Imagine the surprise I had when after my main course, staff appeared.with a cake and candle!🎂

And then yesterday evening a neighbour turned up at my door with a bottle of wine which we proceeded to drink half of 🍷🍷!

Not sure about today - I have so many outstanding jobs to do about the house I am not sure what to start with! I will probably end up doing none of them....
I hope to join my walking group this afternoon.

Wishing all a pleasant Tuesday.

Good morning from a sunny Suffolk with,I suspect,a chilly wind. I’m meeting one of my closest friend for a walk and lunch at the coast where we normally buy fish and chips( pensioners’ specials) and walk a few yards from the shop to a seat overlooking the sea.

If there is a chilly wind there we may rethink our plan. There are several indoor places along the coast we can walk to,including a well known pub,so plenty of choice.

Our get togethers always last at least 3 hours and include lots of laughter as well as serious discussions….a real tonic for both of us.

Hope all have a good day whatever your plans are for how you intend to spend it.

Morning from high cloud in S Hants, 5, yesterday the sun gave way to cloud late afternoon, voluntary phone was averagely busy.
MrJ is pricing a small job this morning and playing bowls early evening, I’ll go for a local walk, need to sort a couple of birthday cards and decide on dinner.
WhiteSwan 🥀
🦩🦩

Good morning from Leicestershire. We haven’t had kitty’s rain yet but it looks ominous up the hill.

Not much planned today so shall do some dead heading in the garden.
I ordered some socks from T.K.Maxx so if they come in I will pop down.

Wishing everyone a good day!

Good morning Mick and all from a mild calm Morecambe Bay where today promises to be warm and sunny. Not that the weather here will affect me as we are off to a campsite at Slatterford on our way to Burnham on Sea where we are meeting a friend. Her DH died in February, so I promised her we would head down as soon as the weather improved.
En route today we will call at a little village where my great grandparents lived before they relocated to Manchester. I’m hoping their cottage is still there. I have photos of it taken in the 1940s.
I have been up a while this morning and have made and cooked a cheese and mushroom flan and some soup to take with us. I should have done it yesterday but the day disappeared under a pile of other tasks. The good news yesterday was DS has had his mortgage approved. I’m very relieved but DS is to quote him ‘scared’. The first mortgage application was rejected on affordability, but the second rejection was on the valuation which didn’t make any sense at all. However third time lucky. So at least I can relax for a couple of days before we start the next step of getting insurances etc.
Thinking of all with worries and health problems. Take care.

Morning Mick, morning All from a cloudy corner of Somerset.

A dry day forecast which will be excellent for laundry drying. Towels today. Very little sleep so a generally quiet day I think.

Best wishes to all, have the best day you can.

Good morning from Shropshire.Dull at the moment but should brighten up later.

We had a lovely time with DGS1 yesterday.He has a good sense of humour and was on good form yesterday.I walked to school to collect him then we walked to the pub for our evening meal.I was tired when we got home and slept for nine hours straight which is unknown.

We have a window cleaner coming this morning to give a quote for cleaning the windows, sills and conservatory.DH usually does it but a lot going on so we will get help with some things.

WhiteSwan, a difficult and emotional visit to your dear friend.Thinking of you🙏🏻💐

Thinking of all with mountains to climb and wishing everyone a good day🦩🌷

Good morning everyone from south Manchester where its dry and some sunshine later today is forecast.

Today is apparently National Tea Day ☕️ and I’m currently enjoying my first mug of the day in bed.

I need to nip into the larder below after my shower and hair wash as my fridge is bare - literally - only enough milk to have a second brew so I’ll have toast for breakfast with the matchbox size piece of butter that’s in the dish! 😂

No real plans today. After yesterday’s busyness a nice pottering day will suit me fine.

Good morning all from a brightening North Leicestershire. We have just had a small rain shower.

DH is going to the audiologist this morning. His hearing in company is worse since his last visit.

The new cleaner who came yesterday seemed lovely but her quote was ridiculously high. The search goes on. I might actually have to do something myself, especially as a friend is coming for tea this afternoon.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s a lovely sunny start to the day
Hoping you’re feeling a bit better soon Gagagran 💐
I’ve a longish volunteering session this morning so I’ll not get chance to go the gym but it’s good to have a change and I enjoy the volunteering just as much. After that I’ll probably do a bit of shopping, maybe get a coffee out somewhere and then get the bus home mid afternoon.
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning everyone from mid Essex. It’s sunny, dry and 6 degrees out. Yesterday’s bright start didn’t last and we had lots of clouds but no rain.
I had my Covid booster in the morning then had another walk in the afternoon. For the first time I had a bad reaction to the vaccine, sore arm, feverish and a disturbed night, with aching limbs! I had planned to go to the garden centre this morning, but not sure I’ll go.

grandmattie a shame that the WI is being so inflexible. I hope that you are able to continue meeting independently from the WI.

bellasnana you must be relieved that the digging has finished, hopefully the installation of the pipes and the filling in of the trench will be quieter!

Thinking of those who are in pain and those who are caring for them.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Mixing=missing! 🙄

Good morning from a beautiful clear blue day in Cornwall. I revamped my tiny patio yesterday, moving the swing seat, relocating the heavy plant pots, making space so that I can bring some plants back from my allotment for the memories. The birds are so tame. Even the blackbirds were near me. You can see that they all have babies up in the wild wood. Curiously, the gulls are absent. The wood pigeons have plucked the choice twigs off the top of my corkscrew hazel for their nests but it will recover.

Today my lungs are much better so I'm going to help my daughter-in-law at her new bungalow. She has ME and is coping brilliantly with all that needs to be done. Her carpets arrive tomorrow so we need to get on with painting walls.

Good morning from Torbay where it’s bright but windy.

My knees are rather grumpy from the exercise class yesterday, but it was good to see everyone, especially the bubbly lady who runs it.

I’m sad to read of these divisions in the WI groups, but I’m glad your group is going to keep going and it might be all the happier for it grandMattie.

I read somewhere that it was beneficial to drink plenty of water first thing before you have your first tea or coffee in the morning Bellasnana so I’ve been trying that. Apparently, it helps to rehydrate all the organs that have been without moisture overnight so perhaps that would work better for you than drinking as much water during the day.

How very sad for your masseuse, Melanie61. Some people have crosses to bear but it’s admirable that she is managing to pursue her living, nevertheless.

Mixing the contributions from madeleine and Pantglas.
A good day to you all. 🦩🥰🦩💐🦩

Greyduster, I know what you are mean, we were told to bring a plant in if it had a problem, but I couldn’t fit them all in my car so I won’t bother

Good morning from the east coast and it’s going to be bright but chilly.

The DGC were all wonderful yesterday when we looked after them. GS had a good day at school and was perfect at ours and the little ladies were as funny as ever. They are sharing a bedroom for now until GD2s new bedroom is created. She’s in the half of the house that is under renovation so they are loving that and it was chaos.

Today we are busy with mum and uncle but on the way we are visiting our best friend. It will be tough as he’s mostly sleeping now and isn’t eating. His only meds are morphine. It will he the hardest goodbye. That will be the last time we ever see him I think 💔

My heart goes out to virtual friends suffering grief and sadness.

gagagran Hope you feel better soon. 💐
Absent GM friends 💐
Take care everone hope there is sunshine in your day 🌼🌞

Good morning from sunny s somerset

I also say well done to GM bullies should never be tolerated and there is strength in numbers.

My 5 siblings and I have already had our whats app chat this morning, its always a good time to link up with our sisters in Australia and we are all early risers. We are in touch constantly and becoming older together, all following me as I am the oldest

Today I am cycling to my allotment and maybe further if I feel inclined.

Melanie I need a houseplant undertaker, not a doctor. They are doomed a aoon as they’re brought over the doorstep!