Good Morning Thursday 27th May 2026

Good morning everyone from another bright and sunny 🌞 day in Northampton. Yesterday was a lovely bearable day with a cooling breeze; I managed to get the front grass cut (at 9am!), and in the afternoon actually sat in the garden under the shade of the pergola and started a new book. Got quite a few household tasks done in the morning as it was cooler.

My neighbour should have been coming for coffee this morning but texted me last night to see if I'd mind changing it - it's her DGS2's birthday today and her DD wants to take everyone out for breakfast. So have switched it to tomorrow afternoon which actually suits me better.

So I will hop on the bus and go to the shops this morning; I want a nice steak and like to choose my.own, rather than have it in my delivery. I am sure I'll find a few more items as well.

Thinking of all with struggles especially Marydoll.
Wishing all a pleasant day.

Good Morning from Durham. I wasn’t expecting heavy rain, but we’ve got it. It won’t help me empty my water butt, which I want to re-site.
Coffee this morning with a friend, then back home - not sure if I’ll start DGS2’s laundry if it’s still raining, but there’s plenty to do before I take Little Dog out before dark.

Thinking of our unwell posters and those dealing with their unwell loved ones.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning. We had rain overnight after a very windy evening. Today should teach 25 but not clear sun.
Not sure what’s on the agenda today but probably not too much driving as we return home tomorrow.
Wishing all a good day with a smile along the way.

Good morning all from a cooler North Leicestershire. We had a big thunderstorm about 4am. The forecast, however, is 29° later on.

We made a lovely discovery yesterday - a cafe, by a lake, which sells lovely food. We will be back.

Today, I have a dental appointment and DH is doing a volunteer drive. Sainsbury's delivery at tea time.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning from a warm Leicestershire.

NWR was good last night. We read a play which was very funny.
We had a spectacular storm last night and I am hoping all my peonies have survived.
We are going to visit kitty’s lake today for lunch.
I hope it won’t be too hot.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Melanie61

FGT, how is your BIL. Did you manage a visit?

Not yet he only had his surgery yesterday
My sister goes every day (natch)
I’ve WApp’d her this morning telling her she’s in my thoughts when she drives to Marbella today it will be the first time post theatre so I thought best give them some space

I will possibly go Sunday or Monday but will of course ask her tomorrow beforehand. I imagine she’s quite emotional.

Good morning all.
Yesterday was beautiful with a refreshing cool breeze. I managed to go up to town and shop with my trusty trolley. Solicitors, bank and market. I bought a tray of geraniums and trotted back down the hill, ready for coffee with dh. He’d had the chiropodist come while i was out,so the rest of the day was ours.

9.30 Ive got an appointment at Specsavers with the audiologist.
Dh had lost one hearing aid and I couldn’t get the other one working after changing the filter and globe twice. 😤.
Last evening I came in from the garden and there, in the stones was lost hearing aid. We had searched everywhere in the garden, house, under chairs etc. and I’d given up.
Before bed I tried for the nth time to get the other one working and, yes it lit up - success.

I’m keeping the appointment so that they can have a look and ‘service’ them.

Back home, a quick shower and hop on the train to meet my two school pals for lunch. We had to cancel when Dh was in hospital.

I hope MD feels better and calmer and her Dh is getting some medical help. 🙏

Take care all 🥵

FGT, it must be very difficult for her and a worry for you, I hope the op went well and he recovers quickly . It sounds like it’s going to be a tricky road ahead. A lot of rehabilitation

Good morning all from Glasgow, where it is 11°, with 24° predicted.
Not often, that we get temperatures like that up here.
Most of my summer clothes are in the loft, I need one of my children to go up, DH is obviously not able. It will probably be Autumn, before I get them.🤣

Thank you all for your kindness yesterday.
I am mortified, thinking about my meltdown at the surgery yesterday.
I had reached the end of my tether and couldn't deal with things anymore.
My children are burying their heads in the sand and think I am exaggerrating, DH is very good at putting on an act in front of them and anyway, they are too busy with stressful jobs and family. DH is ever ill, they are scared. Ostriches. 😪

This morning, I have to drop off samples for DH at the surgery. The GP was very thorough and made a point of inviting me into the consultation. She wants to rule out that nothing else is going on and has organised tests. She agreed DH's BP is too high and has given him more medication.

I hate that drive to the surgery in Paisley, through the junction, where a lorry once ran in to me, having run a red light. I had to drive it twice yesterday. My stomach churns every time I approach it.

I will go out early and then spend the day pottering in the garden, so much needs done. I just haven't been well enough.
Yesterday, I dropped a small paving slab on my toe, I had been asking DH to move it for weeks then banged my head on a tree. 😭
DH had removed the bricks, which were keeping the bottom of my little greenhouse stable, promised to replace them, but never did, so I dragged the slab across his precious grass!
It was the last straw. My language was choice the P.P. would be horrified. He thinks I am a good Catholic girl.🤣

The convent grammar school, Borrheid and I went to, was attended by girls from all over Renfrewshire, we did not come from the same town and met there at the age of twelve.
It is funny how everything comes around again. I keep bumping into former pupils, I have not seen in decades.

GM, I hope you enjoy your meet up, as much as the Glesca Grannies do!!

Best wishes to all, especially for hospital appointments and operations

Good morning everyone from mid Essex, where it’s sunny and a little cooler this morning. There was a cool breeze yesterday which kept the temperature down to a comfortable 23degrees. No rain for us!
I pottered about yesterday, tried on a lot of my summer clothes and have a bag ready for the charity shop.
The washing is on and I’m hoping to be able to do some gardening this morning. I was chatting over the fence to my next door neighbour yesterday afternoon and realised how much bramble there was and how many unidentified plants are growing. A gift from the birds I think.
DD2 and family arrived home from Türkiye in the early hours after their flight was delayed by an hour. Hopefully they will have had some sleep and we’ll catch up later today.

nannyjan I hope that your stepdaughter’s operation goes well this morning.

fgt I hope you have an enjoyable, if poignant, meet-up with your friend. How is your BiL?

brook your holiday in Switzerland sounds delightful.

I hope that marydoll’s DH is less irascible today and that the new meds will help him. It must be such a worrying situation for them both, which hopefully will improve soon,

Thinking of all who are struggling.

Have the best day possible everyone, keep cool if you can,

Good morning from sunny South Lanarkshire.

I’m thoroughly enjoying this spell of beautiful weather, our temperatures aren’t as high as down south though.

I caught up with the ironing yesterday morning, along with bed changing and batch cooking so I felt I deserved my afternoon in the garden with my book.

There has been a question mark hanging over our flights for our holiday next month as we were due to fly via the UAE. However DD now has managed to get them refunded and has rebooked with another airline so we can relax and look forward to our trip.

Childminding day today. I haven’t read the thread yet, I’ll catch up on the journey.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning Mick and everyone from cloudy Carlisle where it is 13°C and rain threatens.
I got a rare 8 hours sleep last night though I suppose that was because I got such a bad night's sleep the night before. So I'm later today...
It was still very hot yesterday so I ambled through a few chores, sat at some admin but finally managed a walk in the park after lunch. It was very busy, lots of youngsters about as it's the holidays. I really prefer the early mornings but good to see them being active and not indoors over screens.

Today I will still be playing catch up with jobs so a bit of vacuuming and shower cleaning is in the offing, plus I have a Tesco delivery mid-morning. And the garden beckons...maybe this afternoon. Plants are still sitting around waiting to go in though their number is diminishing. Just about everything in the garden seems to have exploded into growth, it's all beginning to resemble a mini jungle, which was my plan.
I've been giving my little fruit and veg border a hard look, I shall probably be re-organishing it come autumn. Meanwhile, my new gooseberry and blackberry bushes are thriving though I think the former will only be contributing to a very mini gooseberry crumble!

And wishing you all a pleasant day if possible.

Good morning from the sunny (and less windy today) Algarve.

DH is 71 today and we are planning to go on a walk we enjoy ending up at a beautiful beach then lunch out. Our holiday is rushing by and we will return home to the UK at the weekend. I have missed my garden and worried that certain things will have survived the heatwave. My friend (who is not a gardener and a bit forgetful) has been watering so fingers crossed.

Hoping the day will be easier for those who are struggling and everyone will find something to smile and enjoy today 🌷