Good Morning Thursday 2nd July 2026

Good morning from a very windy Durham, but it’s also bright and sunny.
Case packed, Little Dog to take back to DD2’s, then her DH will drop us off at Newcastle airport for our flight to FGT’s happy place - Malaga. Just a long weekend, but looking forward to it and perhaps some serious conversations, without the interruptions from DGS2. Needing assistance, we have to check in an hour earlier than the rest of the flight, but often find we still board at the same time - it can be chaotic, depending on the turnaround time.
Her new Blue Badge finally arrived yesterday with not a word of apology or explanation as to why it had been refused - it’s a good job she applied back in April.

Thats a lovely card Bellas I’d keep that out on display.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning all from the Black country where the sun is shining after overnight rain.
Love the peony card Bellas very lifelike, hope Dgs2 is feeling better today.
Small local shop and we have planned to eat out again later.
All the best for this afternoon RosesandLilac.
Have the best day you can everyone whatever your plans 😎

Good morning from an overcast corner of Essex. We are expecting another heatwave.

The cleaning fairies are here this morning, I need to sort out food shopping list, and maybe go to local shops.

I am still not sleeping (flipping but necessary steroids, I guess) so nothing too strenuous will be happening.

The 11 yr old will be coming for his weekly sleepover.

Pleased you had a good birthday Bellasnana hope your little GS is better soon.

FGT2 enjoy your happy place 🙋‍♀️

Good morning from the Wirral where I'm in a hotel with a view of the sea which is lovely. I've come to support my daughter while her husband is in hospital. It took 12 hours via bus and trains door-to-door yesterday and for a while I sat next to a lady who worked in the travel industry and who knew and liked Kirkenes on the Norway/Russia border, as do I, so we had a great chat. I thought of you and your husband as we passed Crewe Ash.

At Liverpool Lime Street a young employee carried my suitcase down the two escalators to the Wirral line (without being needed 😃) and told me his life story (without being asked 😃). It's so good to be back among Scousers and their humour, my son-in-law being one of them.

Today he is being moved to a different hospital so I assume my daughter and I will visit. I'll stay until he comes home though we've no idea when that will be.

Happy Birthday Bellasnana. I'm glad you've come back. I was vilified once on GN, for saying something true about tourists in Cornwall during lockdown and felt very wounded.

The photo is from my journey yesterday.

I love the coat karmalady. A beautiful red and such an elegant wearable design. I do like boiled wool. I have an old East jacket in navy boiled wool and wore it a lot indoors this winter as it was so light and soft, but so warm.

You must get a lot of pleasure and satisfaction from your sewing.

All the 🤞best, r&l, a bundle of fun as you say, but if it’s going to put your mid at rest…

Thinking of you this afternoon RosesandLilac. Hope it won’t be too unpleasant.🙏🏻

Good morning from a grey, breezy N Surrey. It's cool but not as fresh and chilly as yesterday morning.

I defrosted our medium sized upright freezer yesterday and was ashamed at how much thick ice there was. It must have been struggling to freeze for ages and using twice as much electricity. All empty now and ready for a wipe round and drawer replacement.

Then re freeze...hopefully as it is a 30 year old Bosch. All the white goods are that age or older. Looking at the receipts for them all, tucked into their manuals, to replace them now would be about the same price! Isn't that strange. I must look on line and check I am not spouting rubbish. Often do.

Even their manuals are well produced. Good pictures, laminated covers and in several languages. Not a scrappy bit of paper with just pictures or no manual at all.

A pottering day. Love the peony card BN. I have never seen one so lifelike. I had to look closely and even then wasnt 100 % sure.

A cup of coffee and then check the Premium Bonds and Wordle.

Good morning from Sheffield
Karmalady, your coat is beautiful. You are so clever to be able to sew so well.
My mother could sew. She made me two beautiful going away tailored suits when I got married. Does anyone else remember having a trousseau? We weren’t in the slightest bit well to do, but I still had a couple of suits.
The family are here for tea. A simple Spag Bol as my DH and DS are going to see a comedian in town and are away early.
I am seeing my osteopath this morning so I expect to be a bit sore later.
Take care everyone

Gosh Karma, that’s a beautiful coat 😍
I’m fascinated by your dressmaking, you’re clearly very skilled.

That sounds like a lovely birthday Bellasnana
Good morning! It’s drizzling here on the hillside in south Glos, very welcome for the garden; I’m so glad I cracked on with clearing some of my borders before it rained.
I do have one more to tackle plus tidy my pots so that’s planned for tomorrow.
I have to get myself organised as well as sort out everything for DH and the dogs if my surgery is likely in the next few weeks.
List writing will start today 😁
It’s all getting a bit scary really…..
Off for a jolly afternoon today, another trip to hospital for bloods and a sigmoidoscopy sounds like a bag of fun doesn’t it!
Anyway, all’s well for the moment, I hope you all have a good day x
🌹

Happy belated birthday Bella

Good morning from s somerset, very windy today, sunny

A fab and very full day yesterday. I did the extended cycle ride to and from the allotment. Finished my coat and it is now hanging in a moth-proof cover, also made my last amara vest from some left over grey boiled wool. Satisfying to know that the three I have made are for the DDs and Dil in December

I will never buy boiled wool again, it has been a marathon but at last the big, zipped bag standing in my spare room is now empty and put away, only been there since april 2019. The best bit was cleaning my sewing room and throwing the machine needle away

The coat fits well and looks lovely, Tessuti Brooklyn. That fabric was from Germany and is warm and weighty

My expensive Tefal steam generator iron died, I found my order on JL site, 5 years ago and that model has been withdrawn. I finally decided on a different model from the JL site but also looked on the Tefal site, they have an anniversary sale and I bought it, 40% off plus it was cheaper than JL I saved a shed load of money on that, almost 50%. It is an important tool for my sewing and I was chuffed. I have already been to tip, the generator is big and heavy

I am taking life easy today, I was prepped to pre-wash some delicious new fabric lengths but it is far too windy, the viscose twill would be battered and twisted on the line. I need to wash and dry the fabric exactly how I would handle the garment, viscose shrinks a lot, maybe 10%. These are destined for dresses that I have already tested via toiles and quite likely to be Atelier Jupe patterns

The birds were loud again, they woke me too early

I’m so pleased you had a good day, “bellas”. Lovely/amusing cards.

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Good morning from Malta where a sunny day is forecast with a high of 31°C (Tuesday reached 41°C so a lot cooler now). It’s going to be windy as well.

Thank you for all the birthday greetings, I appreciated each and every one of them.

Had a tiring day looking after the boys as DGS2 was a poorly boy with fever and vomiting. I can’t bear it when they are ill. I said to him ‘I’m so sorry you’re feeling so poorly’ and he said ‘It’s ok Nana, it’s not your fault’😭

After DD3 got home, I took DGS1 back to mine. He eventually had a nap so I was able to watch the last set of Sinner’s match.

They all came to pick him up, insisted I have candles on my slice of cake, and sang Happy Birthday.

I had lots of messages, FaceTime calls with DD2 and DGD who are in the Ozarks for a softball tournament. It looks beautiful there. DD1 also called briefly in between doing MRI’s on her patients.

I received beautiful flowers amongst other things, and the most lovely card that looks like a bowl of peonies. Have never seen one like it.

Today I’m thinking of my late sister who would have been 74 today. She’s missed so much in 20 years. Life ain’t fair.

I’ve got the boys again today, not sure if I’ve to go there or if DGS2 is well enough to come here. I await instructions!

I’ve been awake since 3am so I’m already tired. Looks like a fun day in store! Maybe get to watch some tennis later.

Photos of my flowers, the peony card, and an amusing message from my two grandpups in the US!

Wishing a good day to all🤗

Good morning from Bristol. There was a shower in the night, but the chance of rain is receding.

FAB cafe live concert was successful, about 70 attended. The sponsor who is also an AgeUK volunteer, said that as they were so successful, he would sponsor more in the autumn. I suggested that after Christmas would be better as that was the dreariest time of year and people needed something to look forward to. AND we shall have heating! It is being installed in a fortnight.

A quiet afternoon resting as I was very tired. Having finished my African print skirt, I’m assembling the other patchwork where, idiotically, I had made twice as many squares as needed.

T’ai chi this morning then dinner with DD and family.

Oh, one of the residents put a call out yesterday evening to ask if anyone wanted some trout fillets as “he had too many to fit in his freezer”! Yum.

Have the best day possible, y’all. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩🎈🎈🎈