Good Morning Friday 3rd July 2026

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Good morning everybody from Málaga where we are an hour ahead of the UK and at 8:30pm the heat is rising although we do have a nice cool breeze in mitigation.

This today from the SUR in English:
“A new heatwave is set to hit Spain from this weekend -
Temperatures will rise on Saturday and, in particular, on Sunday, resulting in record-breaking highs that could continue until at least the middle of next week”

That’ll be me in the shade and well hydrated then!

I’m feeling much better now (thank you grandMattie) but will take things cautiously. I will have light food today and see how I go.

I love opening the front door here and standing on the landing looking at this view while the kettle boils, smelling the pine trees and listening to the parakeets who are so cute flying in formation but very noisy! I do think the mountains provide a lovely backdrop.

am! I really ought to preview my posts!

Good morning from a sunny and pleasantly warm Suffolk. My main aim today is to finish the pile of ironing from our holiday which ended over 3 weeks ago. I should,or must,plant out a dozen little geranium plants and a lavender I bought 2 weeks ago. At least they look ok having watered them regularly.

Hope you have a lovely time celebrating your golden wedding Ginny and those feeling under the weather have a day of improving health.

Good morning everyone from mid Essex, where it’s blue skies and sunshine again. There is a pleasant breeze so I hope that will keep the temperature down a little.
I had a lovely lunch with my niece and her DH yesterday, hearing about their recent cruise around Scotland and Ireland.
It’s bingo at lunchtime in the village hall, we may have my 3 year old DGD with us as she’s unable to go to preschool because she has an unidentified rash! Her mum has to try to catch up on work she couldn’t do yesterday.

ginny Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary!🥂

I hope that those who are poorly find some relief today.

Have the best day possible everyone, keep cool if you have the hot weather again!

Good morning, it’s dry and there’s pale sunshine with hazy clouds here on the hillside in south Glos.
My afternoon in the hospital went well; I had an armful of blood taken for my preop, 8 vials! I was in the new Dyson Cancer Centre, a very impressive building with air con and comfortable chairs.
The sigmoidoscopy went well although very painful in bits, I had entenox but ……
No cancer obvious but severe diverticulitis and scarring from IBS. Samples were taken and I watched the whole process 😬😁
I didn’t sleep well but a quiet day today so that doesn’t matter.
I’ll go and do a bit of gardening after I’ve finished my tea, tackle the next border which is a jungle! I’ll probably just tidy it a bit because it’s where the frogs and toads are, being adjacent to the pond.
Best wishes to everyone x
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Good morning from a beautiful, sunny morning in Torbay.

Congratulations on your Golden Wedding Anniversary, ginny! 🍾🥂💝

We have a few errands to run today, including having keys cut for a lovely young couple who live in our block who only have one between them for the main front door with inevitable consequences! As we shall be in France soon, we won’t be here to let them in when necessary.

Later we plan to have a meal out at The Babbacombe Inn, our favourite local with gorgeous views of the bay and friendly service.

Wishing everyone the best day possible. 🦩💐🦩🥰🦩

MawsRosie, yes this is the same story.
GD's school site is up for sale already 😡
Galaxy Global can not be contacted, this company should never have been allowed to purchase schools.
Not only school fees paid and lost but very expensive school trips to Iceland, Italy and USA paid in full and will never happen.
Sorry for ranting on this thread.

Happy golden wedding anniversary 🎈the ginnys.
fgt, glad you’re feeling better.
r&l, happy that all went well yesterday and also going ahead for the procedures…
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Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny 🌞 Northampton again. Should be another warm day so will take things gently.

Yesterday I saw my optician who has given me the all-clear to resume normal activities after my cataract op. She has also referred me to have the other eye done.

Made a large batch of Bolognese yesterday and now have four portions to go in the freezer. I think I will make a batch of chicken curry today.

Have decided to attend the gentlest of my dance classes this morning to ease myself back in - it is a ballet Barre class, lots of stretching and gentle controlled movements concentrating on balance and poise.

Shall make the curry when I get back, and then I may cut the front grass.

Wishing all a pleasant day, especially ginny and Mr ginny - happy anniversary to you both! 💐💐🍾

Morning from asunny S Hants, as gagagran said it’s so dry.
Happy Anniversary ginny 🎂🥂 have a lovely day.
It’s my daughter’s 40th today, we’ve just rung to sing Happy Birthday!
Collecting a cake after lunch for her ‘do’ tomorrow, farm shop this morning, grocery delivery this afternoon and pub tonight.
Have a pleasant day all.

Good morning from a cool northwest coast. I’m feeling a bit better after what I think may have been a reaction to stopping my statin medication suddenly over a week ago through to the very severe cramps I’ve been experiencing for ages. I pick up a prescription today for a different statin, so hopefully that will improve things. The doc I saw was good and even asked me if there was anything else I wished to discuss, so didn’t rush me out at all.

My automatic garage door has broken and the engineer comes on Monday. It prompted me to tidy it up and brush it out.

I now have a date for my BIL’s funeral in the south at the end of the month and I will drive down with DS.
Art this morning and a concert to prepare for on Sunday.

Glad you are feeling better FGT, congratulations ginny, thoughts to R&L and all🌺

Good morning all from a wet Glasgow, where it is only 13°C.
I was so cold in bed last night.

Congratulations Ginny.

Yesterday turned out to be yet another calamatous day. DS asked who has put a hex on us.
I decided not to wallow in bed and got up to get something to eat.
On opening the fridge to make French toast, I found broken eggs. What a mess!
I had just put on the French toast, when DH called me from the garden: one of the large trees had split down the middle during the night, what a mess!! 😱
That's nor all, look behind me, said DH. At first I could see nothing, then I saw it. The back of my gazebo was missing. The wind had ripped it off.😭
I told DH, I would be out once, I had something to eat.
There was no breakfast, the toast was burnt black!!

Giving up on the charcoaled toast, I put on the washing machine. I was suddenly aware that the house was silent: no TV sounds and more importantly, no washing machine sounds. The machine has tripped the fuse box. 🙈
I went to inform DH, who was standing looking at his electric saw. It was unusable, due to a bare wire.
I came back in to a flooded utility room. 🌊

The only way to tidy up the broken branches was to saw the thicker ones. The half a tree was perched precariously against the perimeter fence and needed to be moved,
I tried to help DH, by dragging the lighter branches to the side of the house. Heaven knows how many trips to the tip it will take.
By lunchtime, DH's face was grey: he was looking awful, I told him to go in. A couple of months ago, he would have managed this with no problem.
With frequent rests, I managed to clear up most of the mess, I was still at it at 8pm.
I do not know where I got the strength, DH was fit for nothing and couldn't help.
The last straw: I was brushing up reluctant leaves, when the garden broom broke.😭

DH and I are fit for nothing today. However, I am very smug, that somehow, I managed to do this, unaided.
Just call me Karmalady.🤭 That is a compliment, Karma!

We received some sad news yesterday. DH's golf partner's bone marrow transplant has failed. DH is devastated, as are we all.

Still a bit of clearing up to do today. I hope the rain goes off!
I also have a new washing machine and tumble dryer to order and also an electric tree saw to source. I have asked DH to release funds from the Swiss bank account. 😉
I will leave buying a new dishwasher until next week.

DD is delighted, she will enough wood to last the winter. 🤭

Wishing you all, a pleasant day.
Roses, I have been hoping yesterday's experience wasn't too unpleasant and you are on the mend, FGT. ♥️

PS.
I am sure there are posters on GN, who must think, I am a fake poster. Surely no-one can be living such a dramatic life!! 😉

Good morning from sunny Wiltshire. It was a much warmer day yesterday. Did mainly admin stuff yesterday.

Happy Golden Anniversary to you and your DH Ginny. I hope you gave a lovely day. 🥂

I hope you are feeling much better today FGTs and. An get out.

I read the article about the Chinese owned schools closing without notice Harrigran. How have we allowed this to happen? The Chinese now own many private schools here they can do whatever they like with. I am very much against the new proposed Chinese embassy in London.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning from Malaga - sun’s up. We’re just playing this break by ear - brunch is organised, then a wander perhaps towards the cathedral or to the marina. We’ll catch a couple of hours sunbathing on the hotel roof, then out again later to eat while people watching.

Pleased to hear your appointment wasn’t too bad Rosesand and some progress at last.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders.

Happy Anniversary Ginny 🎉 🥂🍾
Enjoy your surprise?

I'm going to try to do my shift at the store today though my back is still hurting a lot despite the chiropractor's efforts.

It's worse at night and gradually improves through the day. My new Helpers arrived yesterday from France and want to begin tackling the jungle of a back garden.
They aren't up yet so I don't know what will happen.

I hope you feel better soon FGT so unlike you to be unwell.

Harrigran and greyduster

I hope you all have a good day.

Good morning Mick and everyone from grey Carlisle.
I hope it's not going to rain as I'm going into town shortly for a bit of necessary shopping including some fresh fruit and veggies, only the most basic selection being available in our convenience stores. I shall probably have a look in M&S, I'd like a loose fitting blouse or two for my autumn holiday, they'll be into winter woolies if I wait till then.
Yesterday morning I hustled through various cleaning and tidying jobs so that's that for this week. I went out deadheading in the garden after lunch, the roses are finishing their first flush now. I picked the last of my peas. They have been disappointing this year, poor germination and a poor set though the peas themselves were delicious. I shall go back to my usual variety next year.

Happy Golden Anniversary ginny. Have a lovely day both of you.

That's a dreadful story harrigran. We should be able to get on with the Chinese but they seem set on undermining us in various ways. It's very sad for the pupils and their families.

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Proof I am not making it up.
Not the photos of my lovely garden, I had planned to post!

I nearly posted a photo of my Blue Badge, which has arrived jst in time. I have lost the plot.
One less worry. Walking is so painfully slow.

Very scary to read that MAW they have infiltrated all over uk and very many other countries and of course their chips are in many cars, our infrastructure etc

MD what a day!! Go on FB and find a reputable garden waste remover, no tip trips for you for that garden waste. Be sensible

Morning and congratulations to ginny on your Golden Wedding anniversary today. DH and I are celebrating the same today - what a hot day it was in 1976! A family meal later at a restaurant at the coast in Dorset is planned.
Good to hear your tests went well Roses and FGT is feeling better. Take it easy MD and good wishes to all.

Marydoll I believe you aren't making it up! And you released your inner Karma!

I'm glad the hospital experience was ok R&L and results not too bad.

Happy Anniversary Grannyme6 🍾🥂.

Thanks for all the good wishes . Here we are as 21 and 23 year old newlyweds.

Just back from a local shop - milk and bread, eggs and bananas - always things we run out of.
Nice and cool so I took little pooch who has recovered from her malaise. 🐾🐾.

Lovely to have ds2 here yesterday . He’s such a calming, joyful presence. My other two offspring are rather noisy and hyper. Love them all 🥰.

Today I’ll go with friends to meet our Friday pals. Dh has already said he doesn’t want to come. Oh well!
One of our pals shoots 😥 and has some sort of meat to give me. As long as it’s prepped I’ll be ok.

Dd , gd and friends are going up to the seaside cottage for the weekend. Theyll go after school. I don’t envy them that journey on a Friday evening, on the A12.

Happy golden anniversary mr and Mrs * Ginny* have a lovely day. 💛

Take care all and keep cool, in the south, dry in the north. 🌺

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary, to Mr&MrsGinny and Mr&MrsGrannyme6
At this time in 1976 weeks were staying at the local hospital with our four year old dd, who had pneumonia.

Good morning Micheal and all GN's from a greyish but still warm North Yorkshire. After a rubbish night waking up several times and ending with weird nightmare am only just getting going.

A very happy anniversary Ginny , hope you have a lovely day, Many of you are being so active and it makes me remember when I used to do the same but these days I find myself taking things more slowly and keeping out of the heat more. Getting old!!

Yesterday, I had a mixed day. Had a meeting at the library, but was washer watching as I wanted to get the bedding out on the line before I went. It was very windy and I managed to get it all out with extra pegs on the line, and then a bit of a rush to get to the library on the yellow peril.

Havent been to the last couple, and the talk was on the Herriot hospice and their various new things they are doing. It finished a little earlier than usual and so I was able to message the cleaners and say I was back if they wanted to come any earlier. The weather was still windy and so was able to go to the washing line on the peril and collect all the washing , nice and dry and smelling good, so it had been worth the effort.

I have been really struggling with my back and it was very painful when I got back, so had to lie flat for a while to try and improve things. So I was glad to see the cleaners come. They made a good job and could reach high and low, and have a good go with the vacuum cleaner ,which I find difficult, especially at the moment, and all those annoying things that I cant pick up etc, so things look a lot tidier now.

I didnt do much in the afternoon, a little desultary paper sorting, and beginning to sort out books for the charity shop. I need to be thinking of getting a new tv etc but cant be bothered to start looking. To get a decent price and find what you want these days you have to compare things and try and check all the small printand what is a bargain for you. Ah how much simpler it was when you went to a local shop and could see all the various things in one place!

Wishing you all a successful day