Good Morning Monday 13th July 2026

Good morning from a clear, much cooler Bristol. The temperature is about 15C which is lovely. My front door and bedroom window are open, making a wonderful through breeze.
Thank you from Iris who came second in her category. DD is in York at the General Synod and made a speech about the effect of global warming! (In her “wife” clothes, apparently! Not civvies?)
Me? Finished the quilt which I shall give my FAB cafe friend for her upcoming 70th birthday.
Tesco this morning - loads of shopping as I’m catering for the fete where I’m in charge/organising on Saturday. Baking of course.
I’m also going to try to talk to someone in my bank - any money transfer larger than about 2/6s is impossible since being scammed. Wish they had been so vigilant earlier!
Keep cool as we’re in for another week of murderous heat. Stay safe, be contented with your life…
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. It is almost chilly in South Yorkshire this morning and very overcast. I didn’t think I would have time to post this morning as I’m going out early to catch a train to go to a funeral. I don’t like trains and I don’t like funerals but needs must. It’s going to be a very long day. Have the best day you can, folks.

Good morning from Malta where the forecast is for a sunny day with a high of 37°C again.

I enjoyed the Men’s Final yesterday, very glad Sinner defended his title successfully.

I’ve got my Treasures after summer school as DD3 has her course to go to so will look forward to seeing their happy little faces.

Another lovely quilt grandMattie, hope all goes well at your hospital appointment Mick, a belated happy birthday to Utbb and wishing everyone a good day. ☀️

Good morning, it’s beautifully cool here on my hillside in south Glos but presumably it’s another hot day ahead.
I love the quilt grandMattie, you really are very talented 😍
I have an audiology appointment in town at 9, I’ll leave plenty of time to get there because the traffic is awful first thing with major roadworks to navigate.
I need to get a few bits and bobs and go to the building society to pay in a cheque.
I rarely go into town nowadays.
A friend popped in for a chat yesterday afternoon, it was lovely to catch up with her.
Best wishes to all x
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Good morning from s somerset

Iris did well, good for her

The window nets for shade won`t be needed today, the wind is cooling the house and the heat is on a slow decline. That constant warm intense wind yesterday was extremely difficult for the plants and lots of my leafy veg have been battered, they just cannot cope with water loss from the leaves

Today I will carry on from yesterday, mainly based in my sewing room and a walk is on the cards, first thing of course.

Good morning from Sheffield

I’ve had very enjoyable weekend away with my friend.
Lots of laughs and a lot of browsing round antique centres.
Didn’t buy a great deal. I just enjoy looking at the interesting things they have.
I drove us there, just over 2 hours. I’m not used to driving that far at all. I thought I did rather well . I am so tired though. Lots and lots of walking and it was sooo hot. Anyway already planning next year’s trip. The same place but we are looking at an air b and b rather than a tiny room in a pub.
I will try to rest a bit today. Just sorting my case out and looking where to place my purchases

Take care everyone

Good morning from a very breezy part of La Sarthe which is bringing a welcome cooler feeling after a run of days when the heat has been unbearable outside.

Well done to Iris, grandMattie and to you for the lovely quilt.

Good luck with your appointments, Mick and RosesandLilac.

Hope this week brings everyone some more comfortable weather. 🦩🥰🌦️💐🦩

Good morning from a slightly cooler Black Country, where a high of 25deg is predicted by the afternoon.

Great afternoon yesterday at a Hickorys Smoke House with family for granddaughters birthdays. Goodness it is expensive. Eldest is 22 today! Good to meet their boyfriends, they both seem very nice and polite lads.

Walking group walk this morning, will decided later if it is going to be too hot for me.

Wishing you all the best day possible

Good morning all from a much cooler Black country, which is good because lots of walking today our Portsmouth friends would like to visit the Black country museum.
Well done Iris and once again a lovely quilt grandMattie your friend should be happy to receive it.
Hope all appointments go well today, safe travels those on the move and virtual hugs where needed.
Enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans and stay cool 😎.

Good morning from sunny S E Essex, we have a cooling breeze.

Another day in the sun lounger in the shade with my book.

It is the last week of school here, which means the second week of fun activities with an occasional lesson .

Congratulations Iris 👏👏👏, lovely quilt grandMattie

Good morning from Stockport.
We are promised a slightly cooler day and is “only” 15 at the moment.
A friend is taking me out for lunch today, we had decided on am award winning fish and chip restaurant and we are still going even though it isn’t fish and chip weather, it will be worth it.

I can’t pretend yesterday wasn’t slightly disappointing as it was but it was a decent day ,nothing bad happened so I am thankful for another year passing.

Grandmattie I do like that quilt, it is my colouring.

I will get a cup of tea and get showered and shampooed, I have a slight persistent headache which I’m putting down to the heat, small problem compared with what so many of you are coping with.
I wish a better day for those of you affected.

Good morning from an overcast NE Mids. Nothing planned for today apart from the usual tidying up and bathroom cleaning. I do have some mending to do as I noticed a few stitches and a button missing on a shirt that I ironed yesterday morning. Lovely quilt grandMattie!
Have a good day one and all!

Good morning from a cooler W Kent although I think it will heat up later. Cleaning lady this morning and then DGS3 is staying tonight as he has a business trip tomorrow and it is all easier from our house.
Well done Iris
Love the quilt gM
Best wishes

Good morning and I’m up early as little dog barked a few times, which is very unusual for her and I thought she might need to go outside.
So I’m downstairs with my cuppa, little dog snoozing beside me and it’s lovely and cool.
It’s been very windy which has kept the temperature down. 🙏.

I shampooed the carpets yesterday and the water was like a muddy puddle. 🤦‍♀️. Did lots of washing of towels and bathroom mats which all dried beautifully.

Really enjoyed the Wimbledon final and will miss it now it’s all over.

Today I have my Chimes group which will be fun, back home and DIL will come round to go through the paperwork for the sale of the cottage, before we sign. It’s nice to have a bit of support and reassurance.

I’ve had an invoice for drone pictures re sale. Surely this is all included in the estate agents fee. We didn’t ask for it.
Another phone call needed 🙄.

I need to phone the chap who quoted for the conservatory roof, too. His e mail quote was £3,000:more! 🙄.
Everyone is after our money.

I hope everyone has a ‘good’ day. 🌺

Good morning all from a very chilly Suffolk. It was so warm at home that I only packed one warm top so today we need to go shopping. Out for lunch then a very big sit down.

Have the best day possible everyone.

Good morning everyone from mid Essex. Cloudy with patches of blue at the moment, a cool breeze too which is pleasant. Did very little yesterday as I’ve not had too much sleep for a few nights. Last night was better fortunately.
Dd2 and family called in, bringing some of the contents of their loft, they’re having a loft extension so have had to empty it. Safely stored in one of my spare rooms.
Dd1 has hurt her leg so has borrowed my crutches, I don’t need them any more.

I’m meeting a friend for coffee at our local RHS garden this morning. I must try to do some gardening afterwards - encouraged by the RHS!

grandmattie well done to Iris for her achievement yesterday. Another lovely quilt too.

I hope you have an enjoyable lunch today utbb.

Last week at school here too, an easy week for the children with few actual lessons.

Safe journey to anyone travelling today, and have the best day possible everyone.

Good Morning everyone from a very breezy and sunny central south coast. Feels less hot so far but this afternoon will tell us if the heat has really reduced. We always call 2pm "mad dogs time"!.

Nothing on the agenda for this week apart from my annual eye test on Thursday. I suspect I may need a new prescription. I think DH will be out with his cycling club on Wednesday but that has yet to be determined.

Take care everyone and kind thoughts to all our GNs with worries or struggles of any variety. Hope today brings some relief.

Morning from a breezy S Hants, lovely and refreshing for now, warming up later.
Voluntary phone today, exercises and greenhouse watering.
Monday quizzes are back on BBC2.
Lovely quilt gMattie I like it, well done Iris.
Enjoy your f&c utbb.
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Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 13° and cloudy. The kitchen door is open to try and encourage a cool breeze in. GrandMattie the quilt is lovely.
Yesterday I did more housework. I managed to do a wash and hung it out where it dried beautifully. I nipped to dds to check for mail and chatted to her neighbour. Apparently the boys have learned how to play dominoes on holiday and are getting good at it. I shall have to buy a set for my house. Dinner was a ham salad then a sort of trifle minus custard. I fancied a glass of bubbly so took a bottle out of the fridge. To my dismay, the cork wouldn't come out despite my best efforts. So back in the fridge it went.
Today I will wash the floors and read. I have mince to cook in the slow cooker and then portion up and freeze. Have a good day all.

Good morning from a cool and dry Anstruther.
Yesterday was a stay closer to home day, GDs went off to play tennis and we went and did a top up shop.
In the evening GD1 drove us to the tidal pool where both GDs went swimming. Even just standing watching I was shivering.
The family have plans to travel further afield today but I will be staying put, unfortunately I can't even go out for a stroll on my own because the streets are too steep. I should have done more research before agreeing to this holiday.
Have a good day.

Good morning from N Surrey. Lovely cool breezy wind. Front and back doors open and all upstairs windows freshening up and cooling the house.
The garden is looking battered and dried out after days of such strong sunshine. The grass has given up. I shall give it a rake over to get rid of all the little dead twigs and leaves the wind brought down from the 2 horsechestnuts. It won't look so bad then. I will buy a few cheap washing up bowls from the pound shop today and put a few more pots in them filled with water. That has kept the hydrangeas alive as well as moving them to the shady side of the house.

Just a general tidy up indoors today. Will change my bedding and get that out into the breeze later.
Enjoy today as much as poss.

Good morning from Shetland where the weather is anything but typical Shetland weather. In 26 years of visiting I’ve never been so warm. It was absolutely glorious yesterday despite only being 15 degrees. To add icing on the cake we watched a pod of Orcas swim past! We heard they were heading south and we happened to be in Sumburgh Shetland’s most southerly point. We waited sat on the cliff to for just under 2 hours then a cry went up “they are there”!
Over the years we have watched the seal population plummet because of visiting Orca pods.
I have a photo but it’s not very good. You will need to zoom in. I don’t know who the people are.
Today we are heading up Ronas Hill, Shetland’s highest point to admire the view before heading to Lerwick for a boat trip to see the seabird colonies.
Take care everyone 🌸

Morning all from West Oxfordshire. Another hot day is promised.

That’s a beautiful quilt GM!

I did my stint yesterday on the WI stall at the Village Fete. It was ridiculously hot and I was glad to get home.

OH took daughter to get her train back to London. Today I’ll get the room ready for our granddaughter who is coming for a few days on Friday after her school breaks up.

My Cleaner should be here today but I won’t do the usual Monday shop as it’s my friend over the road’s monthly craft Group. I think I’ll finish my collage but think about starting a patchwork. I haven’t done one in years.

It is Milo and Ripley’s (our cats) 16th birthday today! That is equivalent to 80 in human years. They are definitely slowing down and both getting rather batty.

Have a good day and keep hydrated.

Good morning everyone from a breezy Anglesey.
I've been AWOL for a few days as haven't had chance to check in with my friend and then DH visiting but I've missed our catch ups.

I've had a read of yesterday so happy belated birthday, usedtobeblonde. I took my friend to Llandudno on Thursday and I hope you get to reschedule your trip soon. It's a proper old fashioned seaside town. We love it too!

Hope your cottage sale concludes smoothly, Gingster. Such a wrench to let it go but it sounds like a wonderful place for new people to enjoy building new family memories.

Love the illicit photo, FriedGreenTomatoes! He obviously isn't worried about anyone spotting it. 😁

My friend left on Friday morning. It's a long journey between here and Canvey Island so I really appreciate the trouble she took to come. We've sat up nattering into the night, putting the world to rights.
She's planning to visit in Lancashire in September for the Jigsaw Festival I'm involved in.

On Saturday DH and I took the little chap to meet up with his half siblings. They had a ball digging holes and building sandcastles on the beach at Rhos on Sea. Lovely to see them playing together.

DH headed home yesterday. Decoration of the little chap's bedroom begins today so we're staying here an extra week to keep out of the way.
Not much planned for today. I quite like a 'nothing' day occasionally.

Wishing you all the best day possible. 🌻