Good Morning Monday 13th July 2026

Good morning from a much cooler Suffolk after strong warm winds and sunshine yesterday. We returned to temps in the mid 20s tomorrow according to the forecast but no rain for the next 6 or so days.

Our pond,a natural one caused by digging out the clay hundreds of years ago is receding fast around the edges and the resident family of moorhens now take shelter in the surrounding shrubs in mud rather than water. It should fill up from underground springs when( or if) we have some rain.

Off to our local garage shortly for my annual service and MOT. DH will follow in his car and bring me home and take me to collect it when ready. I’m not going anywhere today so I don’t need a courtesy car.

Hope all have a good day and enjoy the change in temperature if only temporary.

Good morning Mick and everyone from sunny Carlisle. It was 13°C a little while ago but will heat up rapidly. I have blinds down on the sunny side and windows open to let in the stiff breeze on the shady side. Once you let this house heat up, it's very hard to cool it down.
I have not done much this weekend, a brief visit into hot, sticky town and some deadheading in the garden plus I am starting to renovate and re-think my fruit and veg border. I'm thinking of putting in a raised bed which will make life easier I hope.

Today is vacuuming and laundry day, then I have some one off jobs in mind. I'll get out in the garden shortly before the sun gets on it and do some deadheading plus a bit of the dreaded watering....no rain in prospect this week.

Shetland is a wonderful place Gelisa. I nearly bought a bungalow there when I was planning my last move. However, it wouldn't have been a good idea to move somewhere remote when you're getting ancient, plus my boys would have freaked out at the thought of the travel involved to visit!

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning everybody from Málaga where 36°C is forecast. I’m expecting a tradesman to come ‘sometime today’ to replace the plastic joining strips that click the folding balcony windows together when shut. For some reason I don’t have a good feeling that he’ll turn up as messages on my smartphone have disappeared (what’s that about?) and the message I just tried to send failed.

I’m hoping it’s just because wherever he lives (?up in the campo) that the phone signal is poor. We shall see 🤷‍♀️

Good morning everyone from a cloudy Northampton, feeling cooler.

Seemed a very long day yesterday; was expecting DS in the morning but he phoned to say he'd better not come as the rest of the family were all down with some sort of tummy bug and he didn't want to share it with me!

I spent the afternoon in the garden in the shade of the pergola, and there was a good cooling breeze. The cats came out with me and sunbathed for a while but wanted to go back in after about half an hour.
I then made myself a Campari and soda, got my new book and spent a couple of hours in the shade!

Yoga first thing this morning but I need to get the bus as my friend is on holiday in Cornwall; shall go for coffee afterwards and I have already been promised a lift home.
After lunch I hope to get to the shops on the bus, as I need an M&S voucher for the ruby wedding celebration I am going to on Saturday in Liverpool.

Cold roast chicken for dinner tonight, left overs from the half roast chicken I cooked yesterday. Probably chips with it!

Wishing all a pleasant cooler day.

Took the bull by the horns and rang him (it’s 9:15am here so not as bad as that sounded). Yes, he’s coming. “About 3pm if that’s alright”. Fine by me!

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it’s dry with light grey clouds
How wonderful Gelisa, enjoy your time in Shetland, I’d love to visit one day
A bit of a late start for me again today after a good nights sleep 😴.. nothing much planned for today but hopefully I’ll be outside pottering in the garden. Yesterday it got too hot in the afternoon so I’ll get outside this morning. Then there’s a line dancing class this evening too to look forward to, the room has aircon so it’s not too hot.
Thinking of everyone with worries and struggles, hope today is gentle and take care all whatever the day brings 💐

Good morning Michael and all GN's from a sunny but with a little breeze North Yorkshire. However it is going to get hotter again according to the forecast.

I am really struggling with my back this morning, so even slower than usual right now. It is a bit of a vicious circle as the weather has meant that I am not going out , or walking as much as usual so have had to start a get up and walk round ever hour to get some movement going! It will be another day staying in. I have plenty of food in, lacking the inclination to eat very much, but need to find some get up and go to do more than keeping kitchen and bathroom clean and tidy.

Yesterday, another very hot day , doing very little. I listened to my radio, did a minimum of housework, and looked on gransnet at various posts and wrote a few bits. Needed to write a letter but just put it off. When I am in the mood to write it all flows and works well. Not in the mood it is so plodding. I saw in the afternoon that there was Pride and Prejudice on the tv, and was glad to have that to look forward to. However after starting quite well, they had hacked great chunks from the story line, it was so annoying that I switched it off and got my copy from the bookshelf and read quite a bit from the original to calm down and enjoy it.

I need to get some fuel in the car, but that will wait for a cooler day. Contrary to the norm I expect the first day of thunder and cloudbursts we get to be hectic as everyone gets round to those jobs put off in the heat. But when will that be? I read with admiration all your efforts and things you are managing to get done despite the heat. Hope your check up goes well today Michael. Gelisa it looks lovely in Shetland, wish I was there. It will be the year to remember for the weather. Well time to creak out to the kitchen. Wishing you all a day of successful plans and keeping cool

Good Morning from Durham. It’s cool and breezy here and we might hit only 19 or 20 later. Much cooler than some places.
Yesterday was tedious - there was a long power cut which set off my alarm and I couldn’t stop it! Calls to the maintenance company weren’t answered, so, out of desperation, a neighbour managed to disconnect it. My head was ringing too!
I’m meeting a friend for our usual Monday coffee/chat, then home to make some phone calls, alarm people first.
DD2 has asked if I can look after Little Dog for a few days as her DH is going away and she’s in the office, so I’ll go through early evening to get him and walk him on the way home.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning from Sunnyside northwest coast. My painful swollen gum has gone down during the night, so I’m not phoning the dentist as expected. It’s the site of a complicated extraction a while ago, so was surprised to have more problems, but the salt water rinses seem to have done the job.

DD arrived from the south in the evening and we had roast chicken and madeleines. She brought chocolates and magazines. We watched Amandaland together, which was amusing.
It’s a fkying visit from my flying DD, but today to are going over to gardens on the Wirral with lunch in their cafe. She’s out with a friend tonight.

Thoughts to all🌺