Good Morning Monday 27th July 2026

Good morning everyone from the Essex coast where surprise, surprise it is going to be another warm day.
We had a nice relaxing weekend doing not a lot.
Tomorrow I'm going to stay at DD2's for a few days to mind my 8 year old DGD whilst she is at work.
Today will spent on club admin and packing.
I hope you all have a good week. Take care in the heat xx

Karma I plan to water the roses bushes early each morning this week and then as necessary . I will get a water meter to check the soil, thank you a helpful tip. We did have a short half hour rain shower yesterday morning early but the ground is so very dry.

Good morning and the sun is out. First lot of
washing in the line. I had to refresh it as I’d left it in the machine overnight .

Yesterday was busy with the family here. The older GC were otherwise engaged but there were still 11 of us here. Lovely to see them and a lot of chat and noise. A bit too much for Dh but he survived.
DS1 took my car to take gd1 and 6 home but broke down ! On a roundabout! 😳. It’s never broken down before. Probably because it hasn’t been used. He had to get a recovery to pick him and it up, so it’s back on our drive. Going in for a service on Thursday, so I’ll need to make a phone call. .

Went to put the food bin out for collection this morning. Full of maggots. I leave it outside with the bins so I must bring it in .
I always double wrap everything but the heat obviously got to it. Yuk! I spent a good half an hour hosing and cleaning with bleach.

Today I have Chimes, so I’ll catch the bus there. I might get a lift back but only if someone is heading this way. The busses are quite frequent.

Back to make some phone calls - estate agents, solicitor and garage. 😤.

Take care all and keep cool. We’re heating up again.☀️

Good morning everyone from mid Essex. Broken cloud with a pleasant breeze at the moment, with another warm day forecast. We did have a short shower yesterday morning which may have settled the dust for a while but it soon dried. I still had to water the little plants in the front garden, they’re surviving rather than thriving. The French beans in their trough seem to have come to the end of their productive lives, so I’ll pull them out soon. No room for anything else in the garden waste bin until it’s emptied this week.

Nothing much planned for today, another trip to the garden centre for more ericaceous compost for the pieris that I repotted last week and to top up the compost in the camellias in huge pots.

bellasnana you will enjoy your weekly sleepovers with your DGSs and they will have such happy memories!

jaxjacky I hope that your consultant is able to give you some reassurance regarding your hip pain and hope it won’t involve more surgery!

Thinking of all those who are struggling at the moment, either with health or other worries or with the heat which continues in the south.

Have as good a day as is possible everyone.

Made my TIB now this is a much more civilised time! And got Springwatch (Channel 601) on the television. A nicer start to the day rather than listening to so much depressing news.

Now to read all your posts.

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders.
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Good morning from a sunny Suffolk after a welcome cooler weekend.

A get together with a friend for Thursday has been rearranged for today and we’ll meet in a little town west of both of us avoiding the hordes departing from Latitude and the closure of roads around here till mid afternoon.

Gingster the refuse collection around here has been dreadful,at least 1 bin missed each week and food caddies not collected for 2 consecutive weeks. We stopped using ours until a reliable service is in place, although we have little food waste.

The problem appears to be widespread in East Suffolk according to the local papers.

Hope all have a good day and some have rain.

Good morning everyone from another bright and 🌞 Northampton day; should be a bit cooler.today - time to get a few jobs done around the house. No yoga today as our teacher is on holiday.

I very much enjoyed The Odyssey yesterday and the nearly three hours passed by quickly. Penelope was just as I had imagined her, strong, faithful and loyal.

Both cats had a day of eating almost normally yesterday, but this morning one has turned her nose up again...

Wishing all a pleasant cooler day.

Good morning all from a cloudy Morecambe Bay. It’s set dry till later when there’s a 50% chance of light rain.
Yesterday DH managed to fix the toilet much to his relief. The washer wasn’t seated correctly in the new valve. U tube to the rescue! Despite there being several videos of the initial problem, only one pointed out the need to check the position of the washer. DH was so relieved, he thought he was losing the plot!
Today I shall work in my clients garden and DH will check the grass for another lady when I get back. I suspect I’ll have more work to do than him. The weeds in my garden had a field day while we were away, despite there being none to see before we went. First we will walk the two dogs in the woods. I say walk. Crazy dog will run free and chase up and down while Son’s dog will trot by my side on a lead except when he stops to sniff every blade of grass.
Take care 🌸

Good morning, it’s bright and sunny here on the hillside in south Glos, fluffy white clouds drifting across the sky as I sit in bed with my coffee.
I finished sorting out the bedroom yesterday morning, I’m pleased with it, there are three bags of things for the charity collection on Wednesday.
DH picked the blackberries yesterday, precariously balanced on a ladder, so I need to do something with them today. I didn’t get round to baking yesterday so that’s for this morning.
More sorting out today, the bathroom cabinet next!
Best wishes to you all x
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Done it again. I should write on something bigger than a phone!
Start over.
I had the youngest DGC plus the other DGP for tea yesterday. We had a very nice time. I brought out old photo albums to amuse us. Likenesses were noted. 😆

Nothing much planned today besides an exercise class. There's always admin to catch up with.

Good luck with the tree app FGT Despite my regular foraging walks with a Botanist I get my Alders mixed up with Hazels .

I hope Marydoll and her DH have had a much better weekend health-wise .

I wish you all a great day.

Good Morning from a sunny Durham. There’s a cloudless blue sky, but an early cool breeze.
My friend’s plans have changed, so it’s our usual coffee meet up at 10am, but I need to drop in a sample at the GP Surgery on my way first.
Yesterday, I submitted an email to a local locksmith about my broken front door lock, so I hope I hear from him, but if not, I’ll chase him up.
Little Dog is going home this evening, after I’ve walked and fed him. He has a grooming appointment tomorrow.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning all from Glasgow which is 12°C.

Another here, who has had a dreadful night, with pain.
I feel very unwell today, which is a good thing, for I have my long awaited RA appointment,
Also, I am losing the feeling in both hands and now my left foot, which is rather concerning.

Bella, I can understand your joy at seeing your grandson.
Yesterday, we had an unexpected visit from Babydoll and she wouldn't let me out of her sight.
I have learned that nail polish remover can remove Sharpie pens from a cream leather computer chair and also a computer desk.😉
She also went home with a Pinnochio pencil for herself and a Harry Potter pen for mummy.
Her kleptomania is still not cured,

A trail of destruction, including sets of dismantled Russian dolls and umpteen necklaces ( just like Gaga, she loves a bit of bling) were scattered about my computer room.
DS2 asked if she wanted a sleepover 😱: Not tonight, darling, I can hardly look after myself, let alone a whirling dervish. said I!!

Our tumble dryer and washing machine need replaced this week, but moving the dead dryer was a two man job, We have been trying to work around hospital appointments and getting help to move it out, to make things easier.
I was sure the elusive mouse was lurking there, but I was wrong. It is still evading capture. 🤬
It took forever to get the dryer out, the washing machine had to come out first.
It was then, that DS realised how unwell is dad is.♥️

I need to get going and find something suitable to wear. X-rays are probably on the cards (I am also hoping the consultant can update me on last week's chest X-ray), so I need to wear clothes that cover all bases.
I am hoping for a Kenalog (steroid) injection, in my derrière, therefore nice underwear is required. However, I no longer care about my dignity. 😉

I wish you all a pleasant day and best wishes to all our mountaineers.

P.S. Much to my horror, as Safeguarding Co-ordinator, the P.P has been up on the church roof, checking the restoration work. The views are stunning!

Good morning Mick and everybody from brightish Carlisle. It's pleasantly cooler here now.

The recent showers have been brief and light, As I suspected, they haven't done much for the soil. I put a plant in yesterday and found only the first 3 or 4 inches moist, 9 down and it was just powder! Cue cans of water. I didn't bother putting any thing else in, just did a bit of deadheading.

This morning....I'm tired after a good night's sleep! All due to winding down from steroids I think. Still, I'll plod on with the usual laundry and vacuuming followed by an afternoon reading, I'm trying to finish my latest book.
Exercise? I think I might try a rain dance!

Wishing you all a good day if possible.

Good morning from the NE where it is sunny on and off.
Yesterday it was grey all day with some showers but bright sunshine at the end of the day when it was too late to go out.
I spent the day shredding paperwork again, DH always copied in triplicate 🙄
During the afternoon DD rang for a chat, we talked while she did the ironing. She is going to London at the weekend for more proms but will not be travelling north. I haven't seen her since May, she says she may come for a few days in September.
Have a good day.

Good morning from cloudy Berkshire. It’s my brother in law’s funeral today and my DS and DGD arrived here at my DD’s yesterday from the north. He was my late DH’s eldest brother (93) of three. The request is not black, so a have a pale turquoise skirt and light linen jacket.

We had a nice meal together in the evening cooked by DD and I had a message from my neighbour who had forgotten our arrangement to feed the cat. All was well as the cat had turned up for food.

Earlier in the day, I took some exercise in a local park and got entangled in an overgrown rose bush which had strayed on to the path. I was wearing a very fine cotton skirt and it took me a while to untangle myself.
Thoughts to all.

Good morning from a cool overcast Co Armagh, our huge tank of rainwater has run out ….. that’s a first
Out for coffee this morning, calling in at M+S food store to see if there’s anything interesting , last week in Tesco a shelf stacker told me they don’t stock Quiche , so I’ll see if I can get some in m+s
Wishing all a pleasant day

Good morning, Michael12 and everyone!

Last night and yesterday it was raining again, very windy, big thick dark clouds, and it was sooooo beautiful! I could breathe! The various animals, insects, trees, plants and birds could breathe! And the earth! We all got well wetted!

I watched this amazing film called Fear in the Night, 1972, a Hammer production, mostly filmed in Hertfordshire. Starring Ralph Bates and Judy Geeson, Joan Collins and Peter Cushing.

There was a scene where Molly - Joan - shot a rabbit in the woods, but worry not; while it looked incredibly real, covered in blood, it was actually a prop/puppet. All the 4 main actors are/were big animal lovers and wouldn't agree to a real shooting.

It was very well acted by all 4 of them, loads of unexpected twists and turns, brilliant script writing, gorgeous buildings and grounds and scenery. And at 93 and 77, Joan and Judy are still just as stunningly beautiful now as they were 54 years ago! I was only 7 when it was filmed!

I watched it scoffing a plate of poppadoms, and garlic sauce washed down with a carton of Spar apple juice!

Yesterday at work I got ''viciously attacked'' by a huge and heavy 9 stone Rottweiler! As soon as Stanley saw me sitting behind the counter, he came running in, I sat on the floor at the front with my back to the counter, and we kissed and cuddled and played while his dad was picking out a bracelet, a drinks flask and a wallet for himself.

I was kissing his head and put my hands around his gorgeous face and kissed him on the nose, stroked his ears, rubbed his belly, stroked his glorious soft silky fur, told him how handsome he is and how much I love him to bits! He flopped out on my legs, tongue hanging out and nodded off for a bit, snoring loudly! It's very hard work being a doggy of his superiority and status!

See you all later!

A late Good morning from Stockport, I had a disturbed night so slept in, my time is all my own so no problem.

My GD and her partner called in late yesterday to pick up some left bits and invited me to Sunday dinner next week.
They are so very happy, it fills my heart and makes missing her easier.

No plans for today but a friend is picking me up for lunch out tomorrow.
Have a decent day all.