Good Morning Tuesday 18th August 2026

Good morning from Malta where it’s is sunny and the high is forecast to be a more manageable 35°C.

Yesterday morning was frustrating as I was anxiously awaiting a call from my UK bank (all above board Marydoll. It’s because I live abroad). I ended up having to call them to say I hadn’t received the call despite an email reminding me about it, I was upset about it and told them so which elicited an apology and a promise that someone would call later.

I then got on with cleaning the front steps which were, like half the island, black with ash from the recent eruptions from Mount Etna. There have been a lot of flight delays and cancellations due to the ash.

Around 2pm DD3 brought DGS1 who had told her ‘I want to go to Nana’s on my own’. Needless to say, I was overjoyed to see him and we had a lovely afternoon together which was interrupted by the call from the bank which was from a young lady wth such a thick accent I had trouble understanding her, but eventually it was sorted.

DD3 arrived at 6pm with DGS2 and they stayed until 8pm telling me about their lovely time in Gozo. The boys are both as brown as berries from being in the pool all day, bless them. I missed them.

Milo and the canary have gone home so today I have a long list of things to do starting with stripping the bed, ironing, cleaning and a walk to the bakery for bread.

RosesandLilac I’m glad you saw the doctor. Please follow instructions to rest more. I don’t need any encouragement to do very little! I think I was a sloth in a former life!😂

Take care all and I hope your day is a good one.☀️

Good Morning, Michael and all GNs. It’s cool and, dare I say it, damp, in South Yorkshire. After teasing us all day yesterday and not coming up with the goods, it seems we have finally seen some rain.

Yesterday I had an early appointment with my lovely chiropractor and then I came home to do some batch cooking for the freezer.

Today, DD is coming at some point after dropping off SiL at a local hospital to have day surgery on his hand. It’s only ten minutes from here so she will hang out with me until it’s time to pick him up again I expect as he won’t be able to drive for a while. If this hadn’t been happening I would have gone into town today but she’ll be glad of the company I know.

Mernice, I’m sorry you’re struggling. You won’t be the only one on here. You’ll get used to Gransnet and especially Mick’s Good Morning thread, where we all basically wish each other good morning and talk about our plans for the day - even if we don’t have any plans for the day to speak of it’s nice to know what everyone else is up to!

Have the best day you can, folks.

Roses I was hoping you would get the push from your doc, to rest more, you were up and at it too quickly

Good morning from s somerset, cooler and perhaps a smidgen of rain later

Condolences Mernice

At last, we have cooler weather and I have just been out and taken all my sun shading down, I sowed my chantanay carrot seeds yesterday and am now hoping for perfect growing weather, albeit with shorter days

Yesterday was craft group and we did not get much done, it was wonderful, a smaller group of women at their best, funny, kind, empathetic. We overstayed our time and came out buzzy and uplifted

The workload on me is reducing, it always does towards autumn. I still need to lubricate the window and door hinges etc but I will get that moment if I bring the silicone spray into the house, I will do it at some point

I sat and wrote out my food plan for my vegans, everyone will be having the vegan buffet too, I am past catering for all and sundry. I still have a few days to get the sleeping accommodation ready but tbf the house is clean and tidy enough. I don`t feel overwhelmed anymore which is the main thing

I am pretty well up to date now so am going to have a nice peaceful rest day.

r&l, I’m glad you have seen the doctor and been given antibiotics. please listen to your doctor. Do even less “nothing”….

Good morning from a dry, dawning Bristol.
mernice, early days; it’s normal to still find life hard. Are you getting counselling? Some people find it helpful.
Yesterday went well. My friend picked me and two others up to go to the Cadbury garden centre; it was only about 35 minutes to get there and the air was clear after about 1/2 hour of extremely light drizzle earlier.
The garden centre itself is more of a mini-mall, well set up and one pays only when exiting. The plant area is well organised and the plants looking good, obviously watered regularly.it was busy but not heaving and what children were there were very well behaved.
We met the rest of the group for coffee then wandered around.
Met again for lunch where my friend and I were having hysterics over the pronunciation of “quinoa”. She is profoundly deaf and couldn’t understand me. Eventually I wrote”kin-waah” on a napkin. She said it was much more useful than lip reading…. We then proceeded to “vinegrette”, etc. it’s hard trying to think how to split words into manageable pronunciation.
I came home exhausted for som3 reason, slept for an hour, sat fo4 the rest of the day went to bed very early, where I slept until now!
Today, Tesco with a different friend taking me. The podiatrist is also coming, with a resident joining me for his feet.
Re. Management company; we are meeting our MP in a fortnight; then probably going to the national press after that…
Probably everyone else is, like me, feeling better in the more temperate weather - just need rain!
Have a good day,Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning, it’s very dark and cool here in south Glos, still no sign of rain despite the forecast vaguely suggesting drizzle somewhere, sometime 🙄
I do feel for you mernice, the wee small hours are the worst for being lonely, aren’t they?
Despite DH saying he’s watered my posts every day most of them are looking very sad and desiccated; I’m really upset because I don’t expect him to do much. I wish now I’d paid someone to come in and do it.
I went to the doctor, I’m on antibiotics so just as well I did. She’s told me to rest more, honestly I am doing very little but obviously not little enough! It’s difficult when you’re used to having to do everything.
Anyway, I’ll sit and do more stitching today, I also have a heap of books to read but my concentration is missing!
Chicken and salad for dinner, cba to cook.
I think it’s meant to be cooler today, hopefully it will stay that way for a while.
Take care x
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I’d love to join in the Gransnet chats that come on my email every day but by the time I get them, you’ve almost all finished chatting. I’m not sure how to use this gransnet thing. 😊

Is anyone else awake? 6 months since losing my husband of 60 years and I’m having a difficult night.