Good Morning Saturday 12th September 2026

'Good' morning, sort of - bucketing down in Cumbria and judging by the mini-lakes in the back garden I assume the ground is reaching saturation limit.

But we need it!

Good morning all from a dull but dry Black country.
Local shop and call into building society pay my coins in.
Over to DS later for a meal.
Will catch up with everybody's happenings later usual Saturday full English is calling.
Safe travels those on the move, best wishes to anyone celebrating and virtual hugs where needed.
Enjoy your day everyone whatever your plans.😎

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 14° and wet. Back to the usual weather!
Bellasnana enjoy your sleepover Grammaretto congratulations to your dgd. A useful skill to possess. Bellasnana I hope your dd doesnt suffer any ill effects from her bump.
Yesterday I did the food shopping and some housework and washing. I was quite lazy the rest of the day. When I went to bring in my bin, someone had done it for me already. Such kind neighbours. Later I received bad news from dd about dsils dad who has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. That's both of his parents afflicted with different types of cancer.
Today I'm having a quiet morning because, like Bellasnana, I'm having the boys for a sleepover. Dd and dsil are heading out for a meal. The cupboards and the fridge are fully stocked. Enjoy your day all.

Good morning from Jersey, we had a lovely time at Jersey Zoo yesterday, the animals were all out and playing nicely. It was also interesting to learn more about Gerald Durrell’s life.

Today I think we are off to Elizabeth Castle, and hopefully have time to see the Liberation Tapestry.

Good morning all from Glasgow, where it is 14°C, with showers forecast.
After a chilly start, it turned out to be a lovely autumn day.

Yesterday was spent doing very little. I get up with the best of intentions, but end up having the inability to do nothing.
We will be having Chinese takeaway tonight, for that very reason.
There are winter plants in the garden, waiting to be sorted, they have been patiently waiting for over a fortnight. 😞

I am stll barking like a dog and I am unsure if my new medication is a good idea. The man, with the sledgehammer is still inside my head, I cannot shift this headache at all.
Yesterday, I had an awful diverticulitis episode, which I think may be connected to the medication.

Today, will be another gentle one.
I bought a pair of wide leg denims, which I really like, but they are far toooooo wide. A very windy day and I will probably take off, just like Mary Poppins. I plan to alter them.
Maripan, I could post them down to you to fix them!😉

Llfl, I am so envious!

Best wishes to all, who are struggling Baubles, I have noticed, you sound quite troubled, I hope you find a solution and some peace.

Grannygravy, hoping you are having a lovely time with your family.

Have a lovely day everyone.

I don't know why I thought you were in Guernsey, GG!

Good morning from sunny Leicestershire.

Not much on today. The cleaning fairies are here this afternoon instead of yesterday as one of them was on holiday at home in Albania.

Wishing everyone the best day possible.

Good morning, it is damp from overnight rain , grey and a little chilly here in N. Bucks.
Usual local food shop this morning and we shall avoid the centre of town today as there is a food festival taking place this weekend.
I shall spend the rest of the day on my cull of the craft room, it’s coming on well.
We are out for a meal with friends this evening. DH plays golf with the chap and we woman have been friends since our children were at primary school and belong to several of the same clubs.
Wishing all a good day with a smile along the way.

Good morning from a bright and less chilly feeling Suffolk. We’ve both had a bit of a lie in after a few days of being up and ready at 8am to greet first the scaffolders and then our builder to do the house painting. It should be finished on Monday . It has turned out to be a bigger,read expensive,job than first anticipated,because of wood that needed replacing,pointing around the chimneys etc.

We have an empty weekend which is a treat after a busy week of socialising. DS may drop in with DGD1 who returns to university next Sunday for her 3rd year. DGD2 starts her 5 year vet med course next Saturday after Freshers’s week and I realised how this generation of the family is growing as DD1 is planning a family get together in the October half term and these 2 won’t be there.

Hope all have a peaceful day.

Good morning from a wet and soon to be windy Central Scotland. Looking after my grandchildren for a short time before myself and DH make a trip to the Japanese Gardens.

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They have been completely renovated since they were created in the early 1900's by the late Christies of Cowden who commissioned a famous Japanese gardener to design and build them. They subsequently became run down over the years, until Colonel Robert Stewart initiated their restoration. They are a splendid sight now, albeit commercialised.

This will be a strange experience as we used to live adjacent to the gardens, where our DC were permitted by the Laird of Cowden, Lord Lt. Colonel Robert Stewart, to camp there overnight, provided they respected the land and took away anything that did not belong there.

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Many happy memories for me and the DC, but although they are in the same situation, the old-world charm and abandonment had a beauty of its own which is now dampened by commercialism. It does give others the chance to experience its beauty though, and for that I am grateful.

Good morning from Stockport.
Although yesterday started chilly, it did warm up ,so much that one of the men working on the decking took his shirt off, I suspect it was due more to the hard work than the temperature.
The decking is lovely but much bigger than I thought it would be, I shall get used to it.
Today they work on the Indian stone path which is going on a curve from the conservatory to the decking which is at the end of the garden which gets the sun in the afternoon.
I am going to have to get used to a garden looking very different, I don’t know if my H would have approved, he loved his garden and the lawn which is going to very reduced in size.

I opted out of the birthday get together last night, I sent apologies and wine, I have decided I am too old to be out at night, sad but realistic.

I wish for you all the best possible day.

Good morning everybody from Ibiza where I’m just savouring my second cup of delicious coffee with my breakfast.

My cabin bag is packed and I’m good to go. The summer is over for me and it’s time to go home again. Actually I’m looking forward to being back.

This trip has been cathartic for me and I’m so glad I achieved this extra add on by myself. Being in control gives you confidence as my retired nursing friend always says.

I’m gettting a bus to the airport as
One leaves every hour from the square here. It takes an hour but I’ve plenty of time my flight isn’t until 3pm. It’s only €5 too as against the €50 I paid in a taxi on arrival - such good value! 😁

A late good morning from Morecambe Bay where torrential rain has kept us from walking CDog. He hates the rain and is curled up in a tight ball pretending to be fast asleep. Hopefully it will ease off a bit and we can get out. There’s no Saturday empty for me as DH’s leg is still troubling him. He saw the Physio yesterday who admitted he has no clue what’s going on and has asked the doctor to order an MRI scan. DH is trying to keep walking but I don’t trust him not to fall over if his knee collapses, which it’s doing regularly at the moment so we are walking together or I take CDog by myself.
The good thing is I’ve already prepared lunch and got CDogs home cooked food in the slow cooker. Take care everyone 🌸

A damp , Good Morning from Co Armagh,
Lovely day yesterday, it rained a lot in the night , but it is looking better for our Fair day , a friend is demonstrating her soda bread skills , so I’ll make my way accross the square to see how she is doing
I’m scunnered waiting for our new greenhouse , a part has gone missing , so I’ve lost my slot
The living room is still full of tomato plants . My son pointed out that I don’t grow them to sell , he says it’s my hobby , and he is right . I’ll only grow the ones I like next year and not accept gifts of stray varieties
Have the best day possible and I hope ailments ease x

Forgot to say , we visited the Japanese Garden and really loved it , I hope to get back to see the progress , next time I’m in Scotland
Thanks for reminding me of it yogitree

Good morning all and another beautiful autumn day is on the cards but……. We are desperate for rain here in Essex.

I’ve just ordered bulbs and compost, to fill my empty pots. I bought lovely yellow and burnt orange chrysanthemum from Sainsburys so before i fill the pots with pansies etc, I must plant bulbs.

I phoned my friend who spends the summer in France , camping. She fell off her bike and broke her hip two weeks ago.
It was lovely to hear her voice, very upbeat and positive. We had a long chat .

Yesterday I was picked up to meet our pals for a lunchtime drink. It was a chatty merry time, but Dh would have struggled with the noise. 😢.

Today I’ll pop into town or may be just walk little pooch to the local shops for the paper and come fruit and veg. I’m always food shopping!!.

DS2 will be travelling here this afternoon and then meeting his old pals this evening. He’ll spend a couple of hours with us, which will be lovely. He’s had painful sciatica for a few months now and I sent him a Quinux Smoopine heated (vibration massager). I’ll find out if it’s doing any good.

I hope you all have a ‘good’ day and healing thoughts to Marydoll, Madeleine and any others who need some prayers.,🙏.

GrannyGravy13

Good morning from Jersey, we had a lovely time at Jersey Zoo yesterday, the animals were all out and playing nicely. It was also interesting to learn more about Gerald Durrell’s life.

Today I think we are off to Elizabeth Castle, and hopefully have time to see the Liberation Tapestry.

Enjoy Jersey, gg13. We lived there in for 4 years from ‘78. My two younger offspring were born there so are technically “Jersey beans”. We were so happy there.

Ps I have a lovely painting of corbieres lighthouse in the dining area.

Waiting for local handyman to look at the guttering which overflowed in heavy rain a few days ago - he is already booked to clear out the gutters at the end of the month but I need to know we won’t have a deluge if it pours before then. Always something with a house.

There is a festival of wildlife photography in church so will toddle off to admire the skill and patience of local people before returning to receive my Tesco delivery. Wish I was as organised as Madeleine!

Yogitree there was a time when I would travel miles to visit a Japanese garden! Love them.

Good morning, Michael12 and all!

The night/early hours between Thursday and Friday were awful again because of the menopause, so yesterday morning, since it was my day off work, I went to my favourite cafe for a jacket spud with cheese and beans, washed down with a can of Coke. Then I did something I seldom do now: I got in the car for a drive!

I drove up miles from anywhere and found these beauties! pbs.twimg.com/media/HSAkd7jWwAQM-Ei?format=jpg&name=small

I am puzzled! In my flat in Appleby, from what I was posting here from there about the flat being haunted, which it definitely is, it didn't bother me, as the entire building is hundreds of years old, but this flat I moved into here in Whitby in January isn't haunted - well, I've not seen, heard or experienced anything, but I'm puzzled about my shoes!

As soon as I get home, I take them off and go barefoot, as I don't like footwear, so I put my shoes under the cabinet in the living room with just the heels sticking out. They're flat canvas types, so they're out of my way under the cabinet, and I can easily grab them in the mornings to put them on.

BUT over the past few weeks, I've noticed regularly that the right one is tucked 100% under, and I have to get on my hands and knees to get it out! I do have a lifelong thing of sleepwalking, so it's probably me doing it without knowing, but why would I do it? Why usually the right and seldom the left when I'm actually left-handed?!

Weird! So when I arrive home tonight, I'm putting them on the floor next to the wardrobe and seeing what happens!

Customers coming in, see you later!