Good Morning Monday 5th October 2026

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Sleepless in South Yorkshire. I have been awake for an obscene length of time. And once awake I was hungry! I was busy yesterday and didn’t have a lot to eat so it’s come back to bite me!

I made cake yesterday and made a spectacular mistake when it had been in the oven for a couple of minutes and I realised I hadn’t put the eggs in the mixture. I whipped it out of the oven, poured it into a bowl and added the eggs then poured it into the tin and slammed it back in the oven. Problem was the tin had originally been carefully lined with baking paper. Now it wasn’t, so I didn’t fancy my chances of getting it out of the tin, but stood it on a damp cloth and it helped but I had to cut it out in sections. It was actually very good cake! GS is calling over early this morning on his way back to uni, so I’ve put some in a box for him to take back with him. He’ll be here about eight so I won’t be able to loaf about today. I have a flue jab at quarter to ten.

This afternoon, if I can stay awake, I shall take myself off for a walk.

Have the best day you can, folks.

Good morning from soggy South Lanarkshire.

A quiet day yesterday at chez baubles as expected. I topped up my supply of crocheted poppies as our yarn group display needs several repairs.

Today is extraction day for my upper molar, can’t say I’m looking forward to it.

Stilllearning has asked me to let you all know that she has been discharged from hospital with a heart monitor. It appears that a heart drug she has been taking for years has begun to work against her over time. She’s being well looked after by her family.

Good wishes to all for the day ahead.

Good morning from Bristol. Another fine day on the cards.
I spent an hour in the sun with my neighbour yesterday afternoon; probably the second time this year; it has just been for too hot - we have no shade.
The day went well. The church was absolutely packed and the blessing of our new altar table went well. The service lasted a great deal longer than usual because of the crowds taking communion. It was rather emotional, being the last service the vicar was takin* before retirement.
The lunch went well, but was rather frantic. I had one vegetarian one dairy-free and one gluten + dairy-free at my table of 10, + two fussy children… it was a bit hard work as I am rather deaf and the noise levels from chatting were through the roof. I escaped to the kitchen ant the earliest opportunity.
I spent the next 2.5 hours standing at the sink washing all the stuff for 120+ people…. One horrible man, in all seriousness, told me I was slacking, when I eased off for a tiny moment, waiting for the (very fast) dishwasher to finish one load, before inserting the next tray. Furious didn’t describe my emotion!
Eventually, all the washing up and clearing was done in the kitchen; I wasn’t going to get involved with clearing the hall.
Came home, exhausted - one kind lady gave me a lift home. All done for a long time now. The next big church event will be the installation of a new vicar - sometime next summer, I reckon.
Quiet today with only a Tesco shop and finishing my Spanish homework.
May your week bring only contentment. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

Good morning from Malta where we expect another lovely day with a high of 28°C. The showers never materialised yesterday, it was perfect weather.

I took the boys to the local small park and they had a good time . DGS1 took a shine to a little girl who was there with her younger brother, telling her he liked her shoes and her skirt, both of which were very sparkly and pretty!

They played together for a long time. I love the innocence of children at this age, so sad it’s such a short span of time.

I gave them lunch and DD3 picked them up at 3pm. She is always very grateful to me for having them so she can get on with things but I told her it’s me who is thankful for every precious minute I spend with them.

Thank you for your kind comments on DD2’s puppy. He seemed to have had a good first night and looks to be very happy and settled already. His name is Cooper!

I’m supposed to be going for a walk with my friend this morning but shall have to cry off as I don’t feel up to it at all.

There is also tennis to watch!

As to the comments yesterday, just to say I love the long posts about people’s doings and really feel connected to this little group of virtual friends.

I think maybe people who still have a husband or partner don’t realise how those of us who aren’t as fortunate appreciate having someone to talk to as it can get very lonely at times.

Even having family to talk to isn’t quite the same as having people of a similar age who are going through the minefield of aging and being able to share our ups and downs.

Anyway, that’s my tuppenceworth.😅 Have a good day all.☀️

Good morning from a dark but dry Portsmouth where we have spent the night en route to France.

Thank you for the update about Stilllearning. Good luck at the dentist, Baubles.

We were glad to have filled up DH’s car yesterday in Torquay at £1.65 per litre as we saw increasingly higher prices on our journey. £1.86 was the highest, somewhere in Dorset!

Early ferry departs at 8.00am so must get going. Have a good week, everyone! 😀

baubles hope all goes well with the tooth extraction🙏🏻. Thank you for letting us know about Stilllearning. Glad she’s out of hospital and being looked after.💐

grandMattie , you are such a good person but you do too much. I would have had plenty to say to the horrible man.😡
I hope you can relax a bit today.🫂

Safe travels Ashcombe and Olddudders.🚢

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 16° and damp. Far too warm for this time of year! GrandMattie how cheeky was that man. I would have clocked him one. I wouldn't, of course, but would have wanted to. Bellasnana i hope you feel better soon. Baubles good luck at the dentist.
Yesterday we had a lovely family breakfast with my aunt and uncle, dd and the boys. It is always nice to see my aunt and uncle who are lovely people. The boys behaved well and ate prodigious.
Today is early childcare, then, once I drop them off at school, back home for a tesco delivery. In the afternoon I will do some work in the school library before picking the boys up.
My phone keeps cutting away from posting this morning and it's driving me mad! So I will stop there. Have a good day all

I'm glad to hear Stilllearning is out of hospital.

Good morning Michael and all GN's on a very dark and still morning in North Yorkshire. It most certainly hasnt been a good morning for me! A rubbish night, with my back giving me a lot of pain, not helped by suddenly sneezing which hurt my back, as it was unexpected. I am really struggling today, and of course things fell on the floor, which I at first attempted to pick up but had to wait until I could go and get my grabber, couldnt bend down at all. Shall have to hope that a shower will help a bit.

Yesterday turned out quite differently than I had expected, but pleasant. I had struggled to get going, but a shower helped a bit. However I knew that there was no chance of either doing any weeding or attempting to do any ironing. It was going to have to be a day of seeing what I could manage. I also was feeling very very tired, but saw that as a good thing, because after the horrible week I have had, I was at last letting myself acknowledge how tough it had been and stopped trying to force myself to keep going.

It was very irritating but probably a good thing, that I kept dozing off in the middle of doing things, and on one occasion woke to find my foot perilously close to treading on my precious glasses! I was glad of having radio sound as I was listening to something and fell asleep in the middle of it.

The weather was quite sunny and pleasant, but they forecast rain later. I looked at my local paper and decided that , as it was not a day for trying to accomplish jobs here I would make the most of the weather, and then decided to go to the URC church where they were holding a harvest festival. I was struggling to get myself ready, but went off on the yellow peril and was just in time for the service. I knew the pastor as this is part of the same circuit as my swaledale churches and it was a lovely service. I had left the buggy on the actual path, as it was all cobbles elsewhere and couldnt manage to park it up there, too painful.

A good service with all the beloved hymns except of course I missed having one with reference to the sea as we used to have when I was a child in the east riding. After the service they had coffee which I was happy to join them with and meet and chat with some of the congregation, but what I had not known about was that they had a harvest lunch to which I was invited. It was a simple lunch of sandwiches and salads and little pork pies and sausage rolls. There was plenty so I didnt feel I was putting them out and enjoyed the unexpected pleasure of something I hadnt organised and a variety of things. The service had of course been about thankfulness for harvest and the sermon was looking at the sense of worldwide harvest, looking at the many things we use everyday without thinking of the worldwide places they all come from, so she had pepper and cinnamon and chilli and bay leaves, which are the sorts of things we have on our shelves and we looked at the places they all came from , and saw the world in our kitchens. We spoke of the fairtrade and how we can try and support many growers far and wide. It reminded me of many years ago when our methodist church raised money to help women farm and become independant , and we bought goats and pigs for them.

So I came away and had a bit of a ride up the highstreet while it was very quiet, which allowed me to look in shop windows, without blocking any body on the buggy. I then came home, and did manage to go through one pile of clothing, sorting out summer things to go away, winter things to hang up, but didnt make any attempt to do any ironing or anything else, but later watched antique road show and the play, so physically not a great day, but mentally restful and pleasant, and think that the various naps were a help to at last get a bit of sleep.

Today is going to have to be see what I can manage, so no good making great plans, apart from getting down to reading the letter about my eyes carefully, then contacting some help lines to hear what they have to say and hopefully the way will become clear to me , as to what I need to do. At the moment absolutely none of the options are anything I want to do, but doing nothing and sticking my head in the sand is no good either, and I will stick to my attitude, that I have always wanted to do, which is be independant, take advice but it is up to me to make decisions about myself and live with the consequences. That has to be the way for me in hard things as well as easy things. I feel I must find out as much as possible and then I think my idea is to make myself a little picnic and coffee and go up to my special place in Swaledale. It is my place of calm and solace and memories of my husband and my granny. When I am there I am able to see the broader picture and ask myself what would they have said, and often when I am there, things become clear somehow without much hassle. Hopefully it will work its magic for me again. We shall see. I shant be going up there today I dont think so ideas will have time to percolate through for a day or two.

Well I hope you have a good trip Mick and see a friend or two. Greyduster, well done for rescuing the cake, hope the jab goes well and you get your walk this afternoon. Baubles good luck at the dentists, and hope making poppies helps you to distract yourself for a bit. Last year in Thirsk they had the usual lovely show of red poppies, but also made some purple ones for the animals who di so much in the war, so the dogs and horses and the pigeons etc who all helped. My grandfather talked very little about his time in the Somme and Ypres but he did speak of his horse, and I think the horse gave him someone to listen to him and touch and allow himself to say how frightened he was etc. I hope all goes well for Stillearning and she will be back here soon.

Well just got some lovely Elgar on the radio and time to see how well I can hobble in search of much needed coffee and some breakfast. Still absolutely black outside cant see even the outline of the tree, so no idea what the weather is going to be like. Wishing you all a good day and some success, whether it is getting that job finally done, or shutting the door firmly on the jobs and going out to meet friends, enjoy what comes.

Good morning from Sheffield

Just about to get up and go for a walk. It’s still dark so takes a lot of effort. Just another year of working then I can get up a bit later.

I have my prayer group this morning and then I’m working this afternoon .

baubles I was told that upper molars heal quicker than lower and they’re easier to extract so hopefully things will go okay for you .

I had a successful day yesterday choosing some tiles for the outside toilet. They were actually the first ones we saw. We went to another shop and couldn’t be bothered to search about so we went back and bought them. They were a very good price and they are lovely

Take care everyone

Good Morning from a dark Durham, where we might get a shower today.
I met DD2 and DGS2 and am worried that she isn’t well - her disability affects a lot of unseen problems.
I have an electrician coming at 8am - everything crossed that he can do 2 simple jobs which have been ongoing since February - I’ve been let down by 4 others, so far! Depending on his work, I’ll meet my friend for coffee at our usual time, or later.
I too enjoy reading what other GNs get up to - it reminds me that we are all different, bar our advancing years!

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning from a very dark Stockport.
I have put the heating to come on for a couple of hours this morning as, after a lovely day yesterday, the Erving was chilly and the house felt cold.

My GD fetched me to their new home for a roast dinner, it was nice and I enjoyed but their own choice is not for conventional roasts but lots of pasta, rice, spicy type of food and to be very frank it showed, however their company and generosity was so very much appreciated.
We drove home to the most glorious sunset all of the way and marvelled at nature at its best.

A quiet day today which is my norm, some laundry to catch up with and generally tidying after my GS being home all weekend.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning, I thought it looked a bit damp out earlier, I welcome any rain we get here in south Glos.

I did another bit of garden tidying yesterday, it’s getting there. I frustrates me that in the past I could have done the front garden in on session, now it’s a bit every day. How much things have changed this year for me….p
I did get the bedding washed and dried, it was so warm in the sunshine, I brushed the patio and had a chat with my neighbours too; I handed them a bag of red apples over the fence.

I need to go to the post office today to post a small parcel to DD, I will have a wander around the village while I’m out.
More gardening and then I will start something art-wise.
I hope today goes well for you x
🌹

Good morning all from a mild North Leicestershire.

A quiet day in prospect here. DH has a hair appointment first thing but that is the only thing set in stone.

Yesterday, I reflected on how this thread had changed but didn't criticise anyone.

Have the best day possible.

Good morning everyone from a still dark Lancashire.
DH has left for the office and it's still peaceful here.

Thank you for the update on Stillearning, Baubles. Sending her get well wishes. 🙏🌹 Hope your tooth extraction goes ok.

Well done on rescuing the cake, Greyduster. Don't say a word to your GS, he'll just woofle it down as lads are wont to do! 🤣

Glad the vicar's farewell was a sucess, GrandMattie. I think some men think they're being witty with comments about slacking etc and have no concept of the behind the scenes work that goes into making an event run smoothly. Grrrr!

What a moving memory of your Grandad, Madeleine. I'm sure you're right about the horses bringing comfort to the soldiers. There was an episode of the new version of All Creatures Great and Small where Siegfried alluded to this.

Time for a shower before the mighty atom wakes up.
Wishing you all the best day possible, this really is a lovely oasis each day. 🌻

Good morning from s somerset, sunny later, after fog

Allotment yesterday and I put the onions and garlic in and brought 13 medium leeks home. It all looks tidy up there and I did hoe because the weedlings will die without rain. I did clean and cut all the leeks, which had a much stronger smell probably because of concentrated juices, lack of rain. The soil is ok on top but rock hard below. Anyway they are all in the freezer. I will be collecting the remaining 30+ over the next few months, always useful to have ready to use. I enjoyed the cycling and the chats

New dress pattern copied and I made a bish- bash -bosh calico bodice to see if it would slip over my head without a back fastening and it does, bodice fits too, so the dress is cut-out

I have a dental checkup at lunchtime, so I will be driving today and I`ll look into the deli shops while there. I need to tidy this morning and just get straight before I leave

Roses what you said about wearing jewellery, I could empathise, I have lovely natural jewellery like jade and various stones but I only ever wear my gold studs. I want to change that and make the effort too

Good morning from an overcast S E Essex, it’s currently 13° with a high of 21° . I think when the cold weather arrives it will be rather a shock.

Gym this morning, then The Imp and 11yr old are here for a sleepover.

Thinking of our poorly morning friends 🙋‍♀️

Good morning everyone from Inverness where it feels mild with some light grey clouds
Thank you baubles for letting us know about stilllearning, I hope she’s feeling much better soon
It’s my eldest Dgs 13th birthday today so we’re looking forward to seeing him later after school. In the meantime I’ve a volunteering session this morning and then a bit of food shopping to keep me busy
Hope everyone has the best day they can, take care all 💐

Good morning Mick and everyone from a rather warmish Carlisle, it's 15°C currently, a bit of a change from yesterday morning.
I had a good night's sleep till 4am when I woke hot and shivery with a fast pulse, the latter may well have been a result of a dream I couldn't remember. But my kidney infection took a turn for the worse yesterday and obviously isn't improving so hopefully I can get hold of a doc this morning.
It will be a quiet day though I will try and pace myself through the usual chores like bed changing and vacuuming.

Thanks Baubles and I wish Stillearning a good recovery.
Good luck at the dentist, there seems to be an outbreak of tooth extractions amongst GNers lately!

Have a good day, everyone.

Good morning from N. Bucks. Dull at the moment but a little sunshine forcast later this morning. I think we will soon really be feeling the Autumnal chill.
There is a pile of ironing to catch up on which is not my favourite job but it has been sitting there since last Monday so needs must.
This afternoon I have my flu jab and once home must write a short article about our craft club for a local magazine.
Wishing all a good day with hopefully some relief for our poorly GNs .

Good morning from Cornwall where I've woken up late because I stayed up sewing late last night, silly wotsit, as I have to get a bus soon to my new sewing group 'tribe'.

Having bussed to a superstore to buy my granddaughter's birthday present yesterday Vodafone offered me a free coffee at a nearby café so I sat with a large white chocolate mocha (priced £5.10 yikes) and enjoyed reading my book for an hour.

Then forgot that the Sunday buses have changed recently so I ended up coming home via bus/train/bus for just a 10 mile journey. 😁

Must dash now otherwise I'll miss today's bus. Later I have loads of books to return to the University library. I can borrow them for up to a year, what a privilege, but haven't. 😉