Good Morning Tuesday 20th October 2026

Good morning from La Sarthe where it has rained for most of the night. The garden will be grateful but one soggy moggy tapping at our window before 5.00am was not impressed. Nor were we!

I was interested to read of the various experiences folk had had of eating rabbit. It would appear that a (rather expensive) butcher near my flat in Torquay sells rabbit and venison so DH will investigate further when we go back next week.

No plans for today but no doubt some household chores will be tackled.

Wishing everyone a good day.

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Good morning Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire where it is still dark, and raining, but it feels milder. I was awake at some ridiculous hour with no hope of getting back to sleep so I will pay for it later in the day.

I called over to see GS yesterday before he went back to uni after spending the weekend at home. I made him some peanut butter cookies to eat on the train! He was delighted. On the way home I called in at one of two garden centres en route. They changed hands in the summer and it now seems to be less about plants and more about food (the cafe was rammed, the nursery almost empty), garden furniture, sundries and, at present, all things Christmas🙄! Hey ho. After that I spent a fruitless couple of hours trying to find a car insurance quote that didn’t require me to sell a kidney. First world problems.

School this afternoon. May have to take the car today.

Have the best day you can, folks.

Good morning from Bristol. It’s supposed to be raining now and all day. I haven’t looked out, but hope it’s not too heavy and doesn’t soak me on my way to my Spanish class.

I’m absolutely done in after yesterday’s shenanigans. I spent the first bit of the morning doing a final tidy up (I’m not messy, but…), doing the floors and so on.

Then the Tesco shop took over 2 hours, with the fetching and returning of my neighbour’s friend, etc., unpacking, very quick lunch during which I dropped a large blob of tomato soup on the front of mt clean top. 🤬

Rushed off to my notWI meeting to set up, then greet the members. Very well attended - we had line dancing! Cue a lot of tangled legs and constant laughter… I left early, to finish preparing dinner.

I had barely an hour, when the first guest (of honour) arrived! One of our little group had sent me a text earlier to say he couldn’t come as one of his children was in hospital, poor chap. I must find out today how the boy is doing..

The other two came individually, but at the same time. We had a lovely time as we know each other quite well from FAB and get on really well. My food went down ok, so all were happy!

Exhausted, I filled the dishwasher when they left and did the minimum tidying up; furniture needed rearranging as the room is so small, the sofa needs pushing away to get 4 people round my dining table…. (Easy job with wood flooring)

I’ve got an early start for Spanish, but at least I can just sit for the rest of the day!

Have a good day all. Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩❤️

Good morning from a very dark Herefordshire. It is raining.

I slept much better last night now that I have a 13 tog duvet on the bed.

Yesterday I made ten jars of chutney to see me through the winter. The kitchen smells of onions now.

I am going to the library today, might spend an hour in the cafe afterwards, reading and watching the world go by. I find that quite meditative. Then back home to video call DD and DGS2 late afternoon.

Happy Tuesday all.

Good morning from a campsite in Southport. It’s raining and an annoying drip drip woke me up a while ago and I can’t get back to sleep.
It doesn’t seem to be bothering DH or CDog who are both fast asleep.
As it’s raining heavily we will probably pack up and head home. We had really good weather yesterday so we’re able to take GD to the park. She had it to herself much to her surprise as last time she visited you couldn’t get on anything it was so busy.
We took advantage of an offer of a free night here but when we arrived on Sunday the computer said we had already used the voucher back in April. I was quietly insistent we hadn’t and showed her the e mail which confirmed this was voucher 2 to be used after October. She did seem to understand but we still had to pay for 2 nights and speak to head office for a refund when they opened. Thankfully this was painless as the person I spoke to said “Oh we’ve had a few of these” and sent over a refund voucher without arguing. The campsite then honoured this and gave us a refund. First world problems!
Take care🌸

Good morning from damp South Lanarkshire.

DH drive DScand the children home yesterday afternoon and I spent them at time restoring order, putting away craft supplies, books, and toys.

The garage is an obstacle course at the moment. I have sleeping bags from the overnight camping trip hanging up to air as well as the little two man tent.

Today will be quiet and peaceful I hope, I have no real plans other getting my eyebrows done and yarn group this evening. Food stocks will need replenished I suppose.

Wishing everyone a good day.

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently 11° and damp. Camping under canvas is not for me! I did it when I was in the Guides and didnt enjoy the experience.
Yesterday was very quiet. I felt very tired so took the opportunity to rest. Later on, I missed a phone call from the doctor's surgery so I will need to phone them back this morning.
Today is childcare day. It's still half term so I will have them both all day. I will probably take them to soft play as the forecast isnt promising. Have a good day all.