Good Morning Sunday 25th October 2026

Good morning, it’s dry here in south Glos after yesterday’s downpours; it wasn’t particularly windy here, we’ve had far worse storms.
I made tomato soup (I love my soup maker, it only took 20 minutes), chicken in honey and mustard sauce and tidied one kitchen cupboard and the big cutlery clutter that gets dumped here drawer. Very satisfying couple of hours!
I’m getting on well with knitting sock2, while watching Edwardian Farm on Prime, I need to finish it before my next hair appointment early November 😊
I’m very thankful that I didn’t live on a farm then, very hard work, although in many ways not that different from my life 30 years ago… no central heating, draughty rooms and flagstone floors…. I used to go to bed wearing more layers than most people would wear during the day.
I’ll get the washing done today, it should dry as the forecast is windy but no rain. Just need to firmly peg everything on the line!
Best wishes to you all 🌹

Good morning from a very dark and very windy Stockport.
I have been listening for bins etc blowing about but fortunately not heard anything.
Yesterday was a dire weather day, rain and wind all day.
I didn’t go out and in fact I never got dressed I was warm and cozy in pyjamas and fleecy dressing gown.

Karmalady I am always so impressed by your sewing skills, everything looks so professional ,a new item daily would be most people’s dream.

I know we have some very unwell folk on our GM thread and I am thinking of you all and send best wishes for some improvement for you.

Good Morning from Durham. What a night and the wind is still howling, but it’s too dark to see if there’s any damage. DD1’s flight was delayed last night - it was a difficult take-off and DGS1 was terrified.
I’m meeting up with DD2 and DGS2 later, but we will be staying safely indoors somewhere.

Best wishes to all. X

Good morning from a clear, still Cornwall where sun is forecast all day, bizarre after the last couple of stormy days. Had my flu jab yesterday morning and then enjoyed a walk through exotic windswept gardens to a specialist library. It was glorious with the wind and rain around me. I wore my long Seasalt charity shop £6 raincoat for the first time. What a joy it was to wear as I could stay out for ages, cosy and dry, regardless of the weather. When I bought it in the summer it was on their website for £120. An unheard-of bargain!

Brunch at Wetherspoons then a bus home. Later we had a power cut, very unusual for the town centre. People were piling out of the darkened pubs, chatting away. I lit candles and made a mug of tea via my allotment gaz stove and then the power was on again. My son and family were without power in their village all day yesterday; the bearded dragon in his heated tank had to make do with a hot water bottle.

Today it's church by bus and then I'll take a good look at my patio and the wildwood and see what needs clearing up.

grandMattie

Safe journey, Ash.

Thank you, grandMattie. We shall be in DH’s Puma as I left mine in Torquay so I can relax while he drives. 😉

Good morning from s somerset, bright and damp is forecast today

It is a stupid hour to be waking up but my bodyclock does not know that the clocks went back. I am a creature of nature so I will try to get to bed a bit later each night, until I have made up the time difference

The mobile phone signal was off for over 24 hours yesterday, it was dreadful, no phone calls, not even if there was a fire and no security codes via text, Internet was on and contact with family was maintained but we are in trouble without the mobile signal. I had some important stuff to do and needed to register with gov.uk onelogin. All to do with changing my bank

I have reluctantly ordered a new, second-hand phone, that can automatically flip to wireless phone if this 5G problem happens again. Not having 5G mobile signal can lead to unavailable access to the emergency services

Anyway, I made my last sweatshirt top, this one is the Southbank sweater with a crewe neck and I added a bottom band. I nearly killed my overlocker making this so will not be using this thick cotton fabric, with elastane, again, it has fleece on the inside and is very cosy. The layering top yesterday and this one came from the same 2m length at just £19 in total.

Today I do need a tidy-up downstairs, won`t take long and my floor needs a wash. I am going to start sewing my winter pyjamas, they are cut out and ready and I will be out on a short walk first, I hope

I have plans for two batches of cooking for ready meals, not today but I will be checking for ingredients for later this week, one is a venison cottage pie and the other is a mushroom and lentil cottage pie. I do fancy having some tasty warming comfort food ready in my freezer

Safe journey, Ash.

Good morning from a dry Bristol. It was horrible yesterday; cold, wet, windy…. Today we are promised sunshine and only a light breeze. I do dislike wind.
Yesterday went ok. The coffee and chat went well; far more people came than expected in view of the vile weather. My “assistant” is a delightful lady, but always come late so I go extra early to set up.
One person, who does drinks after the Thursday morning service usually has a complaint for me. Previously, it was that I “never put the dishwasher on” - well, no, if it’s not 1/2 full! Yesterday, she complained about milk; there rarely is any for her. So what? I said that I always took my own and knew nothing about who bought milk. I didn’t add that there’s a mini Tesco 2 minutes walk away…
Quiet afternoon doing this and that. I made absolutely sure that I changed all the clocks and stayed up the extra hour, confusing myself completely in the process!
Today, just church, the another quiet afternoon.
Have a peaceful, pleasant Sunday. Carpe diem ✝️🦩🦩🦩

Good morning Mick and all who follow.
I have struggled to sleep because of the strong wind, it has been a very noisy night.
I have severe pain in my left shoulder and up my neck which is preventing me from doing everyday tasks.
I am guessing it is going to be a duvet day, nothing hurting because family are all away.
Stay safe and warm.

Good morning, Mick and other early birds!

Yesterday we delivered Perry to the cattery where he is a regular visitor! It’s been a windy night here in France but is calmer now so we hope it remains so for our crossing at 16.30 (DV). Some Brittany Ferries crossings have been delayed or cancelled in recent days due to the weather.

I hope everyone is safe and warm. Wishing everyone a blessed Sunday.
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