Good Morning Thursday 23rd July 2026

Good morning from another relentlessly clear day. The sun is about to rise. The night are getting hotter again the cooler ones were a relief from the hot days.
Yesterday was quiet until I met DD and DS for a farewell dinner - just me and my two surviving children. DS was talking a lot about his school, which is very different to the Indian one. I’m not sure how long he’ll last there. He’s happy but finds he’s not so keen on the ethos, which tends to be rather specific in the UWCs.
He’s going back to Tanzania this morning. DD and family are leaving early tomorrow morning to Interrail all over Europe for 3 weeks.
Nothing happening today. I’ll probably sew.
All the best to the mountaineers. Carpediem 🦩🦩🌹🦩

Good morning from south Glos, not a sound here at the moment and it’s pleasantly cool.
I started a piece of sashiko yesterday, my first attempt and I’m enjoying it.
Tiddler and I spent most of the day in my Shed, she’s my little shadow.
Having coffee with a friend this morning, looking forward to seeing her again.
Salad for dinner, ham and cheese I think.
More happy stitching today!
Best wishes to everyone x
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Good morning from Malta where the high is going to be 36° (real feel 41°C). It is not often that we have such elevated temperatures for so many days on the run, but it is supposed to return to more normal temperatures by the weekend.

I had my Treasures after summer school yesterday, I have missed them so it was a joy to have them here until 7.30. Tomorrow night they are coming for a sleepover so I’m a very happy Nana.

I have an appointment at the bank at 8.30am this morning. My usual financial advisor is currently in hospital so I don’t know the one I’m seeing today.

I’m hoping there will be a bit of a breeze to aid my walk up to the village. I feel for folk who have breathing problems as it is definitely a challenge in this heat.

grandMattie I can imagine you will be feeling sad at your son’s departure back to Tanzania. I always think of my friend’s little granddaughter who, on having to wave her Nana off from USA to Malta, said ‘ There’s nothing good about ‘Goodbye’, it ought to be ‘Badbye’’

Well, I had better go and water my surviving pot plants, poor things are gasping, although the succulents are loving the weather. I should stick to those as my geraniums have perished and my petunias are struggling.

Wishing you all a good day.☀️

Good morning from s somerset, it is going to be a lovely bright day

A busy and productive day yesterday and I am keeping on top of jobs, apart from dusting. I do have lots of respite sessions in my sewing room, what a haven. I tidied up my many sewing threads and ordered doweling to cut more 5" dowels for my pegboards. They are rather special beech pegboards with 18mm holes for dowels and I have lots of threads on them plus other implements

I am going to start a deep dive into my many sewing patterns soon, it is time to de-clutter the ones I know I will never use again. My shape has changed, my waist has gone and my eyes have opened. I will have to be gentle on myself but I still want challenges

I have a lovely garment in process, just a top and only in a remnant with a fault but it is turning out beautiful. It was a prototype to see if it would be suitable for my beautiful piece of fine white Belgian linen. I will finish that top today, it has been the most enjoyable process from a designer that I rate very highly for every aspect of her patterns

Today I will need to go to the allotment, watering and picking. I will also continue to sprinkle rain water into my newly filled planters of compost for my blueberries, which are being delivered tomorrow

I cut my cranesbill geraniums yesterday and my legs were well and truly bitten, horribly itchy for a while. I must remember to fully cover my legs in future

I am thinking of taking down all the bubble wrap on my windows, for storage but not quite yet. I believe that we have another heatwave early august and they have been very useful. Meantime I am thinking I will clear a shelf ready to store them for next year, anther clearing job I can get on with

Roses I have seen sashiko being done and the end result is gorgeous

Good morning everyone from Lancashire.
Yesterday was a pottering about at home day.
I made a start on 1 of a 2 x1000 piece jigsaw puzzle set. They are wasgij which aren't my favourite but are popular with customers at our jigsaw festival.

The extra challenge is that the little chap got into the box a while back and managed to empty some pieces
from each of the 2 bags. I'm going to do both puzzles and then see where the mixed up pieces fit in to each puzzle at the end.

We might have a trip into our local town this morning. We have hard tiles in our hallway and I worry about the little chap bumping his head or elbows if he falls off the bottom stairs so I thought I'd look for a rug in The Range. We'll only need it for a couple of years so I don't want to invest in anything expensive.

Nice to see some new names yesterday. I enjoy having a window into other lives too. I smiled at the poster who said she imagines our accents.

Hope it's a bit cooler for you today, Bellasnana, although you sound like you have lots of strategies in place.

I expect you'll have mixed feelings about your son going back to Tanzania, GrandMattie, after having him around for a few weeks. I know you've said previously that the summer can be tough because lots of activities take a break. Hope the coming days don't drag too much.

Wishing you all the best day possible. 🌻