Good Morning Wednesday 28th October 2026

Good morning from Bristol. It is also dark and dry here atm. Yesterday was sunshine and sudden fierce, icy squalls - very disconcerting.
Yesterday morning, I did my Spanish homework which took me a long time, my rain hurt by the time I’d finished. I then walked down the hill to return some library books and pick others. Bus to Waitrose, then home for lunch.
I had a little rest, only to be interrupted by a neighbour who wanted to send our most recent manager a mail. She was temporary but we expected her to be here a bit longer. I think she too was shocked to be dismissed and packed off yesterday, with no notice. Not to us either. Her email was blocked so no one could send her our best wishes!
More scaffolding is coming off - I think they spend a morning taking it down and go to another site to empty the lorry…
I made some cranberry marmalade yesterday, and, while the oven was on, two different sets of biscuits for the fete on Saturday and live concert on Wednesday.
I slept very, very badly last night, napping throughout the. It’s a real nuisance not getting enough sleep. Very energy sapping.
Regular FAB cafe this morning, probably a nap this afternoon and pottering after that.
I hope all is well with md. Hope the mountaineering is only up hills.
Carpe diem 🦩🦩🦩🦩

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Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny Croatia, approaching Dubrovnik. 6.30 am here.

An early TIB as I have an early excursion to a 'Lemon Garden', where we shall see how lemons are cultivated and the various products they can be turned into, including the Croatian version of Limoncello!

Back on the ship for a quick lunch, then out again for a walking tour of Dubrovnik old town.

Yesterday I went on a coach tour of the area surrounding Zadar which was interesting but quite long.

We have been really lucky with the weather and keeping fingers crossed for more sunny days.

Wishing all a pleasant Wednesday.

Good morning, I don’t know what the weather is at the moment but hopefully dry so I can get the dogs blankets dried outside.
DS, DDIL and the DGSs are here, so lovely to catch up with all their news. Dgs1 is now the same height as me, he’s grown more than 3” this year, DS is 6’4” .
DGS2 is excelling at his swimming, he’s loving canoeing too. DGS1 prefers cycling and athletics, he’s represented his school and the borough at cross country. I’m a ridiculously proud Nonna 😁
Regarding poor sleep grandMattie have you tried taking a magnesium supplement? I find it helps me. You can buy it as pillow mist too.
Scaffolders around here seem to leave it up until it’s needed for another job. My old neighbour and his sons got so fed up with the scaffolders not removing theirs, months after the work finished, that they demolished it and sent a message to the company saying that they were advertising the poles etc free for collection on the local Facebook page! Oddly the company arrived within 30 minutes 😁 and took them away.
I’m comfortably snug on my proper airbed in my craft room, I have my Tassimo for coffee and the house is quiet. One blessing of being deaf is that little disturbs me!
The dog walker yesterday asked if the overnight storm had disturbed me (it hadn’t!). She and her partner live in a barn conversion and they’d lost tiles. They’re on the edge of the hill ridge, more exposed than us, and she said they’d layer awake listening to the tiles sliding off 😬😱
I hope today goes well for you all. Thinking of Marydoll and poorly others 🙏🤗 x
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Good morning from s somerset, dry and cloudy skies are expected today

I hope so, I want to get washing dry outside, all the gorgeous bargain fabrics that I ordered over the past few weeks, they all need to be pre-washed to get shrinkage over with, starting with the most beautiful quality brushed cotton, which was offered to me at 1/3 normal price, I now have enough to stash away for years of PJs and cosy shirts.

Once the rotary is full, I will cycle to my allotment with fingers crossed that my primitive water-gathering system is still in place

I don`t need to think about meals, I have enough variety handy in the fridge and then after lunch I will get on with more knitting. I did binge watch Edward and Mrs Simpson yesterday, on youtube.

Candles lit during the evening and altogether a very peaceful ambience while I knitted, I want to repeat that this evening,

* RosesandLilacs* to a proud nonna

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from South Yorkshire which it is not due to get light for another hour or so, but it is dry. I slept pretty well last night but was tired yesterday from being out all day and having travel on the bus! Please Lord let us have our lovely tram back sooon!! I met DD for lunch in the cafe at the engineering faculty of the university. It is an amazing building - an amalgam of existing grade two listed, and ultra modern glass and steel, skilfully fused together. The food and coffee were very good. She went back to work and I walked into town to Waterstones and then to M&S which was, as usual, disappointing but I came away with a sweater. Had hoped to come back with at least another as they had twenty percent off knitwear, but none in the size I wanted. I was extremely tired when I got back and did little in the evening.

Writers group at the library this afternoon. We may be few with it being half term.

Have the best day you can folks.