Good Morning Wednesday

puzzler61 it was very bad. Thunder and lightning doesn't bother me but this was intense! Local house and butcher's shop were hit by lightning. Fortunately no one was hurt although there was a lot of damage. I hope everyone has had a good day.

He’s a very lucky guinea pig to live with you and get such TLC.

My cat is sensibly lying on the sofa positioned in the cool of the fan (and she likes to be warm - but the last few days have been too humid for her).

I covered part of his cage with a damp towel and put a picnic bag freezer block in a hot water bottle cover so that he can lie with it up his back. He loves it! I will have to damp the towel again every now and then. He's nearly 7 (in September) so an OAGP. He gets his pension in pellets and celery chunks.

That sounds just awful Grandmabatty. ?

A very late good morning all from me after a wild night across Central Scotland. The lightning started about midnight and it was so creepy as there was no thunder, just constant lightning and so intense. Then the thunder started about two in the morning and just kept on coming! It was so loud, it set off car alarms. We also had biblical flooding, houses set alight. I had a power cut and my broadband stopped and has only just come on. The weather today is very warm, humid and again too intense with the possibility of more thunder tonight. So hopefully I'll see you all here tomorrow morning.

No there are numerous restaurants taking part in the voucher scheme here in South Shields Gillybob and I would certainly not describe it as “middle class”. The coast is lovely though . You should pay a visit !

Perhaps he’s getting one of those chill mats - but I don’t know how you’d get a guinea pig to keep still on it?
We had one called Poppy and she was a real wriggler when you tried to hold her.

Puzzler I’m with you ... I am fascinated to know how Unigran is going to cool the guinea pig down ... ?

(Welcome Unigran ?)

Welcome Unigran, enjoy making chutney, homemade is always tastier.
Out of interest how are you going to cool the guinea pig down? .......

Hi HAZBEEN, I'm just next door to you in Staines.

Oh farview that is heartbreaking. I've been there- watching the late night Jumbo to Australia taking dear ones with it.

Hi Unigran4 I dont post often on the GM thread but noticed you are south of Heathrow, so am I. We are in Ashford. I know what you mean about the planes, we are lucky arent we not to under the flight path!

Finally, rain in Cornwall!!! Am sitting on the Pier relishing it.

Welcome to you Unigran4
I know that feeling EV...watching the Singapore airlines plane fly above our heads at Manchester airport..son,d.i.l and my 2 little girls...I just sat on the floor sobbing..

Hi CherryCezzy I hope you are feeling okay today

Here on the NE coast we haven't had anywhere near the temperatures experienced by those inland or further South. We have got grey (almost white) skies today and thick, damp mist. It was 15 degrees when I came to work this morning.

Good morning everyone. Slightly cooler here in Gower today, it reached 33° yesterday and was registering 28° in the bedroom when I went to bed!

Aww, all the little uns in Scotland off into the wider world of school ☺️. Some with trepidations it seems and others bold. I hope you get your photo shoot Marydoll ☺️ and everything is fine at the bell Stilllearning.

Susan, I'm really pleased that lovely little Henry is better after that hiccup and I hope it stays that way whilst he's off the medication waiting for those long overdue tests ?

Georgesgran I don't think there is any joined up writing going on in the NHS at the moment! It's a disgrace that ,essentially, your DH had a similar "c#*k up#" happen as gillybob's DH. I hope he does get the appointment "rescheduled" quickly.

Glad your DH is feeling much better Grammaretto.

Be kind to yourselves everyone and stay cool and safe ❤️

My insides flipped a few minutes ago as a train has de-railed on the North Eastern line----the same as my D will be taking in the morning from Lime St at 10am. I hope nobody has been injured too badly. How frightening.

Oh Urmston, that removal van took me back to when D and SiL moved to Oz. It was Pickfords who moved them and it was 6 weeks before they saw their furniture etc. again. I knew it was final when I saw that removal van Tears of sadness for me, but there'll be happiness for you I wish them a safe journey x

Good Morning all from very sunny Harrogate. Yes today it will either be very hot or thundery!! It will probably be the latter since 1 just hung a wash out and 2. Am dressed for the sun!! Will probably do some baking again.
Sorry you are feeling so down Marydoll - what school did you used to teach in? My DDs (quite a while ago went to schools in Newton Mearns). Hope you feel better soon

A VERY late start for me today on the Angus coast. After little sleep, thunder at 6am I then slept until 10 am. Shock horror! It's a lovely day at last here - last night was a real pea souper and we have only had the odd little glimpse of sun lately. Two GDs off to school today. The 16 year old is so happy now with her exam results. She's always straight A for effort, but she will have even more impetus to go forward now. What a fiasco that was and I do admire the immediate U-turn by the government (but not the ridiculous fuddled thinking that necessitated it!). Sorry, haven't time now to have a good read of all the lovely posts - a treat for later. But for now I shall start "getting on". Have a good day everyone, and I hope all those thunderstorms have cleared the air. ??

Good morning all. I have been on GN for a couple of months now, but not been brave enough to post - but here goes. Hot and clear skies here just south of Heathrow airport. We are never too bothered by the planes here because they take off east/west or west/east and we are south. By the time they turn and come over us, they are too high to be bothersome. But I must admit, that when one does go over these days I notice it more because of its rarity.

So - Post Office today and then more ingredients to make more tomato chutney. I have had 5kg tomatoes off 9 plants so far, and probably as much to pick again, so am busy with puree for the freezer, chutney for the family, and Granny's special ketchup for the DGC.

Better get the guinea pig cooled down first before I start with the pots and pans.

Same time? Same day? Isn’t there any ‘joined up writing’ these days! We couldn’t be in 2 places at the same time!

Seems to be a common occurrence with the NHS these days Georgesgran my DH was sent 2 appointments for exactly the same time in different hospitals . One was for a pre-op medical and the other for a Covid test prior to surgery.

Then an appointment was made for a procedure following his surgery and when he arrived they refused to see him. It was my DH's fault of course. I mean he really should've known better than to attend an appointment that they made.

Sun’s up here!
Good morning everyone from Malaga where we have another gorgeous day ahead ? - the rain yesterday (10 minutes) has cleared the air and the humidity has gone. Lovely.

My sister sent this photo yesterday. It’s the removal van that had left Spain & had arrived to load up their furniture. They follow on this weekend - flying out on Sunday. She said it all seems real now!

A landmark day for all the little ones in Scotland going to school for the first time! Too cute. I hope all goes well for them.

Hope Wednesday is good to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

Morning everyone! My shortest message ever. I’ve been trying to post without success. x

Late getting going after another rotten night, and North Somerset is hot, humid and sunny. Another day for not doing very much though I have a haircut this afternoon which will be welcome. I didn’t have it cut short enough and therefore I have hair sticking out all over the place instead of my usual neat style. My own fault - having endured it growing for so long I fancied a change of style, but it isn’t to be.

Some good news on the thread this morning and still hoping that Gillybob has some too. Keep cool!

Good Morning All x ( showered already )
Like yesterday we've got the " steady " sun shining after Mondays storm, but notice somebody was hit by a storm last night. There's no wind around to shift it as it's just rumbling round and coming back

Nothing exciting on the cards today and I'm not even going to cook so a nice salad will suffice and a couple of slices of honeydew melon. I had a Galia melon last week, who knows, it could be water melon next

I expect D to call today before she trundles off to Durham tomorrow to see Ruby-Lou, who was better behaved than the 3 siblings she took with her to visit ! A loving child so far away upsets me greatly I'm afraid. Some children were born to be the " only child " and she's one of them. It appears that way to me. Bless her, she's a lovely girl. I wish I wasn't so damned old or I'd have taken her on !

If ever there was a fighter it's Marydoll. This year has been challenging with one thing and another and she's still wading through it all. x
Gillybob's another one---out of the same mould x.
It takes strength of mind.

Glad to hear that Henry's more settled, Susan, I feel your pain too. x

There are all sorts of things I should be getting on with but good weather doesn't visit us often here so I'll give things a miss for the time being and make the most of the sun.

Be careful in the heat everyone and keep yourselves safe xx
Thinking of those who don't feel so hot.