23.04.2026

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  Thursday 23rd 44/6.7C [8.40] Another sunny day. Though a more cloudy start today. More like a bright overcast. It could reach 18C/64F this afternoon. 67F19C in the room. No overnight heating. It reached 74F/23C after greenhouse heating yesterday afternoon. 54F/12C in the greenhouse this morning.

 Up at 7.20 after a fairly quiet night. I was awake at six but went back to sleep.

 Cooking class this morning. My back feels a little better. Just as it did yesterday. Until I started moving about. I have decided to go. It will get me out of the computer chair. Forcing me to stand about for several hours instead. I can always sit down if it gets too much. It will confirm if my office chair is causing the pain. It seems unlikely as I have been sitting on it for many years. Recycled of course.

 

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22.04.2026 Crawling wounded.

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  Wednesday 22nd 45F/7.2C [8.20] Another sunny day. Peaking at 16C/61F this afternoon. Another white, overnight frost.

 Up at 4am and 7.20. I was wide awake. With things going around in my head. It felt rather too warm in the room. [22C] I went back to bed at 5.30. 

 My back doesn't feel so bad so far. I should try a walk.

 10.00 I only managed 100m before hobbling back home. My back pain is no better.

 11.00 The greenhouse is easily warm enough to share it's heat with the house. I have turned off the heat pump. 

 12.00 The greenhouse is at 94F/34C even with all the internal windows and doors open. The room is at 70F/21C. The kitchen is usually warmer.  

 14.00 This is maddening! I can't even walk around indoors without it hurting. I had to open the greenhouse skylights to cool things down. 100F/38C in the greenhouse. Now 75F/24C indoors. I have also opened the heavy curtains around the open stairwell. At least the house will be well aired.

 Dinner was fried chicken and 3 minute broccoli. 

  

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21.04.2026 Limping wounded.

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  Tuesday 21st 36F/2C. All day sunshine. Breezy from the NE. Peaking at 12C this afternoon.

 Up at 6.45 after a fairly quiet night. 

 My English friend is coming to me today. To check out the new toy. [Heat pump] He has years of experience with different heating systems and monitoring their performance and costs via various apps. The Panasonic wireless app seems not to apply to my unit. I haven't explored this beyond finding the wireless button is missing from the remote control. 

 Meanwhile I have some tidying to do.

 12.00 My visitor has left with a positive report on the heat pump. I immediately switched it off and opened the internal greenhouse windows and door. To warm the house free of charge. It had reached 100F/38C out there. Despite the single layer of commercial shade net. 

 16.25 55F/13C. It is still 93F/34C out in the greenhouse. The room is at 22C/72F. I have to shop in the village. I shall go in the car. It won't take long. 

 16.45 Back again despite the queues. 

 Once the sun has sunk out of sight I restarted the heat pump. Currently 72F/22C with all the internal doors open. I have used the remote to point the vanes/blades at the ceiling. Rather than the floor. Just to see how it feels at my computer. Warm! 

 Dinner was mackerel in tomato sauce on toast. I forgot to buy more cherry tomatoes.

 

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