13.03.2026

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  Friday 13th 45F/7C [8.30] Overcast and windy with rain on the way. 61F/16C in the room. 51F/10.6C in the greenhouse.

 Up at 6.30 after a quiet night. 

 8.40  On my way to a haircut. 

 9.30 Back from the hairdressers. A different young lady today. An excellent hairdresser. 

 What a horrible morning! Gales, cold and rain combined. The latter is supposed to ease up according to the DMI. Peaking a a miserable 6C/43F at lunch time.

 10.50 Back from the next village. I had run out of beech kindling. So I fetched a sack full of softwood kindling. Not helped by all the district heating work. Which meant closed roads and finding through routes. Not helped by serial road closures after forced detours. I ended up carrying the 10kg sack over 50 meters to the car. Which made me very breathless! I would normally buy 3 sacks and load them straight into the car or trailer. Often with the enthusiastic help of the staff or trainees. 

 11.00 Stove lit. It is only a chilly 60F/15.6C in the room. 

 

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12.03.2026 Pancake tossing for beginners.

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  Thursday 12th 38F/3.3C [7.45]  Brightness. Early cloud clearing to sunshine. 63F/17C in the room. 47F/8.3C in the greenhouse.

 Up at 5am with a stomach ache. I discovered one of the domes from my hearing aids was stuck in my ear canal. A fruitless search for tweezers lead to the discovery. That a common machine crew was an efficient tool. For removal of the offending object. I then made an early breakfast and fired up the computer. So I could watch YouTube videos. Until it was time for my shower. I cheated and had a timed nap of half an hour.

 It is cooking class today and I still have an hour to kill before I leave. A rather breezy day is forecast. So I shall drive there. Rather than take my e-bike. No walk, but the garden Hazels are resplendent in their catkin finery. Which are catching the early light.

 14.30  Back from cooking class. Where I made pancakes and learned to turn them over [toss them] in the frying pan. I cheated and practiced over a stainless steel table.

 I have made an appointment for a haircut for tomorrow morning. Having already trimmed my beard. Badly. The distance combs on my  recycled electric razor are all broken. They have each cracked across the band which clips onto the razor head. To set the length of beard hair to be cut.

 No need for any dinner. Having eaten well at lunch time. I made do with a coffee and a biscuit. 

 

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11.03.2026 Slow snow and racing lambs.

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  Wednesday 11th 44F/6.7C [7.10] Overcast, rain with a pause around lunch time. 62F/16.7C in the room. 51F/10.6C in the greenhouse. I only managed 66F/19C in the room last night. The stove was reluctant to burn without lots of air. I guessed it might be damp logs mixed in with the dry. They have been stacked in the greenhouse for a while. 

 Up at 6.30 after a busy night. I shall be visiting my English friend today. 

 12.50  Returning from my visit. Snow still clinging on in some roadside ditches in the shade. Snowdrops, Crocuses and racing lambs suggest that spring is here.

 An afternoon spent, not wasted, dozing over YouTube videos.

 I paused my viewing to wash up the backlog. Which had demanded my attention for several days.

 Dinner was sausage rolls and broccoli. I divided up the sausage to make eight smaller rolls and put four in the 'fridge. 

 

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