9.11.2026

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  Monday 9th 44F/7C [5.45]. Grey with showers.

 6.00 Up at 4.30 after lying awake for hours. I have spent the time advertising my/our book collection on Facebook market place. There are at least 20 house removal boxes full. With two bookcases still unboxed. I cannot possibly carry them downstairs due to their weight. So I should have used smaller boxes. And still can. Use two boxes per subject matter instead of one large one. 

 My wife and I collected, mostly secondhand books for probably 50 years. On very many, non-fiction subjects. I think there were seven bookshelves when I decided to box everything up. They have been taking up space in the bedroom ever since. 

 I tried giving them away to international library charities, charity shops and secondhand bookshops. No interest. Partly due to mostly being English languge. If I leave them here they will probably go into a skip for burning on my demise. So, a last desperate attempt to share the knowledge they contain back with the uncaring world.   

 I've had my morning walk. It started drizzling but then thought better of it. I brought back the empty wheelie bins.

 Had a chat with my minder. She has flu'. Day three.

 12.30 Back from therapy. I was more breathless than usual. Shopped on the way home. 

 The headlights have stopped working!  

 

 

 

 

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8.11.2026 Bangers on a long fuse.

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  Sunday 8th 40F/4.4C [7.50] Several days of grey weather is promised. Peaking at 7C/45F this afternoon. Light east-SE winds.

 Up at 7.30 after a quiet night. 23C/73F in the room.  

 I got involved in chatting with my minder. So my walk was delayed. Beyond my totally arbitrary rules for departure. The call of morning coffee outweighed the motivation to exercise.  

 15.15 Back from an extended walk. Fluffy the Alsatian barked at me. 

 Followed up by dragging two recycling, wheelie bins along the drive. It was cool and slightly breezy. 

 Dinner was organic sausages with oven ready chips and gravy. I was washing up at the same time. Hence the overcooked susages and the lack of peas. It was fine.

 

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7.11.2026 37km Robot lost!

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  Saturday 7th 40F/4.4C [8.50] A rather cloudy start clearing to sunshine later. Peaking at 8C/46F. Breezy from the east. 23C/73F in the room.

 Up at 8.20 after several, earlier misfires. A fairly quiet night. Again with weird dreams.

 Another ride is likely.  

 I had my usual walk. The fluffy Alsatian was vocal this morning. 

 11.30 Time for a ride. I have donned long, themal underwear. Under the usual cycling gear. 

 13.35 Back from a 37km ride. I rode to Hårby, the climbed up to Trunderup. Back to the main road and climbed up to Jordløse. Took some photos of the distant wind turbines. Back down to Hårby. Then to Voldtofte, along the new cycle path, to Glamsbjerg. Did some shopping and then rode home. It was mostly sunny with a cold crosswind.

 I have sent the robot mower out to trim the drive. There are rather a lot of leaves lying about. The first attempt was very short lived. The mower soon returned to the charging station.

 The second run was much more adventurous. It is still wandering about out there. Until, it lost its location. Then started to attack the hedge. I tried lifting it to get a location reset but it couldn't manage it. So I had to carry it all the way back to its garage. It is surprisingly heavy!

 Dinner was tomato soup and a cheese roll. 

  

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