17.06.2026

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  Wednesday 17th 54F/12C [8.20] Overcast. Expected to be cool and cloudy. Then afternoon rain. Peaking around 16C/61F. SW wind going southerly. Gusting to 8m/s.

 Up at 7.40 after a weird night. Woke at midnight with my head spinning. I was going to get up at 6.40. Then it was 7.20 and I was coughing. 

 Sambucus nigra "Black Lace." A dark leaved Elder. Planted years ago in the garden. Always invisible behind a huge hedge. Until I removed the hedge. 

 I'd like to go for a short ride but don't feel safe. I started feeling dizzy again. So I went outside to get away from the screen. I walked along the drive and brought the recycling bin back. 

 Still feeling dizzy. Laid down for an hour. 

 16.00 Same after lunch. Went back to bed. I have no idea how I will sleep tonight. 

 

 

 

 

 

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16.06.2026 Not again?

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 Tuesday 16th 51F/11C [7.00] Overcast morning brightening later. Peaking around 16C/61F. Dry with reduced, westerly winds. Gusting to 9m/s. 65F/18C in the room. 56F/13C in the greenhouse.

 Up at 6.30 after an unusually quiet night. The coughing seems to have stopped for the moment after returning yesterday.

 This rose hasn't flowered for years. Now it is struggling against brambles and other invasive plants. 

 

  I shall be visiting my English friend. Going in the Morris.

 13.30 Returning from my visit. Where we discussed outdoor Wi-Fi amongst many other things. My friend has years of experience with the equipment involved. I shopped on the way home. 

 I had another dizzy spell during the afternoon. Not nearly as bad as last time. I think it was triggered by scanning my pictures as thousands of thumbnails. I managed to reach my bed and repeatedly tried the Epley maneuvers. This seemed not to help. 

 So I went to bed and slept for probably an hour. I woke half way and the room was still spinning slowly. So I fell asleep again. I am feeling a lot better now. Interestingly, one of my blood thinners causes coughs as a common side effect. Another causes dizziness.  

 Dinner was mackerel in tomato sauce on toast. 

 

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15.06.2026 Lift off aborted!

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  Monday 15th 53F/12C [7.00] Heavy overcast and breezy but dry. Westerly winds reducing slowly. 65F/18.3C in the room. 57F/14C in the greenhouse.

 Up at 6.15 after a difficult night. I was awake for a couple of hours. Coughing reduced again this morning. Noticeably deaf in my right ear again.

 I have a hospital appointment just after lunch in the heart department. For a follow up on my treatment and medication. I have been taking my blood pressure 9 times a day to provide some data.  

 Whoops. My appointment is cancelled. The  nurse who was supposed to see me has gone sick. New appointment pending. 

 Another day on YouTube. 

 Dinner was a chop with tweggs on toast. I broke one egg lifting it out of the pan. Oh the shame!   

 

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