13.10.2026

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  Tuesday 13th 46F/8C [8.50] Grey day. Wet evening.  Peaking at 12C. Gusting to 14m/s from the south later. 22C/73F in the room. Heat pump remote set to 18C. Resting on the coffee table.

 Up at 7.30 after a quiet night. No visit today. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12.10.2026 My kingdom for a QR Code.

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   Monday 12th 39F/4C [9.00]  Bright sunshine all day.

  Up at 8.00. Dentist at 9.30. Therapy at 11am.

  12.15 Back from both. The therapy was a harder workout than usual. I always push myself to work hard. To get maximum benefit. If I'm not breathless then I am not trying.

 15.00  After lunch I drove into the village to post a parcel. Having prepaid the postage online. No QR code sent. So they couldn't accept the parcel. I wasted 15 minutes on the phone outside the packet office. Just to get a QR code sent via SMS.

 The Lady of the Manor turned up at 15.30. She stayed, chatting for a couple of hours.

 After which I had a half hour nap. 

 Dinner was cheese on fresh, wholemeal rolls and tomato soup. I didn't want to OD on Cheddar. So only added it to two halves and closed the rolls.

 

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11.10.2026 A slightly chilly 16km.

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  Sunday 11th  47F/8C [9.00] Overcast. A cloudy day with a few sunny periods is forecast. Peaking at 10C/50F. Breezy to 8m/s from the north-NW.

 A toasty 23C/73F in the room. I'll try setting 19C on the  remote. Instead of 20C.

 Up at 8.30 after a quiet night with dreams.  

 I'll have a walk after chatting with my minder. 

 Along the loop around the drives. The hairy, little, guard dog refused to let me pass. So the owner had to collect it. It was slightly too cold for bare hands.

 It is brightening to sunshine. I've had morning coffee. So I'll go for a late ride. 

 12.45 50F/10C. Back from a 16km ride to the village to shop. Back via the forest and the stately home. It was slightly too cold for bare fingered racing mitts. I had taken fingered gloves but was too lazy to stop and put them on. Mixed cloud and sunshine. The beech woods haven't turned to their autumn colours yet.

 Yet another afternoon on YouTube. I took the recycling bins along the drive. Tidied the carport. Sent the mower out for a run. Had a nap.

 Sunday dinner was chicken, mushrooms, peas, mashed potato and gravy. It was perfect.  

  

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