30.07.2026 Wasted.

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  Thursday 30th 77F/25C [9.15] A long, hot, sunny day is promised. Peaking at 31C/88F.  It is 23C/73F in the room. 26C/79F in the fully open greenhouse.

 Up at 7.45. I woke earlier and drifted. My back is aching from yesterday's 63km ride.

 I had better water the outdoor plants! Done.

 With my back hurting all day I wasted it on the computer watching YT videos. 

 18.00 28C/82F.  I just went back out and watered the plants again. The image shows Hydrangea macrophylla "Eclipse." One of my dark leaved plants. The blooms are just starting to go over. It has been in full sun. I moved it into the shade to take a picture.

 The hottest temperature in Denmark today was recorded about 30km to our west at 34C/93F. I only saw 85F/30C on my trusty digital thermometer. Though I wasn't monitoring it. My relatively new "wireless" digital thermometer is still reading 85F/30C now. 

 It became overcast  and breezy before long. 

 Dinner was a salmon pasty, peas and pasta. 

 I washed up while it cooked. 

 

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29.07.2026 63km.

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  Wednesday 29th 67F/19.5C [8.40] Overcast leading to sunshine and a 28C/82F afternoon. Breezy from the south.  21C/70F in the room. 20.5C/71F in the greenhouse. I'll have to open it up again. I had to close the doors and skylights. As it was cool and rather windy.

 Up at 8.00! I woke briefly at 6 & 7am after an unusually quiet night. 

 I extracted the clear, plastic roofing sheets from the Morris last night. It was quite a struggle but easier handled singly. By rolling each sheet into a cylinder. Their individual weight became of no consequence.

 I had better water the outdoor plants. And have. The temperature in the greenhouse is rocketing. Already 23C/73F and the sun has hardly reached it. Due to the towering hedges next door.

 Just had my morning chat. Proof of intelligent life. That sort of thing. 

 Where can I go on my e-bike?

 I'll explore progress on the new railway route nearer Odense. There are some beautiful, rural lanes to reach that area. I have the second battery on charge while I prepare. It is getting quite breezy.

 14.45 82F/28C. 63km Bright sunshine, but windy, all morning. I zigzagged between minor roads crossed by the new railway. Several lanes were blocked. As work continues.

 I had taken my lunch rolls with me. Plus some sub-micro, Corny bars and miniature, orange juice cartons. For which I stopped at 13.30 and 14.00. I should have stopped to eat earlier. 

 There was a tiring headwind all the way back. So I cut across country. Rather than doubling back over my earlier route. I had turned back at 40km at Elmelundsvej, near Sanderum. On the edge of Odense. 

 It would have been too tiring to duplicate my route to get back. Which proved to be sensible. Because I was getting increasingly tired on the way home. 

 I was falling asleep at the computer. So I went to bed for a half hour, timed nap. The greenhouse is over 30C/86F. Though with a through breeze.

 I had to go shopping. The bread rolls had gone green in the bag. I think some idiot had been handling them in the factory. The green marks were the size of fingerprints. The mold goes right through the bread. Even if little is visible outside.

 I'll have tuna on two fresh rolls for dinner. After having a huge dinner yesterday. 

 

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28.07.2026 My life story in Danish.

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  Tuesday 28th 60F/16C[8.20] Bright and breezy. Peaking at 21C/69F. Slightly warmer than yesterday but less windy. 20C/68F indoors. 16C/61F in the greenhouse. 

 Up at 7.20 after another busy night filling the fire bucket. 

 I have an appointment for a haircut after lunch. 

 I have measured the roof overhang of the shed. Which forms a sort of porch in front of the new entrance door. The window in the door lights the hall. However, the light reaching the window is severely limited by the opaque roof overhang. The door faces north and lots of tall trees. 

 So I intend to fit clear plastic, roof sheeting on the overhang. To let more light in. This means another trip into town. Possibly with the trailer. The Morris cannot manage long items. Even if I roll them up tight and tie them. 

 The Morris can manage just over 2m. If the item is narrow enough in width. To fit between the front seats and right into the passenger foot well. The seats only hinge forward. Because the backs are fixed solidly to the seat frame. So they can't be tilted backward. Like they can in most modern cars. 

 I drove over 20km to one builder's merchant. Which claimed over the phone that they had stock, but didn't. So I had to dash back to have a shower in time for my haircut. 

 She kept me waiting for over ten minutes. So I shan't go back there again. Though she offers a great haircut they are very expensive. Double what I have been paying to the hairdresser who retired. 

 After the haircut I drove to another builders merchant. Where they had plenty of stock of roofing sheets. At a 50% higher price! Having no choice I bought six. The warehouse worker kindly helped me to squeeze the sheets behind the front seats to rest on the top of the back seats. Only just!

 On the way home I saw an ex-colleague outside her house. Whom I hadn't seen in years. I was invited in for coffee and we sat outside in the sunshine and chatted. In Danish, for two hours. So there was no lunch that day.

 Finally I left for home. Where a pile of washing up was waiting for me. While I cooked dinner. 

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