12.03.2026

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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.

 

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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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10.03.2026 Indolence and sloth.

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  Tuesday 10th 36F/2C [8.50]  Overcast and very misty. I can't see my neighbours houses. The mist is expected to last all day. It has already caused accidents amongst the unwary or the uncaring. How many were/are showing rear fog lights? Many modern cars do not show rear lights automatically. Engaging one's brain and switching them on manually is far too much trouble for many. That would involve mental exercise. Rain tonight and tomorrow. 61F/16C in the room. The stove was never lit yesterday. It reached 70F/21C in the afternoon thanks entirely to sunshine.

 Up at 7.20 after a difficult night. Was I awake for several hours from 1-4am? Or was only I dreaming I was awake? 

 The room needs spring cleaning after yesterday's major parcel packing event. Polystyrene beads will need a vacuum. I shan't be visiting my English friend until tomorrow. He is helping a neighbour today.

 9.00 I'll go for a walk in a little while. Hi-viz jacket I think. 

 10.00 38F/3C. Mist thinning slightly. Back from my walk. 3035 steps so far. My hands were cold in the GripGrab gloves.  Precisely as predicted: Not one tradesman's van, of half a dozen, had any rear lights showing. Let alone rear fog lights. Half the passing cars had no rear lights lit and only sidelights at the front. The solitary bus showed no rear fog lights. A vast lorry had only small, rear lights. Your road safety is in these safe hands? Dugh!

 A day wasted on YT. I can now answer questions on South America's ancient ritual sites. And on the ice age in 536. Which went on to kill 50% of the population in some countries and brought down four empires. Due to mass starvation and later the plague. Volcanic eruptions in Iceland were to blame.

 Dinner was cheese on toast with halved, cherry tomatoes. 

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