21.06.2026

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  Sunday 21st 61F/16C. [6.40]  Bright overcast. Another warm and mostly sunny day. Peaking at 23C/73F. A northerly breeze. 74F/23C in the room. 63F/17C in the greenhouse with the doors and skylights open.

 Up at 6am after a fairly quiet  night. Though I was too hot at times under the summer duvet.

 I am going to drive into town to buy a 20m network cable for the Wi-Fi Access Point. I can't reach outside with only 10m of cable. I shall do some shopping while I am there. There are no longer any local branches of certain supermarkets. 

 

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20.06.2026 Wi-Fi Access Point.

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  Saturday 20th 66F/19C. Overcast, overnight rain. Thundery shower possible. Brightening later. Peaking at 26C/79F. 72F/22C in the room. 69F/21C in the greenhouse. The southern house windows are wet from rain blowing through the greenhouse skylights. I don't remember that ever happening before. 

 Up at 7am after a fair night attending the fire bucket. I have coughed a couple of times but nothing dramatic. I hope I am finally on the mend.

 8.00 My parcel arrived. I can play with the outdoor Wi-Fi and robot mower at last. It was interesting to see the car appear earlier. Thanks to moving the camera. I shall definitely move it further. 

 Hours later I am still struggling to make the new toy work. Meanwhile the software App will no longer launch. Probably password confusion. I deleted the app and it all started working.

So I did a walk along the drive and around the West Lawn. To scan the Wi-Fi signal using the WiFiman app on my phone. This is with the new Access Point hanging upside down, upstairs on the landing. I really need a 20m network cable to reach a better position. Preferably outside, to avoid attenuation from the roof. 

Now I have to go shopping. Having run out of essentials. No rolls left for lunch and no milk.

 I went shopping and came back late. Had lunch and then felt fuzzy. Needed to lie down.

 The afternoon was spent trying different things with the Wi-Fi. Wandering up and down on the drive. The same old fart on the security cameras. Scanning for signal strength. With the Access Point in various positions indoors.  

 As I made a proper dinner last night I went for toast again. I feel it eases the burden. Not in cooking but in stuffing my face. So dinner was cheese on toast. 

  

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19.06.2026 The sun has got his hat on.

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  Friday 19th 65F/18C [7.20] Bright overcast and breezy. A warm day with sunshine is promised. It could reach 28C/82F by late afternoon. A light southerly breeze. 

 Up at 6.45 after a fairly quiet night. I am only dizzy when I cough.

 Still no parcel containing Wi-Fi access point. When do deliberate lies about delivery times become blatant fraud? The website said 2-3days. It is now 6 days from ordering and no updates. Not since the delivery service changed their tracking notice yesterday. After admitting receipt of the parcel from the "remote warehouse" at around 14.00.   

 It gets worse! A DAO delivery car has just delivered a pamphlet but not the parcel. Did they forget? Was the parcel even in the small private car they were in? Customer service telephones open at 8am. I expect there will be a long queue. 

 One short phone call later: They must have used my phone number to trace the parcel. It might be delivered today or it might be delivered tomorrow. They couldn't say. Eeny meeny miny noe? 

 DAO has now updated with a message to say the parcel will be delivered over the weekend. Despite it being in their possession since Thursday. Despite their saying it wold be delivered yesterday. Despite saying it would be delivered overnight last night. Despite the fact they were delivering this very morning to my postbox. 

 11.30 78F/26C. Bright sunshine. It feels like an oven outside. The outdoor plants had a much needed drink. I have opened the end door to the greenhouse. To push some warm air out of the open skylights.

 I have also been trimming the overhanging hedges along the drive. Where they were encroaching over the roadway. Only as high as I could comfortably reach with the hedge trimmer from the ground. 

 The protruding branches were blocking the front security camera's view along the drive. I may move the camera further over the greenhouse. To improve the view towards the end of the drive. Which bends twice over its 100m length.. The limitation to moving the camera is the first greenhouse skylight. Not to mention my comfortable reach from a ladder. Of which I am increasingly wary. I could be lying there for days or nights if I fell. 

 Success! I can now see the far end of the drive to the T-junction. I'll move the camera further along when it isn't so hot. For a clearer view of the junction. To better monitor the robot mower. I may be able to fix the camera mounting even further along by opening a skylight and sliding it out of the way. 

 I am struggling to mount the camera so tight under the gutter. I ought to mount the camera on a scrap of plywood. Then it will be far easier to choose a spot for the camera. With the fixing screws already in place.

 12.15 I was suddenly dizzy. Too hot? Overdoing it? I have been sipping water for hydration. I lay down for ten minutes and the dizziness passed.

 I had a call from my contact at the County Council. She mentioned a safety telephone call system. A short morning call from volunteers to ensure all is well. For the elderly who live isolated and alone. She is going to visit me next week for a chat. 

 Dinner was fried chicken, mushrooms and tweggs on toast.  

 

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