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Friday 25th 43F. Almost overcast but with some small breaks. A wet afternoon is forecast. 64F/18C upstairs. 60F/15C in the lounge. 57F in the kitchen. 50F/10C in the bathroom.
Walked to the lanes. A rather chilly, variable wind. So that I kept my hood up some of the time and my hands in my jacket pockets. I saw three birds of prey and a heron. Including a Red kite.
Plans for today? I'm not sure yet. I really ought to try to render the lounge wall. If only to a higher standard than at present. It is mostly far too rough to paint.
The stack of firewood in the greenhouse has halved since I moved it in. The price has risen by 25% since I bought the last lot. Better to buy now than wait until I am almost out. Each split log lasts for about an hour. Small differences in outside temperature are making large differences to my heating needs. It can only get colder from now on. Until spring arrives. The sooner I get the wood into the greenhouse the drier it will remain.
12.00 I have collected a heaped trailer full of split, beech logs. Then shopped on the return journey. My box of 100 waterworks pills cost me 430Dkk or £50 equivalent. The lady in front of me at the pharmacy was complaining bitterly about the price of her own medicine. Having worked all her life, paid taxes and then became a poor pensioner.
I have already used up half an hour stacking logs in the greenhouse. With what seems like 3/4 of trailer still left to move. This was despite bringing the trailer to the door and have only a couple of paces to carry 5 logs at a time. I moved all the dry wood towards the house door. Then started stacking the new wood near the greenhouse door.
I measured the moisture content at the timber yard. All the logs were at around 20%. The driver said not a word and just dumped the logs with the oversized bucket of a telescopic handler. So that they fell all around the trailer. Never mind. I needed the exercise in picking them all up. Didn't I?
14.00 Lit the stove. It had dropped to 58F/14C in the lounge.
I have had another SMS. Pushing my hospital hearing test forwards to the end of March. That would make it a waiting time of about 9 months. With at least another month for the hearing aid[s] to be fitted.
Today I bought crinkly, frozen, oven-ready chips. So I'm going with chips, fried diced chicken, mushrooms and fresh tomatoes.
20.00 44F. It has reached 67F/19C upstairs and down. I like the combination of chicken and mushrooms. The chips were much better than the last lot. Though I think a few more minutes in the oven would do them good. I gave them 20. I'll try 25 minutes next time. The packaging talks about turning them. I'm not sure how that can be safely achieved.
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