19.07.2025 40km.

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  Saturday 19th 59F/15C [5.30] A sunny day is promised after a misty start. Peaking at 26C/80F.

 Up at 4.45 after an unusually quiet night. 

 6.25 Going for a walk. 

 7.25 Back from a walk up to the forest on the hill. I saw two deer on the climb. [Left of centre in image right] Then I descended via the edge of the harvested fields. Once closed hedgerows are now open. I could feel yesterday's ride in my calves. Which is unusual. Though it didn't affect my progress. 

 The neighbor's cat was in the drive. I see it wandering in my graveled yard all night on the security cameras. It usually runs away but remained in place today. As I stopped to chat with it.

 9.30 Going for a ride. 

 12.30 Back from an enjoyable 40km ride. The rural, electrical goods shop, where I bought my three kitchen appliances, has closed. Their website is still up. I had enjoyed a circuitous route along the lanes to get there. 

 Another warm day with no wind. So I did some light shopping in two further villages and then headed home. I was suffering from saddle soreness towards the end. [Of the ride.] 

  I have just discovered that the Nyon E-bike Connect App hasn't connected [Synced] to my phone since May 1st! Bosch reliability? Yeah, right!  

 17.00 My latest attempt to reduce my already low sugar intake has failed abysmally. I bought a second jar of organic peanut butter with a different label. To replace my twice a day [50% fruit] orange marmalade on a bread roll. Only to discover that this peanut butter was not to my taste either. Any more than all previous trials. I wonder if my neighbours like the stuff? 

 One of my "wholegrain" bread rolls was half the size of normal. As hard as rocks, obviously damaged and green with mould. My guess is that it had lodged in the machinery somewhere and remained there. Until it fell out unnoticed. Onto the packing belt.  

 Or, they have a worker with a chip on their shoulder. Recent variations in roll size, from the same label, suggest more than one unhappy soul works there. Perhaps the management is filling in for the regular staff. While they are all on the annual industrial holiday.

 Dinner was mackerel on toast with halved tomatoes. I forgot to take any pictures.

  

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