15.08.2025 Tidiness is not in my job description.

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  Friday 15th 64F/18C [7.30] Bright overcast. Mist clearing. Sunshine expected with 26C/79F forecast for this afternoon.

 Up at 5.30. I was bored with lying there awake. 

 7.30 I need a walk. My lower back and hips are aching. 

 The mist was still lifting off the forest. Up on the hill. 

 7.40-8.10. A pleasant tour around the newly shorn fields via the spray tracks. The constant whine in the background a reminder. That the bumper harvest is not yet over. 

 The neighbour's cat was guarding the drive but refused to be petted. It treats my property as a private resource for tasty snacks of rodents. Why should I lower myself to its level? It's a long way down!

 I need to shop for some depleted essentials. Get away from the serial tidying for a while. Recover a sense of proportion. Some of us are not born to sort and compress. With anything remotely approaching efficiency.

 10.20 72F/22C bright sunshine with a gusty breeze. Returning from the shops with four, well stuffed, carrier bags. As usual, the Morris attracted many stares, admiring glances and smiles.

 14.15 76F/24.4C sunshine. Back to tidying.  

 Dinner was cheese on toast with halved tomatoes. 

 

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