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. 

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

 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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