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Friday 26th 51F/10.6C [8.30] Clear, with wall to wall sunshine promised. Breezier from the SE. Reaching 15C this afternoon. 65F/18.3C in the room. The stove has helped maintain the indoor temperature. The soapstone cladding was nicely hot at bedtime. It goes on giving off heat for hours.
8.45 Up at 6.15 after an active night. Feeling slightly dizzy and rather unwell again. Intermittent, brief, stabbing pain in my right, upper chest. The pain was there when I woke at 5am. Indication of further heart/circulation problems? Muscle strain from Tuesday's 57km cycle ride? Why now and why not continuous pain? No breathing problems or sign of indigestion. Not dehydrated. Taking my prescribed tablets. Should I risk a gentle walk?
9.30 No walk yet but the pain has stopped.
Back from my walk. Eye wateringly windy. There was a strong smell of chemicals on the air. With the source most likely the whine from the tractor beyond the concealing hedges. I felt a bit wobbly at first but steadily improved. The newly sewn fields were attracting a lot of crows and seagulls. A keen cyclist passed at speed. No doubt helped along by the tailwind.
I need to go into town to buy a cable for connecting the telescope. Before or after lunch?
Before. Back from town with the cable I needed and another coconut door mat.
17.30 I have closed the doors and windows again. It wasn't going to get any warmer indoors. 68F/20C in the room. Warmer in the kitchen. I have loads of flakes from the firewood to burn. They get picked up by the shovel on the loader. As it scrapes along the ground. A single log on top lasts until bedtime.
Dinner was a fry-up. Organic chops, mushrooms and an egg on wholegrain toast. The latter could be considered more healthy than fried bread. Besides, there was no room in the frying pan.
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