16.11.2025 Wee, sleekit, cow'ran, tim'rous beastie.

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 Sunday 16th 30F/-1C [7.15] Another white frost and a confusing forecast. The verbal description talks of sunshine. The graphs show none. The room has dropped to 62.9F/17C overnight. The stove struggled to bring the room up to 68F/20C by bedtime. Only 14C/57F in the bathroom. I have adjusted the small, oil-filled radiator I have in there. Just to keep the chill off. 

 Up at 6.45 after lying awake for hours between weird dreams. I was going to get up many times but managed to resist the temptation. This morning I had a [short] nosebleed for the first time in ages. Could it be the paracetamol? Nope. Dr.AI says it is recommended as a pain killer for those subject to nosebleeds. After one day of taking it my hands are already much less painful. I was beginning to fear for my independence.   

 9.00 31F/0C. No sunshine yet but brightening. Time for a walk. 

 9.40 Most of the sky was speckled. With thicker cloud in the east. Doing its best to veil the sun as usual. A few gulls drifted over. Then a flock of jackdaws chattering noisily. I reached my usual turning point in the lanes. A hunt was just setting up for a shoot by a popular copse. There was low lying mist. Which gave the dark silhouettes an air of mystery. They sent the dogs in to drive the game towards the guns but there were no shots fired. 

 I had ordered a new mouse when my usual one finally gave up. It was years old and had been dropped onto hard floorboards several times. It was delivered on a Sunday to the newspaper pipe on the corner. A hundred meters from the door. I saw a car turn into the drive just as I left. 

 Should I be grateful for a Sunday delivery? Probably. It was sheer luck that I spotted the bag as I passed. There was no newspaper delivery this week for some unknown reason. So I was double checking in the dark depths of the pipe. 

 Theoretically I was supposed to be at home for receipt but there was no notification of intended delivery. They claimed that it was delivered to the door. I checked the security camera recordings. They never drove down to the house. Luckily the M705 worked straight out of the box. 

 Washing up completed. This was no small feat! 

 12.30 I am playing with the solar telescope again. Thick cloud is making it pointless. I'll make lunch.

 An afternoon of education on YouTube. While I was actually awake.

 Dinner was sardines on toast with halved cherry tomatoes. 

   

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