11.01.2026 -13C.

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  Sunday 11th 8F/-13C! [8.15] Anther cold but sunny day. The frost record set last night was only over five years. Not the 25 year low they feared. 23F/-5C in the greenhouse. 36F/2.2C in the pond. The glass is all heavily frosted and iced over again. 

 The sun will take some time to clear the neighbour's trees. Plus the 10m high larch hedge of course. Which ironically my wife and I planted for the elderly couple who lived there then. That was before it became a scruffy, rental property. Only to become uninhabited for many years.

 Up at 8.15 after a rather busy night. Every time I visited the fire bucket I added another log to the stove. The previous one having burnt down to a red glow in the fire bed by then. This was roughly every couple of hours. More mental activity and sleep disturbance than I would have liked. It is now 59F/15C in the room. Which is still cooling despite my best efforts with the stove. I have just used the last log from yesterday's two baskets full.

 10.15 I have just brought in more logs. Again leaving me completely breathless. I am still coughing up thick phlegm and constantly blowing my nose. So the Man Cold hasn't given up yet. Still in no mood for a walk. The cylinder lock in the postbox is frozen solid.

 Dinner was fried chicken on bread rolls. Both items were out of date. So had to be used up.

 8.00 18F/-8C. It is getting warmer. Colder in the room. Hovering between 60F and 61F. 15-16C.

 I have been going around with the Topdon infra red camera attached to my phone. Looking for cold spots. Closing off the open stairwell would probably help to keep the warmth down in the room. Something like a curved curtain rail and a full length curtain.

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