21.03.2026 An icy 25km.

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  Saturday 21st 38F/3C [7.30] Overcast and expected to remain cloudy. Peaking at only 6C/43F. Southerly winds. 17C in the room. 46F/8C in the greenhouse.

 Up at 7am after a quiet night with irritating dreams. I couldn't find my own house in a strange city. I was carrying a tablet but couldn't make it work. The usual drivel but ultra-realistic.

 I'll probably have a Saturday morning ride. Do some shopping. 

 9.15 Walkies. 

 9.45 39F/4C. Back again. Cold and grey. Hands cold in gloves. The skylarks are still singing overhead. It was funny watching a wagtail standing on top of a chimney turbine. Pecking away at it for some reason. One wonders if it would do the same when it is spinning? I stopped to chat to two ponies by the fence. It was more of a monologue than a conversation. They seemed attentive. 

 11.10 Going for a ride. 

 13.00 Back from a 25km ride to the next village over. Going well but the headwind was icy in both directions. The split mitts helped. I shopped on the way home. It remained grey all day. 

 8.00 40F/4.4C. The room has reached 70F/21C with the stove lit. I'll let it ie down now. Dinner was sausage on fresh rolls. I still had half a sausage to use up but wanted to avoid just another full fry up.  I cut them in half after frying for 15 minutes. Then gave them another five minutes. Finger food.

 

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