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Wednesday 24th 61F/16C [6.25] Bright overcast with a light SW breeze. Another warm, sunny day is forecast. Reaching 27C/81F. Progressively warmer each day this week. Sunday is scheduled for 34F/93C! The room is at 72F/22C and I was too warm in bed. Alternating between pushing off the duvet and covering up again. The greenhouse is at 62F/17C. The greenhouse pond water is at 70F/21C. Despite the skylights, open end doors and shade net. I ought to add the second shade net.
Up at 5.30 after a sweaty night. I am going to try setting the heat pump to Cool and 18C/64F to see if it helps. Not until I dropped the set temperature to 16C/61F. Now I can feel a cool breeze. The thermometer is showing 10C/50F in the airflow and still dropping! 8C! I have increased the desired temperature to 18C/64F. Still blowing at 10C/50F.
I had another dizzy spell yesterday evening. I was fine until I went back to the computer. To add details of dinner and a picture. My vision suddenly started spinning. Low blood pressure because my stomach was working hard on digestion? Who knows? I lay on the bed and it slowly passed.
I am expecting a visit from the nice young lady from the Council's, elderly support service. Later this morning. I haven't seen her in ages. She was instrumental in dragging me out of the shock and depression after my wife died suddenly. Now four years ago. I got in touch again after my recent fall. With concerns for my relative isolation in the event of another fall. Perhaps out of sight of any of my neighbours. There are schemes for volunteers to ring every morning. Just to check all is well.
8.00 I am working steadily to clear the endless clutter which always gathers around me. As if I had my own gravitational field. The round, sponge strip is easy to fit. To quickly get a tidy appearance around the new doors. Better than the naked rock wool strip which the carpenter fitted and left me with.
The heat pump airflow is down to 7C/45F and still falling. Which is pleasant but very slow to lower the room air temperature at the computer. Currently 70F/21C and dropping very slowly. Not that it needs to be chilly. Greater comfort being the only sensible goal. I have the upstairs windows on the catch to try and get a chimney effect. Or a cross flow between the windows.
8.40 Watered the indoor and outdoor plants. Vacuumed the ground floor. Cleaned the toilet. Next is mopping the tiles in the kitchen, bathroom and fireplace. Done.
10.00 71F/22C. Cloudy. As ready as I'll ever be. Washing up done. Showered. Cleaned and scoured the sinks. Two lots of laundry.
11.30 The nice young lady has left after an hour of chatting in Danish. I shall register for a morning phone call from volunteers.
I have run out of essentials for lunch. Should I ride or drive?
13.10 Returning with two, full carrier bags from the village supermarket.
14.00 82F/28C. Sunny periods but rather cloudy and breezy.
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